Washington D.C.
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Biglaw, Citigroup, Federal Government, Money, Partner Issues, Partner Profits
Yikes! Are D.C. Law Firms In Trouble?
Quite possibly, according to a recent survey of law firm performance. -
Bloomberg, Career Alternatives, Environment / Environmental Law, Federal Government, Food, Shopping, Videos, YouTube
A Federal Government Lawyer Bags Her Legal Career
Meet Danielle Vogel, a former Justice Department lawyer who recently launched a grocery store and farmers' market. - Sponsored
The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
ChatGPT ushers in the age of generative AI – even for law firms. -
Biglaw, Billable Hours, Contract Attorneys, Crowell & Moring, Document Review, Job Searches
Contract Attorney Problems
All emails from contract attorneys should be filed under "there but for the grace of God go I."
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Eyes of the Law, Food, Pictures, Sandra Day O'Connor, SCOTUS, Shopping, Supreme Court
The Eyes of the Law: Justice O'Connor Goes To The Grocery
An account of Justice O'Connor's recent trip to the grocery store -- with photos! -
Advertising, Biglaw, Partner Issues, Politics, Shameless Plugs, This Is an Ad
Law Firms and Congressional Gridlock
What does the future hold for Biglaw lobbying practices? -
Bloomberg, Career Alternatives, Federal Government, Food, Videos, YouTube
Just Desserts For A Federal Government Lawyer
Who doesn't love ice cream? One lawyer turned ice-cream maker comes up with delicious, creative flavors. -
Bloomberg, Career Alternatives, Federal Government, Food, Litigators, Videos, YouTube
Law School Graduates: Let Them Bake Cake
Do you have a talent for baking? Here's an inspiring story for you. -
Elena Kagan, Eyes of the Law, Facebook, SCOTUS, Social Media, Social Networking Websites, Supreme Court, Technology
The Eyes of the Law: The Apple of Her Eye
Supreme Court justices: they're just like us! They like to go window shopping. - Sponsored
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use. -
Cars, Constitutional Law
Law License Plates: Constitutional Conundrums
Of course lawyers from the D.C. area are touting constitutional theories on their license plates. -
Education / Schools, Law Professors, Law Schools, Lawsuit of the Day, Old People, Sex Scandals, UVA Law
Crazy D.C. Lawsuit Potpourri: A Discrimination Case Against Georgetown Law, and a Sidwell Friends Sex Scandal
Is Washington, D.C., the capital of... crazy lawsuits? -
Federal Judges, Hair, John Roberts, Money, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Chief Justice John Roberts: Just Like Us!
Chief Justice Roberts is on an oversharing tear. What did His Honor recently reveal? -
Biglaw, Blogging, Fabulosity, Lawyerly Lairs, Money, Partner Issues, Real Estate
Lawyerly Lairs: Million-Dollar Listings in Washington, D.C.
Partners pick up palatial pads in the nation's capital. What can you get for more than $1.5 million? -
Events
Join ATL for a Drink on March 28th in Washington, D.C.
ATL will host a wine reception from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, March 28th, in celebration of Women's History Month. The reception will be held in Washington, D.C., with guest speaker Veta Richardson of ACC.
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Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
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Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
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Events
D.C.-Area Readers: Come Join ATL for a Drink on March 28th
ATL will host a wine reception from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, March 28th in celebration of Women's History Month. The reception will be held in Washington, D.C., with guest speaker Veta Richardson of ACC. -
Biglaw, Boutique Law Firms, Confirmations, Deaths, Election Law, Eric Holder, Federal Judges, Morning Docket, Politics, SCOTUS, Securities and Exchange Commission, Supreme Court, White-Collar Crime
Morning Docket: 02.27.13
* The Supreme Court will be hearing oral arguments today on a challenge to the Voting Rights Act. If for some reason you’re not sure why you should care about this, here’s everything you need to know to sound intelligent at the water cooler. [New York Times]
* If the sequester goes into effect this Friday, Attorney General Eric Holder warns that we’re probably going to see “profound” effects across the entire justice system. America, f**k yeah! Coming again to save the motherf**kin’ day, yeah! [National Law Journal]
* It looks like the tiny and terrifying Mary Jo White is currently on the Congressional pageant trail ahead of her March confirmation hearing for SEC leadership, and now she’s even vowed never to return to Debevoise & Plimpton. [DealBook / New York Times]
* A coup for Cadwalader and a casualty for Cravath: Jim Woolery chose another firm over his former home of 17 years, and it may have something to do with the Biglaw bonus market leader’s “sometimes antiquated” regime. [Am Law Daily]
* “There are many more fish chasing the same business,” but that’s not stopping new white-collar boutiques from trying to compete for business in what some say is an overly crowded market. [New York Law Journal]
* Louis Oberdorfer, district judge of the D.D.C. and former SCOTUS clerk, RIP. [Blog of Legal Times]
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Eyes of the Law, Federal Judges, Food, John Roberts, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
The Eyes of the Law: What the Judge Had For Breakfast
Chief Justice Roberts went out to lunch yesterday with a quirky companion. Where did they dine, and what did the Chief order? -
Books, Celebrities, Fabulosity, Federal Judges, Lawyerly Lairs, Real Estate, SCOTUS, Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court
It's Justice Sotomayor's Beloved World; The Rest Of Us Are Just Living In It (Plus Tales From Her Honor's Neighbors)
So what's Justice Sotomayor like as a neighbor? Fellow residents of her condo have the 411. -
2nd Circuit, Abortion, Bar Exams, Barack Obama, Biglaw, Books, Crime, Disasters / Emergencies, Holland & Knight, Job Searches, Joe Biden, John Roberts, Law Professors, Law Schools, Money, Morning Docket, Parties, Politics, SCOTUS, Sonia Sotomayor, Student Loans, Supreme Court, War on Terror
Morning Docket: 01.22.13
* “Given health care, I don’t care if he speaks in tongues.” Chief Justice John Roberts botched Barack Obama’s presidential oath at his first inauguration, but this time he managed to get it right. [New York Times]
* What was more important to Justice Sonia Sotomayor than swearing in Joe Biden as VP at noon on Sunday? Signing books at Barnes & Noble in New York City. Not-so wise Latina. [Los Angeles Times]
* D.C. Biglaw firms — like Holland & Knight, Covington, K&L Gates, and Jones Day — allowed others to bask in their prestige at their swanky inauguration parties. [Capital Business / Washington Post]
* It’s been 40 years since SCOTUS made its ruling in Roe v. Wade, and this is what we’ve got to show for it: a deep moral divide over women being able to do what they want with their own bodies. [Huffington Post]
* The latest weapon in the fight against terrorism is the legal system. The Second Circuit recently issued a major blow to those seeking to finance militant attacks in secret. [Thomson Reuters News & Insight]
* “Firms don’t just hire a body anymore.” The 2012 BLS jobs data is in, and if you thought employment in the legal sector was going to magically bounce back to pre-recession levels, you were delusional. [Am Law Daily]
* Three months have come and gone since Hurricane Sandy rocked law firm life as we know it in Manhattan, but firms like Fragomen and Gordon & Rees are still stuck in temporary offices. [New York Law Journal]
* This seems like it may be too good to be true, but it looks like New York’s chief judge may be on board to grant law students bar eligibility after the completion of only two years of law school. [National Law Journal]
* Law professors may soon be in for a nasty surprise when it comes to their salaries if their schools follow Vermont Law’s lead and remove them as salaried employees, paying only on a part-time basis. [Valley News]
* Resorting to a life of crime in order to pay off your law school debt is never a good thing — unless you’re doing it while waring a Bucky Badger hat. We’ll probably have more on this later. [Wisconsin State Journal]
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Associate Salaries, Biglaw, Money, NALP, National Association for Law Placement (NALP), Texas
Which Cities Give Young Lawyers the Biggest Bang for Their Buck?
Where can you get the biggest bang for your buck as a Biglaw associate? -
Biglaw, Chadbourne & Parke, Gloria Allred, Military / Military Law, Partner Issues, Quote of the Day, Sex Scandals, Williams & Connolly
Quote of the Day: Potted Plant?
Who's representing whom in the fallout over the David Petraeus / Paula Broadwell affair? Every power lawyer in D.C., it seems.