Are Layoffs Looming If Some Firms Match Milbank’s Associate Salary Increase?
Cross your fingers and pray that your firm doesn't follow Milbank -- lest you enjoy the schadenfreude of layoffs.
Associate Bonus Watch: Firms That Refuse To Follow The Market May Have ‘Crappy’ Bonuses
Sorry, associates, but your salaries are just too high.
Willkie Elevates Legal Work with Lexis+ with Protégé
Willkie AI and Innovation leader Todd Friedlich spoke to LexisNexis about firm’s thoughtful approach to legal AI
Biglaw Firm Introduces New Hours Requirement — For Partners
Which firm is threatening to pull the plug on partners' quarterly profit drawings?
Why Are So Many Partners Walking Out The K&L Gates?
Peter "The King" Kalis breaks his silence; what does he have to say?
Non-Sequiturs: 12.04.15
* "MSNBC embarrasses itself inside San Bernardino attackers’ apartment. Un-freaking-believable, even for MSNBC. And why did the FBI allow this?" [Instapundit] * The latest additions to the Supreme Court docket -- will SCOTUS come to the rescue of Puerto Rico? [How Appealing] * Judge removed from office for trying to pressure his clerk into having a "special friend" relationship. [Associated Press] * Additional (and actually earlier) coverage of the "questionable entertainment" at a lawyers' seminar in Las Vegas. [South Florida Lawyers] * A $30 casebook? Where can law students sign up? [TaxProf Blog] * Tips from Dan Binstock for how to get a signing bonus when you make a lateral move. [The Careerist] * How can Asian-American lawyers break through the "bamboo ceiling"? A report from the GC roundtable discussion hosted by Major, Lindsey & Africa. [Corporate Counsel] * Luis Salazar and Linda Jackson -- founding partners of Salazar Jackson, an innovative new boutique firm -- really (really, really) like their Post-it notes. [Daily Business Review] * Stanford law professor Deborah L. Rhode, author of The Trouble with Lawyers (affiliate link), calls out Biglaw firms for their weak pro bono efforts. [Big Law Business / Bloomberg BNA] https://youtu.be/9z7pLAEPs2c
An Interesting Dilemma For Laid-Off Lawyers
What advice would you give to this associate caught between a rock and a hard place?
Why Bigger Legal Budgets Buy Less Relief Than Ever
Introducing Axiom’s 2027 In-House Legal Budget Report. Read on to see the details.
Non-Sequiturs: 02.09.11
* Hey Elie, check this out: “Money Tips for Young Lawyers.” The top tip: “Get on top of student loans.” [Alpha Consumer / U.S. News & World Report] * What matters more, experience or grades? [Lawyerist] * Who should use a legal recruiter — and who shouldn’t? Recruiter Dan Binstock explains. [The Careerist] * Sports […]