Compensation
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Associate Salaries, Biglaw, Job Searches, Money, Partner Issues
Buying In: More Associates... Making Less
Anonymous Partner floats an interesting and innovative proposal for restructuring the hiring and utilization of junior associates. -
Associate Bonus Watch 2012, Biglaw, Bonuses, Money, Partner Issues
Buying In: New York to 50!
What do partners think about associate bonuses? Anonymous Partner pulls back the curtain. - Sponsored
The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
ChatGPT ushers in the age of generative AI – even for law firms. -
Akin Gump, Biglaw, Money, Partner Issues, Partner Profits
New Data on Non-Equity Partner Compensation
How much do non-equity partners get paid at large law firms? The American Lawyer just issued some new data on this subject.
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Biglaw, Money, Partner Issues, Partner Profits
Buying In: An Interview on Partner Compensation with Jeffrey Lowe
Wherein the Anonymous Partner interviews Jeffrey Lowe of Major, Lindsey & Africa about trends in partner compensation. -
Biglaw, Bonuses, Gender, Partner Issues, Staff Attorneys / Discovery Attorneys, Women's Issues
The Women of Biglaw Are Still Trapped In Staff Attorney Binders
Women in Biglaw can expect smaller salaries and bonuses to match, according to this year's depressing NAWL report. -
Associate Salaries, Biglaw, Boutique Law Firms, Fabulosity, McKool Smith, Money, Small Law Firms, Susman Godfrey, Texas, Williams & Connolly
The $160K-Plus Club: Which Law Firms Pay the Biggest Starting Salaries?
Which law firms pay starting salaries that exceed $160,000? Let's make a list. -
Bankruptcy, Biglaw, Career Center, Labor / Employment, Tax Law
And Biglaw's Happiest Campers Are...
You might be surprised to see what factors help Biglaw attorneys stay happiest with their jobs. -
Bankruptcy, Biglaw, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Dissolution, Money, Partner Issues, Partner Profits
Dewey Know Which Partners Signed On To The Partnership Contribution Plan? Yes -- And How Much They'll Pay, Too
Which high-profile ex-partners of Dewey & LeBoeuf have signed up for the global settlement, and how much are they paying? - Sponsored
Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
The rise of remote work has dramatically reshaped the relationship between Lawyers and Law Firms, see how Scale LLP has taken the steps to get… -
China, Money, Pictures
Infographic of the Day: Which Country Has the Highest Paid Lawyers?
How much do American lawyers get paid compared to lawyers in other parts of the world? -
Biglaw, Bonuses, Clerkships, Fabulosity, Hogan & Hartson, Money, Neal Katyal, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks, Tony Mauro
The New Going Rate for Supreme Court Clerk Bonuses
What is the new market rate for Supreme Court clerkship bonuses? It's pretty darn high -- you could buy a house with this number.... -
American Bar Association / ABA, Career Center, Career Files, Document Review, Law Schools, LSAT, Pre-Law, U.S. News, Unemployment
The View from 0L
Check out Above the Law's new Pre-Law section in the Career Center! -
Associate Salaries, Biglaw, Bonuses, In-House Counsel, Money, Partner Issues, Practice Pointers
Inside Straight: How To Drive Associates Nuts!
In a follow-up to his highly popular "what drives partners nuts" post, in-house columnist (and former Biglaw partner) Mark Herrmann describes what drives associates crazy. If you're a masochistic partner, follow these handy tips. -
Bankruptcy, Biglaw, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Dissolution, Money, Partner Issues, Partner Profits
Dewey Have Data on How Much Partners Got Paid? Yes -- Thanks to the Partner Contribution Plan
Here are spreadsheets showing how much Dewey's 109 most highly compensated partners earned in 2011 and 2012, along with how much they are being asked to contribute in "clawbacks" under the "Partnership Contribution Plan." Enjoy!
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Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
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Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
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Biglaw, In-House Counsel, Minority Issues, Money, Partner Issues, Partner Profits, Women's Issues
Inside Straight: Analyzing 'Black-Box' Compensation
What are the advantages and disadvantages of a "black box" compensation system, in which nobody knows how much anyone else is earning? -
Biglaw, Lateral Moves, Media and Journalism, Money, Partner Issues, Partner Profits, Rankings
Buying In: The 'Watershed'
The launch of the American Lawyer magazine had a profound effect upon the world of large law firms, according to one fairly senior partner. And it wasn't necessarily a positive effect.... -
Bankruptcy, Biglaw, Blind Item, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Dissolution, Money, Nauseating Things, Partner Issues, Partner Profits
Biglaw Blind Item: The $6 Million Men(Plus additional tidbits about Dewey partner compensation.)
Who are the two Dewey & LeBoeuf partners who earned more than $6 million in the year leading up to the firm's bankruptcy filing? -
Bankruptcy, Biglaw, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Dissolution, Money, Nauseating Things
Dewey Know How Much Firm Managers Received as LeBoeuf Was Being Cooked?
How much did Dewey's executive director and chief financial officer earn in the months leading up to the firm's collapse? -
California, Crime, Labor / Employment, Money, Politics
Bay Area Prosecutors Consider Going on Strike. Yeah, Seriously.
Why are prosecutors in the Bay Area considering going on strike? -
Guns / Firearms, In-House Counsel, Money, Morning Docket, Technology, Twittering, United Kingdom / Great Britain
Morning Docket: 07.30.12
* Apple is considering digging its greasy Gorilla Glass hands into Twitter. How long until they unveil the iChirp and the iStupidDessertPic? [New York Times]
* I’m sorry your three-year-old shot you with your Glock. Perhaps the safety could be better, but perhaps you shouldn’t have left a loaded gun within reach of a toddler, either. [JD Journal]
* Mitt Romney hightailed it out of England as fast as he could. He spent Sunday at the Western Wall in Jerusalem. I don’t think it’s hard to guess what he was praying for. [Washington Post]
* Bad day: getting your hand bitten off by an alligator. Worse day: facing charges of “unlawful feeding” of said alligator. Do I even have to say this happened in Florida? [ABC News]
* In continuing stupid Olympic news, NBC has caught a bunch of flak for cutting a tribute to victims of terror attacks from its U.S. broadcast. Apparently the segment wasn’t “tailored for a U.S. audience.” Well, neither is Mr. Bean. And we handled that fine, right? [Gawker]
* I just got back from Alaska. I’m so excited to go back indoors and get back to my desk after flying around mountains and looking at stupid, ugly glaciers for a week. /Sarcasm. [Twitter] -
Amy Schulman, General Counsel, In-House Counsel, J. Michael Luttig, Money, Rankings
Who Are America’s Best-Paid General Counsel? (2012 Rankings)
Who are the highest-earning general counsel in all the land? Check out these new rankings.