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Bankruptcy, Biglaw, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Dissolution, Lateral Moves, Layoffs, Money, Musical Chairs, Severance, Staff Layoffs
Dewey Have the Ability To Keep Paying Severance? Apparently Not
Dewey & LeBoeuf has cut off severance payments to previously laid-off employees. How are they reacting to the news? -
Bankruptcy, Biglaw, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Dissolution, Health Care / Medicine, Labor / Employment, Layoffs, Partner Issues, Perks / Fringe Benefits, Unemployment
Dewey Have Any WARN Act Liability? Let's Discuss
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How Transactional Lawyers Can Better Serve (And Maintain) Their Clients
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Biglaw, Job Searches, Law Schools, Midsize Firms / Regional Firms, Money, Small Law Firms, Student Loans
Law School Success Stories: Submissions, Please
Are you happy that you went to law school? We'd like to hear from you!
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Job Searches, Law Schools, Rankings, Student Loans, U.S. News, Unemployment
Open Thread: 2013 U.S. News Law School Rankings (The Second Tier)
The latest U.S. News law school rankings are out, and you know what that means. It’s time to allow students and alumni to weigh in on their law school and their brand new rank. -
Education / Schools, Job Searches, Law Schools, New Jersey, New York Times, Unemployment
Quote of the Day: Hey, At Least He's at a 'T14' Law School
You shouldn't go to law school, right? Well, here's a counterargument: what else are you going to do with yourself? Class of 2011 college graduates are suffering massive unemployment. -
Job Searches, Law Schools, Media and Journalism, Plaintiffs Firms, Student Loans, Unemployment
The Latest News in the Law School Lawsuits
The litigation against law schools made the front page of Metro, New York's big commuter paper, this morning. What's the latest news? -
Job Searches, Law Schools, Star Jones, Television, Unemployment, Videos
Are Disgruntled Law School Graduates a Bunch of 'Whiners'?
Are disgruntled law school graduates a bunch of whiners? Lawyer turned television personality Star Jones seems to think so.... -
Job Searches, Law Schools, Quote of the Day, Unemployment
Quote of the Day: Will a T14 Law Degree Ward Off Unemployment?
Does a law degree from a "top 14" law school protect you against unemployment? One undergraduate at Cornell thinks so. - Sponsored
AI’s Impact On Law Firms Of Every Size
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Allen & Overy, Job Searches, Letter from London, Magic Circle, Student Loans, Unemployment, United Kingdom / Great Britain
Letter from London: Can Jobless U.S. Law Grads Find Work in Britain?
What happens when you put thirty American lawyers in a London pub where the drinks are free for the evening? Well, let’s just say it’s rather different to what happens when thirty British lawyers are assembled in equivalent conditions. The attendees at last week’s inaugural Benedict Arnold Society meeting for young and young-ish American lawyers […] -
Cheapness, Department of Justice, Federal Government, Job Searches, Money, U.S. Attorneys Offices, Unemployment
The DOJ Wants You, Experienced Attorneys -- To Work for Free
U.S. Attorney's Offices around the country have been posting unpaid Special Assistant United States Attorney positions for some time now. We covered them last May. David Lat defended the SAUSA gigs, arguing that the nonpaying jobs might not be as bad as they seem. It's fun, exciting work, and it provides valuable experience and serious professional credibility. There is a crucial, ominous difference between then and now, though. Previous SAUSA jobs were generally aimed at entry-level or fairly junior attorneys. Now we've got a recent opening that's asking for more.… -
Career Alternatives, Job Searches, Law Schools, Student Loans
What 'Can't' You Do With a Law Degree?
There's a really funny post up on Constitutional Daily, in which the protagonist -- who holds a J.D. from NYU Law and was laid off from Biglaw during the recession -- recounts his inability to secure a job at Target. It got us thinking of that other great lie that law schools tell incoming law students: "Yada yada, you can do anything with a law degree... also, I'd like to interest you in partial ownership of the Brooklyn Bridge." But many J.D. holders have found out the hard way that holding a law degree only opens doors to "law" jobs. They aren't degrees of general utility. If anything, they close more doors than they open.... -
American Bar Association / ABA, Associate Bonus Watch 2011, Bloomberg, Bonuses, Job Searches, Law Schools, Partner Issues, Partner Profits, Unemployment, Videos, YouTube
Is the Legal Recession Finally Ending?
At the start of this new year, what is the outlook like for legal employment? There's certainly a fair amount of bad news out there, particularly for recent law school graduates. But what about for denizens of Biglaw, the lawyers fortunate (or unfortunate) enough to work at the nation's largest law firms? What does 2012 hold for them? Earlier this month, Elie made some predictions for the legal profession. Lat will follow in his footsteps and venture some prophecies of his own for the year.... -
Biglaw, Job Searches, Law Schools, Layoffs, Unemployment
More Evidence That The Legal Job Market Is In Terrible Shape
Yesterday, the Atlantic was the messenger reminding you of the serious financial peril involved in starting a legal career. Yeah folks, even in 2011, the legal economy was still shedding jobs. But it's not like law schools were spitting out fewer graduates, so... you do the math. Here, the Atlantic has put things in a fancy chart. Pictures people, it'll be like an LSAT game: how many people made a terrible investment in higher education?
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American Bar Association / ABA, Job Searches, Law Schools, Student Loans, Unemployment
The ABA Thinks It's Your Own Fault If You're Poor and Unemployed
William Robinson, the newly appointed president of the American Bar Association, is taking a stand on the status quo of legal education in our country. But instead calling for reform, Robinson is defending the ABA's role, stating that young lawyers "should have known what they were getting into." Isn't it wonderful to know that the man in charge of the ABA is essentially playing the "blame the victim" card when it comes to debt-saddled and unemployed law school graduates? -
American Bar Association / ABA, Barack Obama, Drugs, Gay, Gay Marriage, Law Schools, Music, Non-Sequiturs, Partner Issues, Politics
Non-Sequiturs: 01.04.12
* The recess appointment of Richard Cordray to head the CFPB could get tricky — not because Republicans are outraged by recess appointments (much like Democrats are outraged by obstructionist filibusters), but because Congress isn’t technically in recess, due to the sham sessions Congress has been running. [WSJ Law Blog] * Milbank, if you’re going […] -
Guns / Firearms, Law Firm Mergers, Law Schools, Morning Docket, Murder, Securities and Exchange Commission, Unemployment, Violence
Morning Docket: 12.16.11
* A man on trial for sex crimes at a Minnesota courthouse allegedly shot three people yesterday, including prosecutor Timothy Scannell. Guess it’s time to get a metal detector. [Duluth News Tribune] * Instead of trying to force Citigroup’s hand on a tougher settlement, the SEC is appealing Judge Rakoff’s rejection of the original. Don’t […]
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In-House Counsel, Job Searches, Money
The Haves and the Have-nots
Will Meyerhofer explains what the job search is like in law school. In mid-September, he was talking with a client, a 3L at a top-tier school. “Here's how it works,” she explained. “There's the have's and the have-nots. Either you have a job offer, or you don't. If you don't, it sucks. You feel like an illegal alien.” Unfortunately, she's a have-not... -
Bar Exams, Job Searches, Law Schools, Money, Rankings, Student Loans
The 'Best Value' Law Schools of 2011, Now With Numerical Rankings and Grades
In August, we reported on National Jurist's list of the 60 Best Value law schools. The list was unranked, but the final tallies for the honor roll have now arrived. In addition to the rankings, National Jurist has given letter grades to the rest of the schools on the list, ranging from A- to F. Wouldn't you hate to be a student or an alumnus of a law school with a failing grade? -
Canada, Job Searches
Is the Legal Job Crisis Spreading to Canada?
Canada's legal education system is different -- and, by some accounts, better than ours. At least if you define "better" in terms of "better at getting law school graduates into legal jobs." But could things up north be changing -- for the worse, eh? -
Job Searches, Quote of the Day
Quote of the Day: Zombies Can Do Document Review Too
Lawyers, journalists, investment bankers — they are liabilities, not leaders, in the zombie-infested world…. In the zombie apocalypse, your J.D. is worthless — which is actually not so different from the real world of recent years. — Torie Bosch, in a thought-provoking Slate article entitled First, Eat All the Lawyers, arguing that the boom in […]