Contract Attorneys
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Biglaw, Contract Attorneys, Document Review
Contract Attorney Rips Biglaw Supervisor In Farewell Email
A contract attorney sends around a parody of a heartfelt farewell exposing the plight of the document reviewer. -
2nd Circuit, Contract Attorneys, Document Review
Contract Attorney OT Suit Moves To Second Circuit
What causes lawyers to strike out (via lawsuit) at the law firms that hire them? - 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… -
Biglaw, Contract Attorneys, Document Review, FCC, Football, Non-Sequiturs, Racism, Sexism, State Judges
Non-Sequiturs: 10.24.14
* NFL blackout rules will be a thing of the past on November 24. So just in time for all you rabid Rams fans to watch them play the Raiders. [CommLawBlog] * Electing judges is so very stupid. [What About Clients?] * OK, Alex Rich: it’s time to ditch document review and become a psychic. [Law and More] * A tumblr of offensive stuff overheard at Yale Law. If these are true, then that place sounds horrible. [The YLS Offensive] * Exactly where is the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge? It turns out the government doesn’t really even know. They’re looking to shift the border and possibly allow more oil drilling. [Breaking Energy] * How to get your Biglaw career right from the beginning. [Medium]
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Contract Attorneys, Crime, Law Schools, Television
'How To Get Away With Murder' Is Just Wrong
There is something just so scream-worthy about a show that can't bother to even get the basics right. -
Biglaw, Contract Attorneys
Another Biglaw Victory Against A Contract Attorney
Today’s update is from an age discrimination claim filed last year... -
9th Circuit, Contract Attorneys, Non-Sequiturs, Prisons, Rape, Supreme Court, Television
Non-Sequiturs: 09.24.14
* Quiz: Can you match the picture of the plaintiff to the landmark Supreme Court decision? [Slate] * Ninth Circuit expedites Ed O'Bannon appeal. [USAToday] * New NBC comedy about a law student who becomes a garbage man. Better job security, I suppose. [The A.V. Club] * The federal prison population declined by about 4800 inmates, giving the United States… well, still the worst incarceration rate in the world, but hey, you’ve got to start somewhere. [ABC News] * The contract attorney who sued Biglaw is living in his car and considering a career in construction. Perhaps it was a Freudian thing. [Law and More] * Some philosophy professors are concerned about an individual getting very testy with perceived critics. Anyone want to guess the individual? [Professor David Velleman Homepage / NYU] * In case you missed it, Howard Bashman’s announcement of our new partnership. [How Appealing] * Middle school convinces special needs girl to allow suspected rapist to take her into a bathroom so the school can “catch him redhanded.” She gets raped. Judge dismisses the lawsuit saying he wouldn’t “second-guess” school officials. [Al.com] -
Boutique Law Firms, Contract Attorneys, Job Searches, Small Law Firms
The End Of The Race?
Could this be the job opportunity Shannon Achimalbe has been waiting for? -
Biglaw, Contract Attorneys, Document Review, Labor / Employment
The Cautionary Tale Of A Contract Attorney's Biglaw Lawsuit
After suing Biglaw for overtime and losing, a contract attorney is now living out of his car. - Sponsored
The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
ChatGPT ushers in the age of generative AI – even for law firms. -
Biglaw, Contract Attorneys, Document Review, Federal Judges, Intellectual Property, Law Schools, Morning Docket, Patents, Politics, Technology, United Kingdom / Great Britain
Morning Docket: 09.19.14
* Voters in Scotland just said no to independence from the United Kingdom (although it might not have been a big deal for the legal profession if the vote had gone the other way). [New York Times]
* Congratulations to Drexel Law on a whopping $50 million gift — and its new name, the Thomas R. Kline School of Law. [Philadelphia Inquirer via WSJ Law Blog]
* The latest chapter in the “cautionary tale” of David Lola: dismissal of the contract attorney’s lawsuit against Skadden and Tower Legal. [American Lawyer]
* An office renovation for Baker Botts in Houston strips junior associates of window offices. [ABA Journal]
* How could Watson transform the practice of patent law? [Corporate Counsel]
* Are we seeing a reversal in the trend of declining prison populations? [Washington Post]
* The chorus of voices calling for Judge Mark Fuller to resign in the wake of domestic violence charges against him continues to grow. [New York Times]
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Books, Contract Attorneys, Election Law, Insider Trading, Non-Sequiturs, White-Collar Crime
Non-Sequiturs: 09.17.14
* Law student sends naked selfie to her father. Hilarity ensues. [Inside Edition] * “Is insider trading bad?” Asking for a friend. [The Atlantic] * Judge catches law firm cheating on the page limit. Apparently, Judge Carl Barbier was well-versed in the “slightly less than double-spaced” trick. [NPR] * What’s the matter with (statutory interpretation in) Kansas? [KSN] * You may have heard that technology is going to gut the market for low-level lawyering. If not, here’s a wakeup call. [Forbes] * This year’s MacArthur genius grant recipients. Is your name on the list? SPOILER: No. But a William Mitchell Law professor is. [New York Times] * Steve Klepper’s fair-minded and favorable review of Lat’s forthcoming book, Supreme Ambitions (affiliate link). [Maryland Appellate Blog] -
Contract Attorneys, Document Review
Finding The Easy Life As A Contract Attorney
Even though there may be fewer responsibilities associated with being in document review, it isn't usually the easy life. -
Contract Attorneys, Document Review, Law Schools
Law School Gives Up On Actually Trying To Get Grads A Real Job
There is going to be a doc review shop at a law school. And apparently the law school is okay with that, even excited. -
Contract Attorneys, Document Review, Job Searches, Money
More Extreme Low-Paying Lawyer Jobs!!!
We need some kind of designation to separate these jobs from the below-market-but-not-yet-insulting jobs
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Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
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Contract Attorneys, Document Review, Job Searches, Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners
Transitioning From Contract Attorney to Associate
Making the jump from temporary to full-time work: how can you spot such an opportunity and take advantage of it? -
Contract Attorneys, Job Searches, Law Schools
Putting Lipstick On A Pig, And Other Tricks From TTT Career Services
As hard as your run-of-the-mill career services professional may work, the level of difficulty is jacked up to hero mode when you work at a TTT law school. -
Contract Attorneys, Document Review
Why The New Normal For Document Review Spells Disaster
What job is so bad it has me questioning my very faith in humanity? -
Contract Attorneys, Document Review
The Biggest Wastes Of Money In Document Review
What is the most blatant waste of money I've ever seen? -
Contract Attorneys, Document Review
5 Ways All Document Review Projects Are The Same
These are the dependable quirks of contract attorney life that have become the bane of my existence and I am certain other doc review monkeys will recognize the pattern. -
Billable Hours, Contract Attorneys, Legal Ethics, Technology
Document Review Attorney's Billing SNAFU
Sometimes a document review attorney has a really clever excuse... -
Biglaw, Contract Attorneys, Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners, Television
How Bad Is Life In A Law Firm? A Sitcom Tries To Answer That Question
NBC launches a sitcom about a woman leaving Biglaw for solo practice.