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Arnold & Porter, Bankruptcy, Biglaw, Billable Hours, Career Files, Intellectual Property, Labor / Employment, Law Students, Litigators, Rankings, Reader Polls
The Best Of Hours, The Worst Of Hours: ATL Survey Ratings
According to the ATL Insider Survey, which practice areas and law firms offer the best (and the worst) hours? -
Biglaw, Hotties, Rankings
Bow Before New York's Sexiest Biglaw Firm
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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, General Counsel, In-House Counsel, Rankings, Rudeness
The Most Arrogant Biglaw Firms? There's A Ranking For That!
Which Biglaw firms are just as cocky as you are? Let's find out...
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Celebrities, Divorce Train Wrecks, Gloria Allred, Media and Journalism, Rankings, Raoul Felder
Who Is The Best Divorce Lawyer Around?
A couple of top 10 lists of the best divorce lawyers around. -
Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, John Roberts, Media and Journalism, Rankings
The World's Most Powerful Lawyers and Law School Graduates
According to the latest Forbes ranking, only nine lawyers or law school graduates truly matter in this world. Which ones? -
Law Schools, Rankings, UVA Law
The Law Schools Where Students Have The Best 'Social Life'
Where can you learn the law and party like a rock star at the same time? Let's find out! -
9th Circuit, Biglaw, Fabulosity, Federal Judges, Judicial Nominations, Money, Munger Tolles & Olson, Partner Issues, Partner Profits, Rankings
For Whom The Munger Tolles: A Peek At Partner Pay
How much do Munger Tolles partners earn? Financial disclosure filings for two judicial nominees provide hints. -
Barack Obama, Biglaw, Celebrities, Labor / Employment, Law Schools, Morning Docket, Pro Bono, Rankings, Technology, U.S. News
Morning Docket: 10.18.13
* Former top Pentagon lawyer Jeh Johnson previously told us he was done with public service, but when the president asks you to join the Cabinet, it’s kind of hard to say no. Plus this Paul Weiss partner is filthy rich, so he can secure our Homeland any day. [Washington Post]
* Earlier this year, Gibson Dunn appointed a seventh-year associate as the firm’s first ever global pro bono director. We wish her the very best of luck as she tries to make lawyers do work for free. That can be a really tough sell in Biglaw. [Am Law Daily]
* Law school rankings existed long before U.S. News was even conceived of, and they broke schools into two lists: those that matter, and those without the “slightest significance.” Sick burn. [National Law Journal]
* Arizona Law alumni really don’t need to worry themselves about the fact that the school’s servers were hacked. Come on, your credit couldn’t be much worse than it already is with all that debt. [KVOA News 4]
* Lady Gaga is nearing settlement with a disgruntled ex-employee, which is too bad, because we were dying to see her get on the stand. The dropping of F-bombs been fabulous. [New York Post]
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Affirmative Action, Biglaw, Intellectual Property, Law Schools, Money, Morning Docket, Patents, Rankings, Real Estate, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Morning Docket: 10.15.13
* Affirmative action is again being put to the test before the Supreme Court, but this time, we’re not so sure the justices will punt the ball like last time. The countdown to one of Elie’s epic rants on race in America starts in 3, 2, 1… [National Law Journal]
* The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is open for business, but the government shutdown has pretty much brought work at both the International Trade Commission and the Federal Trade Commission to a complete standstill. May they live to fight patent trolls another day. [Corporate Counsel]
* Good news, everyone! Many Biglaw firms have changed the way they make their real estate and office space decisions, primarily because “maintaining profitability has become very challenging.” [GlobeSt.com]
* Here’s another list of the law schools where you can get the most bang for your buck — except it neglects to mention what percentage of the class responded to these salary questions. Oops! [PolicyMic]
* Just saying, but if you’re applying to a law school on an early decision basis, it’s helpful if you actually want to go to that law school above all others. [Law Admissions Lowdown / U.S. News & World Report]
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American Bar Association / ABA, Bad Ideas, Law Schools, Money, Rankings, U.S. News
Law Schools With The Most Profligate Spending Will Still Be Favored By U.S. News
U.S. News is set to allow law schools to lie to them. -
Law Schools, Princeton Review, Rankings
Which Law School Has The Most Competitive Students?
Did your law school make the cut for either of these lists? -
Job Searches, Law Schools, Princeton Review, Rankings
Which Law School Has The Best Career Prospects?
There was a big shake-up in the top 10 this year. Did your law school make the cut? -
Anthony Kennedy, Bernie Madoff, Biglaw, Job Searches, Jury Duty, Law Schools, Morning Docket, Musical Chairs, Princeton Review, Rankings, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, White House Counsel
Morning Docket: 10.09.13
* Musical chairs (White House hottie edition): Michael Gottlieb, former associate counsel to President Barack Obama, is joining the Washington, D.C. office of Boies Schiller. [Blog of Legal Times]
* The search is on for jurors to serve in the criminal trial for Bernie Madoff’s former employees, but in a case of guilt by association, it’s proving to be a difficult exercise. [WSJ Law Blog (sub. req.)]
* “Democracy is not on autopilot,” said Justice Kennedy at Penn Law. Just because we have a Constitution doesn’t mean it will prevail — which is being evidenced by our government now. [Philadelphia Inquirer]
* Because no one could be more “non-essential” than a law student during this mess, the government shutdown is taking a toll on their externship placements throughout the district. [National Law Journal]
* The Princeton Review’s annual law school rankings are out, and boy, have things changed — including the schools with the best career prospects. We’ll have more on this news later today. [Chicago Tribune]
* Cooley Law is teaming up with Eastern Michigan University to offer joint degrees. But we thought Cooley was teaming up with Western Michigan University. Is Cooley infiltrating all Michigan schools? [MLive.com]
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Biglaw, General Counsel, In-House Counsel, Partner Issues, Rankings
The Best Biglaw Firms In The World According To Clients (2013)
Which firm is the best in the world in the eyes of clients? Biglaw attorneys should care about these rankings, since firm survival depends on branding. -
Biglaw, Partner Issues, Partner Profits, Rankings
Bow Before The Global 100, The Top-Grossing Law Firms On The Planet
Rankings! Here are the top ten law firms in the world by revenue, profits per partner, and attorney headcount. -
Bar Exams, Job Searches, Law Schools, Rankings, Student Loans
The Law Schools With The 'Best Value' (2013)
Which law school will get you the biggest bang for your buck? -
Biglaw, Email Scandals, King & Spalding, Quote of the Day, Rankings, Technology
Associates Outraged Over Access To Personal Email Being Blocked By Firm
And the firm received a devastatingly low score on the latest technology survey as a result.... -
Fabulosity, Money, Rankings
The Richest Lawyers and Law School Graduates in America: Lawyers on the Forbes 400 (2013)
Which five law schools are tied for having the most alumni on the Forbes 400? -
Biglaw, Contracts, General Counsel, In-House Counsel, Intellectual Property, Labor / Employment, Litigators, Money, Rankings
Who Represents America’s Biggest Companies? (2013)
Which firms do Fortune 500 companies turn to when facing bet-the-company litigation? -
Biglaw, Cozen O'Connor, No Offers, Rankings, Summer Associates
Ranking 2013's Summer Associate Programs: You Were Very, Very Worried About Being No-Offered
Which Biglaw firm ranked the highest among summer associates? Let's find out!