Some Lawyers Celebrate Underwhelming Career Milestones
Many lawyer awards are more about the size of the lawyer's ego than the size of the accomplishment.
Top Biglaw Firm Crowned As Law Firm Of The Year, Achieving Industry Greatness
Which law firm was bestowed with the honor of being named law firm of the year for 2024?
Plugging The Profit Leaks: How Your Firm Can Stop Burning Money
Join the webinar on September 25th and learn some quick wins you can implement right away.
Just Another Dais? Awards And Snubs Matter For The Oscars And For Lawyers, Too
Seeing authentic people being rewarded is important.
Top 20 Biglaw Firm Achieves Greatness, Takes Home Grand Prize Award For Law Firm Of The Year
Which law firm was bestowed with the honor of being named law firm of the year for 2023?
3 Tips For Awards Submissions
If you are willing to take a little bit of time to be intentional about awards submissions, success is more likely.
The Future Rainmakers Award: 10 Associates Poised For Greatness
Lateral Link is delighted to announce a new initiative to spotlight associates on the rise!
The Federal Trade Commission Warns That Those Excellent Lawyer Awards Might Be Bogus
The FTC’s website published a blog post warning consumers to look beyond the awards when hiring a lawyer.
The Fastest-Growing Law Firms In The Country
Congratulations to the honorees on all their success!
3 Epic Humblebrags!
In-house columnist Mark Herrmann explains how the game is played.
Buying In: SuperChambers500
Is the title of "partner" enough in today’s Biglaw, or do you need additional accolades?
Why Law Firms Are Moving Beyond The Billable Hour
Explore 5 expert-backed reasons law firms are rethinking the billable hour and how legal billing software is leading the way.
Congratulations to the Minority 40 Under 40
Congratulations to the “Minority 40 Under 40.” This is a distinguished group of 40 minority lawyers, all under the age of 40, who have just been honored by the National Law Journal for their accomplishments within the legal profession. Let’s learn more about them. Maybe you have friends or colleagues on the list?
Letter From London: Beware Of The Innovative Lawyers
The Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Awards ceremony, held in London last Wednesday, was most notable for the contrast between the puppy-like excitement of the lawyer nominees and the auto-pilot professionalism of the host, FT editor Lionel Barber, whose aura was of a man who’d rather be at home watching TV. This was a shame, not […]
Letter From London: Beware Of The Innovative Lawyers
The Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Awards ceremony, held in London last Wednesday, was most notable for the contrast between the puppy-like excitement of the lawyer nominees and the auto-pilot professionalism of the host, FT editor Lionel Barber, whose aura was of a man who’d rather be at home watching TV. This was a shame, not […]
Size Matters: Are You Super?
There is a small-firm lawyer I know who does not appear to me to be super at anything, other than perhaps being super-gross (yes, I am aware that I speak like a little girl on the playground). I recall a meeting in his office wherein he used his pen to clean his teeth, which resulted […]
Inside Straight: On Lawyers’ Garnitures
Ed. note: This is the latest installment of Inside Straight, Above the Law’s column for in-house counsel, written by Mark Herrmann. Lawyers in private practice collect things. The lawyers use those collections to adorn professional biographies that appear on firm web pages. The garnitures generally include (1) experiences (which are trumpeted in the form of […]