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Biglaw, Cheapness, Job Searches, Law Schools, Midsize Firms / Regional Firms, Military / Military Law, Money, Small Law Firms, Student Loans, UVA Law, William and Mary School of Law
Law School Success Stories: The Virtue of Thrift
If you can go to law school without incurring too much debt, it might be a good idea. -
Cheapness, Small Law Firms, Social Media, Social Networking Websites
The Practice: Creating A 'Brand,' While Others Create Your Reputation
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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… -
Associate Bonus Watch 2011, Biglaw, Bonuses, Cheapness, Money
Breaking: Sullivan & Cromwell Announces (Paltry) Spring Bonuses
Sullivan & Cromwell has announced spring bonuses. And they're WEAK....
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Cheapness, Department of Justice, Federal Government, Job Searches, Money, U.S. Attorneys Offices, Unemployment
The DOJ Wants You, Experienced Attorneys -- To Work for Free
U.S. Attorney's Offices around the country have been posting unpaid Special Assistant United States Attorney positions for some time now. We covered them last May. David Lat defended the SAUSA gigs, arguing that the nonpaying jobs might not be as bad as they seem. It's fun, exciting work, and it provides valuable experience and serious professional credibility. There is a crucial, ominous difference between then and now, though. Previous SAUSA jobs were generally aimed at entry-level or fairly junior attorneys. Now we've got a recent opening that's asking for more.… -
Associate Bonus Watch 2011, Biglaw, Bonuses, Cheapness, Money
Associate Bonus Watch: Who's Still Waiting for Their Bonus Announcement?
While it might be fun for Cravath and Sullivan & Cromwell to play chicken over who will announce spring bonuses first, there are a whole bunch of firms who are just sitting around waiting to find out how much they are going to have to pay. And there are a bunch of associates who are starting to wonder if they'll be getting any kind of bonus at all. So who did we miss? Who still owes you a bonus announcement? -
Bad Ideas, California, Cheapness, Holidays and Seasons, Money, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants, Shopping, Shopping For Others, Small Law Firms
California Firm Puts the 'Ghetto' Into 'Re-Gifting'
I’m much more likely to throw away a gift or give it to charity than to regift something I already have or don’t want. I think I’d live in fear of the original gift-giver meeting up with the regift recipient and talking about how I was a bad friend for orchestrating the whole mess. I’d […] -
Associate Bonus Watch 2011, Biglaw, Bonuses, Cheapness, Money
Associate Bonus Watch: Schulte Roth & Zabel Leaves a Trail of Bonus Crumbs
Schulte Roth & Zabel really came up with a creative way to make this terrible bonus season even worse for SRZ associates. Schulte is matching the Cravath scale, but not all at once. Half of the bonus is being paid now, the other half in March. It's Schulte's way of issuing a retention bonus without actually spending any extra money.... -
Biglaw, Cheapness, Divorce Train Wrecks, Hotties, Money, Partner Issues, Pictures, Slideshows
A Cadwalader Partner, His Deaf Daughter, and His Playboy Bunny Ex-Fiancée
Ira Schacter is back in the news. He's accused of refusing to pay for his teen daughter's $12,000 hearing aids, while dropping $215,000 on a diamond engagement ring for his Playboy-bunny fiancée. If true, that's pretty shoddy behavior -- the very embodiment of cheapness, from a big-time Biglaw partner who can easily afford twelve grand.... - Sponsored
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use. -
Biglaw, Bonuses, California, Cheapness, Money, Paralegals, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants
Is the Staff Getting the Short End of the Stick at Baker & McKenzie?
Without paralegals, legal assistants, legal secretaries, clerks, and receptionists, the entire Biglaw model could come to a screeching halt. That being said, we were a little bit shocked when we learned about what is allegedly happening at one of the world's largest law firms, Baker & McKenzie. Apparently some members of the support staff aren't getting the kind of support they need.... -
Cheapness, Midsize Firms / Regional Firms, Money, Small Law Firms
The Mandatory Firm Retreat Associates Have To Pay For Out Of Pocket
Traditionally, if your employer is going to make you go to a mandatory retreat, then the employer is going to cover the hotel and airfare of the employees. That's just how corporate America works. But associates at one midsize firm seem to be getting the short end of the stick: their firm is apparently forcing them to attend a two-night retreat, but is only paying for a one-night stay in their hotel rooms. -
Biglaw, Cheapness, john quinn, Litigators, Reader Polls, Trials
Would You Rather Win, Or Get Paid While Losing?
I’m going to tell you the tale of two law firms. Firm A: You win a major, high-profile case. The victory is covered by the legal press and mainstream media. The award to your client is huge, and the victory comes at the expense of a rival firm. Your only problem? Your client won’t pay […] -
Associate Bonus Watch 2010, Associate Salaries, Biglaw, Bonuses, Cheapness, Money
Associate Bonus Watch: DLA Piper's People Pipe Up -- and They're Not Happy
DLA Piper has released some information about its associate compensation and bonus payouts, and some associates who work for the firm are unhappy. Why? I don’t really know. I don’t know why they thought that working for the largest firm in the world would be a good thing when it came time to pay out […] -
Cardozo Law School, Food, Law Schools
Got Milk? Not At Cardozo.
Upon receiving an email entitled “Breakfast battles at Cardozo,” I naturally assumed there was some kind of kosher issue between the administration and secular students at the school. I was hoping for something outrageous. Perhaps a kid was ready to bite into a ham and cheese croissant when he was tackled by a gang of […]
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Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
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The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
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Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm.
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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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Biglaw, Cheapness, In-House Counsel, Partner Issues
Inside Straight: In Praise Of Mediocrity!
Ed. note: This is the latest installment of Inside Straight, Above the Law’s column for in-house counsel, written by Mark Herrmann. All this perfection crap. One reader wrote to me to complain. Surely, he said, there’s room in the world for a law firm that does work that’s “good enough for the occasion at a […] -
Associate Bonus Watch 2010, Biglaw, Bonuses, Cheapness, Money
Spring Bonus Stragglers: Open Thread
I’ve been trying to be nice. I’ve been trying to be positive. I’ve been trying to adopt a new, sunny, smoke-free attitude that assumes certain top firms will do the right thing by their associates and announce spring bonuses along the lines of Cravath, Sullivan & Cromwell, and a bunch of other top-tier firms. Just […] -
Cheapness, Commencement, Fashion, Fashion Is Fun, Law Schools, Money
Law Students So Broke They Can't Afford to Look Decent at Graduation?
There’s poor, there’s broke, and then there’s whatever you would call the economic state of current law students. They are up against it, and they know it. It’s particularly tough on 3Ls. We’re in March, so graduating law students without jobs lined up are about to get kicked out of school and on to the […] -
Exercise, Law Schools, Travel / Vacation
Columbia 3L Julia Neyman Brings Her 'Buns of Steal' to an End
Last time we checked in with Columbia law student Julia Neyman, she was sweating her way through a year-long exercise regimen. Her new year’s resolutions were similar to many: she resolved to exercise more and spend less money. Her unique inspiration, though, was to combine these two resolutions into one: she spent 2010 working out […] -
Associate Bonus Watch 2010, Biglaw, Bonuses, Cheapness, Money, Partner Issues, Quote of the Day
Quote of the Day: Partners Have a Lot To Be Thankful For
Oh, thank God. — an anonymous law firm partner, upon learning of Cravath’s 2010 bonus announcement. -
Associate Bonus Watch 2010, Associate Salaries, Biglaw, Bonuses, Cheapness, Holy Crap, Money
Cravath Bonuses Are Out: The 2010 Bonus Season Is Under Way!
We’ve had to wait a long time for this announcement. Last year, Cravath kicked off bonus season on November 2nd. This year, bonus news took longer to arrive. Was it worth the wait? Cravath just announced its bonuses, this afternoon. So, what are the Cravath year-end bonuses looking like for 2010? -
Cheapness, Job Searches, Summer Associates
Firms Now Looking for Unpaid Summer Associates
It sounds like something firms would try to keep on the down low, through anonymous postings on Craigslist. But in the new economy, it’s apparently no big deal for law firms to ask career services offices to send over students who are so desperate they’re willing to work for free. The ABA Journal reports: Law […]