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.
Steno’s AI Tool Steps Ahead Of The Pack
Transcript Genius is a ‘very well-behaved’ partner.
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?
Your Definitive Resource On Decrypting Crypto, Digital Assets, And Web3
"Decrypting Crypto" is a go-to guide for understanding the technology and tools underlying Web3 and issues raised in the context of specific legal practice areas.
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 […]