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Happy New Year from ATL
Happy New Year, dear readers of ATL! We hope that you had an enjoyable and restful holiday season; we know we did. Now we’re back, after a pleasant holiday hiatus. Did you miss us? We’re looking forward to another fun year of dishing legal gossip, as well as chronicling associate pay raises and partner profits […] -
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Access to December Archives
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Happy Holidays from ATL!
We hope that you’re having a wonderful holiday season and are getting some well-deserved rest — as are we. As was the case last year, we’ll be on a reduced publication schedule between now and the new year. We’ll return to a normal schedule on Wednesday, January 2, 2008. To those of you who celebrate […]
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Admin, Announcements, Baseball, Sports
Open Thread About the Mitchell Report
A major legal story that’s related to sports? Oh noes! We are completely ignorant. But we’ve collected some links about former Senator George Mitchell’s report on steroid use in major legal baseball. Feel free to discuss in the comments. P.S. Would any of you be interested in writing a column for ATL on sports and […] -
Admin, Announcements, Biglaw, Holidays and Seasons, Rudeness
Thanksgiving Horror Stories: Open Thread
It’s the Friday after Thanksgiving. The stock market is now closed — and so are we. We’ll be back with new posts on Monday, barring a surprise weekend announcement of “NY to 190.” In the meantime, here’s some fodder for possible discussion, for the unfortunate few who are at work today (or were at work […] -
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Happy Thanksgiving from Your Friends at ATL
Greetings, ATL readers. Please accept our wishes for a very Happy Thanksgiving! We hope that you aren’t spending much time in front of the computer today. But if you are — for some depressing reason, like work — feel free to bemoan your fate in the comments. Or, on a more cheery note, list what […] -
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Associate Bonus Watch: An Open Call for News and Memos
As we first reported, Cravath, Swaine & Moore has kicked off the 2007 bonus season, with yesterday’s announcement of “special” and year-end bonuses for its associates. Here’s coverage from the New York Law Journal and the WSJ Law Blog, who actually got Cravath to talk to them. (CSM declined ATL’s request for comment.) Both sources […] -
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While Lat's away, we all can play!
A few of the more-alert readers here have noticed there’s an unusual name in the byline, today. Let me introduce myself. My nom de plume is Piercie Shafton, an evocative moniker for a guest-editor of Above the Law, I’m sure you’ll agree. Don’t bother to Google me. I’m not that Piercie Shafton: “the meddling tool […] - Sponsored
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Happy Columbus Day!
In case you haven’t noticed, we aren’t publishing today (even though many of you, except for the government workers among you, are probably at work). For more explanation, see this post, over at our big sibling site. Happy Columbus Day! We’ll see you tomorrow. Happy Columbus Day! [DealBreaker] -
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Programming Note: A Pair of SCOTUS Previews
We have to step away for a bit. We’re attending this panel discussion, in which various Supreme Court experts will offer a preview of the upcoming Term. We also plan to attend another SCOTUS preview panel, taking place on Friday morning, focused specifically on the Court’s business-law cases. But fear not; we’ve arranged for content […] -
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Happy Birthday to ATL -- and Happy Labor Day to All!
It’s the Friday afternoon before Labor Day, and we’re ready to pack it in. We might put up another post or two — e.g., Legal Eagle Wedding Watch — but basically we are done for the day. (Our colleagues over at DealBreaker checked out hours ago.) Before we sign off, we’d like to point out […] -
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ATL Way Back Weekend
We tend not to write much over the weekend — usually just a post here or there. But this weekend we’ll try something new. Some radio stations have what they call “wayback weekends,” during which they play music from past decades. We’re going to borrow this idea and declare today and tomorrow to be ATL’s […] -
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Programming Note: We're Hosting Blawg Review (and Welcome Submissions)
This Monday, ATL is hosting Blawg Review. If you’re not familiar with this fine institution, check out their website: Blawg Review is the blog carnival for everyone interested in law. A blog carnival is a traveling post about a topic or theme. For example, there’s Carnival of the Capitalists, concerning business and economics, while Grand […]
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Generative AI In Legal Work — What’s Fact And What’s Fiction?
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Programming Note: Off to AEI
We’re going to be offline for a few hours. If anything big happens while we’re gone, and we don’t write about it immediately, now you know why. (Posts that we drafted earlier will be published while we’re gone.) We’re going to attend this event, about the economics of internet advertising — which, of course, is […] -
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The Lat's Away, and LEWW Will Play
Gooooooooood morning, legal community! Lat has zipped away to an undisclosed location again, and he tossed us the ATL keys this time. We’re delighted to be spending the day with the few of you who aren’t also on vacation. That said, this has all the makings of a slow news day. And we are woefully […] -
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Summer Associate Programs in DC: A Request for Information
Are you now, or have you ever been, a summer associate in Washington, DC? If so, we’d like your help. We’re interested in hearing all about your fabulous and fun existence as an SA, for purposes of a short print piece we’re doing on what it’s like to be a summer associate here in the […] -
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Nationwide Pay Raise Watch: Lunchtime Open Thread
We’re signing off for a while, to go to a lunch meeting. So you won’t be hearing from us for a little while. If any big salary developments occur while we’re gone — yes, we’ve seen the Simpson Thacher “memo,” very cute, guys — please post them in the comments. And feel free to discuss […] -
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Welcome to ATL's New Career Partner: Lateral Link!
Today we’re pleased to announce our new ATL Career Partner: Lateral Link. If you’re a well-credentialed lawyer looking for a new career opportunity, they can provide you with the information and assistance that you need. Check out their website by clicking here. A few brief highlights: 1. If you obtain a position through Lateral Link, […] -
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Nationwide Pay Raise Watch: The Latest Announcements
It’s the Friday before a major holiday — and firms are scrambling to get their pay raise announcements out the door. It’s a nice way to send your bedraggled and overworked hardworking associates into a three-day weekend (assuming they don’t need to come in on Monday). We’re about to sign off for the weekend, and […] -
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Skaddenfreude: Weekend Open Thread
If you are still participating in any of the bizarre discussions from Friday morning’s open thread — which covered such diverse topics as open houses in Houston, childhood sleepover experiences, and the hipster quotient of the New Yorker — please don’t let us stop you. You can join in the fun by clicking here. But […]