As The Weil Turns, Revenue And Profit Tumble
How much did Weil Gotshal suffer in 2013? Let's look at the numbers....
5 Tips To Maximize Your Lateral Compensation Package
How can you get the best deal for yourself when making a lateral move?
What Biglaw Can Learn From Personal Injury Firms
How a former insurance agent built a Houston injury practice around systems, empathy, and disciplined advocacy.
New Study Reveals Women Earn Much More Than Men In Biglaw (Just Kidding!)
Is there a gender pay gap in Biglaw? You bet.
Is The Patton Boggs ‘Forest Fire’ Burning Out Of Control?
Is Patton Boggs on fire -- and not in a good way?
Beyond Biglaw: Picking Partners
If you want to launch your own boutique law firm, how can you find partners to work with?
Nationwide Layoff Watch: More About The Kasowitz Casualties
What else do we know about the recent lawyer layoffs at Kasowitz Benson?
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.
25 Things All Young Lawyers Should Know In Order To Not Screw Up Their Legal Careers
Associates are making the same mistakes over and over. Here are some tips so you can avoid ruining your career.
Associate Bonus Watch: Morrison & Foerster (Non-NYC)
How are MoFo's bonuses beyond New York looking these days?
What’s Going On At Bingham McCutchen?
Tumbling profits, partner departures, staff layoffs -- can't Bingham get a break?
Non-Sequiturs: 02.14.14
* Being a mass murderer wouldn’t be any fun if you couldn’t play video games. Also, let’s Upworthy this: Elie tells a story about himself dancing naked… you won’t believe what happens next. [ATL Redline] * Ted Wells of Paul Weiss finally got off his duff and issued his report on the harassment situation in the Miami Dolphins locker room. [Deadspin] * ♫Rubber Duckie, you’re the one, you make state legislative sessions drafting complicated statutes allowing gambling on racing you so much fun!♫ [Lowering the Bar] * From the “dick moves” file, this guy put up a Craigslist ad pimping out his neighbor without her knowledge or consent. From the f**king idiot files, this guy had no idea how easy it would be for the authorities to track him down. [IT-Lex] * Is the aggressive lateral partner recruitment strategy bringing results? [Adam Smith, Esq.] * There’s pretty much nothing OK with the new gay segregation law in Kansas. [Lawyers, Guns & Money] * The Virginia decision legalizing gay marriage made one slight misstatement. “Our Constitution declares that ‘all men’ are created equal.” Really? Does it now? [Josh Blackman's Blog; WSJ Law Blog] * Intelligence Squared held a debate last night between Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg and the ACLU’s Ben Wizner against former prosecutor (not Weekend at Bernie’s star) Andrew McCarthy and former CIA Director R. James Woolsey on the question: Snowden Was Justified. The video is embedded after the jump…. [Intelligence Squared]
Keeping Law School Accessible When Federal Loans Fall Short
As federal borrowing caps tighten financing options for law students, one organization is stepping in to negotiate the terms they can't secure alone.
The 2014 Lateral Partner Market Seems To Be On The Rise, Especially In Los Angeles
Things are heating up in the lateral market.
An Update On Goings On At Kirkland & Ellis
What do defenders (and critics) of Kirkland & Ellis have to say about the firm?
Don’t Let Firms Window-Shop Your Résumé And Book Of Business
The titans of Biglaw are always chasing that elusive Maybach Exelero and in the process, they may at the same time alienate top-tier "Lamborghini" lawyers.
Another ‘Storied’ Biglaw Firm Fails, Inciting Panic In The Legal Industry
You'll want to keep reading, because this is the largest law firm to ever fail....
Which Firm Had The Most Lateral Hires (And Partner Defections) In 2013?
Do you think lateral hires are killing your firm? Maybe you should consider getting out while you still can.