After Weeks Of Associate Worry, Firm Matches Market With Bonuses
A little more magic for associates.
COVID Appreciation Bonuses For The Hardest Workers
Cash is still the best way to say thanks!
AI Is Reshaping Legal Practice—But Tools Aren’t The Real Differentiator.
Explore the mindset, cultural shifts, and training strategies that define the AI‑savvy lawyer, revealing why human judgment, standardized competence, and integrated learning—not technology alone—will shape the future of the profession.
Magic Circle Firm Offers Voluntary Buyouts To All Of Its London Secretaries
This is the kinder, gentler way to part with employees.
Magic Circle Gives Special Bonuses, But How Much Is Anyone’s Guess
At least they're getting something for their hard work this year.
Biglaw Firm Announces 50 Percent Remote Work Policy For Associates
Policies like these were unheard of before the COVID crush.
Magic Circle Firm Provides Domestic Violence Assistance For Employees
The first such program in the legal industry.
Filevine’s New Legal AI Platform LOIS Turns AI Into A True Legal Coworker
Legal work isn’t slowing down, and the firms that win won’t be the ones working harder — they’ll be the ones working smarter.
Biglaw Firms Put Lateral Hiring On Pause Due To Coronavirus Crisis
Biglaw puts a pin on associate hiring for the time being.
Biglaw Firms Tell Associates To Work From Home To Protect Them From Coronavirus
What is your firm doing to prevent employees from contracting coronavirus?
Biglaw ‘Booze Chaperone’ Policy Is Like A Designated Driver For ‘Not Being Lecherous A-Holes’
Once again, alcohol is blamed for the rot of sexual misconduct buried in firm culture.
Morning Docket: 02.07.19
* Jay-Z has hired a lawyer for 21 Savage. [BBC News] * Stanford Law finds itself a new dean. [The Recorder] * With the "Art of Fielding" copyright case falling flat at the Second Circuit, stay tuned for my upcoming novel: "Diamond of Memories" about a Nebraska farmer who builds a baseball field into his soybean crop. [Law360] * Michigan State's legal incompetence continues -- after learning that the school is bringing on its fourth GC in a year, we find out that it's on the hook for almost $1 million in severance to its last GC. [WXYZ] * Former Linklaters executive wants to tell the world about the firm's "struggle with women in the workplace." The UK's High Court is having none of that kind of talk. [Legal Cheek] * "Pro-America" President who skipped out on Vietnam about to ask Supreme Court to cut off Vietnam vets with cancer. [National Law Journal] * The robots aren't coming for your job just yet, but if they have to come for anything at least it's to help out Legal Aid and pro bono projects. [Legaltech News]
Schenck Price Competes Smarter With Lexis+ With Protégé
LexisNexis sat down with John Ursin, Managing Partner at Schenck Price, to learn how the firm is using legal AI to strengthen client service and daily legal work.
Associates Left Pondering The Meaning Of ‘Good Standing’ When Bonuses Disappoint
This is why lockstep is best.
Magic Circle Firm Gets On Board With The New Associate Compensation Scale
Congrats on the raises!
Biglaw Firm Sets Up Sexual Harassment Whistleblowers Hotline, Wants Lawyers Who Kiss To Tell HR
This firm is very interested in its lawyers' and staff members' office couplings.
Former Linklaters Partner Gets Jail Time For Sexually Assaulting Student Intern
The offending partner was punched in the face by another partner after the assault took place.
Last Year, Women At This Magic Circle Firm Earned About 40 Percent Less In Bonuses Than Men
Women are being seriously shortchanged at this Biglaw firm.