Document Review

This Law School Is Finally Being Honest About Job Prospects

Which law school has created a matchmaking service to place recent grads in contract attorney jobs?

Morning Docket: 11.01.13

* The Magic Circle isn’t very magical across the pond in New York City. Four out of five firms from the U.K. — Allen & Overy, Clifford Chance, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, and Linklaters — have yet to pull rabbits out of their

Document Review Is Apparently Only For The Most Superior Of Legal Minds, Says Quinn Emanuel

Do contract attorneys have legal expertise or are they mindless document monkeys? You be the judge.

The Brave New World of Electronic Discovery

Now that I am in-house, I would have a conniption fit if a firm tried to staff a slew of expensive associates on what is essentially monkey work.

5 Threats Contract Attorneys Pose For Biglaw Associates

Contract attorneys are doing more than just doc review these days, and it's starting to encroach on traditional associate work.

Notes From the Legal Industry Underground

ATL invites a contract attorney to write a weekly column covering all things contract work.

Contract Attorney Problems: I Hope Law School Taught You How To Hold In Your Pee

More details about sad working conditions for contract attorneys.

Contract Attorney Problems

All emails from contract attorneys should be filed under "there but for the grace of God go I."

From the Career Files: Biglaw Practice Today — Damn The Torpedoes

Sarah Powell of Duke Law offers four benefits of working at a Biglaw firm: résumé gold, training, flexibility, and pro bono.

Is Document Review Real Legal Work?

Do you need to go to law school to click buttons intelligently? A firm argues that you do.

Non-Sequiturs: 04.11.13

* Awesome event last night in Houston. Met tons of great readers and am looking forward to another trip to visit you all. Thanks to Hearsay Gastro Lounge for hosting us! [Hearsay Gastro Lounge] * And for those who weren’t there, we introduced our new sibling blog, Breaking Energy. So check it out if you’re interested in coverage of the energy sector. If you’re not following the energy sector, you are missing the future. [Breaking Energy] * By the way, “Accidental Racist” was TOTALLY ON PURPOSE RACIST. [Thought Catalog] * I mean, zombies ARE scary. [Volokh Conspiracy] * Should you take a document review job? My quibble with this post is the stance that some people don’t love contracting for document review. I know TONS of folks who have opted for these gigs so they can travel, raise a family, etc. [Constitutional Daily] * “Vagueness in legal threats is the hallmark of meritless thuggery.” Y U Hate Biglaw? [Popehat] * Really interesting follow-up on Reinvent Law. I have no joke here. It’s just interesting, so get off my back. [Adam Smith, Esq.] * In honor of our law school video chat series, here’s another, simpler way to talk to new law school admits. [UChiLawGo] * The fastest way to my heart is a compliment. And the best part of this job is that I can’t get a big head because the commenters keep me grounded by hurling invective at least two to one for each compliment. [Law and More]

A Children’s Treasury of Hitler Reacting To Legal Stuff

Hitler reacts... to a bunch of practical legal and law school concepts.

Letter From LegalTech: The Thrills of E-Discovery

Should lawyers be held to a standard of technological competence?

Inside Straight: Nearly A New York Times Op-Ed On The Future Of Biglaw

Are the reports of Biglaw’s death greatly exaggerated? In-house columnist Mark Herrmann shares his thoughts on whether times have permanently changed for Biglaw firms.

Sorry, Bartleby

What would happen if you decided to act like Bartleby the Scrivener at your Biglaw firm? The People's Therapist has some ideas...