Last week, Seyfarth Shaw kicked off a round of 2010 layoffs. Today, Wilson Sonsini followed suit. The firm just announced that it is laying off staff. Here’s an excerpt from the firm-wide memo: [A]fter a long and thorough analysis, we have concluded that these changes have made it necessary to downsize the ranks of our […]
Perhaps Herb Wachtell and Marty Lipton wanted some company as Legendary Old Dudes at 51 West 52nd Street. From the Associated Press: Former Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau has joined the New York-based law firm of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz. Morgenthau retired at age 90 as district attorney, after 35 years in the job. […]
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There’s a lot of news coming out of Goodwin Procter today. Some of it is even pretty good. In a wide-ranging, firm-wide memo, Goodwin announced bonuses (basically), thawed out salaries (kind of), and indicated an intention to adopt a merit-based compensation structure (sort of). Let’s start with the bonus news: Maybe you got a little […]
At right, you will find the old logo for the American University – Washington College of Law (WCL). It’s a typical law school logo. There’s little particularly objectionable about it. We’re not graphic design experts here at ATL, but we would only criticize it for being a little too busy and incorporating too many fonts. […]
Back in July, Morgan Lewis & Bockius became one of the first firms to announce that it was doing away with lockstep associate compensation. Sadly, MLB is still lagging behind other firms in explaining precisely what that change means for its associates. Morgan Lewis’s chairman, Francis M. Milone, sent out a firm-wide email to MLB […]
There are significant similarities between the legal profession and the gay porn industry (which are not mutually exclusive, of course). Here are some thoughts on the subject from Queerty: We’re not sure which is harder: working in law or working in gay porn. They’re both very competitive, require working closely with pricks, and their rough, […]
As federal borrowing caps tighten financing options for law students, one organization is stepping in to negotiate the terms they can't secure alone.
Many associates are hoping that 2010 will bring an end to the layoffs, pay cuts and deferrals of 2009. But so far January has brought more of the same at several major law firms. This week, our ATL / Lateral Link survey asks whether you think your firm will institute more layoffs and pay cuts […]
Cadwalader conducted layoffs, early and often. Massive, bloody layoffs. Now, Am Law Daily tells us what they won: Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft on Tuesday reported a 28 percent increase in profits per partner, the firm’s first positive results since 2007. Yet while the firm enjoyed a slight increase in net income, some of the increase […]
* So Democrats, what do you have to show for your one (and only) year in total control of the government? [Fox News] * Have you sent in a clerkship application? Do you wonder if the judge even looked at it? [ABA Journal] * Judge distinguishes alleged David Letterman blackmailer from alleged Tiger Woods concubine. […]
For the first time in a while, insomniacs are tuning into a late night show that doesn’t star Jon Stewart or Stephen Colbert. Everyone loves a good fight. The Jay Leno, Conan O’Brien, and NBC squabble may be more entertaining than Triumph the Insult Comic Dog. David Letterman and Jimmy Kimmel have both knocked Leno. […]
How a former insurance agent built a Houston injury practice around systems, empathy, and disciplined advocacy.
* One can only hope that Nicolas Cage’s financial troubles are behind him and he will therefore stop making absolutely terrible, stab-out-your-eyes-with-a-spoon-because-it-will-hurt-more, bad movies. [Going Concern] * Be nice to your career services professionals. They’re caught between many masters. [Lawyerist] * Phone interview tips. Whenever I conduct a phone interview, I always give my dog […]
The Supreme Court handed down a tasty opinion [PDF] today. The issues at hand though make for an odd coupling: the death penalty and chocolate genitalia. In 1993, Marcus Wellons was convicted of the rape and murder of a 15-year-old girl. The jury sentenced him to death. Apparently the case was a bonding experience for […]
Last week we wrote about an upcoming panel discussion, sponsored by the New York State Bar Association’s Committee on Women in the Law, that generated some controversy. The panel, entitled “Their Point of View: Tips from the Other Side,” was going to feature “[a] distinguished panel of gentlemen from the legal field,” who would opine […]
Way back in November 2008, Bryan Cave became one of the first firms to freeze associate salaries. At the time, the firm said that it was only delaying its planned salary increase by three months. But firms said a lot of things back in 2008 that proved unworkable in 2009. A tipster reports that the […]
Longtime Above the Law readers will be familiar with Peter “P’Ta Mon” John, aka “The Thugs’ Lawyer.” We named him a Lawyer of the Day back in 2007, for his aggressive advertising campaign touting himself as “The Thug’s Lawyer” (along with the catchy slogan, “No Evidence — No Conviction!”). We mentioned him again in 2008, […]