And This Is How We Turn Good People Into Unethical Lawyers
Is this offer more of a poison pill?
An Interview With the 2L Who’s Advertising Himself on Google
Yesterday we brought you the story of a 2L at Cardozo Law School who has taken out Google ads promoting himself, in an attempt to find a summer associate job. We reached out to Eric Einisman to ask him: What was he thinking?
AI Is Reshaping Legal Practice—But Tools Aren’t The Real Differentiator.
Explore the mindset, cultural shifts, and training strategies that define the AI‑savvy lawyer, revealing why human judgment, standardized competence, and integrated learning—not technology alone—will shape the future of the profession.
One 2L’s Innovative Approach to Job Hunting
A reader alerted us to the following Google ad, which showed up in a Gmail sidebar next to a law-related email chain. Whoa! Is this for real? Is a second-year student at Cardozo Law School actually advertising himself via text ads on Google, promoting himself as "[a] great choice for Summer Associate"?
From Laid-Off Lawyer to… Cleaning Lady!
A Dealbreaker reader was out and about on the Upper West Side, and something caught his eye. He moved in for a closer look, snapped a photo, and sent it to Dealbreaker. Our colleague Bess Levin has been having a grand old time ever since. Me? I just want people to see it before they […]
How Much Would You Pay Somebody To Give You A Job?
Are there any cynics out there who are sick of all this good news about how the legal economy is recovering? Hell, even a supposed teen porn purveyor is counting on a full recovery sometime in the near future. If all this happiness and roses makes you feel a little bit ill, look no further […]
Here’s One Job Brooklyn Law Students Are Definitely Qualified For
The Good Wife is one of the few legal dramas out there that is worth a damn. The writing is good, the situations are believable yet not so realistic as to be boring, and the acting is quality. The producers of the Good Wife brought their show to the campus of Brooklyn Law School this […]
Learning After Law School
Once you’ve got your law degree, how do you keep your professional skills up to date? Share your perspective in this brief survey, and you may be eligible to win a $250 gift card.