Legal Secretaries
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Biglaw
Biglaw Staff Member Arrested In Sting Operation By Vigilante ‘Creep Catching Unit’
This isn’t To Catch a Predator, it’s the new spinoff, To Catch a Legal Secretary. -
Biglaw
Layoffs Come To The Am Law 100 As Biglaw Firm Eliminates Jobs
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Biglaw, Small Law Firms
Legal Secretaries Deserve More Respect
It is disheartening to see that the roles of legal secretaries are vanishing at many law firms across the country.
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 05.07.18
* According to Rudy Giuliani, if special counsel Robert Mueller issues a subpoena, Donald Trump “[doesn’t] have to” comply with it. After all, “[h]e’s the president of the United States. [He] can assert the same privileges other presidents have.” And he has no plans to allow Trump to sit for an interview with Mueller — Giuliani won’t allow him to “walk him into a prosecution for perjury.” Admitting during a TV interview that your client is a liar? Check. [Washington Post]
* And that’s not all, folks! According to Rudy Giuliani, although he has “no knowledge” of it having happened, Michael Cohen may have paid hush money to other women — similar to money that was paid to Stormy Daniels — to get them to stay silent about their alleged affairs with Donald Trump “if it was necessary.” [CNN]
* So, about Morrison & Foerster’s $100 million “mommy track” lawsuit: The firm’s managing partner, Larren Nashelsky, has commented on the allegations, stating that MoFo is “somewhere between disappointed and angry” because “[i]t’s just not who we are, it’s not what we value and it’s, in fact, not how we operate.” [American Lawyer]
* Of course a Biglaw partner owns the horse that won the Kentucky Derby. Congrats to both Justify and C. Edward Glasscock, chairman emeritus of Frost Brown Todd, on their big win during the first leg of this year’s Triple Crown. [American Lawyer]
* Sylvia Bloom, a legal secretary who retired from Cleary Gottlieb after working at the firm for 67 years, amassed a $9+ million fortune by purchasing the same stocks as her boss. In her will, she directed that the majority be donated for college scholarships. Be sure to thank your maybe-millionaire secretary today, everyone. [New York Times]
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Biglaw, Money
Struggling Firm's Bank Refuses To Issue Money For Paychecks
Yikes! This isn't very good... -
Biglaw, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants
How To Survive As A Legal Secretary
This strategy is admittedly a bit hard to implement. -
Biglaw, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants
Wachtell Lipton Goes 'Big Brother' On Its Lawyers
Would you want such a program in place at your law firm? -
Boutique Law Firms, Small Law Firms
Take Care Of Your Staff As Soon As You're Able
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Document Automation For Law Firms: The Definitive Guide
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Secretaries / Administrative Assistants, Television
Standard Of Review: Suits Doubles Down On Secretary-Related Drama
Arts columnist Harry Graff still hopes this season of Suits will tackle something more interesting than secretary-related drama. -
Biglaw, Billable Hours, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants
Secretaries At This Firm Are About To Get Annoying (Or: A New Gimmick For Timely Time Entry)
Would you want this policy to be implemented at your law firm? -
Secretaries / Administrative Assistants, Television
Standard Of Review: Suits Is Back, Sans Secretary
Cultural critic Harry Graff dives headfirst into the new season of Suits -- does he like it any better now? -
Biglaw, Layoffs, Partner Issues, Staff Layoffs
Nationwide Layoff Watch: Almost 50 Partners And Staff Let Go At A Leading Law Firm
Which firm is dismissing 18 of its partners and counsel plus a slew of secretaries and staffers? -
Biglaw, Bonuses, Money
Staff Bonus Watch: Open Thread (Kicked Off By Orrick And Vinson & Elkins)
One firm is paying $500; another firm is paying $1,000 (or more). What's your firm doing?
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Quote of the Day, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants
Could This Woman Be The Whiniest Legal Secretary In The World?
It sounds like working with this woman is a real drag. What would you do in this situation? -
Secretaries / Administrative Assistants, Sexual Harassment
A Legal Secretary's Super-Salacious Sexual Harassment Suit
This secretary didn't want to be a partner's sexytary, and now she's suing. -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 12.19.14
* Still looking for a great gift for your assistant? Corporette presents their annual secretary gift guide! [Corporette]
* Marijuana law may be hot, but marijuana legalization may be in hot water: Oklahoma and Nebraska take their case to the Supreme Court that Colorado’s law is damaging them. [The Denver Post]
* Associates are super excited about their shiny — but discretionary — bonuses. Note that base pay hasn’t taken a similar leap. Thanks for throwing a wet blanket on the season. [Law and More]
* Who are the new lawyers in Congress? Mike Sacks profiles them. [National Law Journal]
* The law firm trying to kill the internet is Jenner & Block. That’s unfair — the law firm employed by people trying to kill the internet is Jenner & Block. And they’re willing to write a whole letter and make a state Attorney General just sign it! That’s some pull. [The Verge]
* At this special time of year, let’s remember who this season is all about: pagans. [What About Clients?]
* U.S. District Judge Algenon L. Marbley just resigned to settle an ethics probe. Not as a federal judge of course, but as a trustee to THE Ohio State University. The Ohio Ethics Commission raised issues with Judge Marbley serving as a trustee while simultaneously teaching as an adjunct at the law school. [Columbus Dispatch]
* Brad and Da Boyz with a nice little ditty about copyright infringement and fair use. [YouTube]
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Job Searches, Partner Issues, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants, Small Law Firms
A Personal Assistant: The Perfect Accessory For The Entitled Partner
This guy is a partner who wants an employee to "reduce [his] stress level" by handling every task that he feels is beneath his lofty stature. -
Secretaries / Administrative Assistants, Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners
Who Answers Your Phone?
What options are available to lawyers who can’t or don’t want to pick up the phone every time it rings? -
Biglaw, Duval & Stachenfeld, Midsize Firms / Regional Firms, Partner Issues, Real Estate, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants, Small Law Firms
Reinventing The Law Business: Low Overhead Is Great!
What are the many benefits of having low overhead? Managing partner Bruce Stachenfeld identifies several. -
Biglaw, Headhunters / Recruiters, Job Searches, Paralegals, Partner Issues, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants
Anonymous Recruitment Director Answers Your Email Questions (Part 3)
Anonymous Recruitment Director fields questions from paralegals and secretaries and discusses when you should (and shouldn't) use a legal recruiter/headhunter.