Cravath
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Associate Bonus Watch 2012, Biglaw, Bonuses, Money, Partner Issues
Associate Bonus Watch: Will Other Firms Refuse to Follow Cravath? (And Could That Be a Good Thing?)
Will everyone else fall in line behind Cravath this year? Not necessarily.... -
Benchslaps, Biglaw, Bonuses, Federal Judges, John Roberts, Law School Deans, Legal Ethics, Money, Morning Docket, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Tobacco / Smoking
Morning Docket: 11.28.12
* Chief Justice John Roberts gave a Solicitor General’s Office attorney a vicious tongue-lashing for failure to be upfront about policy changes between presidents. Now that’s what we’d call a verbal benchslap! [Thomson Reuters News & Insight]
* When asked if they’d be following Cravath’s bonuses, a dozen Am Law 100 firms didn’t even care to respond or discuss the matter. It seems the partners would rather keep their associates squirming with suspense a while longer. [Am Law Daily]
* Watch out, world, because Catholic University of America just hired a Biglaw senior partner to lead its law school. Say hello to Dean Daniel Attridge, formerly managing partner at the D.C. office of Kirkland & Ellis. [National Law Journal]
* A federal judge ordered tobacco companies to disclose in product warnings that they chemically induce smoking addictions to turn a profit, but those fools will keep puffing their cancer sticks anyway. [WSJ Law Blog]
* This just in from Flori-duh: you know you’re probably going to have a bad day in court when the judge won’t declare a mistrial even though the prosecutor technically wasn’t a member of the state Bar. [Miami Herald]
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Associate Bonus Watch 2012, Biglaw, Bonuses, Holy Crap, Money
Breaking: Cravath Announces Year-End Bonuses; Let the 2012 Bonus Season Begin!
Cravath just announced its 2012 year-end bonuses. How much will CSM - and, of course, the many firms that follow CSM - be paying out this year?
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Associate Bonus Watch 2012, Biglaw, Bonuses, Money, Partner Issues
New Partner Watch: Does Cravath's Bumper Crop Bode Well for Biglaw Bonuses?
How many new partners did Cravath name this year -- and what might this suggest about bonuses? Perhaps you know some of these fine folks? -
Ask the Experts, Biglaw, Career Files, Conferences / Symposia, Job Searches, Law Professors, Law Students, National Association for Law Placement (NALP)
The Brave New World of Entry-Level Recruiting
How is the entry-level legal job market looking? And what do law firms and law schools think of the current approach to on-campus interviewing? -
Biglaw, Quote of the Day
Quote Of The Day: Now That's A Great Punchline!
An associate who moonlights as a comedian thinks it's possible to achieve work/life balance in Biglaw. Talk about a great punchline! -
Biglaw, Disasters / Emergencies
Did You Work Yesterday? Are You Working Today? Who Are These 'Clients' And What Could They Possibly Want?
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Antitrust, Bankruptcy, Biglaw, Career Center, Career Files, Intellectual Property, Labor / Employment, Tax Law
Biglaw's Most Overrated Firms by Practice Area
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Biglaw, Partner Issues, Partner Profits, Rankings
All Hail the Global 100, the Highest-Grossing Law Firms in the World
We know how you love rankings. Here are the top ten law firms in the world by revenue, the top ten firms by profits per partner, and the top ten firms in attorney headcount. -
Copyright, Divorce Train Wrecks, Education / Schools, Family Law, Law School Deans, Libraries / Librarians, Money, Morning Docket, Police, Pro Bono, Public Interest
Morning Docket: 09.27.12
* A former Cravath law librarian is fighting his “effective termination” from Southern Illinois University School of Law over alleged threats to bash a colleague in the head with a crowbar. How déclassé! What, was a champagne flute not available? [National Law Journal]
* Is New York’s new mandatory pro bono requirement for admission to the bar too rigid a licensing rule? Compared to what it could have been, no, but obviously others disagree on this point. [Am Law Daily]
* New York Law School’s dean thinks that experience in City Hall gives him an edge. In other news, after being sued over its employment stats, NYLS had the most applicants ever since 2008. Sigh. [New York Law Journal]
* Jamie McCourt doesn’t think it’s very fair that she only got a $131M divorce payout when her ex-husband, Frank McCourt, ended up with $1.7B after he sold the Dodgers. #filthyrichpeopleproblems [Bloomberg]
* “I’m in shock and I’m angry and I’m hurt and I’m flabbergasted and I’m livid.” You’d feel the same if you saw that your engagement photo was being used in an anti-gay marriage mailer. [City Room / New York Times]
* Don’t mind me, I’m just watering my hippies: in a proposed settlement, the University of California is offering $30K to each of the students who were pepper-sprayed by a police officer at UC Davis last year. [CNN]
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Biglaw, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Killing Lockstep, Money, Partner Issues, Partner Profits
Biglaw: It's Not All About the Benjamins
What is the secret to success at Cravath and similar firms? And what is the secret to making partner at a place like Cravath? -
Biglaw, Food, Lawyerly Lairs, Rankings, White & Case
'Cravatheteria' Rebounds -- And Other Firm Cafeterias Clean Up Their Acts As Well
Cravath's cafeteria rebounds from a poor showing earlier in the year. And three other firm cafes also improve their scores. -
Caption Contests, Contests, Pictures
Caption Contest Winner: Cravath, Swaine & MOAR BROS
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Biglaw, Caption Contests
Caption Contest Finalists: Cravath, Swaine & MOAR BROS
Caption choices for the sweet Cravath duffle... -
Biglaw, Caption Contests, Contests
Caption Contest: Cravath, Swaine & MOAR BROS
A brotastic caption contest... -
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Biglaw, Rankings, Vault rankings
2013 Vault Law Firm Rankings: Prestige Can't Buy You Money
Paying top dollar is no longer necessary to achieve "prestige" in the Vault rankings... -
California, Labor / Employment, Sexism, Silicon Valley, Technology, Women's Issues
High-Profile Sex Discrimination Suit Shines Ugly Light on Silicon Valley 'Bro Culture'
What does a recent sexual discrimination suit, filed by a Harvard Law alumna, mean for attorneys who work within the emerging “brogrammer” culture in Silicon Valley… -
Biglaw, Caption Contests, Contests, Pictures, Reader Polls
Caption Contest Winner: Biglaw Beach Blanket Bonus Bingo
Many lawyers are hoping that Cravath, the former market leader on spring bonuses, will leave Sullivan & Cromwell all wet. Here's the winner for our latest caption contest... -
Biglaw, Caption Contests, Contests, Pictures, Reader Polls
Caption Contest Finalists: Biglaw Beach Blanket Bonus Bingo
Many lawyers are hoping that Cravath, the former market leader on spring bonuses, will leave Sullivan & Cromwell all wet. Here are the finalists for our latest caption contest...