Did Firms Raise Salaries High Enough?
Is $180,000 high enough?
Stats Of The Week: The Last Of The True Biglaw Partnerships
As Biglaw begins to run itself more like a “business,” vestiges of the traditional law partnership have started to fall away.
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.
Now That There Aren’t As Many Law Students, Hiring Has Stabilized (NALP 2016)
That state of the legal hiring market is... fine?
The Brain Drain Hasn’t Destroyed Biglaw… Yet (NALP 2016)
Whether you think the problem is a brain drain or a pipeline problem, the talent flow has been interrupted.
NALP 2016: Nobody Really Likes The New OCI, But Nobody Can Change It
The new OCI is good for the best students and no one else.
The Fall Of Systemic Deception At Law Schools
We long ago declared victory for law school transparency. Here's why.
Opus 2 Steps Up Its AI Game With Acquisition Of A Legal Tech Startup
With the addition of Uncover’s technology, the litigation software is delivering rapid innovation.
Do You Have A Mentor? Do You Want One?
Take the Above the Law mentoring survey.
Stats Of The Week: Biglaw Hiring Looking Up
Law firm hiring is at its most robust since the recession.
Do You Have A Mentor? Do You Want One?
Law schools and law firms invest a lot of blood and treasure in recruitment, but how are they doing on mentoring?
Calling All Millennial Lawyers…
New lawyers: share your insights into law firm recruiting and firm practice
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.
Law Schools More Transparent Than Ever
Our profession needs affordable, transparent, and fair entry. It starts with something as simple as law schools doing the obvious.
Morning Docket: 07.30.15
* The National Association for Law Placement released slightly improved jobs numbers for the law school class of 2014, so yay? [National Law Journal] * The battle royale that pits local musicians versus Biglaw heavyweight Skadden continues to rage on. [Washington Post] * Guess what? Prosecutors don't like the Second Circuit's higher threshold for insider trading cases and now they'd like the Supreme Court to do something about it. [Wall Street Journal] * A group of merchants including Amazon, Wal-Mart and Starbucks want the $7 billion settlement negotiated over interchange fees with Visa, Mastercard and American Express in an antitrust case vacated due to attorney Gary Friedman's alleged misconduct. [Law360] * Don't cha love it when media scandals become real life litigation? All your deflategate legal questions answered. [Stradley Law]
6 Tips For Smarter Lateral Hiring
Practical advice from experienced recruiters about the increasingly important process of lateral hiring.
Beyond The Billable Hour: 6 Key Insights
What does the rise of alternative fee arrangements mean for both law firms and their clients?
How To Conquer Your Inbox: Tips From The NALP Conference
If you check your email 100 times per day and lose two minutes each time, that’s over three hours a day you’re losing to your inbox.