Silicon Valley
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Social Media, Technology
Sensing A World Gripped By Tumult And Confusion, Snapchat Files For IPO
You’re gonna love the new dystopia filter, bruh. -
Money, Tax Law, Technology
Stat Of The Week: Europe Calls Shenanigans On Apple
The $14.5 billion penalty against Apple is the largest the EU has ever levied against a single corporation. - Sponsored
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… -
Celebrities, Silicon Valley, Technology
Megan Fox’s Womb Carrying The Next Titan Of Tech, Says Megan Fox
Who will be the tech genius of tomorrow, coming up with innovations we can’t even imagine today?
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Litigation Finance
Peter Thiel Just Invented Revenge Litigation Finance
He's like the Charles Bronson of legal investment capital. -
Biglaw, Money, Partner Issues, Partner Profits, Rankings
The 2016 Am Law 100: Trouble Ahead?
Some firms did exceptionally well, such as Silicon Valley powerhouses and Wachtell Lipton, but for many other firms, danger looms on the horizon. -
Biglaw, Bonuses, Money
Associate Bonus Watch: This Firm Went 'Above And Beyond' This Year
Some very happy campers at this prominent firm. -
Biglaw, Bonuses, Money
Associate Bonus Watch: 'Very Pleased' Associates At A Leading Silicon Valley Firm
"People are generally happy. We went from well under market to market." -
Silicon Valley, Technology
Everlaw Lands An $8.1M Investment From Silicon Valley Mega-Fund Andreessen Horowitz
We're just two weeks into the new year, and legal tech just got its first "holy s%^$" moment. - Sponsored
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use. -
Biglaw, Bonuses, Fenwick & West, Money
Associate Bonus Watch: Mixed Reactions At A Silicon Valley Powerhouse
Some junior associates fared well, but midlevel and senior associates seem unhappy. -
Silicon Valley, Technology
Y Combinator Gets Alt: Introducing Ironclad, The Legal Startup For Startups' Legal
What is Ironclad, and how can it help startups and other young companies? -
Biglaw, Job Searches, Minority Issues
4 Thoughts About Closing The Diversity Gap In The Legal Profession
What can the legal profession learn from Silicon Valley when it comes to promoting workplace diversity? -
Silicon Valley, Television
Standard Of Review: Despite Being Created By A Judge, 'Silicon Valley' Tackles Arbitration
Silicon Valley’s depiction of an arbitration proceeding is hilariously casual, according to culture columnist Harry Graff. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 04.24.15
* The Girl Scouts of Suffolk County are teaming up with Touro Law to create a justice patch so young women can learn about the law and legal careers. If only the law school would help its grads earn the jobs patch! [National Law Journal]
* After going through the fuss of having Greenberg Traurig send out a cease and desist letter to a designer who created a 3D printed figurine of Left Shark after the Super Bowl, Katy Perry’s trademark application for cartoonish sea creature has been denied. [SPIN]
* Douglas Boggs, son of the late Thomas Boggs, Jr., is planning to ditch Squire Patton Boggs for Manatt Phelps & Phillips as soon as next week. Poor SPB, because now the firm isn’t going to have a single Boggs left to speak of. [Big Law Business / Bloomberg BNA]
* ” This is a country that has made great progress, but there is still more to do.” Now that Loretta Lynch has finally been confirmed as our next attorney general, it’s time to step back and take a look at Eric Holder’s historic legacy in the position. [MSNBC]
* The Orrick partner who defeated Ellen Pao’s gender discrimination case against Kleiner Perkins has now been hired to fend off another gender-bias suit filed against Twitter. Imagine what it’s like to be the go-to lawyer for Silicon Valley tech bros. [WSJ Law Blog]
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Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
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Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
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Silicon Valley, Sponsored Content
Silicon Valley Is A Paradigm For Litigation Finance
When I jokingly explained that Lake Whillans was not the Iron Bank of Braavos in my last column, I was pretty sure that that was the last article I would ever write about HBO programming. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 03.09.15
* Amal Clooney, the attorney who tamed George Clooney’s heart and is now considered one of the most famous human rights lawyers in the world, will be teaching at a New York law school this spring. Which one? We’ll have more on this fun news later today. [USA Today]
* Talk about a Hail Mary play: The ACLU has decided to come to the defense of a very unlikely cause. Per a recently filed federal brief, the organization thinks that the USPTO’s cancellation of the Redskins trademark was unconstitutional. [WSJ Law Blog]
* According to a new BARBRI study, the vast majority of third-year law students think they’re ready to go when it comes to practicing law, but the lawyers who have had the (dis)pleasure to work with new graduates don’t seem to agree. [National Law Journal]
* “Those kinds of jobs are never going to be enough to absorb the number of people graduating from law school over the next five or 10 years.” Northeastern’s dean laughs in Biglaw’s face — his grads measure their success in other ways. [Boston Business Journal]
* Ellen Pao’s “racy” gender discrimination lawsuit against Kleiner Perkins serves as a harsh criticism of the sexist culture of Silicon Valley. Luckily, jury members will be able to busy themselves with the case’s more lurid details. [The Upshot / New York Times]
* Kyle McEntee of Law School Transparency is working on a new podcast that will help prospective law students to see what working in the legal profession is really like. “I Am The Law” debuted in January 2015, and it’s worth a listen. [U.S. News & World Report]
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Biglaw, Bonuses, Gunderson Dettmer, Money
Associate Bonus Watch: A West Coast Round-Up
A mixture of satisfaction and sadness from Silicon Valley and San Francisco. -
Biglaw, Billable Hours, Bonuses, Money, Silicon Valley
Associate Bonus Watch: Discontent At Wilson Sonsini?
How are bonuses looking at Wilson Sonsini? Some associates aren't happy.... -
Alston & Bird, Biglaw, Brobeck Phleger & Harrison, Celebrities, Crime, D.C. Circuit, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Federal Judges, Guns / Firearms, Heller Ehrman, Howrey LLP, Money, Morning Docket, Murder, New Jersey, Real Estate, Silicon Valley, Sports, Violence
Morning Docket: 12.23.13
* Judge Richard Leon’s decision in the NSA surveillance case is ripe for review by the D.C. Circuit, and given the court’s new make-up, we could see a very interesting result. Oh, to be an NSA agent listening in on those calls. [National Law Journal]
* With seven business days left until 2014, law firms all around the country are still desperately trying to get paid. Lawyers are working hard for the money — 83.5 cents to the dollar — so you better treat them right. [Wall Street Journal (sub. req.)]
* Who you gonna call? Your local bankruptcy attorney. Alston & Bird, currently housed in Heller’s old digs in Silicon Valley, will head to a new office whose former occupants include Dewey, and Howrey, and Brobeck, oh my! [Am Law Daily]
* Four were arrested in the tragic murder of attorney Dustin Friedland, and each is being held on $2 million bond. One of the alleged assailants has a history of putting guns to other people’s heads. [NJ Star-Ledger]
* “I think it would be wise for the NCAA to settle this now.” Thanks to the Ed O’Bannon lawsuit, the world of college sports will be forever changed, so all those video games you’ve got are now antiques. [CNBC]
* Tom Cruise settled his defamation lawsuit against a tabloid publisher over claims that he’d abandoned his daughter during the pendency of his divorce proceedings. Xenu is pleased by this announcement. [CNN]
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Biglaw, California, Celebrities, Crime, Gender, Insurance, Job Searches, Lateral Moves, Law Schools, Media and Journalism, Morning Docket, NALP, National Association for Law Placement (NALP), Plaintiffs Firms, Rape, SCOTUS, Silicon Valley, Supreme Court, Television, Women's Issues
Morning Docket: 12.13.13
* “Those of us from the Midwest think it’s actually easier to hide a child in New York.” Many of the current Supreme Court justices are from New York. How does it affect their jurisprudence? [Washington Post]
* The percentage of women associates in law firms may be down nationally, but in California, the demographic is on the rise — except in Silicon Valley, which is really hardly surprising. [The Recorder]
* Megyn Kelly, who’s been compared to a “brilliant supermodel,” is now considered the brightest star on Fox News, with more than 2.5 million viewers. Albany Law School must be so proud. [Washington Post]
* Class action powerhouse Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll hired Matthew S. Axelrod of DOJ fame (most recently as Associate Deputy Attorney General) to join the firm as a partner. Congrats! [Law360 (sub. req.)]
* “The fact that rape insurance is even being discussed by this body is repulsive.” Yep. Rape insurance. Apparently that’s a thing in Michigan now, which is pretty unbelievable. The more you know. [MSNBC]
* Here’s a helpful hint for our readers: when you’re trying to get released on bail prior to your jewel heist trial, you probably shouldn’t list your occupation on a court form as “jewelry thief.” [Los Angeles Times]
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Associate Salaries, Money, Silicon Valley
Lawyers Poised For A Pay Bump In 2014
Finally some good news out there!