Lateral Moves
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Attorney Misconduct, Barack Obama, Biglaw, Crime, Election Law, FTC, Guantanamo Bay, Immigration, Lateral Moves, Law Firm Mergers, Law Schools, Legal Ethics, Minority Issues, Morning Docket, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Morning Docket: 06.18.13
* Just like he said in 2008, President Barack Obama says that he’s going to close Guantanamo Bay, and this time, he means it. No, really, he appointed a Skadden partner to handle it, so we know he means business now. [Blog of Legal Times]
* The Supreme Court just invalidated Arizona’s proof-of-citizenship voter registration law, so of course Ted Cruz wants to add an amendment to the Senate immigration reform bill to require citizenship to vote because, well… duh. [Politico]
* According to a Pew Research survey, a majority of Americans think Edward Snowden should be prosecuted for his NSA leaks. It’s also likely that same majority don’t even know what Edward Snowden leaked. [USA Today]
* It looks like Jon Leibowitz, the FTC’s ex-chairman, got some great birthday presents this week. Davis Polk partnership and a SCOTUS victory aren’t too shabby. [DealBook / New York Times]
* They don’t give a damn ’bout their bad reputation: malpractice claims filed against attorneys and firms were up in 2012, and some say mergers and laterals are to blame. [WSJ Law Blog (sub. req.)]
* If you’re worried about your low GPA when applying to law school, you haven’t been reading the news. You’ll get in everywhere you apply. [Law Admissions Lowdown / U.S. News & World Report]
* ¡Ay dios mío! The Hispanic National Bar Association is hoping that a week spent in law school will inspire minority high school students to become lawyers in the distant future. [National Law Journal]
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Biglaw, Gerald Shargel, Lateral Moves, Mafia, Musical Chairs, Partner Issues, Small Law Firms, White-Collar Crime
Musical Chairs: Major Mafia Lawyer Joins Biglaw Firm
Why is this high-profile criminal defense lawyer closing his firm and joining a Biglaw behemoth? - 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… -
Biglaw, Lateral Moves, Money, Partner Issues, Partner Profits, Videos
The 'Biglaw Partner Compensation' Is Too Damn High
Biglaw's lateral hiring frenzy is destabilizing the profession.
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Biglaw, Contests, Lateral Moves, Partner Issues
Buying In: SuperChambers500
Is the title of "partner" enough in today’s Biglaw, or do you need additional accolades? -
Bankruptcy, Biglaw, Books, Crime, Department of Justice, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Federal Judges, Job Searches, Law Schools, Litigatrix, Morning Docket, Partner Issues, Securities and Exchange Commission, Securities Law, Trials, Women's Issues
Morning Docket: 05.08.13
* “Is there a public interest in unwanted pregnancies … that can often result in abortions?” The judge who ordered that Plan B be made available to all women regardless of age is pissed at the DOJ. [The Caucus / New York Times]
* Mary Jo White, the littlest litigatrix, will “review” the Securities and Exchange Commission’s policy of allowing financial firms to settle civil suits without affirming or denying culpability, but for now, she’s defending it. [Reuters]
* Dewey know what this failed firm is supposed to pay its advisers for work done during the first nine months of its bankruptcy proceedings? We certainly do, and it’s quite the pretty penny. [Am Law Daily]
* In a round of musical chairs that started at Weil Gotshal, Cadwalader just lost the co-chairs of its bankruptcy practice and another bankruptcy partner to O’Melveny. [DealBook / New York Times]
* Another day, another law school comparison website. Take a look at Law Jobs: By the Numbers, which includes a formula from the laughable National Jurist rankings system. [National Law Journal]
* In a move that shocked absolutely no one, attorneys for Colorado movie theater shooting suspect James Holmes announced they will enter a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity for their client. [CNN]
* From the “hindsight is 20/20″ file: the judge who presided over the Casey Anthony trial thinks there was enough evidence to convict the ex-MILF. He also likened Jose Baez to a used car salesman. [AP]
* Check out Logan Beirne’s book (affiliate link). Even when sensationalizing George Washington’s rise from general to president, attention must be paid to the rule of law. [Wall Street Journal (sub. req.)]
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Biglaw, Books, Federal Government, In-House Counsel, Lateral Moves, Litigators, Partner Issues, Shameless Plugs
Inside Straight: Don't They Love You When You're Walking In the Door?
Do law firms value people who have not been at the firm that long more highly than people who have been at the firm for many years? -
Biglaw, Disability Law, Health Care / Medicine, Job Searches, Lateral Moves, Law Schools, Non-Sequiturs, Women's Issues
Non-Sequiturs: 05.02.13
* OMG, you guys! Michael Jackson just died. At least according to concert promoter AEG Live, whose lawyer FINALLY conceded to the claim that Jackson had passed. [CNN] * The new NRA President is a tool lawyer! [Washington Times] * Jim Beck reviews the works of our own Mark Herrmann: Inside Straight(affiliate link) and Drug and Device Product Liability Litigation Strategy [Drug and Device Law] * Quinn Emanuel announces its spoils following up on the departure of Michael Lyle and Eric Lyttle from Weil. [Quinn Emanuel] * Studies suggest that the more elite the school, the more likely its female graduates drop out of the work force after getting married and having kids. Women who run in elite circles and are therefore more likely to marry into financial secure partnerships are also less likely to keep grinding away at a job in order to put their kids through school? No kidding. [The Careerist] * Administrative Law Judges file suit over perceived quotas that they claim trigger the depletion of Social Security. Cost-cutting legislators think the ALJs should be depleting the fund more. Blerg. [Washington Post] * Check out the T-shirt sold at Santa Clara University. The proximity to the Santa Clara Law shirts is… fitting? -
Biglaw, Conferences / Symposia, Job Searches, Lateral Moves, NALP, National Association for Law Placement (NALP), No Offers, Partner Issues, Summer Associates
Homegrown or Not: Law Student Recruiting v. Lateral Hiring
What are the advantages and disadvantages of traditional summer associate programs versus lateral hiring? - 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… -
Biglaw, Lateral Moves, Litigators, Musical Chairs, Partner Issues, Sheila Birnbaum
Musical Chairs: Sheila Birnbaum Is Leaving Skadden
So where is the legendary litigatrix taking her gigantic book of business? -
Biglaw, Lateral Moves, Litigators, Musical Chairs, Partner Issues, Vicious Infighting, William Burck
Mean Weil? There's Another Side To This Story....
A very different take on how Weil Gotshal reacted to losing two partners to Quinn Emanuel in D.C. -
Biglaw, Lateral Moves, Litigators, Musical Chairs, Partner Issues, Vicious Infighting
Musical Chairs: Quinn Emanuel Snags Two Weil Gotshal Partners -- and Weil Is Not Happy About It
Check out Weil's highly unusual reaction to two partner defections.... -
Biglaw, Boutique Law Firms, Intellectual Property, Lateral Moves, Musical Chairs, Partner Issues, Partner Profits, Small Law Firms, Trademarks
Five Trademark Lawyers Take Leave of Finnegan Henderson
Where are the five departing trademark attorneys going? And what else is happening over at Finnegan Henderson? -
Airplanes / Aviation, Arent Fox, Biglaw, Depositions, Drinking, Gay Marriage, Husch Blackwell, Labor / Employment, Lateral Moves, Lindsay Lohan, Money, Morning Docket, Partner Issues, White-Collar Crime
Morning Docket: 04.10.13
* The National Labor Relations Board, now with fewer recess appointments! Partners from Arent Fox and Morgan Lewis were nominated to fill seats necessary for the board’s quorum. [National Law Journal]
* Shearman & Sterling seems to be bucking the Biglaw system. The firm is cutting pay for high earners and increasing it for lower-ranking attorneys. We’ll probably have more on this later today. [Reuters]
* Dentons (formerly known as SNR Denton) recently poached a six-partner team led by Stephen Hill from Husch Blackwell to bolster its white collar practice. Welkom too teh furm, guise! [Am Law Daily]
* “It is technically more legal to screw a walrus than to get gay married.” You know you live in a very sad place when not only do article headlines like this exist, but they’re also CORRECT. [Death and Taxes]
* An American Eagle pilot is facing attempted drunk flying charges. Yes, that’s a thing, but come on now, anyone who’s seen the movie Flight knows you can fly a plane while you’re wasted. [Bloomberg]
* Lindsay Lohan blew off a deposition in Los Angeles yesterday. Cut the girl some slack; she had to appear on the Late Show with David Letterman, which was way more important. [Contra Costa Times]
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Bankruptcy, Biglaw, Billable Hours, Books, Job Searches, Lateral Moves, Law Schools, Money, Partner Issues, Partner Profits
An Interview with Steven Harper, Former Kirkland Partner and Author of 'The Lawyer Bubble'
Should you go to law school? Is working in Biglaw still worth it? A former Kirkland & Ellis partner shares his thoughts. -
Biglaw, Cozen O'Connor, Duane Morris, Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge, Edwards Wildman, Lateral Moves, Partner Issues, Partner Profits
What's Going on at Edwards Wildman Palmer?
How are things going over at Edwards Wildman, the entity created by the 2011 merger of Edwards Angell and Wildman Harrold? Not so well, say some.... -
Billable Hours, Email Scandals, Ho-Love, Hogan & Hartson, Lateral Moves, Legal Ethics, Money, Partner Issues
Overbilling Gone Wild: Paying the (DLA) Piper
Can you believe the emails that went around internally at DLA Piper about this client's legal bill? Check them out -- along with news of lateral partner moves. -
Biglaw, Citigroup, Money, Partner Issues, Partner Profits
Do Managing Partners Need Mood Stabilizers?
What prompted the question on our part? Here's the evidence.... -
Biglaw, Boutique Law Firms, Lateral Moves, Layoffs, Practice Pointers, Small Law Firms
From Biglaw to Boutique: Job Security
Tom Wallerstein thinks that running your own firm offers more job security than working in Biglaw. -
Biglaw, Lateral Moves, Money, Partner Issues, Partner Profits
Partner Profit Reports: K&L Gates Swing Wide Open
K&L Gates offers very detailed financial disclosures. What is motivating their opening of the kimono? -
Biglaw, Lateral Moves, Lawyerly Lairs, Partner Issues, Real Estate
Buying In: Biglaw Real Estate
Location, location, location: in the world of Biglaw, where you sit matters. Anonymous Partner explains how.