Mandatory Retirement Age
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Biglaw, Sponsored Content
Mandatory Retirement Policies: A Source Of Vulnerability And Opportunity
Roughly half of Am Law 200 firms have mandatory retirement, with most specifying ages in the range of 63 to 68. -
Biglaw, Deaths
104-Year-Old Biglaw Attorney Who Was Still Practicing Law Has Passed Away
One of Biglaw's only practicing centenarians has passed away. RIP. - 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. -
Biglaw, Old People, Partner Issues
Are You -- And Your Law Firm -- Ready For Retirement?
Don't postpone these tough but necessary conversations.
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Biglaw, Old People, Sponsored Content
Mandatory Retirement Policies And You
Executing a proper plan easily solves the dilemmas brought about by mandatory retirement. While identifying an aging leadership problem is helpful, creating and executing an actual plan is a necessity. -
Old People, Partner Issues, Sponsored Content
Mandatory Retirement Creates Succession Planning Problems For Top Law Firms
The distribution of aging lawyers is trending upwards, but firms may still have to rethink their insistence on mandatory retirement and succession planning. -
Advertising, Biglaw, Old People, Partner Issues, Shameless Plugs, This Is an Ad
Mandatory Law Firm Retirement, Succession Planning, And You
How many law firms are prepared to deal with the void left by retiring partners? -
Biglaw, Old People
A 101-Year-Old Attorney Is Still Working At This Biglaw Firm
Which Biglaw firm is keeping this extremely senior counsel on its payroll? -
Attorney Misconduct, Breasts, Facebook, Guns / Firearms, Job Searches, Law Professors, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Old People
Morning Docket: 11.08.13
* A proposal to raise the retirement age for judges in New York was crushed by voters, but Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman has vowed to continue fighting the requirement — just like a stubborn old man. [New York Law Journal] * Which law schools have the highest percentage of graduates working as corporate directors or executive officers of companies? You might be surprised by some of the results. Or you might not. [National Law Journal] * Dean Lawrence Mitchell of Case Western Reserve Law wants parts of the retaliation suit that’s been filed against him tossed for being “scandalous” and “salacious.” But those are the best parts. :( [Cleveland Plain Dealer] * Thanks to a $25 million donation from an alumnus and his wife, Yale Law School is going to be getting dormitories for law students in the very near future. The thought of all of those coed nerdgasms between future SCOTUS clerks is a thing of beauty. [Fox News] * Clark Calvin Griffith, the former adjunct professor at William Mitchell Law, has been suspended from practicing law for 90 days after exposing his penis to a law student. Stiff punishment. [Pioneer Press] * If you were thinking of giving away guns on Facebook, then you should think again. The only way to stop a bad guy with a gun on the internet is with slideshows of the 572 best kitty cat gifs. [Corporate Counsel] * A police officer in Arkansas ordered a woman to flash him her boobs while she was at work, and when she refused, he allegedly Tasered her repeatedly. She’s obviously suing now. [New York Daily News] - Sponsored
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use. -
Antonin Scalia, Federal Judges, Old People, Quote of the Day, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
SCOTUS Rules, Nobody Drools
Justice Scalia, please tell us what you REALLY think about mandatory retirement for members of the Supreme Court. -
Advertising, Biglaw, Lateral Moves, Musical Chairs, Old People, Partner Issues, Shameless Plugs, This Is an Ad
Jones Day: Mandatory Retirement For Big Hitters Creates Opportunity For Others
Some thoughts on the Jones Day partnership from Michael Allen of Lateral Link (sponsored post). -
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? -
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. -
Advertising, Lateral Moves, Old People, Partner Issues, Shameless Plugs, This Is an Ad
Partners in Practice: The Era of Mandatory Retirement
What's it like for partners to practice law in the era of mandatory retirement?
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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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Are Small Firms Going Big On Legal Tech?
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How AI Is The Catalyst For Reshaping Every Aspect Of Legal Work
Findings from the "Future of Professionals Report," based on a survey of 1,200 professionals from North and South America and the UK.
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Document Automation For Law Firms: The Definitive Guide
Legal document automation is no longer only for the exclusive few.
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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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Musical Chairs, Old People
Old People Will Not Go Quietly
I recently had a birthday. I’m 32-years-old, but my liver has to be at least 60. It’s pretty close to mandatory retirement age. But I’m just getting back from Vegas (full report on twitter) and I can tell you that my liver will not go quietly into the good night. And so I have a […]