Elite Biglaw Firm Goes Out Of Its Way To Reassure First-Year Associates Their Jobs Are Safe
Working for Milbank? You don't have to worry.
After Layoffs Last Year, Cooley Delays Start Date For First-Year Associates
More austerity measures at the firm.
How Filevine Bakes AI Into Every Layer Of Your Case Management
It’s like having a junior associate who’s never off the clock.
Not All Biglaw Firms Are Pushing Their First-Year Start Dates Into 2021
A handful that we know of are starting remotely this fall -- and one firm is even onboarding associates in person.
An Open Letter To Incoming First-Year Associates
Biglaw: it may be a sprint at times, but it's also a marathon.
Incoming Biglaw Associates Need To Know: Do They Still Have Jobs?
Let's hope not...
Morning Docket: 09.22.15
* In case you missed it, on top of her perjury and obstruction charges, Pennsylvania AG Kathleen Kane's license to practice law was suspended. As a law professor attempting to make a sick burn noted, “She may be at this point our paralegal general." [WSJ Law Blog] * Tracy Morgan made an appearance at The Emmys on Sunday night that earned him a standing ovation, but David Jay Glassman, the attorney representing the Walmart truck driver who hit the comedian's car last summer, wasn't applauding. Hmm, perhaps his wife suddenly got pregnant? [The Wrap via Yahoo!] * If the former leaders of failed firm D&L are convicted this week, we seriously hope that they're not so disillusioned as to believe they'll be shipped to a "Club Fed" facility. How long Dewey think these Biglaw alums will last at a place like Rikers? [Am Law Daily] * New Biglaw associates at some firms are being treated to a second college experience filled with orientation programs, resident advisers, summer reading, and even parties. (At least they get to drink champagne, not Franzia.) [Big Law Business / Bloomberg BNA] * The president of UMass says its law school will be fully accredited by the American Bar Association within one year's time. Given that everyone gets a turn when it comes to ABA accreditation, this is one low-expectation-having educator. [Boston Business Journal]
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Biglaw Firm Figures Out A Way For Clients Not To Pay For First-Year Associates
Would you want to be a part of a program like this if you could?