Silicon Valley
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California, Courtship Connection, Holidays and Seasons, Romance and Dating, Silicon Valley
Courtship Connection: Moving West
Happy Valentine’s Day to you if you have a date lined up tonight! For the rest of you, Happy Staying-In-To-Watch-A-Movie-And-Drink-With-Your-Single-Friends Day. Last year, two Washington lawyers actually let me set them up on a V-Day date. This year, with my pool of Chicago candidates, I didn’t bother. I wouldn’t wish the boring Chicago dating scene […] -
Associate Bonus Watch 2011, Associate Salaries, Biglaw, Bonuses, Money, Silicon Valley
Associate Bonus Watch: Wilson Sonsini Announces Bonuses and Base Salary Scale
Yesterday, everyone was talking tech, thanks to Facebook's upcoming IPO. In light of how Silicon Valley is dominating the news cycle, it seems fitting to discuss the recent bonus and salary news from Wilson Sonsini -- one of SV's top firms, and counsel over the years to many startup companies turned tech giants. So what kind of bonuses did WSGR just announce? Let's find out.... - Sponsored
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. -
Biglaw, Boutique Law Firms, California, Copyright, Intellectual Property, Small Law Firms, Trademarks
From Biglaw to Boutique: Beyond the 'Small Law Firm' Stereotype
For some, the phrase “small law firm” implies certain stereotyped practice areas, clients, and attorneys. At its worst, the stereotype invokes unsophisticated clients and matters that are routine and uninteresting. To break the stereotype, Tom Wallerstein remarks on some great practice opportunities for smaller law firms which exist in Silicon Valley....
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Billable Hours, Boutique Law Firms, Money, Small Law Firms
From Biglaw to Boutique: Working for Free
When Tom Wallerstein started his firm, several mentors gave him the same advice: Don’t work for free. It’s easy to see the problem with working for free. Giving away what you’re trying to sell isn’t exactly in the business plan. Unfortunately, this sage advice can only really be learned the hard way, through experience. Even if your gut tells you that taking on that client is a bad idea, this can be surprisingly tempting to a new firm or solo practice.... -
9th Circuit, Asians, Health Care / Medicine, Kasowitz Benson, Law Schools, Non-Sequiturs, SCOTUS, Shopping, Shopping For Others, Silicon Valley, Supreme Court, Ted Frank
Non-Sequiturs: 11.22.11
* Are Asian American lawyers too nerdy to climb the Biglaw or corporate ladder — or is this just an outdated stereotype? [The Careerist] * Does having your law school sob story featured on national television count as “employed upon graduation”? (Or, more seriously, here’s an opportunity for an unemployed law school grad.) [Inside the […] -
Biglaw, Boutique Law Firms, California, Litigators, Silicon Valley, Small Law Firms
From Biglaw to Boutique: Trading Places
Some people thought he might be nuts for leaving litigation powerhouse Quinn Emanuel. But the prospects of starting his own firm and building a practice from the ground up were too compelling to ignore. Please welcome our new small-firm columnist, Tom Wallerstein! -
Associate Salaries, Biglaw, California, Gunderson Dettmer, Money, Silicon Valley
Nationwide Pay Raise Watch: West Coast Action
We recently reported on Wilson Sonsini restoring associate base salaries to pre-recession levels. Wilson Sonsini associates in five major offices — New York, Palo Alto, San Diego, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C. — are now paid on what might be called the New York market scale or the $160K scale (a scale I’ve committed to […] -
Associate Bonus Watch 2010, Associate Salaries, Biglaw, Bonuses, Money, Salary Freeze, Silicon Valley
Associate Salary Watch: Wilson Sonsini Restores Pay to Pre-Freeze Scale
It appears that Larry Sonsini, chairman and name partner of the high-powered Wilson Sonsini law firm, is a very good golfer. Earlier this year, while playing golf to celebrate his 70th birthday, the legendary lawyer scored a hole in one. Sonsini isn’t the only one who’s scoring over at 650 Page Mill Road. His partners […] - 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, California, Silicon Valley, Skaddenfreude, Staff Layoffs
Skadden Takes Its Heart from San Francisco -- and Closes Its S.F. Office
Late last week, word started to leak out that Skadden Arps plans to close its San Francisco office, by the end of June 2011. A meeting was held on Friday where the closure was announced to the office. The S.F. office is essentially being folded into the firm’s Silicon Valley outpost. Some of the initial […] -
Gunderson Dettmer, Silicon Valley, Technology
Gunderson Dettmer 'Blacklisted' By Startup Accelerator
If you graduated from law school in the late 1990s, you may have warm and fuzzy feelings for Gunderson Dettmer, the high-powered Silicon Valley law firm that represents many startup and technology companies. As you may recall, back in 1999 the firm made waves by offering new associates a starting salary of $125,000 — significantly […]
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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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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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The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
ChatGPT ushers in the age of generative AI – even for law firms.