Partners
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Biglaw, Partner Issues
Pushing For Partner: Why Firms Should Make More Partners This Year
Anonymous Partner makes the case in favor of welcoming more partners this year. -
Ask the Experts, Biglaw, Career Center, Career Files, Interview Stories, Law Students, Summer Associates
From the Career Files: The Inside Scoop on How to Be a Stellar Summer Associate
Sunny Choi of Ms. JD interviews a fifth-year associate at a Biglaw firm who has some advice for 2Ls looking to make an impression as summer associates. - Sponsored
The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
ChatGPT ushers in the age of generative AI – even for law firms. -
Biglaw, Partner Issues, Ridiculousness, Travel / Vacation
Law Firm Rents Entire Cruise Liner For Partner Meeting While The Rest Of You Look For Work
Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale / A tale of an expensive trip / That started from the Mediterranean / Aboard this gigantic ship.
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Biglaw, Music, Partner Issues, Reality TV, Romance and Dating, Television
The Departing Skadden Partner, His Ex-Wife, And The Substance Of African-Americans
A Skadden partner seems to think it's the interracial nature of his relationship is weird. Really, it's just the weirdness that's weird. -
Biglaw, Music, Partner Issues, Romance and Dating, Sweet Hot Justice
The Love Of A Woman Is More Valuable Than A Partnership At Skadden
A Skadden partner is giving it all up for the love of a woman. -
Biglaw, Junk Email / Spam, Litigators, Partner Issues
Funny Man Partner Now Spreads Joy With Reply-All Responses To Spam
Do Biglaw and comedy mix? -
Biglaw, Billable Hours, Pictures
The Biglaw Flowchart That Tells You When You Can Leave The Office
Do you need help leaving the office? -
Biglaw, john quinn, Litigators, Partner Issues
New Partner Watch: The Quinn Emanuel Ten
Who are the ten new partners at Quinn Emanuel, and what does their selection say about the firm? - 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… -
Ben Wittes, Law Professors, Law Reviews, Law Schools, Media and Journalism, Non-Sequiturs, Partner Issues, Prostitution, Technology
Non-Sequiturs: 09.25.12
* The Village Voice is stepping away from Backpage due to its ties to sex trafficking. “This so unfair! Everyone loves online prostitution!,” said no one ever (okay fine, a lot of people probably say that). [paidContent] * Cybersecurity, drones, and smackdowns, oh my! [Lawfare] * Right now, millions of taxpayer dollars fund legal scholarship. Considering how expensive law review articles seem to be, it’d be nice if law professors could techcite their own material before turning it over to law review peons associate staff members for further review. [PrawfsBlawg] * We actually needed 25 volumes of things you can’t do on a plane? Apparently common sense is a relic these days. [Legal Blog Watch] * Should you go to law school? That’s apparently the question on everyone’s mind, so Professor Deborah Merritt of Ohio State Law and Kyle McEntee of Law School Transparency are here to help you out. [NerdWallet] * Wherein the five worst law partners known are discussed. Oh, whatever, partners should be able to act however they want to anyone. [Greedy Associates / FindLaw] -
Associate Advice, Career Center, Career Files
From the Career Files: Writing for Partners
Learn more about how associates can write for partners with the help of the ATL Career Center. -
Admin, Announcements, Partner Issues, Partner Profits, Shameless Plugs
Sign Up for the ATL Partners Newsletter
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Associate Advice, Biglaw, Boutique Law Firms, Partner Issues, Small Law Firms
From Biglaw to Boutique: Your Most Important Client
Associates make the mistake of not understanding who is truly their most important client: the partner for whom they are working... -
Biglaw, Partner Issues
Former Sullivan & Cromwell 'Mailroom of Death' Associate Promoted to Partner at Baker & McKenzie
One of the former associates involved in the Sullivan & Cromwell mailroom of death debacle has been promoted to partner at her new Biglaw firm. Let's find out the details...
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Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
The rise of remote work has dramatically reshaped the relationship between Lawyers and Law Firms, see how Scale LLP has taken the steps to get…
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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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Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm.
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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.
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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…
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Biglaw, In-House Counsel, Partner Issues
Evil Middle Management
Are partners just the evil middle management of the Biglaw scheme? The People's Therapist explains... -
Biglaw, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Money, Partner Issues, Quote of the Day, Wall Street Journal
Quote of the Day: 1% Problems!
What are former Dewey & LeBoeuf partners whining about in the news? 1% problems! -
Biglaw, Job Searches, Law Schools, Partner Issues
Are Graduates of Elite Law Schools 'Too Good' for Biglaw?
Are graduates of elite law schools "too good" for Biglaw? Interestingly enough, they tend not to stick around large law firms. Grads of many lower-ranked schools make partner at higher rates than grads of certain top law schools. -
Biglaw, Dissolution, Money, Partner Issues, Partner Profits
Make It Rain or Make Way
If you think that making partner is like winning the Biglaw race, you haven’t actually been paying attention to what’s been happening to partners over the past few years. Sure, Biglaw partnerships overall are enjoying higher profits now than they were during the darkest days of the recession (while associate salaries remain stagnant, of course). […] -
Biglaw, In-House Counsel, Job Searches, Partner Issues
Inside Straight: Silly Email Of The Year Award
The “commenters” at Above the Law are — as you know if you’ve ever looked — a tough crowd. If you’re a partner at a big firm, then you’re a loser, because you’re a workaholic stiff with no life. If you’re a partner at a small firm, then you’re a loser, because you couldn’t succeed […] -
Allen & Overy, Biglaw, Gender, Jews, Litigators, Litigatrix, Partner Issues, Religion, Screw-Ups, Women's Issues
Oy Vey! Milbank Mistakenly Touts 'Only Orthodox Jewish Woman Partner' in Biglaw
Milbank Tweed, in a recent press release about its new partnership class, gave a special shout-out to Atara Miller. It identified Miller as "likely the only Orthodox Jewish woman partner at a major Wall Street firm." A big shot in Biglaw, and a baleboste to boot. But is it accurate to assert that Miller is unique? -
Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners
From Biglaw to Boutique: Come On Along, or Go Alone
Tom Wallerstein was talking to a friend who is a junior partner in a large firm, and who is thinking of starting her own firm. She knew what practice area she would focus on, and she had at least one client who she felt sure would go with her. But she still had two critical questions to resolve. Open a solo practice, or form a partnership? Form a “virtual” office, or start a traditional “brick and mortar” shop?