Lawyerly Lairs Litigation: Big-Time Journalist v. Biglaw Partner
Prominent legal-affairs journalist versus Weil Gotshal partner: who will prevail?
The Decision: The Conservative Choice
How much of a discount would you need from Duke to turn down Chicago?
GCs And Outside Counsel: Here’s Your Chance To Rate The Other Side!
We are looking for insights from both private practice law firms and the clients they serve.
Inside Straight: London Partners Can’t Afford Homes . . .
In-house columnist Mark Herrmann now lives in London -- and he can't believe the real estate prices over there. Partners at major law firms in London can't afford to live in the city itself....
Embarrassment of Riches, Class of 2011 Graduate Has TWO Job Offers
A person from the class of 2011 has more than one job offer? This is not a drill...
Bar Review Diaries: Boredom, Procrastination, and Poor Penmanship
In the latest installment of the Bar Review Diaries, studying is starting to get a bit tedious. How do our columnists keep themselves entertained?
Dewey Partners Get Any Capital Back? Good Luck With That!<br><em>(Plus more partner moves, including Ralph Ferrara.)</em>
What will happen to the capital contributions of former Dewey partners? And on that subject, who are the latest defectors, and where are they going?
How You Can Take Control Of Your Firm’s Financial Future
Roadblocks to data-driven business management are falling, and a better bottom line awaits.
Inside Straight: On Crossing The In-House Rubicon And Law Firm Stupidity
Why can't a senior in-house lawyer go back to being a Biglaw partner if he wants to? And what are some mistakes that law firms make in their lateral partner hiring?
Quote of the Day: Or You Could Also Buy a Less Expensive Car
It's hard out here for a 1 percenter...
Lawsuit of the Day: Nightmare Vacation for Rich ‘Honkeys’
Don’t you just hate it when rude and inefficient airline administrators ruin your vacation by stranding you on the ski leg of your vacation in Aspen, causing you to almost miss your cruise leaving out of Florida? It’s so annoying to have to stay in a series of luxury hotels across the country because the […]
Administrative Law for All at Yale!
Wednesday, we covered a controversy at Yale Law School over an Administrative Law class with an oversubscription problem. The course wound up with a waitlist of about 100 students. Some 3Ls who were denied admission into the class were quite upset, since this represented their last chance to take Admin Law. The situation was described to us as a "near riot." Yesterday morning, we brought you an update to this story -- which has a happy ending, we're pleased to report....
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This new GenAI-powered deal point extraction tool provides big advantages in the negotiation process and beyond.
On the Real Differences Between Law Schools
Right now, students at one top law school are in a "near riot" -- our tipster's words, not ours -- because they feel they're being denied the education they're paying so dearly for. The institution in question: Yale Law School. As for what's upsetting the students there, we'll turn the floor over to a source....
Homeless By Choice: Because Law School Wasn’t Tough Enough
If you were close to a computer on Wednesday, you probably noticed the article on Gawker about the Yeshiva University student who was "homeless by choice" while going to school. If you read the article quickly, you might have missed the part where we found out this student is a 2L at Cardozo Law School. You might have missed the part where this 2L at Cardozo decided to go through a semester of law school while living on the streets....