Departure Memo Of The Day: A Beery Farewell
How would you like to drink beer for a living?
Illustrated Departure Memo Of The Day
A lawyer/artist illustrates her departure memo, and it is fantastic.
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A Wachtell Lipton Partner’s Mysterious Departure
Why did this young partner leave the super-lucrative law firm?
An Update On A Managing Partner’s Mysterious Departure
Where did this prominent partner land, and what might happen to the firm she left behind?
Managing Partner Quits Suddenly, Firm Sends Out Snarky Email In Her Wake
Why did this managing partner just up and quit last Friday?
Which Awful Hit Band Did This Lawyer Leave Biglaw To Join?
A talented musician finally realized, "Why would I be a lawyer when I could be a rock star?"
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A Summer Associate’s Premature Departure: ‘I Would Rather Be Farming’
Why would a summer associate quit just a few weeks into the program?
Dean No More: Lawrence Mitchell Has Resigned
A prominent law dean steps down in the wake of a scandal.
Departure Memo Of The Day: Where The Wild Things Are
Check out this departure memo: great opening line, or greatest opening line?
Departure Gospel Of The Day
What does Gene Schaerr's departure tell us about religious views in the workplace?
How AI Is Transforming The Legal Profession (2025)
A survey of professionals reveals the impact of legal work, clients, concerns, and future roles.
Document Review Attorney Was Fired. What Happens Next Will Amaze You.
Firm-wide emails railing against the associate who got you fired are infinitely entertaining.
Departure Memo Of The Day: Jeh Johnson Parting With Paul Weiss
Have you ever seen such an inspiring Biglaw departure memo?
Eighty Is Enough: Anonymous Partner’s Farewell
What was it like to write a column for Above the Law as an anonymous law firm partner?
As The Weil Turns: Insights From Partner Departure Memos
The latest reports from Weil Gotshal, out of Dallas and New York.
Law Dean ‘Retires,’ But We’re Not Sure It’s Voluntary
Suspicious law dean retirement, or straight playa hatin'?