Research
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Biglaw
Research Proves Women Should Not Work For Republicans
This is why every female associate needs to know her boss's politics. -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 10.23.15
* Driving while caffeinated — still not illegal. [Lowering the Bar]
* How harshly should employers who violate safety regulations be treated? [Lawyers, Guns & Money]
* What do Justice Eakin’s scandalous emails teach us about ourselves? [Law and More]
* Best practices for researching judges and juries. [Lawyerist]
* Loyola law professor Fr. Robert Araujo, S.J. passed away this week. Read his touching goodbye post when he went into hospice care. Rest in peace. [PrawfsBlawg]
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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. -
Litigation Finance, Litigators, Money
Litigation Finance Firms: Clients Tell Us About The Players That Matter
Findings from the first-ever survey of client experiences with litigation finance firms.
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Law Schools, Law Students, Sponsored Content
Law Students: 10 Reasons You Should Drop Everything And Start WeCiting… Right Now
WeCite is an awesome new contest just for law students, designed to help law students understand and contribute to legal research. -
Law Schools, Women's Issues
Stat Of The Week: The Pill = More Women Lawyers?
In 1970, women made up 10% of first-year law students. Today, just under half of first-year law students are women. Is it because more women are using birth control pills? -
Biglaw, Partner Issues, Rankings
Which Biglaw Firms Promote The Most (And Least) To Partnership?
Even for those fortunate enough to land a Biglaw associate job in this market, the prospect of eventual promotion to partnership is exceedingly slim. -
Legal Research, Technology
The Evolution Of Online Legal Research Tools
Technology columnist Jeff Bennion checks out Cheetah, the new online legal research tool by Wolters Kluwer. -
Biglaw, Bonuses, Money
Biglaw Bonus Season Round-Up: An ATL Infographic
You know what they say: a picture is worth a Davis Polk bonus package. - Sponsored
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use. -
Clerkships, Federal Judges, Sponsored Content, Technology
7 Rising Star Judges You Want To Clerk For
Based on data and analysis from Ravel, the emerging legal research company, here are 7 new judges who are quickly winning the respect and acclaim of their peers. -
Sponsored Content, Technology
Don't File That Brief! The One Thing You Must Check Before Submitting
Much as the juiciest berries are impossible to find on a well-traveled path, finding the cases that set you apart from an average litigator requires intelligent searching off the worn trail. -
Continuing Legal Education / CLE, Reader Polls
Stats Of The Week: What's CLE Costing You And Who Pays?
Some more findings from ATL's recent survey on CLE. -
Continuing Legal Education / CLE, Sponsored Content
CLE: This Is How You Do It
Recently we asked the ATL audience to help us get an empirical grip on the market for Continuing Legal Education. Here are the survey results. -
Continuing Legal Education / CLE
What's The Point of CLE? Let's Talk About It!
What you learn in law school is not preserved in amber from the date you receive your J.D. That's what CLE is for!
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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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Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use.
Sponsored
The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
ChatGPT ushers in the age of generative AI – even for law firms.
Sponsored
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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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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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Law Schools, Rankings
Stats Of The Week: Our Nation’s Capital (Of Law Student 'Poaching')
It is a poorly kept secret that law schools game the U.S. News rankings system by padding out their second-year classes with transfer students who would otherwise have no chance of getting admitting as 1Ls. -
Biglaw
Stat Of The Week: The U.S. Legal Market By Type Of Client
There are approximately 1.3 million lawyers in the United States. What are they all for? -
Interesting Facts
The Most Common Names In The Legal Profession: Is Yours One Of Them?
Is it just us, or do most of these names seem a bit… old, white, and male? -
Biglaw
Closing The Biglaw Training Gap
Training -- whether informal, formal, or a byproduct of a “sink or swim” culture -- plays a vital role, not only in the process of becoming a lawyer, but in associate satisfaction. -
Bar Exams
Stat Of The Week: Dumber Law Students Or A Stupid Test?
The ongoing, often fractious conversation about the state of legal education has degenerated into a blame game. -
Football
Stat Of The Week: Law School Football Playoff Edition
Are any of these approaches any goofier or less scientific than predicting the upcoming College Football Playoff by using law schools? -
Biglaw
Stat Of The Week: Law Firm Training
Which law firms are doing the best job with training and professional development?