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Headhunters / Recruiters, Lateral Moves
We Wish You A Happy New Year
Lateral Link had a remarkable 2016, and hopes you did as well. -
Job Searches, Lateral Moves, Sponsored Content
10 Horrible Reasons You're Still At Your Law Firm
It’s the end of the year and you’re still at the firm you said you were going to leave. - Sponsored
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… -
Headhunters / Recruiters, Lateral Moves
Lateral Link Year-End Promotions
We congratulate our colleagues on their success and urge any attorneys considering a lateral move to reach out to them.
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Biglaw, Lateral Moves
Law Firm Lateral Partner Hiring Doomed By Atrocious Due Diligence
This is a pretty expensive mistake. -
Lateral Moves, Sponsored Content
'Tis The Season To Consider A Lateral Move
This is why focusing on a potential move during this busy time of year can work in your favor. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 12.07.16
* “Voters deserve to know that personal priorities will never take precedence over the national interest.” Thanks to President-elect Donald Trump’s unwillingness to release his tax returns, a New York lawmaker has introduced the Tax Returns Uniformly Made Public (TRUMP) Act, which would require presidential and vice presidential candidates to disclose their income tax returns going back five years to appear on the ballot in New York. [Big Law Business]
* In what’s being considered a blow to college athletes, the Seventh Circuit has ruled that they are not employees deserving of a minimum wage under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Fortunately, there may be a bright spot of hope in a concurring opinion because it shows that “[t]he nature of the relationship between kids who play FBS football and their schools, leagues and the NCAA … is a business relationship.” [Huffington Post]
* Weil Gotshal snagged a prominent antitrust partner from Simpson Thacher, and it just so happens that he’s already great friends with the attorney with whom he’ll work alongside of as co-head of the firm’s antitrust practice. Congrats to Kevin J. Arquit (and to Steven A. Newborn, who’ll be reunited with a friend). [DealBook / New York Times]
* President-elect Trump may turn to another prosecutor turned Biglaw partner to lead the SEC following the departure of Chairwoman Mary Jo White. It looks like Debra Wong Yang, chair Gibson Dunn’s crisis management practice, may become Wall Street’s “top cop” under the Trump administration. [Wall Street Journal (sub. req.)]
* If you thought that the American Bar Association had learned its lesson after the closure of Indiana Tech Law, then you thought wrong, because the ABA has granted the UMass Law School full accreditation. Feast your eyes upon these glorious bar exam passage statistics from the last two July administrations of the test. [Lowell Sun]
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Biglaw, Bonuses, Money, Sponsored Content
Biglaw Bonus Season Is Here!
If your firm doesn’t stack up this holiday season, team up with a good recruiter who has his or her finger on the market’s pulse and can help you land a better position. -
Biglaw, Donald Trump, Lateral Moves
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. - Sponsored
The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
ChatGPT ushers in the age of generative AI – even for law firms. -
Lateral Moves, Partner Issues, Sponsored Content
How Do Firms Move Up The Food Chain?
Attracting and/or retaining partners who control client relationships is how firms either move up or down in the food chain. -
Lateral Moves, Sponsored Content
5 Signs You Need To Make A Lateral Move
With the shifting landscape of the legal market, it can be difficult to determine both when and where to lateral. -
Biglaw
Biglaw Offering 'Hot Fudge Sundae Bars' And 'Gift Cards' To Laterals
Warm and fuzzy recruiting... -
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State Of The Texas Market
The Texas market is primed for a massive 2017... -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 10.18.16
* “I promise you that we will be united against any Supreme Court nominee that Hillary Clinton, if she were president, would put up.” So much for honoring the will of the people: Senator John McCain has pledged that Senate Republicans will continue to block Supreme Court nominees from receiving hearings to replace the late Antonin Scalia on the high court. We’ll have more on this later today. [CNN]
* Matthew Apperson, the man who fired a gun at George Zimmerman during a road rage incident, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after being convicted of attempted second-degree murder and aggravated assault. Apperson’s wife said Zimmerman is getting “a hall pass to go out there and continue to be reckless.” [New York Daily News]
* “Returning to Cadwalader at an exciting time of growth for the firm was an easy decision.” After losing two of its litigation practice leaders earlier this year, Cadwalader has started to replenish its ranks by rehiring Jason M. Halper, a former 14-year veteran of the firm who decamped to Orrick in 2014. Welcome back! [Big Law Business]
* Sigfredo Garcia, the suspected shooter in the murder of Florida State law professor Dan Markel, was supposed to be tried on November 14, but his trial date was pushed back to December 6. In the meantime, perhaps co-defendant Katherine Magbanua will be inclined to flip on those who allegedly arranged the hit. [Tallahassee Democrat]
* Citing a lack of evidence, a judge has thrown out riot charges against radio journalist Amy Goodman of Democracy Now! for her coverage of the North Dakota oil pipeline protests. She says she’ll continue to cover the protests, noting that “[t]he state’s attorney must respect freedom of the press and the First Amendment.” [New York Times]
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Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
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The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
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Lateral Moves, Sponsored Content
Election Cycle Creates A 'Perfect Storm' For Lateral Partner Hiring
Firms are preparing to address clients' needs following the looming administration change, and they are becoming increasingly confident about the outcome of the election. -
Lateral Moves, Partner Issues, Sponsored Content
New York Partners Unscathed By MoneyLaw?
Ed. note: This is the latest installment in a series of posts from Lateral Link’s team of expert contributors. Ryan Belville is a Principal at Lateral Link in New York, focusing exclusively on associate and partner placements with Am Law 200 clients and placements for in-house attorneys. When Cravath announced the most recent round of raises […] -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 10.06.16
* Rudy Giuliani will be taking a “voluntary leave of absence” from Greenberg Traurig thanks to his activities related to Donald Trump’s campaign for the presidency. Is Giuliani’s move truly voluntary, or was the prominent partner forced to take a break as Election 2016 draws closer and the race for the White House becomes even more heated? We’ll have more on this development later today. [Observer]
* In 196 deals with a total volume of $379.6 billion, White & Case is ranked No. 1 on Bloomberg’s M&A charts for global deals in the first three quarters of 2016. The firm surpassed the likes of SullCrom (No. 2), Wachtell Lipton (No. 3), Davis Polk (No. 4), and Skadden (No. 5). This time last year, Skadden was leading the pack. [Big Law Business]
* In one of the first cases related to race that SCOTUS grappled with this Term, some say it appeared as though the justices may side with a black death row inmate in search of a new sentence because his own lawyer used an expert witness at trial who testified that the man was more likely to be dangerous in the future because of his race. [Reuters]
* Government lawyers continue to flock to Biglaw firms, and this time, the lateral hire is a “true patriot, who believes in service to the nation as a calling.” WilmerHale welcomes Alejandro Mayorkas, a former U.S. Attorney who has worked for the the past three years as No. 2 at the Department of Homeland Security. Congratulations! [WSJ Law Blog]
* “I just hope that when people think the rules don’t apply to them, they will think twice before they abuse their power.” Thanks to a California law signed by Gov. Jerry Brown, it is now a felony punishable by up to three years in prison for state prosecutors to tamper with evidence or hide exculpatory material from the defense. [Los Angeles Times]
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Biglaw, Lateral Moves, Partner Issues
Musical Chairs: The Latest Lawyer Losses At A Top Biglaw Firm
A number of these partners were current or former practice chairs. -
Lateral Moves, Sponsored Content
Are Associate Bonuses Squeezing The Lateral Partner Market In Cali?
Why are partners hesitant to move? -
Biglaw, Munger Tolles & Olson, Solicitor General's Office
A Deeper Dive Into Don Verrilli's Move To Munger Tolles & Olson
Why is Munger making this move, and what are the firm's future plans? -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 09.29.16
* “The ballot-selfie prohibition is like ‘burn[ing down] the house to roast the pig.'” Just in time for Election 2016, the First Circuit has struck down New Hampshire’s ballot selfie ban as unconstitutional, citing the fact that it curtailed voters’ free speech, and on top of that, the state was unable to identify any complaints of vote buying or intimidation. [POLITICO]
* Suspended Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore, who instructed probate judges to adhere to the state’s ban on same-sex marriage, even after the Supreme Court’s Obergefell ruling, says the ethics charges he faces are “ridiculous” since he never “encourage[d] anyone to defy a federal court or state court order.” [WSJ Law Blog]
* Wiley Rein lost two practice group leaders to DLA Piper this week. The firm, known for its media, telecom, government contracts, and IP practices, no longer has partners in charge of its telecom group or its wireless group, but it claims these departures were anticipated, and the practice groups were merged ahead of time. [Big Law Business]
* Cha-ching! The Caesars bankruptcy is ending, which means the “fee frenzy” for lawyers who were working on the case is about to dry up as well. Nine law firms have been involved in the case since the company first filed for bankruptcy in January 2015, and hundreds of millions of dollars of legal fees have already been assessed. [Am Law Daily]
* Many jurisdictions adopted the Uniform Bar Exam for the July 2016 administration of the bar exam, and it seems like it may have had the opposite effect on test-takers than what was intended. Graduates of this law school saw their bar exam passage rate drop by 13 percent since last year. We’ll have more on this later today. [Albequerque Journal]