Associate Bonus Watch: Cleary Gottlieb and Proskauer Rose Match Cravath
Cleary and Proskauer fall in line behind Cravath. Cleary's paying early, and Proskauer's memo is really nice.
Associate Bonus Watch: Paul Weiss Matches Cravath
Paul Weiss, Cravath's peer firm in terms of profitability, matched the Cravath bonuses.
AI Is Killing Legal’s Billable Hour. It’s Also Repeating Its Worst Mistake
Law firms and legal departments are writing the future of the profession in separate rooms. What happens when they actually work together?
Associate Bonus Watch: Skadden Matches Cravath
This isn't shaping up to be a very interesting bonus season....
Associate Bonus Watch: Simpson Thacher Matches Cravath
Simpson Thacher will not take a backseat to Cravath when it comes to bonus payments.
Associate Bonus Watch: Will Other Firms Refuse to Follow Cravath? (And Could That Be a Good Thing?)
Will everyone else fall in line behind Cravath this year? Not necessarily....
Weil Won’t Pay Bonuses Until January: Associates See Sinister Tax Motives
Did Weil just kick its associates over the fiscal cliff?
Schenck Price Competes Smarter With Lexis+ With Protégé
LexisNexis sat down with John Ursin, Managing Partner at Schenck Price, to learn how the firm is using legal AI to strengthen client service and daily legal work.
Breaking: Cravath Announces Year-End Bonuses; Let the 2012 Bonus Season Begin!
Cravath just announced its 2012 year-end bonuses. How much will CSM - and, of course, the many firms that follow CSM - be paying out this year?
New Partner Watch: Does Cravath’s Bumper Crop Bode Well for Biglaw Bonuses?
How many new partners did Cravath name this year -- and what might this suggest about bonuses? Perhaps you know some of these fine folks?
Associate Bonus Watch: Are Hours Requirements Getting Blown Back?
One firm is adjusting associate expectations because of the storms...
If Partners Really Have Souls, Bonuses Will Be Early This Year
If Biglaw really wants to help their employees, they'll release the bonuses early this year...
Opus 2 Steps Up Its AI Game With Acquisition Of A Legal Tech Startup
With the addition of Uncover’s technology, the litigation software is delivering rapid innovation.
Associate Bonus Watch: Early Word About Cahill Gordon Bonuses
At a meeting yesterday, Cahill Gordon's chairman announced the firm will be paying "special" bonuses (on top of the usual market-matching bonuses). Is this a good sign for Biglaw bonus season, or is Cahill just exceptional?
Where My Boies At? Some Wonder About April Bonuses at Boies Schiller
Some associates at Boies Schiller are wondering about missing or smaller April bonus payments. What's going on?
Is the Legal Recession Finally Ending?
At the start of this new year, what is the outlook like for legal employment? There's certainly a fair amount of bad news out there, particularly for recent law school graduates. But what about for denizens of Biglaw, the lawyers fortunate (or unfortunate) enough to work at the nation's largest law firms? What does 2012 hold for them? Earlier this month, Elie made some predictions for the legal profession. Lat will follow in his footsteps and venture some prophecies of his own for the year....