Partner Issues
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Biglaw, Bonuses, BuckleySandler, Money, Partner Issues, Partner Profits
Associate Bonus Watch: Who Just Announced Midyear Bonuses?
Which highly profitable Biglaw firm is sharing the wealth with its lawyers and staff? -
Biglaw, Duval & Stachenfeld, Midsize Firms / Regional Firms, Partner Issues, Real Estate, Small Law Firms
Reinventing The Law Business: Blend In At Your Peril; You Need To Stand Out
According to managing partner Bruce Stachenfeld, you don’t need all customers (clients or lawyers), just a few who really want you badly. - 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, In-House Counsel, Partner Issues
Qui Tam: Memo To Outside Counsel
An in-house lawyer offers advice to outside counsel -- in verse.
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Biglaw, Nude Dancing, Partner Issues, Prostitution, Quote of the Day, Sex
Biglaw Partner Really Enjoys Underground Sex Club
Of course a Biglaw partner got an invitation to this illegal sex club for high-rollers. -
Biglaw, Boutique Law Firms, Job Searches, Partner Issues, Small Law Firms
Beyond Biglaw: 20 And Counting....
A former Biglaw partner who left to launch his own boutique firm looks back on his career path since high school. -
Biglaw, Lateral Moves, Partner Issues, Partner Profits, Patton Boggs, Real Estate, White-Collar Crime
More Partner Departures At Bingham
Who are the latest partners to leave, and where are they going? -
Biglaw, In-House Counsel, Partner Issues
On Ambrose Bierce And Business-Hostile Legal Advice
How can you give "business-friendly" legal advice to your corporate clients? -
Biglaw, Billable Hours, Intellectual Property, Litigators, Mergers and Acquisitions, Money, Partner Issues
Which Biglaw Attorneys Make The Most Bank?
If you haven't changed your mind yet about your Biglaw career path, now would be a good time to do it. - Sponsored
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use. -
Bankruptcy, Biglaw, Divorce Train Wrecks, Family Law, Money, Partner Issues, Partner Profits
A Messy Divorce Offers An Inside Look At Biglaw Partner Pay
Divorce litigation reveals the partner pay structure at one leading law firm. -
Biglaw, Partner Issues, Partner Profits, Rankings
The 2014 Am Law 200: Survival Of The Fittest
While some firms came out on top, others were merely surviving. How did the Am Law 200 stack up? -
Bankruptcy, Biglaw, Celebrities, Commencement, Federal Judges, Law Schools, Morning Docket, Partner Issues
Morning Docket: 05.29.14
* Barnes & Thornburg’s managing partner is planning to step down after almost two decades in the firm’s top leadership role. His tenure ends on a high note: 2013′s gross revenue was up by 12% and PPP was up by 8.2%. [Am Law Daily]
* “To terminate Jones Day at that point is an incredibly bad idea. I hope the mayor hears me.” Judge Steven Rhodes politely called Detroit’s mayor a moron after the city official declared he’d fire Jones Day in September. [Detroit Free Press]
* “When you’re giving anything to a judge, you try to be careful about it.” In 2012, law schools paid federal judges almost $2M to teach and lecture. A useful way to spend tuition dollars? [National Law Journal]
* San Diego Law School, a branch of San Francisco Law School, is open for business. It’s being marketed as a “fresh start” — if you failed out at another law school, come join the party here! [Daily Transcript]
* If you weren’t aware, Mindy Kaling gave a commencement speech at Harvard Law this week. She praised the graduates’ dedication to tedium, and kindly reminded some that they were evil. [Boston.com]
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Biglaw, Boutique Law Firms, Partner Issues, Small Law Firms
Beyond Biglaw: A Champion Arises....
If you're an associate at a law firm, ask yourself: do you have a champion, and is that person the right champion? -
Biglaw, Law Firm Mergers, Partner Issues, Patton Boggs
Say Hello To Squire Patton Boggs
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Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
Profit Powerhouse: Elevating Law Firm Financial Performance
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1st Circuit, Biglaw, California, Celebrities, Confirmations, Crime, Football, Gender, Lateral Moves, Law Professors, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Money, Morning Docket, Partner Issues, Texas, United Kingdom / Great Britain
Morning Docket: 05.23.14
* Congrats are in order for David Barron. The Harvard Law professor was confirmed to the First Circuit in a close vote (53-45), despite his apparent allegiance to our new drone overlords. [WSJ Law Blog]
* Another one bites the dust: Weil’s London banking leader Stephen Lucas decamped for Kirkland & Ellis. The firm retorted by saying: “We have got 40 finance lawyers left.” Aww, yay for you. [The Lawyer]
* We already know that state prosecutors are very poorly paid, but let’s go one step further and see if women are paid less than men. Shockingly enough, women are getting the shaft in Texas. [Texas Tribune]
* Dean Jack Boger of UNC Law is stepping down, but he’s proud of keeping legal ed affordable. “[B]y relative standards, we’re still doing that,” he said. It’s ~$39K for out-of-state students. [Chapelboro.com]
* O.J. Simpson’s lawyers submitted a gigantic legal doc in an attempt to get him a new trial for his armed-robbery case. Court word limit: 14,000. Words in the Juice’s motion: 19,993. Rules: LOL. [NBC News]
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Biglaw, Law Firm Mergers, Legal Ethics, Partner Issues, Patton Boggs
Squire Sanders Puts Patton Boggs Merger Vote On Hold
Why did Squire Sanders suspend the merger vote, and what are the chances of it being restarted? -
Partner Issues, Ridiculousness, Sexual Harassment, Small Law Firms
Partner Accused Of Emailing His Graphic Erotic Fantasies To Associate
This guy allegedly used a fake name to send nasty emails to an associate. -
Biglaw, Duval & Stachenfeld, Job Searches, Midsize Firms / Regional Firms, Partner Issues, Real Estate, Small Law Firms
Reinventing The Law Business: Achieving The Mission -- Attracting, Training, Retaining And Inspiring Talent
Eight insights on talent management from Bruce Stachenfeld, founder and managing partner of Duval & Stachenfeld. -
Biglaw, Federal Government, Federal Judges, Health Care / Medicine, Judicial Nominations, Lateral Moves, Partner Issues, Patton Boggs, White House Counsel
Musical Chairs: Some Notable D.C. Partner Moves
A top government lawyer returns to private practice, a top Biglaw partner returns to government, and a firm holds some departing partners prisoner. -
Biglaw, Email Scandals, Gender, Partner Issues, Rudeness, Sexism, Sports, Women's Issues
Biglaw Partner Avoids Punishment For Participation In Lewd, Crude, Sexist Email Scandal
Which firm is refusing to punish its partners for disgustingly sexist behavior? -
Biglaw, California, Department of Justice, Gay Marriage, Law Firm Mergers, Law Schools, Morning Docket, Partner Issues, Patton Boggs, Sexism, Television
Morning Docket: 05.21.14
* A DLA Piper partner was cleared by the firm in connection with a string of sexist emails exchanged with a client because real lads don’t get in trouble for such trifling behavior. We’ll have more on this later. [Am Law Daily]
* Patton Boggs partners started voting on the firm’s merger with Squire Sanders yesterday. Apparently there’s at least one partner who will not be allowed to join the new firm because of prior conduct. Sucks to be you, guy. [Reuters]
* “It’s the best way to prepare for a whole variety of things.” Right now is one of the best times to go to law school, say California law school deans who really need to get asses in empty seats. [Daily Transcript]
* ““We are a better people than what these laws represent.” Pennsylvania’s ban on gay marriage was struck down yesterday, making it the 14th victory in a row for the marriage equality movement. [Bloomberg]
* Showtime just bought a law firm comedy about “four smartass, workaholic associates” in Biglaw trying to make partner and avoid being murdered by the office serial killer at the same time. Uh, yeah. [Deadline]