$190,000 Doesn’t Tell The Whole Story — Senior Associates Feeling The Pinch At This Biglaw Firm
Would you start looking for a new job in this scenario?
Another Biglaw Firm Raises Salaries, Just In The Nick Of Time
It might've been painful to wait this long, but at least your firm didn't leave you hanging.
How LexisNexis CourtLink And Lexis Snapshot Deliver Business Wins
These tools demonstrate that information is power.
2016 Vault Law Firm Rankings: Self-Perpetuating Prestige
There's surprisingly little change in this year's list, but it's still always interesting to see who's rising and who's falling.
Morning Docket: 10.08.13
* Say what you will about Justice Scalia, but the man is hilarious — more funny than his four liberal colleagues combined, according to a statistical analysis of oral argument recordings. [New York Times] * The government shutdown is slowing down the judicial confirmation process, already famous for its speed and efficiency. [The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times] * More about news for Steven Donziger in his long-running battle with Chevron. Maybe it’s time to surrender, Steve? I hear Ecuador is a great place to retire. [New York Law Journal] * Law firm merger mania continues, as Carlton Fields combines with Jorden Burt. [Carlton Fields (press release)] * Herbert Smith Freehills says “you’re hired” to Scott Balber, the lawyer for Donald Trump who got mocked by Bill Maher on national television. [The Lawyer] * You might see your dog as harmless and cuddly, but the law might see your dog as a weapon (and rightfully so, in my opinion). [New York Times via ABA Journal] * Congratulations to all the winners of the FT’s Innovative Lawyers awards. [Financial Times] * And congratulations to Heidi Wendel and Deirdre McEvoy, high-ranking government lawyers headed to Jones Day and Patterson Belknap, respectively. [New York Law Journal] * Today the Supreme Court will hear argument in McCutcheon v. FEC, a major campaign finance case that some are calling “the next Citizens United.” Check out an interview with one of the lawyers behind it, after the jump. [UCTV] Marty Lasden of California Lawyer magazine interviewed the severely conservative James Bopp Jr. for the “Legally Speaking” series (in which I previously participated). It appears this interview with Bopp took place before Bopp got bumped from the podium in favor of Erin Murphy, a young superstar of the Supreme Court bar.
A Wachtell Lipton Partner Leaves the Law For….
This former Wachtell Lipton partner could retire already; what is she doing instead?
The 2013 Am Law 200: A ‘Hiring Binge’ Hangover
Which firms had the highest revenue last year, according to the latest Am Law 200 rankings?
How You Can Take Control Of Your Firm’s Financial Future
Roadblocks to data-driven business management are falling, and a better bottom line awaits.
Lawyerly Lairs: Two Kitchens, One Couple
(Or: An actress turned lawyer’s uptown abode.)
An actress from an iconic film of the 1990s went to law school, got married, and had a family. They recently moved to a Harlem townhouse. Let's have a look-see....