Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
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Biglaw
Top 30 Biglaw Firm's Leader Thinks AI Will Help His Firm Soar To The Top
Cleary Gottlieb's managing partner wants the firm to move up in the Am Law 100 ranking. Can AI help get the job done? -
Biglaw
Hey, Might Want To Pick Up The Phone! The Money Is Calling!
Forecast says 100% chance of Benjamins. - Sponsored
How AI Is The Catalyst For Reshaping Every Aspect Of Legal Work
Findings from the "Future of Professionals Report," based on a survey of 1,200 professionals from North and South America and the UK. -
In-House Counsel
How To Go In-House, And How To Excel Once You're There: An Interview With David Stiepleman
After graduating from Columbia Law and spending five years at Cleary, David worked as an in-house lawyer at Goldman Sachs and Fortress Investment Group, before becoming COO of a multibillion-dollar business.
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Biglaw
The Second Most Profitable Law Firm In The Country Gets In On The Associate Compensation Game
There was never a reason for the firm to skimp on associate compensation. -
Biglaw
Associate Bonus Watch: Biglaw Dominoes Are Falling Into Place
Which Biglaw firms have already ponied up the big bucks? -
Biglaw
Rejection Letter Of The Day: A Firm That's Willing To Completely Destroy Your Self-Esteem
This is absolutely awful. -
Biglaw, Summer Associates
Higher Pay For Fewer Summer Associates -- But Layoffs May Be Looming
Don't let those cushy paychecks distract you from the underlying news here... -
Biglaw, Bonuses, Money
Associate Bonus Watch: Cleary Gottlieb
A new managing partner, new partners and counsel, and a new bonus memo (on a familiar scale). - 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, Minority Issues, Partner Issues, Women's Issues
Cleary Gottlieb's New Partner Class: Where Are The Women?
The firm just announced 16 new partners and counsel, and only one was a woman. -
Biglaw, Rankings, Vault rankings
Move Over Wachtell, There's A New Firm At The Top -- Vault Top 100 Firms (2017)
There's a new most prestigious firm in town. -
Asians, Fabulosity, Pro Bono, Public Interest
Speak Up, Rise Up, Lift Up
Congratulations to the Asian American Bar Association of New York (AABANY) on the success of its annual dinner. -
Biglaw, Bonuses, Money
Associate Bonus Watch: Two More Matches -- Including One From A Major Player
One of these firms is a shop that might have given Cravath a run for its money. -
Biglaw, Fenwick & West, Munger Tolles & Olson, Rankings, Vault rankings
2016 Vault Law Firm Rankings: Self-Perpetuating Prestige
There's surprisingly little change in this year's list, but it's still always interesting to see who's rising and who's falling.
Sponsored
Profit Powerhouse: Elevating Law Firm Financial Performance
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How AI Is The Catalyst For Reshaping Every Aspect Of Legal Work
Sponsored
Are Small Firms Going Big On Legal Tech?
Document Automation For Law Firms: The Definitive Guide
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Biglaw, Bonuses, Money
Associate Bonus Watch Wars: Cleary Strikes Back!
Cleary will not be outdone by Davis Polk and Sullivan & Cromwell. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 12.05.14
* A former Cleary Gottlieb associate will be a very rich man after The Lending Club, the company he founded post-Biglaw, completes its IPO. [American Lawyer]
* Marriage equality won’t arrive in Mississippi just yet. [How Appealing]
* The federal civil rights investigation into the death of Eric Garner could complicate Loretta Lynch’s nomination to serve as attorney general. [New York Times]
* In other news about excessive use of force by police, the U.S. Department of Justice just blasted Cleveland’s department for abysmal record-keeping about such incidents. [Cleveland Plain Dealer]
* And what does possible 2016 presidential candidate Hillary Clinton think about police abuses? [New York Times]
* Non-random appellate panels in the federal courts are far more common than you might think, reports Alison Frankel. [Reuters via How Appealing]
* A smart and thoughtful review by Rosemarie Yu of my new book, Supreme Ambitions (affiliate link). [New York Law Journal]
* Eugene Ingoglia, one of the S.D.N.Y. prosecutors who helped send Harvard Law cheater Mathew Martoma to prison, will be joining Morvillo LLP as a partner. [DealBook / New York Times]
* Former federal government lawyer Michael Richter: “It’s Not Top-Secret If You Can Google It.” [Wall Street Journal]
* Congratulations to eBrevia, a legal technology company we’ve previously profiled, on raising $1.5 million in seed funding. [Law Technology News]
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Aquagirl, Biglaw, Cellphones, Crime, Fabulosity, Kids, Summer Associates
Aquagirl Is Back In The Headlines -- For Heroism!
A former summer associate known for scandal redeems her reputation by stopping crime! -
Biglaw, Google / Search Engines, Litigators, Partner Issues
In Defense Of Cleary Gottlieb
Is this elite law firm getting a bum rap? -
Biglaw, Layoffs, Outsourcing, Staff Layoffs, Technology
Nationwide Layoff Watch: The Upside Of Outsourcing?
Which top-tier law firm is conducting staff layoffs due to outsourcing -- and could this be a good thing in the end, for both the firm and the employees? -
Biglaw, Fabulosity, Partner Issues, Partner Profits
New Partner Watch: Incoming Partner Classes at 10 Top Firms
What do the incoming partner classes at 10 leading law firms reveal about the state of Biglaw? -
Biglaw, Holidays and Seasons, Midsize Firms / Regional Firms, Money, Paralegals, Reader Polls, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants, Shopping, Shopping For Others, Small Law Firms
Holiday Gifts for Your Secretary / Administrative Staff: Open Thread
How much should you give to your secretary or assistant this year? Let's turn to the wisdom of crowds.