Washington D.C.
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Document Review, Technology
Why Is the D.C. Court of Appeals Feeling Testy Toward E-Discovery Vendors?
Anyone who works with e-discovery has no doubt encountered the bewildering array of vendors and service providers clamoring for legal technology business. It can be confusing. As the e-discovery industry has exploded, vendors’ roles have expanded and changed as well. Just a few years ago, it was more common for attorneys and their firms to […] -
Associate Bonus Watch 2011, Biglaw, Bonuses, Ho-Love, Hogan & Hartson, Lovells, Money
Associate Bonus Watch: Hogan Lovells
In our recent post on the top 10 most generous large law firms, the firm of Hogan Lovells placed second. Under the rankings, this meant that Hogan partners are taking the second-biggest hit to their own bottom lines in order to keep their associates happy and well-compensated. But is this still the case today? Based on what we're hearing about the most recent Hogan bonuses, one wonders whether the Ho-Love partners have turned from Santas into Scrooges.... - Sponsored
The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
ChatGPT ushers in the age of generative AI – even for law firms. -
Biglaw, Ho-Love, Hogan & Hartson, Howrey LLP, Partner Issues, Quote of the Day, Thelen Reid & Priest, Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner
Quote of the Day: Lawyer, Poet, Salesman
He was clearly the salesman-in-chief, and he did a darn good job at it. I remember being told that despite the fact that the economy was essentially collapsing around everyone’s heads, 2008 was going to come in well over budget with record revenues and profits. — Andrew Ness, former managing partner of the D.C. office […]
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Election 2012, Free Speech, Politics, Real Estate, Wall Street
Is Everybody 'Safe' From Occupy K Street?
Two months ago, to the day, I wrote that the Occupy Wall Street people would be occupying K Street if they had even the slightest clue about how power is really wielded in this country. I suppose two months is pretty good turnaround time for a leaderless mob that votes by consensus and uses hand […] -
FDA, Hair, Morning Docket, Pictures, SCOTUS, Securities and Exchange Commission, Sentencing Law, Sex, Shoes, Supreme Court, Television, Women's Issues, You Go Girl
Morning Docket: 12.07.11
* Should the Supreme Court be forced to televise oral arguments? Yes, but only on the condition that we get spin-off shows called Wise Latina Justice and Ruthie’s Law. [WSJ Law Blog] * Rod Blagojevich won’t get leniency during sentencing. He’ll spend the next week lamenting the fact that can’t brush his beautiful hair like […]
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Breasts, Defamation, Law Professors, Pictures
Nude Pictures: The Best Way to Help Students Study for Finals
Our law student readers are well aware that finals season is underway. And for the average law student, poring over pages and pages of text can get mind-numbingly boring very quickly. Apparently one controversial professor at a D.C. law school figured that out, and decided to add a bit of excitement to his lecture slides. Because nude pictures are great study aids.... -
Department of Justice, Eric Holder, Federal Government, Job Searches, New Jersey, Politics
A Justice Department Round-Up: Gloomy News
Let's discuss the hiring freeze, and the state of Honors Program offers. -
Holidays and Seasons, Pictures, Real Estate, Slideshows
Does Kash Have to Walk the Plank?
ATL editor emeritus Kashmir Hill might be getting rogered-but-good by her landlord. Since ATL readers have been so helpful with Elie's landlord/tenant issues, he thought our readers might be able to provide Kash with some unsolicited advice.... - Sponsored
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use. -
Bar Exams, Biglaw, Divorce Train Wrecks, Environment / Environmental Law, Gay Marriage, Immigration, Job Searches, Morning Docket, New Jersey, Weddings
Morning Docket: 11.07.11
* According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 400 new jobs were added to the legal industry last month. Talk about progress. That’s like a fraction of a job for every successful bar exam taker. [Am Law Daily] * Biglaw firms in Washington, D.C. are racing to get more green. Sadly, we’re not talking about […]
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Advertising, Biglaw, Career Center, Crowell & Moring, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Partner Issues, Reader Polls, Shameless Plugs, This Is an Ad
Career Center Survey Results: Top Partners to Work For – Washington, D.C. (Part 2)
Today we take one last look at some of the finest Washington, D.C. partners to work for (if you missed Part 1, click here). Not only are these six partners great at what they do, but perhaps more importantly, they are great people as well. And they work at some of the top law firms […] -
Advertising, Akin Gump, Biglaw, Career Center, Chadbourne & Parke, Partner Issues, Reader Polls, Shameless Plugs, This Is an Ad
Career Center Survey Results: Top Partners to Work For – Washington, D.C. (Part 1)
Today we head into the nation’s capital to bring you six of the best partners to work for as chosen by our readers. These partners go above and beyond the call of duty, and do so while working at some of the finest law firms: Akin Gump, SNR Denton, Hogan Lovells, Sutherland Asbill & Brennan, […] -
Associate Salaries, Biglaw, Money, NALP, National Association for Law Placement (NALP), Texas
NALP 'Buying Power' Index Says Everything Is Bigger in Texas
The National Association for Law Placement has produced an extremely useful chart for people trying to figure out where to start their Biglaw careers. They've listed the cities that give you the most bang for your buck if you land a high paying Biglaw job. And boy, are New York City associates going to feel stupid.... -
Courtship Connection, Drinking, Romance and Dating
Courtship Connection: If At First You Don't Succeed, Try to Get Her Wasted
Since the dates in D.C. have been a little more exciting than those in Chicago, Kash decided to spoil you with one last set-up in the nation's capital. She brought in a pinch hitter for this one. The two legal eagles both sounded like thrill-seekers to her, so she sent them to The Russia House after work on a Friday and hoped for an epic night. Epicness ensued....
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Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
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Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
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Contests, Hotties, Law Schools, LLMs, Media and Journalism, Tax Law
Are Male Lawyers Getting Less Attractive?
Are male lawyers and law students getting uglier? Whether male lawyers are decreasing in attractiveness seems subjective. But there's actually some evidence that the men of the legal profession are 66 percent less hot than they were last year.... -
Breasts, D.C. Circuit, Guns / Firearms, Health Care / Medicine, Morning Docket, Music, Racism, Rap, Wall Street
Morning Docket: 10.05.11
* An EEOC lawsuit claims that white workers were fired for being muy perezoso, and Hispanic workers were hired instead. Well, that’s a reverse stereotype if I’ve ever heard one before. [Businessweek] * Guns only have two enemies: rust and liberals. And apparently there are a lot of liberals in the nation’s capital, because the […]
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Courtship Connection, Romance and Dating
Courtship Connections: Out Of His League
Dating sucks sometimes -- especially when it's a date set up by a legal blogger with no particular aptitude for matchmaking. Last week, Kashmir Hill thought she had actually done a decent job. She sent two Washington, D.C. lawyers out to Eighteenth Street Lounge on a Thursday night. Halfway through the date, the dude sent her an email, "Going really well so far." She thought she finally set up a date that was going well.... -
Airplanes / Aviation, Federal Judges, Old People, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Justice Ginsburg Evacuated From Plane at Dulles
Along with all of the other passengers, according to the Washington Post. The plane reportedly experienced engine trouble. United Airlines Flight 586 was scheduled to depart Dulles for San Francisco at 12:34 p.m. The engine problems apparently started before the plane took off. The passengers were evacuated from the smoky plane via emergency chutes and […] -
9/11, Brown Rudnick, War on Terror
And Then It Was 9/12
This weekend, we (and every other media outlet) ran our solemn 9/11 remembrance post. In any event, yesterday was the predictable day where the media took a closer look at the aftermath of 9/11. And by "closer look," we mean "report on everything that's gone horribly wrong since 9/11." Elie Mystal has got a really heartwarming story from a law firm that he wants to share before he "takes a closer look" at the week after 9/11.... -
9/11, Violence, War on Terror
Remembering 9/11: Open Thread
Today marks the tenth anniversary of the September 11 attacks. Throughout today, people have been looking back and reflecting on the tragic events of 9/11, as well as remembering and praying for the thousands who perished on that day. Scanning the Twitter and Facebook feeds of my friends, I’ve seen competing impulses. Most people’s posts […] -
Biglaw, Boutique Law Firms, David Boies, Defamation, Lawsuit of the Day, Litigators, Small Law Firms, United Kingdom / Great Britain
3M v. Lanny Davis: For the Record
Last night we wrote about a high-profile lawsuit: 3M v. Lanny Davis. Yes, that’s right: the maker of Post-its and Scotch tape is going after Lanny J. Davis, the noted D.C. lawyer and lobbyist, along with his client, Porton Capital (a group of private investors). It’s a strange lawsuit, but the allegations in it aren’t […]