The Best Law Firms To Work For (2015)
Making it to midlevel status in Biglaw isn't easy -- but once you get there, life is pretty good.
Associate Bonus Watch: Who Just Announced Midyear Bonuses?
Which highly profitable Biglaw firm is sharing the wealth with its lawyers and staff?
The Next Step In Legal Document Automation
LexisNexis’ ‘multi-doc’ feature for Automated Templates will add new efficiencies to your practice. Here’s how.
As The Weil Turns: A Promising Young Partner Packs Up And Moves On
Who is leaving Weil now, and where is he going?
Which Law Firm Is Getting Sued By A Contract Attorney Now?
A contract attorney sues a law firm, alleging everyone was out to get him.
The ATL Interrogatories: 10 Questions with Andrew L. Sandler from BuckleySandler LLP
Andrew L. Sandler from BuckleySandler LLP answers 10 questions for the ATL Interrogatories, sponsored by Lateral Link.
Biglaw Firm Reels In Even Bigger Fish
In a new column from Lateral Link, we explore lateral partner moves across various Biglaw firms.
How MyCase Accounting Transforms Legal Bookkeeping
This complete system built for lawyers simplifies the complex world of law firm finance.
The 2013 Am Law 200: A ‘Hiring Binge’ Hangover
Which firms had the highest revenue last year, according to the latest Am Law 200 rankings?
Musical Chairs: A Pair of Capital Moves
News of two notable partner moves, from Washington, D.C.
Non-Sequiturs: 06.13.12
* Gina Chon, the Wall Street Journal reporter whose sensuous e-mails with Brett McGurk, a U.S. ambassadorial nominee, were released last week, resigned her job at the paper. But temporary unemployment is no match for true love (or super hot sex, for that matter)! [Washington Post] * UMass Law is now the first accredited public law school in Massachusetts. Thank God, because our law school reserves were running dangerously low. [Boston Globe] * The attorney for FunnyJunk is totally befuddled by the Oatmeal’s hilarious response to his legal threats, as well as the internet at large’s response to the response. Come on man, loosen up and feel the lulz. [Gawker] * The Justice Department dropped the remaining charges against John Edwards. That’s an anti-climax for the record books. [WSJ Law Blog] * Congratulations to Andrew Schilling, the former top civil prosecutor at the Manhattan U.S. Attorney’s office, who is joining BuckleySandler as a partner! [Thomson Reuters News & Insight] * JPMorgan’s CEO admits, “I was dead wrong.” Congratulations, I hope that makes you feel better. Now why don’t you give us taxpayers all our money back? [Gothamist] * I get stopped at the airport because some TSA agent thinks my belt buckle looks like a bomb or something, but this guy becomes a commercial pilot??? I just don’t get it. At all. [Wall Street Journal] * I do not envy the guy who has to explain the $19,000 strip club credit card bill to his wife. [Daily Business Review]
Biglaw Perk Watch: More Firms Adopt the Gay Gross-Up
We have been tracking which leading law firms offer the perk we've nicknamed the gay gross-up. If you're inclined towards formality, you can call it the "tax offset for domestic partner health benefits." For an explanation of what this perk is all about, read this prior post. Since our last round-up, additional prominent law firms have adopted this policy. Let's check out the latest list....
The Hidden Threat: How Fake Identities used by Remote Employees Put Your Business at Risk—and How to Defend Against This
Reach out to continue the conversation on how to most effectively detect, prevent, and correct this or other types of fraud, cybercrime, misconduct, and non-compliance.
Clerkship Bonus Watch: BuckleySandler to $60,000!
What’s going on with clerkship bonuses? The last time we really checked was over a year ago. We might do a follow-up; if you have tips — not questions or requests for advice, but hard information about clerkship bonus amounts — please email us (subject line: “Clerkship Bonuses”). In our last look at the subject, […]
A Hot New Trend: Leaving Biglaw to Start Your Own Firm
People are talking about an interesting Slate article entitled “Leaving Big Law Behind: The many frustrations that cause well-paid lawyers to hang out their own shingles.” It’s currently the most-read piece on the site. But it’s actually quite similar, even down to some of the sources, to an article that appeared a few days earlier […]
The Best Midsized <del datetime="2010-07-12T18:12:49+00:00">Lifeboats </del> Law Firms
Have you fallen off the Biglaw bandwagon and can’t get up? Were you lucky enough to hang onto your Biglaw job and are just now realizing that the blessing was actually a horrible curse on your lifestyle? Well, then maybe you’re in the mood to downsize to a midsized law firm, but you just don’t […]
Musical Chairs: BuckleySandler Snags Talent from Mayer Brown
The financial services boutique of BuckleySandler, which launched just a little over a year ago, is expanding at a rapid clip. At the time of launch, it had about 50 attorneys (most of them from the firm formerly known as BuckleyKolar); now it’s approaching 100. The two latest hires are noteworthy. From the BLT: BuckleySandler […]
Musical Chairs: BuckleySandler Snags High Profile Hire
Back in March, we reported that two big time Skadden D.C. partners were splitting off from the mothership and forming their own firm. Yesterday, we received word that their new firm, BuckleySandler, made a significant new hire: After 20 years with General Electric, Stephen Ambrose, Jr., former General Counsel of GE Capital’s consumer finance unit, […]