Hogan Lovells
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Associate Salaries, Biglaw, Money
What Firms Miss The 'MoneyLaw' Cut?
Now comes everyone's favorite part of the salary wars: the airing of grievances. -
Biglaw, Bonuses, Money
Associate Bonus Watch: A New And Improved Policy At Hogan Lovells
As technology makes geography less relevant, it makes less sense to pay associates more or less in bonus money based on where they happen to sit. - 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… -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 03.22.16
* No matter what your right-wing uncle posts on Facebook, or what that drunken Bernie Bro tried to convince you of at a bar, no: Hillary Clinton is not getting indicted over her use of emails while at the State Department. Don’t believe me? Ask a law professor. [Media Matters]
* If you’re wondering what Mitch McConnell is thinking, overtly being an obstructionist over President Obama’s Supreme Court nomination of Merrick Garland, you aren’t alone. But here is some insight as to why he is playing this political game. [Guile is Good]
* We told you the Gawker verdict was no damn good. [Gawker]
* Will it take a Cesar Chavez to takedown rideshare giants like Uber and Lyft? [Casetext]
* Now that Donald Trump is within striking distance of the GOP nomination for president, will that impact potential sanctions against these lawyers? [Wise Law]
* Columbia Law hosted a conference about Asian-Americans in the law, with our own David Lat, about demystifying the model minority myth and the “Bamboo Ceiling.” [Columbia Law School]
* Can you make pre-packaged marketing materials work for you? [Reboot Your Law Practice]
* Federal Trade Commissioner Julie Brill will be leaving public service and heading to Biglaw. She leaves the FTC effective March 31 and will then join Hogan Lovells. [Reuters]
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Biglaw, Pictures, Quote of the Day
Law Firm Art Collections: Quality Or Quantity?
Hunting prints are giving way to abstract art in the halls of Biglaw. -
Biglaw
Yet Another Firm To Move Back-Office Operations Offsite; Will There Be Layoffs?
Which firm is hoping to get lucky in Kentucky? -
Biglaw
Another Firm Offers Unlimited Vacation For Associates
The new "take all the time you need" vacation model sounds great on paper, but is there a cynicism behind it? -
Biglaw, Nauseating Things
Which Biglaw Firm Is Dealing With Bed Bugs?
Eww! Who brought bed bugs to the office? -
Biglaw, Bonuses, Money
Associate Bonus Watch: Are D.C.-Based Firms 'Cheap'?
This law firm is a great place to work, but associates would appreciate a little extra cash. - Sponsored
Generative AI In Legal Work — What’s Fact And What’s Fiction?
Zach Warren from the Thomson Reuters Institute discusses the potential and the pitfalls. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 12.31.15
* In the wake of fired CEO Martin Shkreli’s arrest for securities fraud, KaloBios Pharmaceuticals has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The company will be repped by Hogan Lovells (and likely won’t be charged 4,000 percent more than it should be). [Reuters]
* “Not all of it is law at its grandest but all of it is the practice of law.” Yet another contract attorney’s suit for overtime pay has bitten the dust with a recent dismissal. This time, Quinn Emanuel was the Biglaw firm victorious in keeping doc reviewers downtrodden. [WSJ Law Blog]
* Since Dechert decided to up the ante on first-year associate salaries, other Philadelphia Biglaw firms have responded in kind. Drinker Biddle has matched, while Pepper Hamilton and Cozen O’Connor are following close behind. [Philadelphia Inquirer]
* Facebook needs a “dislike” button: The social media titan’s suit against DLA Piper and Milberg for their defense of alleged con man Paul Ceglia in a fraudulent breach of contract case versus Zuckerberg’s first baby was dismissed. [Buffalo Business First]
* From “weird to wildly costly,” check out some of the craziest malpractice cases that were filed against Biglaw firms during the course of 2015. The McDermott Will & Emery elder abuse case here is particularly creative. [Big Law Business / Bloomberg BNA]
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Biglaw, Bonuses, Money
Where Are The Biglaw Bonuses? Associate Bonus Watch, Day 4
One major firm changes its bonus policy -- for the better. -
Biglaw, Deaths
Biglaw Associate Is First Confirmed Fatality Of The Paris Attacks
His firm describes the 26-year-old victim as "a talented lawyer, extremely well liked, and a wonderful personality in the office." -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 09.17.15
* If you’re unsatisfied with your current income-based loan repayment plan, wait until you see what the government has in store for you with its Revised Pay As You Earn plan. Here’s a hint: more pain, more tears, and more anger. [Am Law Daily]
* If you haven’t heard, SABMiller will likely be getting taken over by Anheuser-Busch InBev NV in a “mega-beer merger.” Sadly for Hogan Lovells, SABMiller tossed the firm out like a skunked beer in favor of representation by Linklaters. [WSJ Law Blog]
* Rather than poaching lawyers from other local firms, Jones Day is trying to grow its Detroit office by calling home Michigan attorneys who expatriated from the state. No offense to the firm, but these people probably left for a reason. [Crain’s Detroit Business]
* Slowly but surely, results from the July 2015 administration of the bar exam are being released. Duke Law did best in North Carolina, where the overall combined pass rate for all takers was 69.4 percent (down from 75 percent last year). [Triangle Business Journal]
* With hours to spare, Richard Glossip — a man you may know from the Glossip v. Gross case that was before SCOTUS — was able to secure a last minute stay of execution. An Oklahoma appeals court has given him two more weeks to live. [New York Times]
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Television
Federal Law Clerk Competes On American Ninja Warrior
Will this lawyer be able to win the $1 million grand prize?
Sponsored
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
Generative AI In Legal Work — What’s Fact And What’s Fiction?
The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
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Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
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Biglaw, Technology
Biglaw Trend Alert: Say Goodbye To Gmail
The list of firms banning personal email at work is growing... when will your firm be on the list? -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 04.20.15
* Here’s a very important lesson for all of the lawyers reading this: thinking about work while you’re on the way to work doesn’t mean that you’re actually working. This novel argument failed miserably for a Biglaw partner trying to get out of a huge insurance claim. [WSJ Law Blog]
* Justice Scalia isn’t very fond of the media’s coverage of SCOTUS: “They don’t like conservatives on the court, or anywhere else for that matter. They do a lousy job. You can’t expect them to do a good job.” Wow, tell us how you really feel. [Arkansas Online]
* “Enough! Enough! Call Loretta Lynch for a vote. Get her confirmed. Put her in place. Let her do her job.” After months of watching his pick for attorney general wait around thanks to political gridlock, President Obama has finally had it with this sh*t. [New York Times]
* Good news, associates! If you leave your law firm job for a Supreme Court clerkship, you’ll likely still be able to receive that gigantic SCOTUS hiring bonus — to the tune of $300,000 plus! — if you return to the firm you left when it’s over. [National Law Journal]
* “Hard questions have to be asked at law schools whose modest reputations and forgiving admission standards do not ensure their graduates gainful employment.” High LSAT scores are down, bar failure is up, and law schools still say it’s not their fault. [Bloomberg]
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Neal Katyal, Solicitor General's Office, Television
From Acting Solicitor General To Acting On 'House Of Cards'
What surprised Neal Katyal during his voyage into the world of television? -
Biglaw, Lateral Moves, Partner Issues
Stat Of The Week: The 2015 Lateral Report's Winners And Losers
2014 was a banner year for lateral movement in the legal industry. But, which law firms hired the most lateral partners? Which firms had the greatest number of partner defections? -
Biglaw, Social Media
Which Firms Are Most Effective With Social Media?
Throughout 2014, along with our friends at Good2BSocial, ATL once again researched the social media practices of law firms. Today we publish the first component of our findings: our second annual Social Law Firm Index, where we identify which specific firms are making the most effective use of social media. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 01.12.15
* George Zimmerman was arrested for aggravated assault and domestic violence with a weapon. His lawyer said his client “has not been lucky with the ladies.” He hasn’t been lucky with being a decent human being, either. [USA Today]
* Lawrence McCreery, the Hawaii lawyer who licked a client’s ear and inspired the judge on his case to call him a “dirty old man,” has had his harassment conviction upheld on appeal. Get excited, he’s still got a law license, ladies. [Associated Press]
* We may soon see same-sex marriage bans in three states struck down, as the Fifth Circuit “appeared poised” to do so after oral arguments on Friday. Roberta Kaplan, our 2013 Lawyer of the Year, delivered a standout performance in arguing against Mississippi’s ban. [BuzzFeed]
* What do Sidley Austin, Baker & McKenzie, Reed Smith, Hogan Lovells, and Skadden Arps have in common? Their names were used in phishing emails to scam people out of their money. Some might say that’s business as usual. [Crain’s Chicago Business]
* An arrest was made in the forcible rape of a woman — presumably a law student — that took place in the stacks of the Southern University Law Center’s library last semester. The accused rapist is currently behind held without bond. [WBRZ]
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Biglaw, Bonuses, Money, Texas
Associate Bonus Watch: Baker & McKenzie, Hogan Lovells, Haynes And Boone
Shall we start with the good news, or the bad news?