I think it’s important for lawyers on the other side of the political divide from Paul, who’s a very fine lawyer, to reaffirm what Paul wrote [in his resignation letter from King & Spalding]. Paul is entirely correct that our adversary system depends on vigorous advocates being willing to take on even very unpopular positions. […]
The leading law firm of King & Spalding, which came under fire from LGBT rights groups after its defense of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) became public last week, has moved to withdraw from the litigation. The firm cited problems with the vetting process applied to the engagement. And Paul Clement, the former U.S. […]
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[A] lawyer who defends an individual or a law, no matter how unpopular or distasteful, helps ensure that the outcome is viewed as fair. If DOMA is struck down, the fact that it was defended effectively will make the victory for its opponents more credible…. We hope [Paul] Clement loses, but we don’t begrudge him […]
They say that everyone is entitled to a lawyer. [FN1] But is everyone entitled to the services of former U.S. Solicitor General Paul Clement, one of our nation’s finest appellate advocates? At a discounted rate, no less? As we mentioned in yesterday’s Non-Sequiturs, the U.S. House of Representatives has hired Paul Clement and Clement’s law […]
* House Speaker John Boehner and former U.S. Solicitor General Paul Clement, now at King & Spalding, have joined forces to fight marriage equality by defending DOMA. Talk about two people who will not be taking their talents to South Beach. [The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times] * The tax returns of Barack Obama […]
Ed. note: Gabe Acevedo will be covering LegalTech for Above the Law this year. If you are interested in communicating with someone from ATL about LegalTech coverage, please contact Gabe at [email protected]. Thanks. It seems that judges are no longer afraid to unleash the power of the gavel when it comes to e-discovery violations. There […]
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The past few weeks have brought a fair amount of news about King & Spalding. Some of it has been good — e.g., adding talent from Orrick. And some of it has been bad — e.g., getting benchslapped (and disqualified from a case) by the Federal Circuit. This week also brought compensation news to King […]
As we finish off the Vault top 50, we look at some firms went through some tough layoffs. Here’s the list: 41. Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe 42. Baker & McKenzie 43. Goodwin Procter 44. DLA Piper 45. King & Spalding 46. Jenner & Block 47. Dewey & LeBoeuf 48. Proskauer Rose 49. Vinson & Elkins […]
I thought we were done with salary cuts. It’s almost September! Fashion week is on the horizon, but King & Spalding is coming out with an old style. I mean, it’s been multiple weeks since I used this picture. Just before 5:00 p.m. yesterday, King & Spalding decided it was ready to cut associate salaries: […]
This is just a rumor, so take it with a grain — nay, a shaker — of salt. But we hear that Thacher Proffitt & Wood — which has been badly bloodied by the mortgage meltdown and Wall Street crisis, and has gone through multiple rounds of layoffs — is in “serious” merger discussions with […]
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We’re back with another installment in our series of open threads on the Vault 100. This is an opportunity for insiders to sound off on their firms for the benefit of wannabe potential first-year and lateral associates. Here are the next ten on the Vault list, with prestige scores in parentheses: 41. Baker Botts LLP […]
As we reported earlier this week, the Atlanta office of Paul Hastings has adopted a new pay scale, with a starting salary of $160,000. The Fulton County Daily Report picks up the news today. It’s not new, since it was announced on Wednesday. But the article, by Meredith Hobbs, has a nice round-up of where […]
Earlier today, King & Spalding announced the rest of its new associate pay scale, which will take effect on January 1, 2008. The firm had previously announced a starting salary for first-year associates of $145,000. In terms of base salary, the K&S scale is similar to the Alston & Bird scale, but slightly better from […]
We’re pressing on with our series of open threads on Vault 100 law firms. We know that some of you are eager to discuss firms ranked in the 70’s, and we don’t want to disappoint you. And a quick word from one of our sponsors, ATL’s Career Partner, Lateral Link: “Lateral Link provides free access […]
None of these items is new. But as we were going through our overflowing inbox — if we owe you an email, we apologize for our delinquency (or blame our spam filter) — we came across some associate pay raises not previously mentioned here: 1. King & Spalding: We provided extensive coverage of their recent […]