The Practice: The Ultimate Small Law Gift Guide (Even If You’re Cheap)
Small-firm columnist Brian Tannebaum has some advice when it comes to buying holiday gifts for clients and other lawyers.
Beware of Gifts from Dewey & LeBoeuf
Don't look a gift horse in the mouth - unless it comes from the stables of Dewey & LeBoeuf.
Decrypting Crypto, Digital Assets, And Web3
"Decrypting Crypto" is a go-to guide for understanding the technology and tools underlying Web3 and issues raised in the context of specific legal practice areas.
Skadden’s Spring Bonus? Gift Cards For Associates!
Don't leave home without Skadden's new bonus program...
Morning Docket: 05.04.12
* My Big Fat Dewey Compensation Guarantee: it’s like a movie that no one wants to watch, except it’s happening in real life. But at least the partners got their draws, right? [Reuters; DealBook / NYT] * Why didn’t John Edwards’s former aide disclose to the government that he refused to lie under oath about his affair? “Because you never asked.” Best. Response. Ever. [MSNBC] * Maybe Mintz Levin didn’t belong on the list of the Top Ten Family-Friendly Firms after all. The firm’s been sued twice in recent years for sexual discrimination. Oops. [Careerist] * Baylor Law claimed the top pass rate on the Texas bar exam for the fifteenth time since 2001. Unfortunately, Baylor Law cannot claim a top pass rate on disclosure of private student information. [Baylor University] * In America, lawyers are pissing off state bar associations by offering their services on Groupon. En México, no es un problema. There, you can buy gift cards for the gift that keeps on giving… divorce! [Huffington Post]
Happy Administrative Professionals Week!
Happy Administrative Professionals Day! How is your workplace marking the occasion?
Moonlighting: Holiday Gifting at the Office (Hint: Ixnay on the Nose Hair Clippers)
‘Tis the season to puzzle over holiday gift etiquette at the office. Every year, a few questions come up about this topic -- what’s appropriate, how much, whether they really have to, etc. In-house columnist Susan Moon has some tips on the unwritten rules of gifting at a company....
Do Law School Rankings Affect Your Choice?
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California Firm Puts the ‘Ghetto’ Into ‘Re-Gifting’
I’m much more likely to throw away a gift or give it to charity than to regift something I already have or don’t want. I think I’d live in fear of the original gift-giver meeting up with the regift recipient and talking about how I was a bad friend for orchestrating the whole mess. I’d […]
Looking for a Post-Bar Exam Present? Enter Our ‘Approach the Bench’ Giveaway!
If you took the bar exam in July, don’t you think you deserve a present? Some of you were dealing with test site disasters, of both the meteorological and technological variety, while others were busy passing out or popping out babies during the test. Above the Law wants to reward you for all of your […]
Happy Administrative Professionals Week!
Administrative Professionals Week is upon us — ignore it at your peril. While senior partners might be able to pass the week off with a slap on the bum for a job well done, the associates among you would be wise to throw some cash at those who make your office run. The official day […]