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Biglaw, Job Searches, Law Schools, LSAT
Does Hiring Smart People Hurt Law Firms?
Here’s an argument you don’t hear everyday: law firms who hire the smartest people are hurting their business. That’s the gist of the argument by Bill Henderson, a professor at Indiana University’s Maurer School of Law who studies the legal profession (and whom we’ve quoted often in these pages). At least if we define “smart” […] -
Job Searches, Law Schools, Quote of the Day, Reality TV, Television
Depressing Statistic of the Day
This year The Apprentice, a television show in which contestants compete for the privilege of working for Donald Trump, features 16 who are down on their luck, having lost previous jobs or otherwise having to start anew. No fewer than five of them are lawyers. — from Trouble with the Law, an article about American […] - Sponsored
Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
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Job Searches, pls hndle thx, Tax Law
Pls Hndle Thx: Doing 'Tax Work'
Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com Dear ATL, I have 12 years of state and local tax experience. I am currently a Tax Manager at a large company. I have managed the second largest tax audit defense group in the country. My current [law school] GPA is 3.4, […]
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Advertising, Career Center, Job Searches, Shameless Plugs, This Is an Ad
Career Center: Conducting a Stealth Job Search
There will likely come a time in your legal career when you decide to look for another job – and for the majority of lawyers, there will be many of those points. Whether you are ready to leave your current job or just want to test the waters, job seekers should be cautious about the […] -
Biglaw, Drinking, Job Searches, No Offers, Recovery, Summer Associates
Anatomy of a No Offer
Ed. Note: Will the Lost Generation ever find its way back into Biglaw? This new column is written by a member of the Lost Generation who initially was thrown off of the Biglaw bandwagon but was able to get back on, and is now trying to hang on to his Biglaw second chance. When I […] -
Fashion, Job Searches, Law Schools
Will You Help Clothe a Law Student?
To steal a line from Sports Illustrated, I must bring you this week’s sign that the apocalypse is upon us. Law students are struggling to find jobs; this we know. But what I didn’t know until this very day was that law students are also struggling to find the basic professional necessities. Like clothes. That’s […] -
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Video Resume of a Rapping Lawyer
What you are about to see will entertain you. It will make you feel good about yourself. It will make you thankful that, despite whatever hurdles you have faced in your life, it never came to this. In fact, the first comment on the YouTube clip I’m about to show you was written by the […] -
Biglaw, Job Searches, Law Schools, Recovery
Introduction to the Legal Recovery (We Hope)
Ed. Note: Will the Lost Generation ever find its way back into Biglaw? If recent law school graduates can’t find a Biglaw job straight out of school, or if they were laid off from their initial Biglaw job, the chances of them having a Biglaw career seem unlikely. But not impossible. This new column is […] - 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… -
American Bar Association / ABA, Job Searches, Law Schools
The ABA Is Slowly Coming Around on Law School Transparency
For the second time in a month, the people at the American Bar Association are making noises about taking their role in regulating law schools more seriously. Earlier this month, the ABA’s “recession czar,” Allan Tanenbaum, criticized the new law school opening at Belmont. Today the National Law Journal reports that new ABA President Steve […] -
Job Searches, Law Schools, Student Loans, Videos, YouTube
How Many Jaded Attorneys Does It Take to Discourage One Law Student?
It has been a while since we’ve had one of these cut-rate animation movies discouraging people from going to law school. There have been some great ones in the past: A Law School Carol springs to mind, as well as Don’t Go To Law School. There was a time when I thought little video clips […] -
Associate Advice, Biglaw, Books, In-House Counsel, Job Searches, Law Schools, Partner Issues
Law & Reorder: An Interview with Deborah Epstein Henry
Today is the official release date of Law & Reorder, a new book by Deborah Epstein Henry, a leading consultant to the legal profession. Henry, whom we’ve interviewed and written about before, is an expert on such topics as workplace restructuring, talent management, work/life balance, and the retention and promotion of lawyers — all topics […] -
Bankruptcy, Craigslist, Job Searches
A Sign of Improvement in the Chicago Legal Market?
The economy is (hopefully) on the mend. The recession is officially over. There are signs of recovery in the legal sector, too. For example, law firms are giving away iPads to young associates. Such generosity seems very 2007 (if iPads had existed back then). Meanwhile, in the less glamorous world of Craigslist postings of legal […] -
Job Searches, Law Schools
If You Hire Miami Law Students, The School Will Pick Up The Bill
Say this for the University of Miami Law School: it tried to warn its own students that there were too many of them. Remember, back in 2009, Miami actually deferred incoming 1Ls. The class was oversubscribed; too many people wanted to go to law school. Dean Patricia White even told prospective students: “I urge you […]
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The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
ChatGPT ushers in the age of generative AI – even for law firms.
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Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm.
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Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
If 2023 introduced legal professionals to generative AI, then 2024 will be when law firms start adapting to utilize it. Things are moving fast, so…
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Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use.
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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…
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Job Searches, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants, Small Law Firms
In This Market You Don't Have to Try That Hard to Get People to Work For You
It shouldn’t be that hard to find a qualified legal secretary. Actually, in this market, you can probably find a J.D. who will gladly answer phones and make copies for the chance to do anything with “legal'” in the title. But the firm of Minor & Brown, a small law firm based in Denver, still […] -
Job Searches, Law School Deans, Law Schools
SMU Law Dean Knew About Terrible Job Market in 2008: But Did He Tell Anybody?
Students at the SMU Dedman School of Law are having a tough time securing jobs. Not shocking, I know. (But please send us your thoughts on how recruiting is going, or text us at 646-820-TIPS.) The legal job market has been so bad for so long that it hardly even feels like news when we […] -
Biglaw, Job Searches, Rankings, Summer Associates, Willkie Farr
Summer Associate Job Survey: The Kids Are Still Stressed
The American Lawyer just released its annual summer associate job survey. Back in the day, law students paid a lot of attention to how summers before them enjoyed their summer associate experience. Of course, back in the day the summer associate experience used to be a 12-week-long recruiting event. Now, it’s a 12 (or 10, […] -
Advertising, Biglaw, Career Center, Job Searches, Job Survey, Shameless Plugs, This Is an Ad
Career Center Survey: Is Associate Morale on the Mend?
Good news: the recession is officially over– and actually has been since June 2009, according to a group of economists. Are Biglaw associates everywhere breathing a collective sigh of relief? Or does the recovering economy have little effect on associate morale? This week, in our ATL / Lateral Link survey, we ask whether morale among […] -
Biglaw, Civil Rights, Gay, Job Searches, Lesbians, Rankings
Almost 100 Biglaw Firms Are Perfectly Gay
The Human Rights Campaign has released its annual Corporate Equality Index, which assesses corporate America’s progress towards equal treatment of the LGBT community. It’s a pretty great day to be gay and searching for career advice. Gawker has a list up right now on the top ten gay colleges, and the Human Rights Campaign is […] -
Biglaw, Gay, Job Searches, Lesbians, pls hndle thx
Pls Hndle Thx: Family Friendly, Lesbian, Liberal - Is There a Firm for That?
Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com ATL: I am a 2L at Columbia and I am deciding amongst Cravath, Davis Polk, Debevoise (Elie should chime in now), Paul Weiss, and Sullivan & Cromwell. I am getting married in December so I would love to work at a family-friendly […] -
Career Alternatives, Department of Justice, Federal Government, Job Searches
News You Can Use: Federal Government Job OpportunitiesAnd Open Thread: DOJ Honors Interview Decisions
Or maybe news you could have used. Apologies for not reminding you, as we’ve done in past years, about the application deadline for the Department of Justice’s Honors Program. The application deadline for the 2010-2011 program fell on September 7, 2010. [FN1] (If you’re not already familiar with how the Honors Program works, read our […]