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Bankruptcy, Biglaw, Citigroup, Dissolution, Lateral Moves, Law Firm Mergers, Partner Issues, Partner Profits
A Closer Look At The Morgan-Bingham Deal
Sources say that Bingham will NOT go bankrupt. -
Biglaw, Citigroup, Money, Partner Issues, Partner Profits
How Did Law Firms Fare In The First Half of 2014?
Pretty decently, as it turns out. - Sponsored
Document Automation For Law Firms: The Definitive Guide
Legal document automation is no longer only for the exclusive few. -
Biglaw, Citigroup, Money, Partner Issues, Partner Profits
Managing Partners Take Survey; What Happens Next... Won't Amaze You
How are managing partners feeling about the legal business and the economy as a whole?
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Citigroup, Football, Jed Rakoff, Jonathan Lee Riches, Law Reviews, Legal Ethics, Non-Sequiturs, Patents, Pornography, SCOTUS, Securities and Exchange Commission, Supreme Court, White-Collar Crime
Non-Sequiturs: 06.04.14
* Sad day for Jonathan Lee Riches. His lawsuit over Johnny Manziel’s penis has been thrown out of court. [Black Sports Online] * Hot on the heels of yesterday’s item about SCOTUS porn parties, Professor Tribe guest blogs about his new book (affiliate link) and coercion, bribery, and influence. [The Volokh Conspiracy / Washington Post] * Former Brooklyn DA and aspiring TV star Charles Hynes is staring down larceny accusations. [Gothamist] * Texas basically assigns a cop to actively discourage investigate indigent parties seeking assigned counsel. [Socialist Gumshoe] * The Supreme Court doesn’t like talking about patents — its opinions on the subject are getting shorter and shorter. [Patently-O] * A lawyer is in hot water for allowing underaged drinking at a post prom party. The point was to keep the kids from driving. But no good deed goes unpunished. [Turn to 10] * An interesting profile of one of my favorite professors, Ken Feinberg, labeling him “the lawyer who decides what a life is worth.” Yikes. [KDVR] * The business strategy of just telling clients what they want to hear deflates. [Dealbreaker] * Who says no one reads law reviews? The porn industry does and they really like this student Note. [XBiz] * This is why we can’t have nice things. Second Circuit explains that if a revolving door agency of sycophants says it’s OK, it’s OK. Full opinion below…. [New York Times] -
Biglaw, Citigroup, In-House Counsel, Money, Partner Issues
Managing Partners More Confident In Market -- Not Intended As An April Fools' Joke
If you didn't completely believe the headline that managing partners see the market improving, then you were right. -
Biglaw, Citigroup, In-House Counsel, Money, Partner Issues, Partner Profits
Law Firm Profits Projected To Grow 5 Percent -- Don't Get Too Excited
Everyone's gushing about that positive profit projection and increasing demand, but the new Citi report delivers some bad news, too. -
Citigroup, Health Care / Medicine, Hotties, Quote of the Day, Wall Street
Woman Allegedly Fired For Being 'Too Hot' Is Suing People Again
What's the buxom beauty suing about this time? -
Biglaw, Citigroup, Money, Partner Issues, Partner Profits
Citi Report Reveals A Mixed Bag For Law Firms
It doesn't look like law firms have done much to adjust to the "New Normal." - 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. -
Biglaw, Citigroup, Job Searches, Partner Issues, Partner Profits, Quote of the Day
Where Are All The Midlevels? Oops, You Laid Them Off!
Biglaw leaders aren't confident about much, except for their need of more warm bodies... -
Biglaw, Citigroup, Federal Government, Money, Partner Issues, Partner Profits
Yikes! Are D.C. Law Firms In Trouble?
Quite possibly, according to a recent survey of law firm performance. -
Biglaw, Citigroup, Money, Partner Issues, Partner Profits
How Did Law Firms Fare In The First Half of 2013?
Biglaw is no longer in free fall, but things are still far from fabulous. -
Biglaw, Citigroup, Money, Partner Issues, Partner Profits
Survey Points To Managing Partners' Malaise
How confident are managing partners feeling right now? Not very, according to the latest survey from Citi. -
Biglaw, Citigroup, Money, Partner Issues, Partner Profits
How Did Biglaw Fare in the First Quarter of 2013?
It seems that the year is off to a rocky start. Will things get better over time?
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Are Small Firms Going Big On Legal Tech?
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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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Document Automation For Law Firms: The Definitive Guide
Legal document automation is no longer only for the exclusive few.
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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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Billable Hours, Citigroup, Contract Attorneys, Money, Quote of the Day, Ted Frank
Billing That Much For Contract Attorneys Isn't 'Unusual' or 'Untoward,' It's Obscene
You will not believe the markup on the billable rates for contract attorneys these days. -
2nd Circuit, Billable Hours, Blog Wars, Blogging, Books, Citigroup, Holidays and Seasons, Judge of the Day, Law Schools, Non-Sequiturs, Securities Law, Sex, Sex Scandals, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns, Wall Street
Non-Sequiturs: 03.29.13
* To those of you who celebrate it, Happy Easter! Welcome the holiday by voting in the ABA Journal’s fifth annual “Peeps in Law” contest. [ABA Journal] * If law firm brackets aren’t your thing, check out Professor Kyle Graham’s brackets for (1) law school classes and (2) law blogs. I’m thankful for ATL’s #1 seed but terrified by who we’re up against (because they’ve ripped me a new one before). [noncuratlex] * Sorry, Judge Steiner, you wuz robbed; you should have been our Judge of the Day. It’s tough to top “allegations of a sexual quid pro quo with a female lawyer and the eye-opening confiscation of carpet from [chambers] for forensic analysis.” [OC Weekly] William Shatner * “William Shatner’s Seductive Powers Don’t Create a Fiduciary Duty.” Robyn Hagan Cain explains why. [U.S. Second Circuit / FindLaw] * Citi settles securities cases for $730 million. Matt Levine is not impressed. [Dealbreaker] * And Ted Frank is incensed by Bernstein Litowitz’s nine-figure fee request. [Point of Law] * If you’re already depressed by public ignorance about the Supreme Court, don’t look at the responses to question 9 of this opinion poll. [Penn Schoen Berland] * Steven Harper — author of a new (and very good) book about the legal profession, The Lawyer Bubble (affiliate link) — offers thoughts on the billable hour in the wake of the DLA Piper overbilling allegations. [New York Times] -
Citigroup, Contract Attorneys, In-House Counsel, Plaintiffs Firms, Practice Pointers
House Rules: The Rates Are Too Damned High! (Part One)
In-house counsel need organizations like the ACC to stand up to firms seeking exorbitant fees. -
Biglaw, Citigroup, Money, Partner Issues, Partner Profits
Do Managing Partners Need Mood Stabilizers?
What prompted the question on our part? Here's the evidence.... -
Biglaw, Citigroup, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Money, Partner Issues, Partner Profits, Videos, YouTube
How Did Biglaw Do in 2012? The Bankers Speak
Not too shabbily. But problems could arise in 2013.... -
2nd Circuit, Citigroup, Jed Rakoff, Securities and Exchange Commission, Securities Law
SEC To Second Circuit: 'Please Don't Make Us Do Our Jobs!'
The SEC and Citigroup want the Second Circuit to tell district courts to stay out of their backroom settlements. That sounds wrong. -
Biglaw, Billable Hours, Citigroup, In-House Counsel, Money, Partner Issues, Partner Profits
Biglaw: Welcome to the New Normal
A new client advisory from Citi Private Bank and Hildebrandt Consulting contains predictions and advice for large law firms.