You know how much we love rankings around these parts. But apparently there is a list of law firm rankings out there that actually matters. The National Law Journal reports: An Association of Corporate Counsel law firm rating system unveiled last month has triggered a lot of interest from the association’s in-house lawyer members, who […]
* Judge Diane Cannon — no relation to actress Dyan Cannon (who played a judge on Ally McBeal) — benchslaps Sidley Austin for its brief in the high-profile case involving Northwestern University journalism students fighting a subpoena for their records and grades. [National Law Journal] * Speaking of journalistic freedom, was prior restraint applied to […]
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I have criticized U.S. News for caring about the number of books available in a law school library. I’ve criticized the Thomas Cooley law school rankings for caring about the size of a law school library. Clearly, I don’t know what a law school library should be used for. But students at UC Davis do.
* Looking for Christmas gift items already? How about Supreme Court justice baseball cards? [National Law Journal] * Or hedge-fund billionaire playing cards? [Dealbreaker] * Professor Michael Risch on yesterday’s Bilski argument in the Supreme Court. [PrawfsBlawg] * Professor Ann Althouse on L’Affaire Prejean. [Althouse] * Deloitte helps keep lawyers in business. [Going Concern]
Congratulations to Williams & Connolly and Hughes Hubbard & Reed, the firms that represented Ralph Cioffi, and Brune & Richard, the litigation boutique that represented Matthew Tannin. Ed. note: This post has been corrected; an earlier version switched the defendants around. Thanks for pointing out the mistake, commenters. Not Guilty! [Dealbreaker] Breaking News: Bear Defendants […]
With most associates just trying to avoid joining the growing ranks of unemployed attorneys, partnership prospects might seem like part of a distant and unfathomable future. But in what might be a surprise to associates who have been laid off or suffered salary cuts, many law firms are making a healthy number of new partners. […]
Takeaways from a Legalweek panel on evolving malpractice risks.
Oh no. Is it really time to crank up the salary freeze watch again? I thought that the big question this winter would be whether firms that froze salaries last year would be unfreezing pay for 2010. And whether or not the raises were a “true up” raise that put people up to where they […]
We have another episode in the saga of Deidre Dare, one of our favorite laid-off lawyers. She was an attorney in Allen & Overy’s Russia office until she penned typed a salacious online novel about her expat adventures, which featured lots of drinking, sex, drugs, donkeys, and dwarves. After the firm let her go, she […]
Katten Muchin is using every tool in the box when it comes to figuring out what to do with its incoming associates. If there is a plan for dealing with soon-to-be first years that has been discussed on Above the Law, Katten is using it. A tipster reports that Katten has broken up its first […]
Baker Botts will be throwing itself into the killing lockstep camp sometime in 2010. A tipster reports: So, Baker Botts – Houston (should be firmwide, though I don’t have have all the details) is adopting a form of the Reed Smith pay structure. … My understanding may be imperfect, but the notion is that it’s […]
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Poor Carl Levine. His wife has allegedly been having an affair with her psychiatrist since about 2000. And the psychiatrist allegedly had herpes. And allegedly gave Levine’s wife herpes. And now Levine has herpes. We’ve heard of some off-the-wall psychiatric treatments but this one sounds quite unhealthy. Now Levine is suing Dr. Robert Werboff for […]
Back in September, we mentioned that interviewees for the DOJ Honors Program were learning of their good fortune. Now the process has proceeded one step further — for some lucky individuals, to completion. We heard from one offer recipient from the Civil Division, but we suspect this person is not alone. According to the Key […]
Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to [email protected]. ATL – Cravath Class of 2008 here. Just got my cool $7,500. What should I do with it? WOOT. Daddy Warbucks Dear Daddy Warbucks, First off, congratulations on your $7,500* bonus. A bonus, however insultingly small, is still a bonus. You will […]
* SCOTUS will decide whether juveniles can get life sentences for non-homicide crimes. [New York Times] * Another law professor is heading to court. Columbia’s Philip Bobbitt sued the law firm formerly known as Milberg Weiss this week for allegedly messing up a class action suit. [WSJ Law Blog] * Blind gamer sues Sony because […]
Last year, moving away from letter grades was all the rage. Harvard Law School and Stanford Law School both dumped letter grading. But now grade reform has spread to schools that are tinkering with their curves. USC Law decided to give students an extra .1 — you know, ’cause it looks better. NYU Law also […]