Biglaw Firm Matches The Market On Bonuses! You’ll Just Have To Wait A Bit
In time for the holiday! The holiday being Valentine's Day.
Top 50 Biglaw Firm To Merge With Prominent Boutique, Creating 1150-Lawyer Powerhouse
And the combined cultures at these firms can't be beat.
Gen AI: Your Legal Research Assistant, Not Your Replacement
Here's how you can spend more time practicing law, and less time sorting, sifting, and summarizing.
Top 50 Biglaw Firm Rolls Out Generous Bonuses, And Eligibility Includes Time Billed For ‘Unplugging’
More firms should have programs like this!
Top 50 Biglaw Firm Rolls Out Incredible Bonus-Eligible Time-Off Policy
Wow. Kudos to this firm for taking mental health seriously.
Top Biglaw Firm Celebrates Inclusiveness With New Partner Class That’s 75 Percent Diverse
The firm also promoted someone who was on caregiver leave.
Top Am Law Firm Starts Diversity Pipeline Program For Incoming Talent
And the firm will look to law schools outside of the Top 25 to recruit new graduates for this program.
Why Better Financial Acumen is the Key to Law Firm Success in 2025
From training to technology, uncover the essential steps to futureproof your law firm in a competitive market.
Hottest Law Firms On Social Media
Law firms aren't as afraid of social media as you might think.
Biglaw Firm Fires Partner After Investigation Into His Conduct
Orrick is not the first firm to act swiftly in the face of allegations against a partner.
Legal Awards Highlight Just How Far We’ve Come From Interoffice Mail And Bates Stamps
Congratulations to all the winners!
Biglaw Summer Programs Phasing Out ‘Boozefests’ To Create All-New, Worse Sexual Harassment Opportunities
These firms mean well, but sometimes good intentions aren't enough.
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Morning Docket: 02.07.18
* Slater & Gordon, the world's first publicly traded law firm, claims that it isn't planning to conduct any layoffs in the wake of its latest operations review. The firm, which once found itself on the verge of insolvency and is now owned by a hedge fund, is no stranger to conducting massive layoffs. [The Australian] * Andrews Kurth continues to lose lawyers left and right, with a group of up to 25 attorneys from its public finance group in Texas soon expected to defect to Orrick. How's that merger talk with Hunton & Williams going these days? [American Lawyer] * Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein will be delivering the commencement address at Campbell Law’s graduation ceremony this spring. At this rate, given how much the president likes him, let’s see if he’s still Deputy AG come May. [News & Observer] * ASU Law is on track to receive a record-breaking number of applications for the upcoming academic year. According to LSAC, ASU is one of only four law schools in the country to have seen an increase in applications of 50 percent of more. [ASU Now] * "Jane Doe," the New Hampshire woman who won the $560 million Powerball lottery last month, has filed suit against the state’s Lottery Commission in an attempt to remain anonymous. Now that she's a multimillionaire, she doesn’t want to risk the "significant invasion of privacy" of her name being released. [USA Today]
Leader In Biglaw Parental Leave Further Expands Its Already Unprecedented Benefits
This firm is making it possible for attorneys to practice law while balancing their family lives.
Orrick’s New Partners: Diverse By Many Metrics
Out of 18 new partners, 10 are diverse or women lawyers.
Biglaw Firm Gets Smacked Down, Has To Have Homework Signed By Mommy
This is a pretty embarrassing, and likely effective, punishment.
Non-Sequiturs: 08.08.16
* Does the future of transgender rights go through the Supreme Court? [Constitution Daily] * There's been a lot of chatter about it, but what do the rules say about the scenario of Donald Trump dropping out of the presidential race? [WSJ Law Blog] * The Olympics is great fun for nationalism, but there is a dark side behind it, as Professor Ilya Somin explains. Here is one idea to do away with that. [Volokh Conspiracy] * The latest on what went on behind closed doors at Fox during Roger Ailes's reign. [Law and More] * In-house lawyer Suleen Lee, general counsel to The Barre Code, gives new meaning to "character and fitness." [Chicago Lawyer] * Law professors in defense of the working legal standard in campus rape cases. [Huffington Post] * Shearman & Sterling partner Richard Hsu interviews leading legal journalist Jeffrey Toobin, author of the new book American Heiress: The Wild Saga of the Kidnapping, Crimes and Trial of Patty Hearst (affiliate link). [Hsu Untied] * And Randy Maniloff of Coverage Opinions interviews legendary law professor Arthur Miller. [Law.com] * Congrats to Orrick's D.C. associates on more than doubling their contribution to Legal Aid's Generous Associates Campaign this year! [Orrick]