Deviations From The Norm: The Lawyer ‘Type’ And Legal Hiring
Is there a place for trait-assessment testing in Biglaw hiring?
ATL Survey Miscellany: Health Care, Compensation, And Social Media
A look at 3 of our ongoing survey projects: and a request for help with a new research initiative.
The Law Firm’s Guide To Trust Accounting And Three-Way Reconciliation
Proper trust accounting and three-way reconciliation are essential for protecting client funds and avoiding serious compliance risks. In this guide, we break down these critical processes and show how legal-specific software can help your firm stay accurate, efficient, and audit-ready.
From Across the Desk: The Weil Layoffs
Bruce MacEwen of Adam Smith Esq. takes a closer look at the recent layoffs at Weil.
ATL Career Center: We’re Here to Help You Prepare for OCI
Above the Law's Career Center is coming to you with some interviewing tips for this OCI season...
Non-Sequiturs: 07.07.11
* Florida gets a lot of flak, but the state seems to be doing something right with respect to defamation lawsuits. [The Legal Satyricon] * “How is law school like the NFL draft?” (Aside from the high risk of getting your brains scrambled.) [Freakonomics] * Let’s “think the unthinkable” about the legal profession in 2020, […]
Non-Sequiturs: 05.13.11
* We expected this would happen. The Osama Bin Laden death photos have been FOIA’d. [The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times] * Some Biglaw firms are freezing associate pay? Blimey! [Roll On Friday] * What is Monica Goodling — now known as Monica Krempasky, since her 2008 marriage to RedState founder Michael Krempasky — […]
How 8am LawPay Takes The Sting Out Of Legal Billing
Getting paid can be an arduous task. You should make it as easy on yourself and your clients as possible.
Non-Sequiturs: 04.18.11
* House Speaker John Boehner and former U.S. Solicitor General Paul Clement, now at King & Spalding, have joined forces to fight marriage equality by defending DOMA. Talk about two people who will not be taking their talents to South Beach. [The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times] * The tax returns of Barack Obama […]