Lateral Moves
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Job Searches, Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners
Alternative-Fact April: Debunking 4 Stereotypes About Self-Employed Attorneys Seeking Employment
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 04.17.17
* Settlements have been reached between Berkeley Law, the school’s former dean, and the dean’s former assistant. If you recall, then dean Sujit Chaudry was accused of sexually harassing his assistant, and as part of the settlement, he’ll have to pay $100K in fees and charitable donations, but will be considered to be on “sabbatical” until May 2018, keeping all of his benefits. Hmm, do we think this is fair? [Mercury News]
* “We have not livestreamed before, but that’s not to say that won’t happen in this case.” The Fourth Circuit is considering livestreaming oral arguments for travel ban 2.0, much like what the Ninth Circuit did with oral arguments for Trump’s first travel ban. Maybe you’ll be able to do some “professional development” billing… [National Law Journal]
* “Arkansas does not intend to torture plaintiffs to death.” Judge Kristine G. Baker (E.D. Ark.) has halted a whirlwind series of eight executions — the state’s first executions scheduled since 2005 — citing a “threat of irreparable harm” if the drug midazolam is used as part of the lethal injection drug protocol and somehow fails. [New York Times]
* More and more out-of-state Biglaw firms are flocking to Houston, Texas, to open their own offices, which has inspired many lawyers to leave their current firms for greener pastures — in terms of both money and opportunities. But is there enough legal work to go around with all of the new competition? Only time will tell. [Houston Chronicle]
* Ten Harvard Law student affinity groups are gunning for Professor David B. Wilkins to become the next dean of the school after Martha Minow steps down at the end of the year. They’ve written a letter to the university president, imploring him to take their advice and select their dean candidate for the position. Check it out. [Harvard Crimson]
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Associate Advice, Sponsored Content
Positioning Yourself For Partnership
Here are some steps that associates can take from the first day they start their law career -- focusing on personal brand management, skill development, and mindset.
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Job Searches, Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners
Alternative-Fact April: When Should Employers Hire People Just Like Themselves?
This approach to hiring has advantages, but employers need to be careful. -
Associate Advice, Lateral Moves, Sponsored Content
5 Things First-Years Need To Do To Survive Biglaw
It is vital that associates keep these key principles in mind to make their first year a success. -
Job Searches, Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners
Alternative-Fact April: The Myth Of The Job Hopper
Are the negative stereotypes about job hoppers justified? -
Job Searches, Labor / Employment, On The Job
4 Tips for Not Getting Sued When Changing Jobs
As lateral hiring picks up, here's what not to do before and after leaving your current employer. -
Biglaw, Lateral Moves, Sponsored Content
Am I Underpaid?
How much should a major Am Law attorney expect to earn? - Sponsored
The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
ChatGPT ushers in the age of generative AI – even for law firms. -
Biglaw, General Counsel, In-House Counsel
A Biglaw Leader's Major Move: Wells Fargo Taps Allen Parker Of Cravath As General Counsel
It's a smart move for Allen Parker, and a great hire by Wells Fargo. -
Headhunters / Recruiters, Lateral Moves
But My Friend Works There!
You should not be relying on your friend to help you submit to a firm. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 02.02.17
* Remember when Trump recaptured the news cycle from the string of blunders and Russian scandals that rocked his first month? That seems like just yesterday…. [Washington Post]
* What happens to lawyers after they
publicly demean themselvesappear on The Bachelor? [The Ringer]* After a massive scandal, Wells Fargo is slashing executive pay in the name of accountability. Well, by “slashing,” they mean “the people who failed to pick up the fraud will still make millions,” but it’s the tokenistic thought that counts. [Corporate Counsel]
* JP Morgan replaced 360,000 hours of annual legal work with a robot that does the work in seconds. That sounds impressive, but when you control for Biglaw hour padding the software really replaced about 20 minutes of work. [Bloomberg Markets]
* Yahoo’s GC resigned over their cybersecurity kerfuffle. Most Americans greet the news by wondering, “wait, Yahoo is still around?” [NY Times]
* Salary increases may be nice, but it just intensifies senior skepticism over what young associates really bring to the table. [Law360]
* Gibson Dunn building its Houston office on with Latham laterals. [Texas Lawyer]
* Even with revenue down, Bryan Cave manages to get PPP up. [Am Law Daily]
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Headhunters / Recruiters, Sponsored Content
The Importance Of Having A Plan B
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Biglaw, Lateral Moves, Sponsored Content
Exploring A Lateral Litigation Partner Move
Moving from a smaller firm to a larger one can give you with the opportunity to exponentially grow your practice.
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Biglaw, Partner Issues
40 Lawyers -- Including 15 Partners -- Are Leaving This Biglaw Firm
The new year finds this firm shedding the pounds. -
Biglaw, Lateral Moves, Sponsored Content
Welcome To Lateral Season
Are you ready to leave your firm? -
Biglaw, Donald Trump, Lateral Moves, Sponsored Content
Hot Law Firm Practices In A Trump Presidency
Am Law firms are sharing with Lateral Link recruiters their predictions for the legal practice areas that will experience growth in a Trump presidency. -
Biglaw, Boutique Law Firms, Small Law Firms
A Legendary Litigator Jumps From Biglaw To Boutique
He's joining Berg & Androphy after more than forty years at Weil Gotshal. -
Biglaw, Lateral Moves, Sponsored Content
A Quick Review Of Am Law 200 Placements In 2016
In 2016, we saw around 8,500 lateral moves in the top Am Law 200 law firms. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 01.11.17
* After hearing powerful testimony from victims’ relatives, a federal jury sentenced Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof to death. [BuzzFeed]
* Dahlia Lithwick on yesterday’s Jeff Sessions hearing: the nominee “will be handily confirmed,” and Democrats “are rightly very, very afraid.” [Slate]
* An interesting puzzle for the Supreme Court: free speech and credit card fees. [New York Times via How Appealing]
* Also from Howard Bashman, also about free speech: Gibson Dunn partner Miguel Estrada “warns City of Philadelphia that his hourly rate is very expensive.” [How Appealing]
* More about Morrison & Foerster snagging former Justice Department national security chief John Carlin — the latest in a series of high-profile hires of former government lawyers, including Kathryn Thomson and Jessie Liu. [Law.com]
* Some good news out of the Charlotte School of Law: students might be getting their spring semester loan proceeds after all. [ABA Journal]
* Speaking of money, Volkswagen is going to pay a lot of it — perhaps $4.3 billion in fines — to resolve the federal criminal investigation into its cheating on vehicle emissions tests. [New York Times]
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Biglaw, Partner Issues
The Brave New Biglaw World
What does 2017 have in store for the nation's largest law firms?