As we said yesterday, there’s still time left in the year for associates to crank out some billable hours to hit their targets. There’s still time to participate in our hours survey, where the early returns suggest that many of you are quite busy. That’s a good thing, especially if you are at Mayer Brown, […]
There will likely come a time in your legal career when you decide to look for another job – and for the majority of lawyers, there will be many of those points. Whether you are ready to leave your current job or just want to test the waters, job seekers should be cautious about the […]
LexisNexis sat down with John Ursin, Managing Partner at Schenck Price, to learn how the firm is using legal AI to strengthen client service and daily legal work.
It feels a little bit weird to talk (and bitch) about the high-end lifestyle enjoyed Biglaw associates on Veterans Day. We’re all very thankful for the people who risk their lives to keep us safe, secure, and free. Okay, random moment of conscience over. Where are the goddamn bonuses? The first Biglaw bonus memo still […]
America is often called the “Land of Opportunity.” To many, that means cashing in on one’s education, ideas and talent as soon as possible. The corollary is that we frequently assume that folks who aren’t rich are only so positioned because they failed at all their attempts to become rich. After all, actually turning down […]
Readers, please buckle your seatbelts and prepare to be astounded, because I am about to talk to you about football. Yes, I know — football and breasts don’t normally mix (hello, Ines Sainz) – but Elie, who would usually write about football and the law, is pulling me from the JV squad and letting me […]
* Things just got real for Judge Judy wannabe DeAnn Salcido. With 39 counts of judicial misconduct, this über benchslap has got to sting. [San Diego Union Tribune] * The ABA Journal is asking readers to submit haikus about life in the law. My entry: Just graduated. My class is totally screwed. Waahh, soul-crushing debt. […]
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If you’ve been following along with the trend towards outsourcing over the past few years, you know what American lawyers are up against. Indian lawyers can do American legal work… while American attorneys are shut out of India’s (large and growing) legal market. As many of you know, President Obama recently fled traveled to India, […]
* Why chase the ambulance when you can just meet it at its final destination? [New York Personal Injury Law Blog] * Somebody at PwC-Ireland sent around a list ranking the hotness of their female associates. Now it’s gone viral and somebody is going to get in trouble. Ladies, if you think this doesn’t happen […]
Sam, you ought to thank Harriet Miers for making this possible. — President George W. Bush to newly confirmed Justice Samuel Alito, as recounted in President Bush’s new memoir, Decision Points (via Jan Crawford).
We’ve repeatedly discussed the importance to lawyers of networking. It matters whether you’re at a small firm or at a large one. It’s a necessary skill, in terms of getting the best assignments, making partner, and remaining a partner — no longer a guaranteed outcome, in these challenging times. But networking also raises some ethical […]
Explore the mindset, cultural shifts, and training strategies that define the AI‑savvy lawyer, revealing why human judgment, standardized competence, and integrated learning—not technology alone—will shape the future of the profession.
What are the differences between Washington lawyers and New York lawyers? One broad generalization — crude, but largely accurate — is that D.C. attorneys are all about power and prestige, and NYC attorneys are all about money. It’s certainly true that, in the Biglaw world, New York-based law firms generally enjoy higher profits per partner […]
With just about six weeks to go in 2010, it’s time to check in on how people are doing with their billable hours. At the start of the recession, hitting your hours could mean the difference between having a job and emailing Above the Law about stealth layoffs at your firm. This year, there hopefully […]
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If you think about it, rules that prevent lawyers from practicing law in other states are kind of anachronistic anyway. This isn’t 1810. We’ve got planes and trains and automobiles. Clients can have legal issues in many jurisdictions, and it just doesn’t make a whole lot of sense to require that they use a different […]