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Younger Lawyers: What Are Your Career Goals?
Tell us about your more individualized and self-defined career goals! - Sponsored
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
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Biglaw Bonus Bonanza -- With Extra Cash For Big Billers
The January bonus announcements just keep on coming.
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 01.30.19
* What do Trump “fixer” Michael Cohen, Fyre Festival founder Billy McFarland, and Jersey Shore star Mike Sorrentino all have in common? They may soon be inmates together at FCI Otisville, one of America’s “cushiest” prisons. Oooh, looks like we’ve got a situation! [INSIDER]
* “New York State’s campaign finance system is generally a scandal, and this is another example of it.” Disgraced former New York AG Eric Schneiderman used campaign funds to pay the law firm that represented him during an investigation into allegations of his physical abusiveness, and people are pissed. [Associated Press]
* Remember that meeting Ginni Thomas had with President Trump where she expressed her displeasure with transgender military service? Rest assured that Justice Clarence Thomas likely won’t be recusing over it anytime soon. [Bloomberg Law]
* A meaningful mouthful: The ABA passed a resolution asking that legal employers stop requiring mandatory arbitration for discrimination, harassment, or retaliation complaints “based upon race, sex, religion, national origin, ethnicity, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or status as a victim of domestic or sexual violence.” [ABA Journal]
* Confused about your legal bills? You’re not the only one. That’s why the Standards Advancement for the Legal Industry Alliance is trying to introduce its “matter category standard” billing codes to simplify things for everyone. [American Lawyer]
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Think There Are Too Many Lawyers In This Country? Blame This Biglaw Firm
The firm's headcount is impressive. -
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Feel The Power: A Roundup Of The Go-To Law Firms Of The Energy Industry
Engaging these firms can help energy industry companies avoid or contain problems down the road. -
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The Partner Departures At This Biglaw Firm Are Really Piling Up
January isn't even over and the firm has already lost 20 partners in 2019. -
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More Plaintiffs Added To Astonishing Pregnancy And Gender Discrimination Case Against MoFo
A spokesperson for the firm calls the allegations 'inconsistent' with the firm's values. - 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… -
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This Firm's Tiered Bonus System Put Associates Down In The Dumps Or Way Over Market
This was either really good for associates... or really, really bad. -
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Biglaw Firm Announces Bonuses, But Not Every Associate Is Taking Home Money
To their credit, at least the firm is transparent about their bonus process. -
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Paul Weiss Launches Supreme Court Practice As Press Spotlight Returns To Partnership Diversity
The arrival of a partner of color refocuses the discussion on what firms need to do to address diversity. -
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Why Summer Associate Jobs Don't Tell You Anything About A Firm
Think you’re going to have real interactions with partners? Ain’t no partner got time for that.
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Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
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Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 01.28.19
* Paul Weiss really showed its “commitment to putting the white in white shoe” with its new partnership class, and the New York Times is on it! See our coverage from December here. [New York Times]
* President Donald Trump recently met with a group of right-wing activists led by Ginni Thomas, wife of Justice Clarence Thomas, where they criticized transgender people and women serving in the military. Trump reportedly looked “taken aback“ during the meeting, which is a bit of a rarity. [New York Times]
* Some pretty major lateral moves for some pretty major players when it comes to appellate practice: Lisa Blatt is returning to Williams & Connelly where she’ll lead the firm’s Supreme Court practice, and Kannon Shanmugam is leaving Williams & Connolly to lead a new Supreme Court practice at Paul Weiss. Congrats! [NLJ; NLJ]
* “I’m here to speak for the people who don’t have a voice.” Rappers Jay-Z and Meek Mill have launched the Reform Alliance, an initiative for criminal justice reform, with the goal of dramatically changing laws and policies to reduce “unreasonable” probation, parole, and prison terms. [CBS News]
* What happened to the people who were told that they passed the D.C. bar exam, when in reality they actually failed? “Just shock. I didn’t think that could happen. I never heard of a bar committee changing the results.” Here’s a bit of a depressing update. [Washington Post]
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Law School Has Failed The Profession
Too many Biglaw lawyers are financially illiterate -- putting their practices and firms at risk. -
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NY Post Shocked To Learn Biglaw Works Paralegals To The Bone
Why do we have to explain "Biglaw works hard" to people every few months? -
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Biglaw Firm Battling A Gender Discrimination Lawsuit Will Have To Fight On A New Front
The complaint alleges the managing partner said, 'we’re not real good at practicing what we preach.' -
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What Do Millennial Lawyers Actually Think?
Asking about younger attorneys' priorities. -
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Biglaw Firm Hit With $500 Million Malpractice Suit
Did this Biglaw firm botch the statute of limitations?