Is ‘Snobbery’ Causing A Talent Shortage In Biglaw?
Elitism could be causing a very expensive problem for Biglaw firms.
Bloomberg Introduces Readers To The Personification Of Wealth Inequality In America… Hilarity Ensues
Today's profile of Chase Coleman III is comforting for old guard Wall Street and the perfect reading material for Bernie Bros passing time on the ramparts.
Gen AI: Your Legal Research Assistant, Not Your Replacement
Here's how you can spend more time practicing law, and less time sorting, sifting, and summarizing.
Elitism Puts Our Profession In Peril
There is one aspect of the election result that I think applies to our profession.
Old Lady Lawyer: When Pedigree Referred To Pets, Not Lawyers
No, where you went to law school is not the only measure of your worth as an attorney.
Old Lady Lawyer: Who Are The Best And The Brightest?
Columnist Jill Switzer on supporting those in the legal profession without elite backgrounds.
Stat Of The Week: Throwback Elitism Edition
If you think the legal profession has a prestige obsession these days, you won't believe how things were back in the "Mad Men" era...
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Law Clerks Try To Construct Most Toolish Apartment On The Block
This all-lawyer house would make for a good reality TV show but is a terrible real-world idea.
In Defense Of My Sympathy For A Sad Ivy Law Grad
Apparently I'm a hypocrite for actually feeling bad for somebody.
I Need A Contract Attorney: An ‘Ivy League’ Contract Attorney
You don't need an Ivy League degree to do contract work.
Associate Bonus Watch: Kirkland Associates Did Better Than Cravath, But Not All Of Them Are Happy
When is a bonus that is much better than Cravath's not nearly enough?
The Hidden Threat: How Fake Identities used by Remote Employees Put Your Business at Risk—and How to Defend Against This
Based on our experience in recent client matters, we have seen an escalating threat posed by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) information technology (IT) workers engaging in sophisticated schemes to evade US and UN sanctions, steal intellectual property from US companies, and/or inject ransomware into company IT environments, in support of enhancing North Korea’s illicit weapons program.
In Defense of Professor Donald North and Southern University Law Center (SULC)
An alumnus of the Southern University Law Center speaks up in defense of his alma mater and one of his most colorful former professors.
When It Comes to Hiring SCOTUS Clerks, Clarence Thomas Doesn’t Care About the U.S. News Rankings
Let’s check out some thoughts from Justice Clarence Thomas on clerkship hiring, Supreme Court decisions, and more...
Are Graduates of Elite Law Schools ‘Too Good’ for Biglaw?
Are graduates of elite law schools "too good" for Biglaw? Interestingly enough, they tend not to stick around large law firms. Grads of many lower-ranked schools make partner at higher rates than grads of certain top law schools.
Inside Straight: How The Legal System Brands The Beef
Many prominent people have raised their voices about the increasing irrelevance of academic writing to practicing lawyers and judges. Yet, despite railing at the academy, those judges -- and law firms, and sophisticated purchasers of legal services -- all rely on the academics to identify talented lawyers. Law schools brand the beef, and purchasers buy based on the brand. Why is that process natural and appropriate?
Quote of the Day: Humility Is Overrated
Harvard and Yale are, by any standard, great educational institutions, but it is not one of their strengths to instill in their students a sense of humility. — Jerome Karabel, a sociology professor and author of The Chosen: The Hidden History of Admission and Exclusion at Harvard, Yale, and Princeton, commenting on the high number […]