Kirkland & Ellis
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6th Circuit, Bankruptcy, Biglaw, Federal Judges, Gay, Gay Marriage, Health Care / Medicine, Job Searches, Lateral Moves, Law Schools, Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 08.08.14
* When it comes to all of the same-sex marriage cases that are currently before the Sixth Circuit, the deciding vote could be cast by Judge Jeffrey Sutton, a Republican appointee. [National Law Journal]
* Weil Gotshal snagged a partner from right under one of its largest competitor’s noses. Ray Shrock, formerly of Kirkland & Ellis, may someday co-chair Weil’s restructuring group. [WSJ Law Blog]
* “I got the reward that most volunteers get — which is I ended up having to read many, many hundreds of pages.” This Ogletree Deakins partner figured out how to undo Obamacare in his spare time, and all he got were these lousy bifocals. [Greenville News]
* On-campus interviewing season is almost upon us, so we’re going to give you all of the tips you can stomach. Here are a few more ways that you can hit all of your interviews out of the park. [The Careerist]
* Albany Law and the University at Albany are shockingly not already affiliated with each other, but they’re exploring an “operational alliance.” Will that mean fewer faculty buyouts, or…? [Albany Business Review]
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Contests, Reader Polls
The Greatest Letter Ever? The ATL Lawyer Letter Bracket — Day 3
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Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
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Biglaw, Job Searches, No Offers, Summer Associates, Willkie Farr
Summer Associate Offer Rates (2014): Open Thread
Which law firms issued offers to all of their summer associates?
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Biglaw, Document Review, Litigators, Pro Bono
This Lawyer Just Wrote The Best Smackdown Letter You'll See Today
"You appear to have confused the production being less voluminous than you had hoped or expected with the production being 'incomplete.'" -
ACLU, Biglaw, Drinking, Federal Government, Federal Judges, Food, Morning Docket, Partner Issues, Politics, Tax Law
Morning Docket: 07.11.14
* Judge Emmet Sullivan (D.D.C.) wants the IRS to explain, in a sworn declaration, how exactly it lost Lois Lerner’s emails. [WSJ Law Blog]
* And the fun for the IRS continues today in the courtroom of Judge Reggie Walton (D.D.C.), as reported by Sidney Powell, author of Licensed To Lie (affiliate link). [New York Observer]
* Speaker John Boehner wants to take the Republicans’ crusade against Obamacare to the courts. [New York Times]
* Andrew Calder, the young M&A partner that Kirkland & Ellis snagged from Simpson Thacher for a reported $5 million a year, is already bringing in big deals. [American Lawyer]
How the cupcake crumbles: the once-successful venture of an NYLS grad and her husband needs a rescue.
* “Duke University is not and never has been in the business of producing, marketing, distributing, or selling alcohol.” Some bros down in Durham disagree. [ABA Journal]
* If you see something… sue someone? The ACLU and Asian American civil rights groups, together with some help from Bingham McCutchen, have filed a legal challenge to the Suspicious Activity Reporting database. [New York Times]
* Congrats to David Hashmall, the incoming chair of Goodwin Procter — and congrats to outgoing chair Regina Pisa, the first woman ever to lead an Am Law 100 firm, on her long and successful leadership. [American Lawyer]
* A group of investors might end up devouring Crumbs, the cupcake-store chain founded by New York Law School grad Mia Bauer that suddenly shut down this week amid talk of a bankruptcy filing. [Wall Street Journal (sub. req.)]
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1st Circuit, Biglaw, California, Celebrities, Confirmations, Crime, Football, Gender, Lateral Moves, Law Professors, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Money, Morning Docket, Partner Issues, Texas, United Kingdom / Great Britain
Morning Docket: 05.23.14
* Congrats are in order for David Barron. The Harvard Law professor was confirmed to the First Circuit in a close vote (53-45), despite his apparent allegiance to our new drone overlords. [WSJ Law Blog]
* Another one bites the dust: Weil’s London banking leader Stephen Lucas decamped for Kirkland & Ellis. The firm retorted by saying: “We have got 40 finance lawyers left.” Aww, yay for you. [The Lawyer]
* We already know that state prosecutors are very poorly paid, but let’s go one step further and see if women are paid less than men. Shockingly enough, women are getting the shaft in Texas. [Texas Tribune]
* Dean Jack Boger of UNC Law is stepping down, but he’s proud of keeping legal ed affordable. “[B]y relative standards, we’re still doing that,” he said. It’s ~$39K for out-of-state students. [Chapelboro.com]
* O.J. Simpson’s lawyers submitted a gigantic legal doc in an attempt to get him a new trial for his armed-robbery case. Court word limit: 14,000. Words in the Juice’s motion: 19,993. Rules: LOL. [NBC News]
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Biglaw, Email Scandals, Partner Issues, Reader Polls, Rudeness, Ted Frank
In Defense Of The Kirkland Partner's Controversial Email
People come to the defense of an email message they view as both hilarious and necessary. -
Biglaw, Email Scandals, Partner Issues, Rudeness
Did This Biglaw Partner Act Like A Big Tool? Let's Discuss
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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… -
Biglaw, Lateral Moves, Mergers and Acquisitions, Musical Chairs, Partner Issues, Private Equity, Texas
Musical Chairs: Kirkland & Ellis Strikes Again In Houston
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Biglaw, General Counsel, In-House Counsel, Partner Issues, Rankings
The Biglaw Firm With The Best Brand In The Business (2014)
A good brand can withstand even the bad taste that layoffs can leave in a client's mouth. How strong is your firm's brand? -
Attorney Misconduct, Basketball, Biglaw, Canada, Death Penalty, Election Law, Federal Judges, In-House Counsel, Law Schools, Legal Ethics, Morning Docket, Sports, Student Loans
Morning Docket: 04.30.14
* For the third year in a row, Skadden has topped the list of the Biglaw firms GCs love to pay, the firms with the best brands. Kirkland & Ellis and Latham & Watkins rounded out the top three. Congratulations! [PRWeb]
* A federal judge struck down Wisconsin’s voter identification law yesterday, noting that it “only tenuously serve[d] the state’s interest in preventing voter fraud.” Ouch. Sorry about that, Scott Walker. [Bloomberg]
* Hot on the heels of the release of the second annual ATL Law School Rankings, we’ve got a list of the law schools where graduates reportedly have the least amount of debt. We’ll have more on this news later today. [The Short List / U.S. News & World Report]
* It was kind of like the night of the living dead in Oklahoma last night, where an execution was botched so badly the defendant attempted to rise up off the table. That must have been horrific. [New York Times]
* Here’s an eligible bachelor alert: After being suspended from practice for six months for filming “upskirt” videos of women in public, this in-house lawyer has been reinstated. [Legal Intelligencer (reg. req.)]
* Poor Justice Lori Douglas. Not only are her kinky S&M pictures floating around somewhere online, but the man who took them — her husband, Jack King — just died. RIP, good sir. [CTV Winnipeg News]
* NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, a former Cravath lawyer, fouled L.A. Clippers owner Donald Sterling out of the league, but people are questioning whether his punishment was legal. [WSJ Law Blog (sub. req.)]
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Biglaw, Canada, Drinking, Gay, Law Schools, Morning Docket, Small Law Firms
Morning Docket: 04.25.14
* Mmm, the taste of money. Kirkland & Ellis and Ropes & Gray are assisting in TPG Capital’s $750M investment in Chobani, a Greek yogurt everyone (except me) absolutely loves. [Am Law Daily]
* A partner from the DebtStoppers law firm was arrested earlier this week after he was accused of refusing to pay a $950 bar tab. Well, we guess that’s one way to stop debt. [RedEye Chicago]
* The FBI raided an Ohio law firm this week, possibly in connection with a client’s murder outside its doors and one of its attorneys calling in a courthouse bomb threat. [Northeast Ohio Media Group]
* Canadian karma: As it turns out, graduates of the newly approved Trinity Western University Law School won’t be able to practice law in Ontario because of the school’s “abhorrent” anti-gay policies. [GlobalPost]
* Tony Buzbee, regent of the Texas A&M System, donated $1M to Texas A&M Law to fund the Johnny Football Endowed Chair. Okay, not really, but it’d be a lot cooler if he did. [Fort Worth Star-Telegram]
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Biglaw, Lateral Moves, Mergers and Acquisitions, Musical Chairs, Partner Issues, Private Equity, Texas
Musical Chairs: Kirkland Raids A Rival To Launch In Houston
Which promising young partner just got pirated away by Kirkland?
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Advertising, Biglaw, Lateral Moves, Partner Issues, Shameless Plugs, This Is an Ad
The 2014 Lateral Partner Market Seems To Be On The Rise, Especially In Los Angeles
Things are heating up in the lateral market. -
Associate Salaries, Biglaw, Bonuses, Lateral Moves, Money, Partner Issues, Partner Profits
An Update On Goings On At Kirkland & Ellis
What do defenders (and critics) of Kirkland & Ellis have to say about the firm? -
Biglaw, Lateral Moves, Partner Issues, Partner Profits, Willkie Farr
What's Going On At Kirkland & Ellis?
Is the firm experiencing an unusual number of partner departures, and if so, why? -
Biglaw, Fabulosity, Partner Issues, Partner Profits
New Partner Watch: Incoming Partner Classes at 10 Top Firms
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Biglaw, General Counsel, In-House Counsel, Partner Issues, Rankings
In-House Counsel Rank (Some Of) Biglaw's Most Arrogant Firms For Client Service
Apparently your ability to provide excellent client service rises when you’re acting like a tool. Who knew? -
Biglaw, Bonuses, Books, Partner Profits
2013 Biglaw Bonuses: An ATL Infographic
2013 Biglaw Bonuses: An ATL Infographic comparing first-year bonuses and law firm profits per partner. -
Biglaw, Bonuses, Money
Associate Bonus Watch: Kirkland & Ellis Shatters Kinda Scratches The Bonus Market Ceiling
Kirkland often offers amazing bonuses; was that the case this year?