John Desmarais

What's better than Biglaw money? This firm!

Whoa! That's a LOT of money!

This high-powered boutique firm pays base salaries that are $20K above market AND generous bonuses on top of that.

What ethical problems does the rapidly growing field of litigation funding present?

A leading intellectual-property litigator finds that switching to plaintiff-side work isn't easy.

The Anonymous Partner discusses such topics as the billable hour and cross-selling -- with a former senior partner of a Biglaw firm and former general counsel of a major corporation.

Finally, some New York associates are getting paid...

People are talking about an interesting Slate article entitled “Leaving Big Law Behind: The many frustrations that cause well-paid lawyers to hang out their own shingles.” It’s currently the most-read piece on the site. But it’s actually quite similar, even down to some of the sources, to an article that appeared a few days earlier […]