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Clerkships, Federal Judges, Job Searches
The Current State Of Clerkship Hiring: 5 Points Worth Noting
If you're interested in clerking or in helping someone else land a coveted clerkship, here's some information you should know. -
Job Searches, NALP
Entry-Level Hiring Starts Long Crawl Out Of The Abyss
Entry-level hiring is up. FWIW. - 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, NALP, Summer Associates
What Law Schools And Firms Really Think About Summers
Firms seem to be dealing with some unprofessional summers.
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Job Searches, NALP, National Association for Law Placement (NALP)
Some Good -- And Truthful! -- Information About The Legal Job Market
Is the legal job market finally starting to turn around? -
Law Schools, NALP, National Association for Law Placement (NALP)
Career Services Need Help, Y'All
Hanging out with law school career-services people was a hell of an experience. -
Biglaw, Conferences / Symposia, NALP, National Association for Law Placement (NALP)
Want To Understand Law Firms? Learn the RULES.
The most important lesson you can learn before working in a firm is how a firm makes its money. -
Biglaw, Job Searches, Summer Associates
Summer Associate Hiring: Is It Making A Comeback?
Is the hiring market for summer associates actually heating up? Survey says.... -
Morning Docket, Trials
Morning Docket: 02.25.15
* Smart women, foolish choices? Alexandra Marchuk might regret turning down a $425,001 offer of judgment from the defendants in Marchuk v. Faruqi & Faruqi, in which she wound up getting a $140,000 verdict. [Law360 (sub. req.)]
* In other news from high-profile sexual harassment cases, the trial in Harvard Law grad Ellen Pao’s lawsuit against venture capital behemoth Kleiner Perkins got underway yesterday. [USA Today]
* A guilty verdict and a life sentence in the “American Sniper” trial. [New York Times]
* Embattled politico Sheldon Silver has turned to the talented Steven Molo in seeking to get the criminal charges against him dismissed. [New York Post]
* J.J. Nelson v. Adidas: coming to a 1L Contracts casebook near you? [ESPN]
* Law schools dropping the LSAT: a trend in the making? [BloombergBusiness]
* The latest in Deidre Clark v. Allen & Overy: is plaintiff Deidre Dare ready for her
close-uppsychological exam? [New York Law Journal]* Is the job outlook for law school graduates brightening? Some thoughts from Jim Leipold of NALP. [National Law Journal via ABA Journal]
* As he runs for Congress, what does Staten Island district attorney Daniel M. Donovan Jr. have to say about the Eric Garner case? [New York Times]
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The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
ChatGPT ushers in the age of generative AI – even for law firms. -
Associate Salaries, Biglaw, Money
The $160K BigLaw BigLie?
Is there something fishy about the reported salaries of first-year associates in Biglaw? -
Job Searches, Law Schools, NALP, National Association for Law Placement (NALP), Quote of the Day
Job Market May Suck Less Thanks To Decreased Law School Enrollment
Stop applying to law school so those who came before you can get jobs. -
Associate Salaries, Biglaw, Money, NALP, National Association for Law Placement (NALP), Quote of the Day
NY To $190K? Not So Fast, Because $160K Salaries Are No Longer The Norm
Stop trying to make $190,000 salaries for first-year Biglaw attorneys happen. It’s not going to happen. -
Biglaw, Minority Issues, NALP, National Association for Law Placement (NALP), No Offers, Summer Associates, Women's Issues
Qui Tam: Three White Boys
Do some summer associates enjoy a leg up over others? -
Biglaw, Job Searches, Law Schools, NALP, National Association for Law Placement (NALP), Unemployment
How Did The Law School Class Of 2013 Do In The Job Market?
What do you want to hear first, the good news or the bad news?
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Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
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Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
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Biglaw, Defamation, Job Searches, Money, Morning Docket, NALP, National Association for Law Placement (NALP), Television, Trials
Morning Docket: 06.20.14
* This Biglaw firm is getting into the imaginary money business by bidding on $18M of Bitcoins seized in the Silk Road raid. Maybe they’ll accept this new “currency” as payment. [Am Law Daily]
* Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev wants his trial moved to New York or D.C. for an unbiased jury. Moving it to cities where terrorist attacks have occurred is a great idea! [Bloomberg]
* Here’s a perfect headline for a lovely Friday when we imagine people will be able to get in some quality day drinking: “Market Struggles to Absorb Record Law School Class of ’13.” [National Law Journal]
* Part of George Zimmerman’s defamation lawsuit against NBC was dismissed because his attorneys waited too long to ask the network for a retraction. Time to paint a picture about it, Georgie. [Fox News]
* Can you sue the dude who banged your wife for ruining your marriage? It sucks for cuckolded husbands, but you can’t in most states, including West Virginia, where family trees grow in a circle. [WSJ Law Blog]
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Facebook, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Rankings
ATL vs. Law Dean vs. Common Sense
What weight should be given to solo practice and to "JD Advantage" jobs in law school rankings? -
American Bar Association / ABA, Biglaw, Career Center, Job Searches, NALP, National Association for Law Placement (NALP)
Deviations From The Norm: The Lawyer 'Type' And Legal Hiring
Is there a place for trait-assessment testing in Biglaw hiring? -
Biglaw, Headhunters / Recruiters, Job Searches, Lateral Moves, Musical Chairs, NALP, National Association for Law Placement (NALP), Partner Issues
7 Thoughts About The Lateral Hiring Process
Are you looking for advice about the lateral recruiting process? Look no further. -
NALP, National Association for Law Placement (NALP), Quote of the Day, Unemployment
Survey Says: The Class Of 2011 Is Screwed, Forever
Our sincere condolences if you were a member of the law school class of 2011. -
10th Circuit, Celebrities, Constitutional Law, Gay Marriage, Job Searches, Law Schools, Morning Docket, NALP, National Association for Law Placement (NALP), Social Media, Sports, Trademarks, Twittering, Utah
Morning Docket: 04.11.14
* A three-judge panel of the Tenth Circuit seemed a bit torn as to the constitutionality of Utah’s same-sex marriage ban during oral arguments yesterday. This one could be a contender to go all the way to the Supremes. [New York Times]
* Another concussion lawsuit has been filed against the National Hockey League by a group of former players, this time alleging a culture of “extreme violence.” The pleadings are a bit… odd. We’ll have more on this later today. [Bloomberg]
* “We’re not going back to 2006 anytime soon,” says NALP executive director Jim Leipold. The legal sector lost lots of jobs in the recession, and they’re not likely to come back. Happy Friday! [National Law Journal]
* It’s never too soon to start writing your law school application essay. Please try not to bore the admissions officers — make sure you have a “compelling” topic. [Law Admissions Lowdown / U.S. News]
* Katherine Heigl (remember her?) probably needed some cash, so she filed a $6M lawsuit against Duane Reade for posting a picture of her carrying one of the drugstore’s bags on Twitter. [Hollywood Reporter]
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Biglaw, Job Searches, NALP, National Association for Law Placement (NALP), No Offers, Summer Associates
Are Summer Associate Hiring And Entry-Level Hiring Picking Up?
What does the latest report from the National Association for Law Placement tell us about the legal job market?