Laterals
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Advertising, Biglaw, Job Searches, Lateral Moves, Money, Partner Issues, Partner Profits, Shameless Plugs, This Is an Ad
The Aspiring Lateral: Money Talks
We’ve been conditioned to believe that lateral moves are all about money, but in many cases, lateral candidates do not talk enough about money. -
Biglaw, Intellectual Property, Lateral Moves, Layoffs, Litigators, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants, Staff Attorneys / Discovery Attorneys, Staff Layoffs
Nationwide Layoff Watch: More WilmerHale Detail
Which offices other than Boston and Palo Alto were affected by the cuts? Plus an interesting email from last year about hiring at WilmerHale. - Sponsored
Profit Powerhouse: Elevating Law Firm Financial Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar on April 10th, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm. -
Attorney Misconduct, Biglaw, Lateral Moves, Legal Ethics, Money, Musical Chairs, Partner Issues, Weirdness
Mystery Departure Solved: Ex-Sidley Austin Partner Hit With Ethics Charges
What is he accused of doing? The alleged conduct is surprising....
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Biglaw, Holland & Knight, Lateral Moves, Musical Chairs, Partner Issues, Patton Boggs, Texas
Musical Chairs: More Partners Part With Patton Boggs
How many partners are leaving, and where are they going? -
Biglaw, Husch Blackwell, Lateral Moves, Law Firm Mergers, Partner Issues, Texas
Husch Your Mouth: Managing Partner Talks Trash About A Rival Firm And A Former Colleague
Check out these amusingly catty comments from a law firm leader. -
Biglaw, Federal Government, Lateral Moves, Musical Chairs, Partner Issues
Musical Chairs: Notable New Names at Davis Polk, Paul Hastings, and Orrick
Davis Polk lands a big-name lateral with major government experience, while Paul Hastings and Orrick raid rivals for talent. -
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. -
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? - 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, 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? -
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.
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Profit Powerhouse: Elevating Law Firm Financial Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar on April 10th, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm.
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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…
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How Generative AI Will Improve Legal Service Delivery
Learn how emerging tools will likely change and enhance the work of lawyers for years to come in this new report.
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Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use.
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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? -
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, 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?