Curtis Mallet

Reports of Biglaw's death are greatly exaggerated.

The general sense from tipsters is that though the pay scale is compressed, they are relieved to be getting any money at all.

Litigators at this firm got below-market bonuses, and corporate associates fared even worse.

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There's an underground economy of $2 bills in the hip-hop community, and this Biglaw partner is responsible.

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Why practice law when you can help people make their houses feel like homes? Be an interior designer instead!

Bonus news is out at Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle. Basically the firm matched the Cravath scale. “Totally expected and acceptable,” said a contented Curtis associate, “since hours aren’t terrible and people (generally) don’t hate their lives.” It was “basically” a Cravath match, because even Curtis — which only has around 200 lawyers, and which […]

Loren Friedman earned Lawyer of the Day honors here back in 2008, when the then-Curtis Mallet associate was busted for doctoring his law school grades from the University of Chicago, by changing Cs into Bs and As. Almost two years after the ethics complaint against Friedman was filed, the Illinois Review Board has rendered its […]

Despite last week’s welcome reprieve from Biglaw layoffs, it looks like some firms didn’t get the memo. Above the Law has learned that Curtis Mallet conducted layoffs early this week. We believe that 10% – 15% of its corporate associates have been let go. Multiple class years were affected, but it appears that first years […]

As the temperature rises, so does the desire to embrace informal summer fashions. Women are breaking out their strapless dresses and short skirts, and men are starting to sport shorts. While casual summer wear is fine on the weekends, don’t yield to the temptation to wear your flip flops to your white shoe firm. Curtis, […]