What Will This Recession Mean For Biglaw?
Three predictions about how the economic downturn will affect major law firms.
Older Millennials Who Graduated From Law School After The Recession Really Struggled To Find Work
This guy couldn't find any job leads until he called his ex's dad.
AI Is Reshaping Legal Practice—But Tools Aren’t The Real Differentiator.
Explore the mindset, cultural shifts, and training strategies that define the AI‑savvy lawyer, revealing why human judgment, standardized competence, and integrated learning—not technology alone—will shape the future of the profession.
Don’t Let The Trauma Of Being A Law Student During The Great Recession Bias Your Perceptions About Law School
The reality is that the legal profession is in much better shape now than it was during the Great Recession.
‘Are We There Yet?’ Navigating The Legal Profession’s ‘New Normal’
Ten years have passed since the Great Recession, and our profession is forever changed.
Thanks To The Recession, Even T14 Law Schools Had To Beg Firms To Hire Their Graduates
Please? Pretty please?
Could Biglaw See Another Associate Pay Raise — Followed By A Recession?
Another pay raise is possible; another recession is likely.
Learning After Law School
Once you’ve got your law degree, how do you keep your professional skills up to date? Share your perspective in this brief survey, and you may be eligible to win a $250 gift card.
The Richest Year Ever By A Law Firm
In 2016, Latham generated the most revenue ever by a law firm in a single fiscal year.
Diversity In The Legal Profession Has Flatlined Since The Great Recession; Who Is To Blame?
When it comes to diversity, it doesn't just get better; we must make a real and sustained effort.
What The 2009 Legal Layoffs Were Really Like
The 2009 layoffs that rocked the legal industry were brutal.
Biglaw Health Insurance Costs: The ATL Survey Results
The results of our reader survey on law firm health insurance plans.
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Are Biglaw Health Insurance Premium Increases Really Stealth Pay Cuts?
Take our reader survey on post-Recession changes to law firm health insurance costs.
From Across the Desk: CAGR for Dummies
Bruce MacEwen of Adam Smith Esq. answers the question: Is BigLaw really “alive, well, and rich”?
From Across the Desk: Corporate-Centric Firms
Bruce MacEwen of Adam Smith Esq. continues his taxonomy of law firms with the corporate-centric firms.
From Across the Desk: Capital-Markets Centric Firms
Bruce MacEwen of Adam Smith Esq. continues his taxonomy of law firms with the capital-markets centric firms.
Morning Docket: 05.22.13
* A bipartisan immigration reform bill made its way through the Senate Judiciary Committee and will head to the Senate floor. Of course, the amendments in support of gay marriage didn’t make it in, but that may be moot soon anyway. [CNN] * IRS official Lois Lerner may not be very “good at math,” but at least she seems to know the basic principles of constitutional law. She’ll invoke her Fifth Amendment rights before the House Oversight Committee today. [Politico] * The D.C. Circuit ruled that the top secret Osama bin Laden death photos will remain top secret, but the internet’s desperate cries of “pics or it didn’t happen” will live on in our hearts. [Thomson Reuters News & Insight] * Attention naysayers: it may be time to face the music. According to the latest Altman Weil survey, most law firm leaders think all of these fun recession-driven changes are here to stay. [Am Law Daily] * Twenty-two law firms are banding together to fight against fraudulent financial products on a worldwide scale. It’s too bad this legal alliance didn’t exist before the Bernie Madoff scandal. [New York Times] * It looks like New Jersey may soon be hopping aboard the pro bono work before bar admission train. You better hope you get your clinic placements in order, people. [New Jersey Law Journal (sub. req.)] * The results for the February 2013 bar exam in California are out, and they’re frightening. It’s time to try that acting thing again, because only 41 percent of all test takers passed the exam. [The Recorder] * Jodi Arias is now begging jurors to allow her to live out the rest of her days in prison. She wants to contribute to society by painting, recycling, and… not slashing additional throats. Lovely. [Fox News]