James Leipold
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Law Schools
The Job Market Is Really, Really Good For Recent Law School Grads
That's a pretty impressive employment rate. -
Biglaw
Biglaw Firms Score With Historic Offer And Acceptance Rates For Summer Associate Recruitment
Law students will be raking in money at these firms after they graduate. Congrats! - Sponsored
Are Small Firms Going Big On Legal Tech?
Please help us benchmark your firm against your peers through this (always) brief and anonymous survey and enter for a chance to win a $250… -
Biglaw
With Historic Offer And Acceptance Rates, COVID Was No Match For Biglaw Summer Associate Programs
Some exciting news for would-be Biglaw associates during the pandemic!
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Biglaw
70 Percent Of Biglaw Firms Are Not On Board With $190K For First Year Associates
The gulf between the Biglaw haves and have-nots continues to grow. -
Law Schools
The Connection Between Bar Pass Rates And Employment Rates For Recent Law School Graduates
Won't somebody please hire law grads who can't pass the bar exam? -
Biglaw, Law Schools
Biglaw Offer Rates For Law School Student Recruitment Reaches Historic Highs
These figures are even better than rates measured before the recession. -
Law Schools
New NALP 'Rules' For Law School Recruitment Seem To Promote Organized Chaos
The new rules are that there are no rules! -
Law Schools
Diversity & Inclusion For Recent Law School Grads Seems To Be Taking A Back Seat In Private Practice
The percentage of black law school graduates who are working in private practice is stunningly low. - Sponsored
How AI Is The Catalyst For Reshaping Every Aspect Of Legal Work
Findings from the "Future of Professionals Report," based on a survey of 1,200 professionals from North and South America and the UK. -
Law Schools
Experts Say The Future Of Law School Is Looking Bleak
What can be done to save legal education in America? -
Biglaw
Biglaw Summer Programs Continue To Shrink, With 43 Percent Of Firms Making Fewer Offers
Should law students start freaking out about their future employment prospects? -
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Biglaw, Money
Median Starting Salary For Associates Remains Flat, Despite Move To $180K
Sorry, but not all law firms are paying big bucks to first-year associates. -
Sponsored
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
Are Small Firms Going Big On Legal Tech?
How AI Is The Catalyst For Reshaping Every Aspect Of Legal Work
Sponsored
Profit Powerhouse: Elevating Law Firm Financial Performance
Document Automation For Law Firms: The Definitive Guide
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Biglaw, Minority Issues, Partner Issues, Rankings
Corroding Pipelines Prevent Partnership For Many Minority Lawyers
Here's the picture painted by new diversity rankings from Am Law. -
Biglaw, Job Searches, National Association for Law Placement (NALP)
Now That There Aren't As Many Law Students, Hiring Has Stabilized (NALP 2016)
That state of the legal hiring market is... fine? -
Biglaw, Job Searches
Stats Of The Week: Biglaw Hiring Looking Up
Law firm hiring is at its most robust since the recession. -
Biglaw, Bonuses, Clerkships, Money
Clerkship Bonus Watch: Will $75K Become The New Standard?
Which litigation powerhouse just upped its signing bonus for federal law clerks? -
Job Searches, NALP
Entry-Level Hiring Starts Long Crawl Out Of The Abyss
Entry-level hiring is up. FWIW. -
Job Searches, NALP, National Association for Law Placement (NALP)
Some Good -- And Truthful! -- Information About The Legal Job Market
Is the legal job market finally starting to turn around? -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 04.17.15
* “The top is eroding and the bottom is growing.” Even as class sizes get smaller and tuition gets lower, the law school brain drain continues. America’s best and brightest won’t be fooled into studying law when the job market is still so unstable, but others have been. [Bloomberg]
* Attorneys for California’s sex workers have filed suit to overturn the state’s ban on prostitution, claiming that “[t]he rights of adults to engage in consensual, private sexual activity (even for compensation) is a fundamental liberty interest.” Yeah, okay. [AP]
* “The simple story is that $160,000 as a starting salary at large law firms is less prevalent than it was immediately prior to the recession.” You can scream “NY TO 190K!” all you want, but starting salaries have remained flat. Sowwy. [DealBook / New York Times]
* U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara of the Southern District of New York has involved himself in an “escalating war of words” with members of the federal judiciary that he may come to regret. Will this “petulant rooster” be able to kiss and make up? [New York Times]
* Per a recently filed lawsuit, Alex Rodriguez of the Yankees still hasn’t paid a single law firm for their representation in the Biogenesis case. He allegedly owes Gordon & Rees $380,059 in unpaid fees. Come on, A-Rod. You’ve got the cash. [New York Daily News]
* Infamous plaintiffs’ attorney Steven Donziger of the $9.5 billion Chevron / Ecuador kerfuffle decided that if he can’t win his case in a court of law, he might as well try to win it in the court of public opinion. Check out his side of the story. [Law360 (sub. req.)]