Kashmir Hill & Elie Mystal
Posts by Kashmir Hill & Elie Mystal
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Associate Bonus Watch 2010, Associate Salaries, Biglaw, Bonuses, Killing Lockstep, Money, Sheppard Mullin
WilmerHale Brings Clarity to Its Merit-Based Compensation Program
The heady days of the “mutually assured destruction” approach to associate compensation by Biglaw firms are behind us. But some associates would still like to see how they are doing in comparison to their colleagues at other firms. A tipster recently wrote us: Can you do a post requesting commenters to post grade schedules a […] -
Biglaw, Feminism, Gender, Women's Issues
Female Lawyers, Can You Have It All?
Sandra Day O’Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg are examples of female lawyers who have it all: success in both their personal and professional lives. They both reached the pinnacle of the legal profession — a seat on the Supreme Court — but also raised families, blessing the world with judicial opinions galore, children, and grandchildren. […] - Sponsored
Profit Powerhouse: Elevating Law Firm Financial Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar on April 10th, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm. -
Conferences / Symposia, Old People
Generation Wars!!!!
The modern workplace plays host to three generations: the baby boomers, Generation X, and Generation Y. A panel at the InsideCounsel SuperConference this week called the youngest of the bunch, Gen-Why?. The italics are likely meant to indicate a whiny tone, because this bunch, born from 1981 to 2001, are supposedly entitled and snotty. E.g., […]
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Commencement, Law Schools
Open Thread: 2010 Commencement Speakers
It’s May. Soon it will be June. The class of 2010 is about to graduate. And sure, everything will suck for them, but let’s give them their due: Ahh, that’s the good stuff. But sometime after that song is played, and before the students become acquainted with the nutritional properties of mayonnaise sandwiches, somebody will […] -
Biglaw, Sports
Is There a Tiger Woods Effect in Law Firms?
Tiger Woods is back on the green stroking it into the hole, his face no longer in the rough, for the first day of the Masters. Beyond a flyover involving a terrible pun and controversy over Nike’s resurrection of Woods’ dead father’s voice, the first day was a smooth one. Tiger the Superstar is back. […] -
March Madness 2010
ATL March Madness: Washington, D.C. is the best city for lawyers.
The final match of our March Madness was not quite as thrilling as the Duke-Butler game. DC pulled away from San Francisco at the very beginning, when voting started on Monday afternoon. We were amused to see that lawyers in SoCal contributed to DC’s early momentum (pictured at right). DC finished strong, defeating San Fran […] -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs 04.06.10
* So how did Judge of the Day Shirley Strickland Saffold get outed anyway? Well, it started with some hurtful anonymous comments. [On the Media] * Wait a minute, you’re saying that playing football could cause head injuries that lead to dementia? But the game looks so peaceful. Why weren’t we informed of this? [WSJ […] -
March Madness, March Madness 2010
ATL March Madness Final: DC v. San Francisco
It’s the finals in our March Madness. No underdogs made it. In our contest, Cinderallas were sent home from the ball with a glass of shut-the-hell-up: It’s the nation’s capital vs. the West Coast’s finest. Vote after the jump. - Sponsored
Are Small Firms Going Big On Legal Tech?
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March Madness 2010
ATL March Madness: The Four Best Cities for Lawyers Face Off
After two weeks of urban analysis, voting, and ample trash-talking, we have finally arrived at the ATL March Madness Final Four. Giants have fallen along the way. New York was cut down by Washington, D.C. Dallas did away with two Southern belles. San Francisco proved its supremacy over the other cities of the West Coast. […] -
Law Schools, Student Loans
USC's Ultimate Solution for Student Debt
A tipster reports that USC’s Gould School of Law has a new proactive solution to student debt: death or permanent and total disability. That’s right, USC kids. If you can’t get a job coming out of the Gould School of Law, you could always just die. Perhaps not the J.D. you had in mind when […] -
March Madness, March Madness 2010
ATL March Madness: Best City to Practice Law (Regional Finals). West and Midwest.
ATL’s competition to crown the best city to practice law continues. In the regional finals in the east and south, D.C. is dominating New York, and Dallas is doing away with Atlanta. Now it’s time for us to turn our sights westward. This round’s bouts will determine which city in flyover country is the best […] -
March Madness, March Madness 2010, Reader Polls
ATL March Madness: Best City to Practice Law (Regional Finals). East and South.
We’re past the first round of our Best City to Practice Law, March Madness bracket. Last week saw a few upsets in terms of overall city population, but few true surprises: This is good for ATL office pool participants Kash and Lat. They are both tied for first place having picked 7 of the 8 […] -
March Madness, March Madness 2010, Reader Polls
ATL March Madness (Round 1): Best City to Practice Law. The West and Midwest Matchups.
The NCAA March Madness Tournament kicked off officially today. (Since it took Elie a good two hours to write his half of this post, Kash assumes he’s streaming the tournament on his computer.) Meanwhile, we kicked off round one in our ATL “Best City To Practice Law” tournament on Tuesday, pitting cities in the East […]
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How AI Is The Catalyst For Reshaping Every Aspect Of Legal Work
Findings from the "Future of Professionals Report," based on a survey of 1,200 professionals from North and South America and the UK.
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Profit Powerhouse: Elevating Law Firm Financial Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar on April 10th, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm.
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Document Automation For Law Firms: The Definitive Guide
Legal document automation is no longer only for the exclusive few.
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Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use.
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Are Small Firms Going Big On Legal Tech?
Please help us benchmark your firm against your peers through this (always) brief and anonymous survey and enter for a chance to win a $250…
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Mergers and Acquisitions, Technology
Will the Month of March Spark Merger Madness for the Energy Industry?
As many of you are slowly trying to shake off your St. Patrick’s Day hangovers, there comes a bit of good news from Jon Ogg on the blog 24/7 Wall Street. Exxon Mobil announced that it had received approval from the DOJ for its acquisition of XTO Energy. Despite the pervasive perception that the Obama […] -
March Madness, March Madness 2010
ATL March Madness (Round 1): Best City to Practice Law. The South and East Matchups.
ATL’s March Madness starts today. We want you to crown the best cities for practicing law. We’re jumping right into the Sweet Sixteen. Some people weren’t happy with the sixteen cities that made the cut. Even though their populations are sizeable, cities like Phoenix and Miami didn’t get invited to the Big Dance. If retirees […] -
Biglaw, Gay, Kathleen Sullivan, Lesbians, Partner Issues, SCOTUS, SCOTUS Potential, Supreme Court
Is Kathleen Sullivan the First Female Name Partner in the Am Law 100?
A question started percolating around the ATL offices this morning (your ATL editors do work out of an office, at least since our moms kicked us out of the basement): Is Kathleen Sullivan the FIRST female named partner in the Am Law 100? We figured that surely there was at least one other firm that […] -
Old People
Mandatory Retirement Age for Partners: An ATL Debate
The older generation of Biglaw partners is starting to see retirement staring them in the face. At firms that have a mandatory retirement age, getting old means getting out — forced out. This phenomenon is affecting some big-name attorneys. Word on the street (and in our comments) is that Bob Bennett left for Hogan & […] -
Animal Law, Pets
A Whale of a Lawsuit?
Yesterday, a killer whale demonstrated at a SeaWorld in Orlando why it has that name. The Shamu show turned horrific when a male orca named Tilikum killed veteran trainer Dawn Brancheau. According to the Orlando Sentinel, Brancheau was talking to the audience and petting Tilikum’s head, when he grabbed her by the arm and pulled […] -
Nauseating Things, Rudeness, Sheppard Mullin
Sheppard Mullin Potty Puddle Watch: Make sure to wipe the seat, ladies.
The executive director of Sheppard Mullin sent out an email to the Los Angeles office yesterday with the following subject: “Copycat Urinater.” Here’s an excerpt: A few weeks ago, someone urinated on the floor and two of the toilet seats in women’s room on the 43rd Floor. I reviewed the security tapes and interviewed those […] -
Hogan & Hartson, Musical Chairs, Robert Bennett
Breaking: Bob Bennett Leaving Skadden for Hogan & Hartson
Sources at Skadden report that Robert S. Bennett, the legendary litigator, will be leaving Skadden for Hogan & Hartson. Skadden partners were informed yesterday; Skadden associates are being told right now. Bob Bennett is one of the most famous trial lawyers in the world. His client list reads like a CNN promo: Enron, Bill Clinton, […]