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Career Center Survey: Did you hit your billable hours requirement?
By most accounts, law firms had a stronger year in 2010 than in 2009 (although you wouldn’t know it from the disappointing bonuses that many of them paid out). Did a busier year translate into plenty of billables for all associates? In this week’s survey, we want to know whether you met your firm’s minimum […] -
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Career Center Survey Results: Top Partners to Work For -- Smaller Legal Markets
We hope you’ve enjoyed following our series on Top Partners to Work For, as we’ve made our way around the country highlighting the law firm partners who are not only great at what they do, but are also great to work for. As we mentioned earlier, this survey is now closed — but we’ll run […] - Sponsored
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Thanks to This Week's Advertisers
It’s going to be a quiet week around here, as we mentioned earlier. But we’d still like to take the time to thank this week’s advertisers on Above the Law: American Express BarMax Kinney Recruiting Lateral Link Lexis Nexis – Law Firm Marketing Products Lexis Nexis – RLS Specialized Law Livescribe Thomson Reuters WestlawNext If […]
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Poker Lessons For ATL Readers
Long before Rounders and internet gambling and ESPN’s World Series of Poker coverage came along to ruin it all, poker was the game where if you could play (and had a sufficient bankroll) you could sit at a table with important people and make them know your name. You know, back in the day before […] -
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Career Center Survey Results: Top Partners to Work for – Chicago
As we head into the home stretch of our Top Partners to Work For series, we want to thank all of our readers who submitted such glowing partner nominations. If you work for an outstanding partner whom you think should be included on the list, we will be accepting new nominations in another survey in […] -
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Career Center Survey Results: Top Partners to Work For - California (Part 2)
The East Coast is freezing right now. New York is bitterly cold, and D.C. is even getting snow. So let’s head out to the West Coast, where the weather is warmer — and where associates are thrilled to be working with some superb partners. Earlier this week, we presented ten California partners whom our readers […] -
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Career Center: Top International Law Firms
Want to work for a top law firm with legitimate global presence? Check out the following profiles of law firms that are (1) most admired by Career Center readers and Lateral Link members and (2) known for their strong international practice. Don’t forget to check out the profiles for other firms, both international and domestic, […] -
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Thanks to This Week's Advertisers
Thanks to this week’s advertisers on Above the Law, who are putting gifts under our trees this holiday season: American Express BarMax Delta ELR Search Kinney Recruiting Lateral Link Lexis Nexis – Law Firm Marketing Products Lexis Nexis – RLS Specialized Law Livescribe Thomson Reuters WestlawNext If you’re interested in advertising on Above the Law […] - Sponsored
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Career Center Survey Results: Top Partners to Work For - California (Part 1)
Welcome to the third installment of our Top Partners to Work For series, as selected by our readers (see last week’s posts here and here). In the first two weeks, we covered New York and D.C.; this week, we head west, and cruise on over to sunny California. The ten partners we highlight today work […] -
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CLE Offering of the Week: Elusive Ethics Credit -- and a Discount for ATL Readers
Just like Flannery O’Connor’s good man, ethics credits for Continuing Legal Education can be hard to find. Luckily, today’s highlighted CLE offering, handpicked by your ATL editors from the extensive CLE catalog of our friends at ALI-ABA, offers the opportunity to fulfill the requirement. It’s a course called Lawyer Professionalism: Identifying the Fundamental Values of […] -
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Career Center Survey Results: Top Partners to Work for - Washington, D.C. (Part 2)
Earlier this week, we introduced six Washington, D.C. law firm partners chosen by our readers as the best partners to work for. The next six partners we present to you today come from some of the nation’s finest law firms: Gibson Dunn, Kirkland & Ellis, Latham & Watkins, Orrick, White & Case, and Willkie Farr. […] -
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Thanks to This Week's Advertisers
Thanks to this week’s advertisers on Above the Law, who are helping us stuff our stockings this holiday season: American Express BarMax Delta Kinney Recruiting Lateral Link Lexis Nexis – Discovery Solutions Lexis Nexis – File & Serve Lexis Nexis – Law Firm Marketing Products Lexis Nexis – RLS Specialized Law Livescribe New York Times […] -
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Career Center Survey Results: Top Partners to Work for - Washington, D.C. (Part 1)
Last week we brought you the top New York partners to work for (see here, here, and here), as nominated by our readers. This week we head inside the Beltway to highlight the best partners to work for in Washington, D.C. The following six partners work at some of the most prestigious law firms in […]
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Career Center Survey Results: Top Partners to Work For – New York (Part 3)
Today we wrap up our coverage of the partners at New York law firms whom you have nominated as being the best to work for. You can see the earlier coverage here and here. The eight partners we present today are making associates’ lives better at the following fabulous firms: Alston & Bird, Cleary Gottlieb, […] -
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Career Center Survey Results: Top Partners to Work For - New York (Part 2)
Yesterday we introduced the first group of New York partners selected by our readers as the best partners to work for. Today we continue our presentation of the top New York partners. The eight partners we present today practice at some of the country’s most well-known and well-regarded law firms: Cleary Gottlieb, Dorsey & Whitney, […] -
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Proper Cloth Offers 20% Discount to ATL Readers
The holiday season is always a good time to start thinking about a new wardrobe. If you’ve ever seen us on television you know the Above the Law crew could use a little upgrade. But since bonuses are low this year, we know that people might need a little extra help when putting together appropriate […] -
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Career Center Survey Results: Top Partners to Work For - New York (Part 1)
With all the negative press surrounding partners lately — see, e.g., here and here — it’s about time for some good news, about good partners. Last month we asked you to nominate the best partners you work for, tell us why they are the best, and rate them in six categories: expertise within the practice […] -
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Thanksgiving Thanks -- To Our Advertisers
This Thanksgiving, we express gratitude to the latest advertisers on Above the Law, who help put food on our tables: American Express BarMax Best Buy BMW Delta Kinney Recruiting Lateral Link Lexis Nexis – Discovery Solutions Lexis Nexis – File & Serve Lexis Nexis – Law Firm Marketing Products Lexis Nexis – RLS Specialized Law […] -
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Career Center: Partnership Prospects Survey Results
In addition to talk of bonuses and layoffs, another topic that instills fear in associates is partnership prospects. A couple of weeks ago, we asked you how current partnership prospects at your firm compared to last year, and how your firm treats associates who are passed over for partnership. Forty-seven percent of respondents report that […] -
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Career Center: First-Year Associate Survey Results
Members of the “lost generation” who managed to snag those elusive Biglaw offers are generally being viewed as welcome additions to their firms. According to our survey results, the majority of respondents report that Class of 2009 and 2010 associates started on time, and have enough billable work. Although most of the more senior associates […]