5 Things You Need To Know If Your Biglaw Firm Hasn’t Matched Milbank’s New Compensation Scale
What *does* the new associate compensation scale mean for Biglaw?
Minding The Generation Gap
How different are the attitudes of the current crop of younger law firm associates from their older colleagues, really?
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How Did Small Law Firms Survive — And Recruit — After The Market Went To $180K?
Not every firm is capable of keeping up with the Cravathians.
Nationwide Pay Raise Watch: It’s Never Too Late
When it comes to pay raises (and coverage thereof), better late than never.
Mind The Generation Gap
How much different really are the attitudes of the current crop of younger law firm associates from their older colleagues?
Biglaw Associates: Are You Working Harder In This Post-MoneyLaw Era?
Have associate workloads increased along with their paychecks?
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Non-Sequiturs: 09.14.16
* Bar exam results from Washington. Numbers are down... is the state's alternative lawyer program partly responsible? [Bar Exam Stats] * Important advice for a young attorney: consider the billing rates of your practice group. [Bobogado] * Now the ACC is pulling out of North Carolina over the wide-ranging discrimination bill -- superseding local ordinances protecting against LGBT discrimination generally -- that dumb, reductionist types insist on calling the "bathroom law." [CBS Sports] * Acquittals require the human connection. [Katz Justice] * And if you don't believe that one, here's the psychology to back it up. [Law360] * You can get out of stuff by fearing documents? [Lowering the Bar] * This sponsored post from our site is worth a look, featuring an interview with a general counsel and a managing partner on the fallout from the Moneylaw associate salary bumps. [Above the Law] * Sad news tonight as Finnegan mourns the passing of Ford Farabow, one of the firm's founding partners. [Finnegan]
Non-Sequiturs: 09.12.16
* Interesting attorney ethics complaint filled with allegations of racial slurs and anti-Semitic language. [Legal Profession Blog] * Attention associates: This is who you should thank for your raises. (Hint: you're welcome.) [3 Geeks and a Law Blog] * The justices on the Supreme Court sure do have a lot in common. [Empirical SCOTUS] * This lawyer is blowing up what you expect from a general counsel. [Big Law Business] * Does the Supreme Court lag behind the other two branches of the federal government when it comes to reporting potential conflicts of interest? [Fix the Court] * Watch out for your cases being deemed frivolous lawsuits by Judge Clay Land. [Law and More]
Non-Sequiturs: 09.12.16
* Interesting attorney ethics complaint filled with allegations of racial slurs and anti-Semitic language. [Legal Profession Blog] * Attention associates: This is who you should thank for your raises. (Hint: you're welcome.) [3 Geeks and a Law Blog] * The justices on the Supreme Court sure do have a lot in common. [Empirical SCOTUS] * This lawyer is blowing up what you expect from a general counsel. [Big Law Business] * Does the Supreme Court lag behind the other two branches of the federal government when it comes to reporting potential conflicts of interest? [Fix the Court] * Watch out for your cases being deemed frivolous lawsuits by Judge Clay Land. [Law and More]
More Raises Ahead For The Legal Profession In 2017
This is certainly good news for the industry overall.
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A Compressed Raise Is Better Than No Raise
The general sense from tipsters is that though the pay scale is compressed, they are relieved to be getting any money at all.
What Law Students Need To Know About The Salary Wars Before On-Campus Recruitment
Enjoy the ATL Compensation Guide to On-Campus Recruitment.
This Biglaw Firm Is Out Of Touch With Associate Compensation Issues
And don't let the door hit you on the ass on the way out!
Presenting The ATL ‘Everyman Litigation Rankings’
At which Biglaw firms can get the most money as a Biglaw litigator, with the least impressive educational credentials?
Biglaw Firm Finally Reveals Compensation For Midlevel And Senior Associates — And They Are Pissed
Associates are pissed about the newly announced compensation scale.