Ex-Wall Street Lawyer Finds Work-Life Balance
Spolier: He didn't lateral to Kirkland & Ellis
Career Alternatives for Attorneys: Lego Brick Artist
Are you good at building stuff with Legos? One former Biglaw associate has turned it into a career.
The Trump Gold Card: A New $1 Million Pathway To A U.S. Green Card
A new proposal would let wealthy foreign nationals secure an opportunity for a U.S. green card with a $1 million 'gift' to the government, sparking legal and ethical debate.
Strange Vendetta of the Day: ‘Legos Lied to Me as a Kid’
A Legos patent dispute unveils some unusual lifelong psychological issues...
Quote of the Day: Building Blocks for Your Career
My worst day as an artist is better than my best day as a lawyer. — Nathan Sawaya, former Winston & Strawn attorney turned LEGO artist, commenting on his decision to leave his lucrative Biglaw career to play with toys. His latest exibition, The Art of the Brick, will be on display from December 2, […]
ATL Field Trip: Playing With LEGOs on a Saturday
This past weekend, two of your ATL editors paid a visit to Agora Gallery in Chelsea. We wanted to see for ourselves the LEGO brick sculptures of Nathan Sawaya, the lawyer turned LEGO artist. As explained in our profile of Sawaya, the NYU Law grad left Winston & Strawn for a $30,000-a-year job as a […]