NALP13: Entry Level Associates Need Not Apply
NALP numbers show the grim reality of new hiring and starting salaries.
Five Defenses Used By Law Schools for Poor Graduate Employment Outcomes
Defenses, or excuses? Persuasive, or not?
Opus 2 Steps Up Its AI Game With Acquisition Of A Legal Tech Startup
With the addition of Uncover’s technology, the litigation software is delivering rapid innovation.
Inside Straight: Beyond The Lawyer Bubble
Mark Herrmann discusses Steven Harper's new book, The Lawyer Bubble, and uses it as a jumping-off point for a discussion of partner dissatisfaction.
Red-lined Realism: A Corporate Job Ad You Need to See
This job called for red-liners, so of course a disgruntled job seeker red-lined the hell out of it.
Buying In: Passed Over for Partner (Interview No. 1)
What happens to people who get passed over for partnership at their firms? Anonymous Partner interviews one to find out.
If You Want To Own A Home, Don’t Borrow Money To Go To Law School
You can have a J.D. or a house but not both.
Schenck Price Competes Smarter With Lexis+ With Protégé
LexisNexis sat down with John Ursin, Managing Partner at Schenck Price, to learn how the firm is using legal AI to strengthen client service and daily legal work.
Entry-Level Job Market Is Still Terrible, But The Class Of 2012 Really Should Have Seen That Coming
The entry level job market is bad, but these graduates should have expected that.
Unhappiest Job in America? Take a Guess
The unhappiest job in America is... exactly the one you'd expect.
Buying In: The Bottom Ten
How should Biglaw deal publicly with partner layoffs and de-equitizations? Anonymous Partner shares his opinions.
Gradenfreude: Two of the Best Rejection Letters I’ve Received
Because it stings just a little more when a firm sends a rejection letter to "Mr. [INSERT NAME HERE]."
AI Is Killing Legal’s Billable Hour. It’s Also Repeating Its Worst Mistake
Law firms and legal departments are writing the future of the profession in separate rooms. What happens when they actually work together?
The Gay Divorcees: From Marriage Equality to Divorce Equality
Gay marriage brings with it gay divorce. And when same-sex unions fall apart, things can get especially complicated....
In Defense of Law School: It’s Not the Only Alleged Culprit in Higher Education
This 30-year-old woman has $312,000 in student loans and earns just $60,000 -- and no, she's not a lawyer. What does she do for a living?
Gradenfreude: Four Hundred Ninety-Nine Job Applications Later, and I’m Still Working in Retail
This disgruntled law grad has sent out 499 applications, but what does he have to show for it?
Summer Associate Hiring Numbers Remain Anemic in 2012
The latest NALP numbers for summer associate hiring in Biglaw are slightly depressing. How bad are they?
Terrible Job Watch: Employer Claims To Offer Job Worth More Than Money, So He Won’t Pay Anybody
If you are going to work for free, work for somebody who will invest in you, not exploit you...