Associate Quits In Epic Fashion, Says Willkie Farr’s Principles ‘Are Now So Deeply Compromised’
What happened to the firm's courage?
So Who Is Pissed About Their Bonuses?!?
There's some anger a-brewin' in the associate ranks.
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Bitter Attorney Shares Hard Truths With Law Firm Receptionist
And, looking back, the receptionist is grateful.
Associates Challenge Biglaw Management — We Have The Memo!
Things at Reed Smith NY must be really, really bad, or the associates that penned the missive must be really, really naive.
Associate Bonus Watch: Furious Associates At A Major Law Firm
Will the firm do anything about it? That's not so clear.
Associate Bonus Watch: Firm Angers Associates With Low Bonuses (Outside New York)
When the word associates use most often to describe how they felt after receiving bonuses from your firm is "livid," you know you've got some changes to make.
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Associate Bonus Watch: Massive Disappointment At A Major Firm
These associates aren't just disappointed; they're angry.
Pregnant Biglaw Associate Realizes It Sucks Being Pregnant Biglaw Associate
Will this woman regret her decision to have a baby? She thinks so.
Associate Bonus Watch: Bellyachin’ at Akin
Associates at Akin Gump don't sound happy about their bonuses. What gives?
Dewey Honor Associate Bonuses or Retired Partners’ Claims? Not So Much.
As the Dewey bankruptcy case grinds toward an end, former associates find themselves getting shafted on bonuses.
Context Windows In Legal AI And Why Content Still Determines Quality
Legal teams ask a practical question. If large language models are so capable, why does legal AI still depend on curated content, and why does surfacing that content matter so much?
Associate Bonus Watch: Mixed Emotions at Latham & Watkins
Reactions to the bonuses at Latham & Watkins are all over the map.
The Great Non-Deferral of 2012
Are start dates for first-year associates at major law firms back to normal, i.e., where they were before the Great Recession? And what about the class sizes for entering associates?
Bonus Season Blues
Perhaps you’ve already heard that Cravath announced its 2011 bonus scale on Monday (swiftly followed by Skadden and Milbank), and apparently it’s 2009 all over again. We can’t help but wonder if this bonus season’s dyspepsia is typical of lawyers and law students generally....
Breaking: Cravath Bonuses Are Out; Welcome to the 2011 Bonus Season!
It took a little longer than most of you expected, but Cravath, Swaine & Moore just announced its 2011 associate bonuses. Barring something very unforeseen, these bonuses are what many Biglaw firms, in New York and across the land, will pay out this year to their people. Historically Cravath has set the market with respect to year-end associate bonuses at major law firms. Let's take a look at the official memorandum, and engage in some analysis....
In Defense of Kaye Scholer
While performing here at the ATL Cabaret on Wednesday night, the celebrated drag queen of Biglaw, Kaye Scholer, was pelted with rotten fruit — by her own associates. If you haven’t done so already, do check out their rage-filled rants. (If nothing else, they’ll make you feel better about your own firm.) As we’ve stated […]