Steven J. Harper
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Biglaw, Lateral Moves, Money, Partner Issues, Partner Profits, Videos
The 'Biglaw Partner Compensation' Is Too Damn High
Biglaw's lateral hiring frenzy is destabilizing the profession. -
Biglaw, Books, In-House Counsel, Partner Issues, Partner Profits
Inside Straight: Beyond The Lawyer Bubble
Mark Herrmann discusses Steven Harper's new book, The Lawyer Bubble, and uses it as a jumping-off point for a discussion of partner dissatisfaction. - Sponsored
Profit Powerhouse: Elevating Law Firm Financial Performance
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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.
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2nd Circuit, Billable Hours, Blog Wars, Blogging, Books, Citigroup, Holidays and Seasons, Judge of the Day, Law Schools, Non-Sequiturs, Securities Law, Sex, Sex Scandals, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns, Wall Street
Non-Sequiturs: 03.29.13
* To those of you who celebrate it, Happy Easter! Welcome the holiday by voting in the ABA Journal’s fifth annual “Peeps in Law” contest. [ABA Journal] * If law firm brackets aren’t your thing, check out Professor Kyle Graham’s brackets for (1) law school classes and (2) law blogs. I’m thankful for ATL’s #1 seed but terrified by who we’re up against (because they’ve ripped me a new one before). [noncuratlex] * Sorry, Judge Steiner, you wuz robbed; you should have been our Judge of the Day. It’s tough to top “allegations of a sexual quid pro quo with a female lawyer and the eye-opening confiscation of carpet from [chambers] for forensic analysis.” [OC Weekly] William Shatner * “William Shatner’s Seductive Powers Don’t Create a Fiduciary Duty.” Robyn Hagan Cain explains why. [U.S. Second Circuit / FindLaw] * Citi settles securities cases for $730 million. Matt Levine is not impressed. [Dealbreaker] * And Ted Frank is incensed by Bernstein Litowitz’s nine-figure fee request. [Point of Law] * If you’re already depressed by public ignorance about the Supreme Court, don’t look at the responses to question 9 of this opinion poll. [Penn Schoen Berland] * Steven Harper — author of a new (and very good) book about the legal profession, The Lawyer Bubble (affiliate link) — offers thoughts on the billable hour in the wake of the DLA Piper overbilling allegations. [New York Times] -
Law Schools, Rankings, U.S. News
What Would a More Relevant Law School Ranking Look Like? You Tell Us
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Law Schools, Quote of the Day, Unemployment
Quote Of The Day: How Are Law Schools Like Bad Dates?
A riddle: How is law school like going on a bad date? -
Law Professors, Law Schools, Quote of the Day
Quote of the Day: They Paved Paradise, And Put Up A Parking Lot Law School
Should ASU Law build a new facility? At least one law professor doesn't think so. -
Books, General Counsel, In-House Counsel, Lawyerly Lairs, Money, Partner Issues, Real Estate, Susan Estrich
Lawyerly Lairs: Hie Thee to Iowa?
Want to escape to the heartland? Check out the lovely home of a former Biglaw partner and general counsel, which is now on the market -- for a very modest price.... - Sponsored
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Bankruptcy, Biglaw, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Dissolution, Headhunters / Recruiters, Lateral Moves, Money, Musical Chairs, Partner Issues
Dewey Plan To Give Retired Partners a Seat at the Bankruptcy Table?
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Accounting / Accountants, Biglaw, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Lateral Moves, Money, Musical Chairs, Partner Issues, Partner Profits, Tax Law
Dewey Know How To Do The Taxes?
Dewey know how to do the partnership's taxes? Some D&L partners are confused by the updated K-1 tax forms issued to them by the firm. And, speaking of Dewey partners, defections continue.... -
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