Contract Attorneys
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Boutique Law Firms, Contract Attorneys, Job Searches, Small Law Firms
The End Of The Race?
Could this be the job opportunity Shannon Achimalbe has been waiting for? -
Biglaw, Contract Attorneys, Document Review, Labor / Employment
The Cautionary Tale Of A Contract Attorney's Biglaw Lawsuit
After suing Biglaw for overtime and losing, a contract attorney is now living out of his car. - Sponsored
Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
The rise of remote work has dramatically reshaped the relationship between Lawyers and Law Firms, see how Scale LLP has taken the steps to get… -
Biglaw, Contract Attorneys, Document Review, Federal Judges, Intellectual Property, Law Schools, Morning Docket, Patents, Politics, Technology, United Kingdom / Great Britain
Morning Docket: 09.19.14
* Voters in Scotland just said no to independence from the United Kingdom (although it might not have been a big deal for the legal profession if the vote had gone the other way). [New York Times]
* Congratulations to Drexel Law on a whopping $50 million gift — and its new name, the Thomas R. Kline School of Law. [Philadelphia Inquirer via WSJ Law Blog]
* The latest chapter in the “cautionary tale” of David Lola: dismissal of the contract attorney’s lawsuit against Skadden and Tower Legal. [American Lawyer]
* An office renovation for Baker Botts in Houston strips junior associates of window offices. [ABA Journal]
* How could Watson transform the practice of patent law? [Corporate Counsel]
* Are we seeing a reversal in the trend of declining prison populations? [Washington Post]
* The chorus of voices calling for Judge Mark Fuller to resign in the wake of domestic violence charges against him continues to grow. [New York Times]
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Books, Contract Attorneys, Election Law, Insider Trading, Non-Sequiturs, White-Collar Crime
Non-Sequiturs: 09.17.14
* Law student sends naked selfie to her father. Hilarity ensues. [Inside Edition] * “Is insider trading bad?” Asking for a friend. [The Atlantic] * Judge catches law firm cheating on the page limit. Apparently, Judge Carl Barbier was well-versed in the “slightly less than double-spaced” trick. [NPR] * What’s the matter with (statutory interpretation in) Kansas? [KSN] * You may have heard that technology is going to gut the market for low-level lawyering. If not, here’s a wakeup call. [Forbes] * This year’s MacArthur genius grant recipients. Is your name on the list? SPOILER: No. But a William Mitchell Law professor is. [New York Times] * Steve Klepper’s fair-minded and favorable review of Lat’s forthcoming book, Supreme Ambitions (affiliate link). [Maryland Appellate Blog] -
Contract Attorneys, Document Review
Finding The Easy Life As A Contract Attorney
Even though there may be fewer responsibilities associated with being in document review, it isn't usually the easy life. -
Contract Attorneys, Document Review, Law Schools
Law School Gives Up On Actually Trying To Get Grads A Real Job
There is going to be a doc review shop at a law school. And apparently the law school is okay with that, even excited. -
Contract Attorneys, Document Review, Job Searches, Money
More Extreme Low-Paying Lawyer Jobs!!!
We need some kind of designation to separate these jobs from the below-market-but-not-yet-insulting jobs -
Contract Attorneys, Document Review, Job Searches, Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners
Transitioning From Contract Attorney to Associate
Making the jump from temporary to full-time work: how can you spot such an opportunity and take advantage of it? - Sponsored
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
If 2023 introduced legal professionals to generative AI, then 2024 will be when law firms start adapting to utilize it. Things are moving fast, so… -
Contract Attorneys, Job Searches, Law Schools
Putting Lipstick On A Pig, And Other Tricks From TTT Career Services
As hard as your run-of-the-mill career services professional may work, the level of difficulty is jacked up to hero mode when you work at a TTT law school. -
Contract Attorneys, Document Review
Why The New Normal For Document Review Spells Disaster
What job is so bad it has me questioning my very faith in humanity? -
Contract Attorneys, Document Review
The Biggest Wastes Of Money In Document Review
What is the most blatant waste of money I've ever seen? -
Contract Attorneys, Document Review
5 Ways All Document Review Projects Are The Same
These are the dependable quirks of contract attorney life that have become the bane of my existence and I am certain other doc review monkeys will recognize the pattern. -
Billable Hours, Contract Attorneys, Legal Ethics, Technology
Document Review Attorney's Billing SNAFU
Sometimes a document review attorney has a really clever excuse...
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The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
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Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
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Biglaw, Contract Attorneys, Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners, Television
How Bad Is Life In A Law Firm? A Sitcom Tries To Answer That Question
NBC launches a sitcom about a woman leaving Biglaw for solo practice. -
5th Circuit, Affirmative Action, Contract Attorneys, Free Speech, Music, Non-Sequiturs, Supreme Court, Technology
Non-Sequiturs: 07.16.14
* The Insane Clown Posse is appealing their loss in the “Juggalos aren’t gang members” case. F**king lawsuits, how do they work? [Lowering the Bar] * After losing before the Supreme Court, the University of Texas affirmative action admissions program looked to be in serious trouble. But the Fifth Circuit just ruled that the UT policy met the strict-scrutiny analysis mandated by the Court. The lesson for Abigail Fisher is once more, “How about you get better grades instead of whining?” Or at least “Get politically connected.” [Chronicle of Higher Education] * Apple agrees to a conditional $450 million settlement with the NYAG’s office in the e-book suit. So you might get some money back from the 50 Shades of Grey purchase. [Reuters] * The Manassas city police have decided not to engage in kiddie porn pursuant to a warrant. Good for them. [Washington Post] * “Judges are not deities. They are humans.” Let’s not tell Lat, the shock might kill him. [Katz Justice] * Maybe it’s time lawyers started looking out for each other. This is a theme we’ve touched on before. [Law and More] * The hell? Parents arrested for letting their 9-year-old go to the park alone? Suffocating parenting is bad enough without the government expecting it of parents. [Slate] * CPAs are suing the IRS because the regulation of tax preparers lacks Congressional approval. Because we need more folks off the street claiming to be tax preparers. [TaxProf Blog] * Lawyer and former South Carolina GOP executive director Todd Kincannon is under investigation by the South Carolina Office of Disciplinary Counsel for basically being a dick on Twitter. As Ken White notes, the First Amendment is all about giving guys like this a forum. [Slate] -
Contract Attorneys, Craigslist, Document Review, Job Searches
Is It Okay To Take A Low-Paying Contract Attorney Job?
What's the worst case scenario? If it is terrible, you leave. -
Barack Obama, Contract Attorneys, Laurence Tribe, Law Professors, Marijuana, Non-Sequiturs, Trademarks, United Kingdom / Great Britain
Non-Sequiturs: 07.09.14
* Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes took advantage of Washington state law and purchased himself some legal pot yesterday, making him the highest-profile lawyer in the country. [Seattle Post-Intelligencer] * DC Comics blocked plans to build a memorial to a murdered 5-year-old Superman fan dressed in costume. Realizing that this was awful and stupid, they’ve reversed themselves. [Gawker] * New York Justice Roger Barto said he was attacked and beaten with a toilet seat. The police disagree. [WHAM] * Laurence Tribe recounting his experiences with a young Barack Obama. [Fiscal Times] * Remember when Justice Scalia screwed up that decision and quietly edited it hoping we wouldn’t notice? Well the days of the secret editing of SCOTUS opinions are over. [CREW] * The continuing coverage of the Donald Sterling trial: Sterling takes the stand. [mitchell epner] * We talk a lot about work-life balance among lawyers, but we don’t think much about the work-life balance among law professors. [TaxProf Blog] * If you wanted to understand the UK legal market, this infographic is basically “choose your own adventure” for a legal career across the pond. [Gorvins] * What do the former Biglaw Bigshot and Joan Rivers have in common? [Law and More] -
Contract Attorneys, Craigslist, Job Searches, Weirdness
Former Biglaw Big Shot Seeks Work, How He Did It Will Amaze You.
This intrepid individual has posted an ad seeking work as a contract attorney. And the results? They're spectacular.... -
Contract Attorneys, Law Schools
What Happens When You Lose The Law School Lottery
I'm not going to debate the job numbers. I'm going to focus on the human cost of losing the law school lottery. -
Contract Attorneys, Job Searches, Paralegals
Lawyer Applies For Paralegal Position. What Happens Next Will Surprise You.
If "paralegal" is supposed to mean "half a lawyer," what does it mean to be a JD today?