Boutique Law Firms
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Boutique Law Firms, Money, Small Law Firms
From Biglaw to Boutique: Assessing Contingent Fee Cases
Should you take cases on a contingent fee basis? Some tips from small-firm columnist Tom Wallerstein... -
Bankruptcy, Biglaw, Boutique Law Firms, Celebrities, Constitutional Law, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Law Firm Mergers, Morning Docket, Partner Issues
Morning Docket: 08.30.12
* Apparently spring bonuses don’t make the Biglaw world go ’round after all. The annual Am Law midlevel survey is out, and satisfaction levels are up across the board. Maybe they’re happy to still be employed. [American Lawyer]
* When Dewey get to retire this used up, old D&L pun? Probably around the same time as that Howrey joke — never. Oh, and the firm asked a bankruptcy judge to approve its $70M partner “clawback” plan. [WSJ Law Blog]
* Oh mon dieu, it’s time for some law firm merger mania! DLA Piper, the second-largest Biglaw behemoth, proposed to French firm Frieh Bouhenic, and of course, the corporate boutique said “oui.” [Legal Week]
* Judicial efficiency: Judge Robert Hinkle says he’ll block Florida’s regulations on voter registration groups just as soon as an appeals court boots the state’s arguments. [Bloomberg]
* Judge Kenneth Lester Jr. will step down as judge in the George Zimmerman case after using “disparaging” language in a bail order. Zimmerman’s probably hoping that the third judge will be the charm for him. [CNN]
* Kim Kardashian settled her suit against The Gap over the company’s use of a look-alike actress in an Old Navy commercial. Sigh. She’ll keep getting paid, no matter what we do. [Hollywood, Esq. / Hollywood Reporter]
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Associate Advice, Biglaw, Boutique Law Firms, Partner Issues, Small Law Firms
From Biglaw to Boutique: Your Most Important Client
Associates make the mistake of not understanding who is truly their most important client: the partner for whom they are working...
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Boutique Law Firms, Lawyer Advertising, Ridiculousness, Small Law Firms
Murray & Murray: Giving New Meaning to Family Law
Nepotism and small-town law practice have gone hand in hand since the invention of the shingle. One firm out in Ohio, however, has taken the family business concept to a whole new level... -
Boutique Law Firms, Fabulosity, Gay, Madonna, Music, Videos, YouTube
Strike a Pose: Meet the Attorney Behind That Fabulous Madonna Bar Mitzvah Dance Video
We chat with the attorney who starred in the viral Madonna bar mitzvah video. He is fabulous. -
Boutique Law Firms, Drinking, Law Schools, Parties, Small Law Firms
Law School Success Stories: He Loves the Nightlife
Here's the inspiring story of a young lawyer who turned his interest in nightlife into a successful niche practice. -
Boutique Law Firms, Small Law Firms
From Biglaw to Boutique: Stay Hungry, Not Desperate
Staying hungry in all its forms is essential for law firms, particularly for new solo or small firms. Here's some advice from Tom Wallerstein on how to do it effectively... -
Biglaw, Blind Item, Boutique Law Firms, Drinking, Guns / Firearms, Intellectual Property, No Offers, Summer Associates
A Summer Associate Story Update: In Defense of the Fitzpatrick Cella Fella
Here is yet another account of what went down at the infamous Fitzpatrick Cella wine tasting event, involving a gun, a managing partner's boyfriend, and way too much to drink.... - Sponsored
Generative AI In Legal Work — What’s Fact And What’s Fiction?
Zach Warren from the Thomson Reuters Institute discusses the potential and the pitfalls. -
Biglaw, Blind Item, Boutique Law Firms, Drinking, Guns / Firearms, Intellectual Property, No Offers, Summer Associates
Boutique Blind Item Revealed: More On The Infamous Firearms Incident -- And An Allegedly Naughty Summer Associate....
Guns + Alcohol + Summer Associates = Trouble. More about the firearms incident at a leading IP boutique, including the name of the firm -- and the alleged antics of the summer associate. -
Biglaw, Blind Item, Boutique Law Firms, Drinking, Guns / Firearms, Intellectual Property, No Offers, Summer Associates
IP Boutique Blind Item: When The Managing Partner's Boyfriend Allegedly Pulls A Gun On You
It's so awkward when you touch the managing partner and her boyfriend pulls a gun on you, isn't it? -
Boutique Law Firms, Small Law Firms
From Biglaw to Boutique: Kissing Frogs
When it comes to client pitches, you have to kiss a lot of frogs before you land the big fish... -
Biglaw, Boutique Law Firms, Contests, Fabulosity, Lawyerly Lairs, Midsize Firms / Regional Firms, Real Estate, Small Law Firms
A Lawyerly Lairs Contest: The Best Law Firm Offices in America - Nominations, Please
Which law firm has the best offices? We're conducting a contest. Please send us your nominations. -
Biglaw, Boutique Law Firms, Minority Issues, Small Law Firms, Technology
From Biglaw to Boutique: Diversity!
Diversity is an important concept for law firms, especially smaller law firms and boutiques. It's true of “diversity” in a variety of contexts, some of which are not so obvious.
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Biglaw, Boutique Law Firms, Small Law Firms, Travel / Vacation
From Biglaw to Boutique: Reflections from Cayman
Solo and small-firm attorneys have much to gain from being humble, and it pays to remember that different perspectives can lead to valuable insights. -
Biglaw, Boutique Law Firms, Career Alternatives, Drinking, In-House Counsel
D.C. Attorney Gives Up Law for Her True Passion: Booze
An attorney is putting her legal career aside to follow something she’s been passionate about since her college days: wine. -
Biglaw, Boutique Law Firms, Small Law Firms
From Biglaw to Boutique: Independence Day
Today, Tom Wallerstein writes, we celebrate our Independence Day (from Biglaw)! -
Biglaw, Boutique Law Firms, Small Law Firms
From Biglaw to Boutique: You Don’t Have to Like It
You absolutely need to focus on business development for your firm to succeed, but that doesn’t mean you have to like it... -
Associate Advice, Biglaw, Boutique Law Firms, Small Law Firms
From Biglaw to Boutique: Client Contact
"Client contact" is not necessarily a bed of roses, but that doesn't mean it's not important. -
Associate Advice, Biglaw, Billable Hours, Boutique Law Firms, Small Law Firms
From Biglaw to Boutique: You Are Not Your Hours
You are a unique individual, with special attributes. You are not your billable hours. -
Boutique Law Firms, Cardozo Law School, Lateral Moves, Litigators, Melvyn Weiss, Milberg Weiss, Musical Chairs, Partner Issues, Plaintiffs Firms, Small Law Firms
A Portrait of a Plaintiffs' Firm: Seeger Weiss
What is it like to work at a successful and growing plaintiffs' firm? We take a detour from Biglaw to check out Seeger Weiss....