Retirement
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Advertising, Biglaw, Old People, Partner Issues, Shameless Plugs, This Is an Ad
Mandatory Law Firm Retirement, Succession Planning, And You
How many law firms are prepared to deal with the void left by retiring partners? -
Biglaw, Old People
A 101-Year-Old Attorney Is Still Working At This Biglaw Firm
Which Biglaw firm is keeping this extremely senior counsel on its payroll? - 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, Layoffs, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants, Staff Layoffs
Respected Biglaw Firm Offers Buyouts To Almost 40 Employees
Which firm is offering “very generous” packages to inspire employees to walk away?
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Gay, Sex, Sex Scandals, State Judges
Judge Who Posted Sex Ad Retires From Bench
Why did this judge step down, since he did nothing wrong? -
Goldman Sachs, Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC Lawyer Uses Retirement Party To Call Out Agency As A Bunch Of Timid Wusses
Now this is how you walk out the door... -
In-House Counsel, Job Searches, Law Professors, Law School Deans, Law Schools, U.S. News
Dinner With A Law School Dean
In-house lawyer Mark Herrmann sits down with a law school dean to discuss the current state of legal education. -
Arnold & Porter, Biglaw, Layoffs, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants, Staff Layoffs
Voluntary Buyouts Offered By Yet Another Top-Tier Law Firm
This firm isn't conducting layoffs just yet. Instead, it's offering generous buyout packages. -
Biglaw, Layoffs, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants, Staff Layoffs
Voluntary Buyout Watch: Stepping On Toes To Prune Personnel
Which firm are we talking about, and how many heads are expected to roll with its planned cuts? - Sponsored
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use. -
Associate Advice, Career Center, Career Files, Lawyers, Money
From The Career Files: New Year’s Resolutions For The Financially Conscious Lawyer
Sunny Choi of Ms. JD offers five suggestions for New Year's resolutions that can help every associate's wallet. -
Constitutional Law, Linda Greenhouse, Politics, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, SCOTUS, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court
Justice Ginsburg Shouldn't Retire, Says Too-Clever-By-Half Article
It's not that Justice Ginsburg is wrong. Well, no, actually she's just wrong. -
Minority Issues, Money, Politics
Lawyer Seeks Handouts To Help Him Retire. There's Just One Teensy Thing From His Past You Might Want To Know.
This lawyer has idyllic retirement dreams he wants you to fund. You probably don't want to help out.... -
Biglaw, Layoffs, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants, Staff Layoffs
Voluntary Buyout Watch: The Bloom Is Off The Rose At This Firm
Yet another large law firm is trying to trim its ranks. Which one is it this time? -
Biglaw, Layoffs, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants, Staff Layoffs
Voluntary Buyout Watch: Because Computers Are Better Employees Than You
Yet another large law firm is trying to trim its ranks. Which one this time?
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Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
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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.
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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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How Generative AI Will Improve Legal Service Delivery
Learn how emerging tools will likely change and enhance the work of lawyers for years to come in this new report.
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Drinking, Videos
Want To See Judge Joe Brown Drunk? Well, Here You Go....
Caught on video during a night on the town, Judge Joe Brown reveals himself to be... kind of awesome. -
Advertising, Biglaw, Lateral Moves, Musical Chairs, Old People, Partner Issues, Shameless Plugs, This Is an Ad
Jones Day: Mandatory Retirement For Big Hitters Creates Opportunity For Others
Some thoughts on the Jones Day partnership from Michael Allen of Lateral Link (sponsored post). -
Old People, Quote of the Day, Reader Polls, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Supreme Court Retirement Watch: Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Do you think that it's time for her to hang up her robe and retire? -
9th Circuit, Barack Obama, Bracewell & Giuliani, Football, Guns / Firearms, Politics, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Samuel Alito, Sanford Levinson, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Vault rankings, Williams & Connolly
5 Stories of the Week: Ginsburg, Football, and More
Looking at five notable stories of the week that was. -
Affirmative Action, Labor / Employment, Law Schools, Non-Sequiturs, SCOTUS, State Judges, Supreme Court
Non-Sequiturs: 06.07.13
* Crafty trial tactics out of C-Town. A Cuyahoga County prosecutor was fired after he admitted to posing as a woman in a Facebook chat with an accused killer’s alibi witnesses in an attempt to persuade them to change their testimony. [Cleveland Plain Dealer] * If you post on Facebook asking your employer to fire you, you can’t get mad when they, you know, fire you. [IT-Lex] * Yeah. Where the hell is Fisher? [PrawfsBlawg] * It’s a week late, but congratulations to whatever genius is behind UChiLawGo on graduating. [UChiLawGo] * Once again, you can’t pay your bill with pennies just to get revenge. [Legal Juice] * Some tips on turning your basketcaseness into eustress, which apparently means “good stress.” [Associate's Mind] * New York eyes raising the retirement age for judges to 80. [New York Times] -
Biglaw, Lateral Moves, Litigators, Musical Chairs, Partner Issues, Sheila Birnbaum
Musical Chairs: Sheila Birnbaum Is Leaving Skadden
So where is the legendary litigatrix taking her gigantic book of business? -
Bankruptcy, Biglaw, Billable Hours, Books, Job Searches, Lateral Moves, Law Schools, Money, Partner Issues, Partner Profits
An Interview with Steven Harper, Former Kirkland Partner and Author of 'The Lawyer Bubble'
Should you go to law school? Is working in Biglaw still worth it? A former Kirkland & Ellis partner shares his thoughts.