Plaintiffs Firms

Can You Make Biglaw Money At A Plaintiffs Firm?

In many cases, the answer is yes, and sometimes the compensation is even higher thanks to bigger bonuses!

OCI Is Broken—And Big Law Is Losing Its Grip

Big Law has stopped pretending this is about merit, and students have stopped pretending to believe it.

Ain’t No Feud Like A Lawyer Feud Because A Lawyer Feud Winds Up In Court

Like Kendrick v. Drake, but for lawyers.

Ranking The Best Trial Practices: America’s Elite Trial Lawyers (2024)

Need to go to trial? You’ll definitely want to hire one of these law firms.

Atlanta Attorneys Team Up To Do Good

They're all in on effective altruism to make a difference.

Plaintiffs’ Attorney Shares What It’s Like To Hold Companies Responsible For The Opioid Epidemic

A look at the challenges of plaintiffs' side work.

America’s Elite Trial Lawyers (2022)

The dog days of summer are here, but lawyers still need some excitement in their lives, so it’s the perfect time for rankings and awards to be handed out. Luckily for us, the National Law Journal just named its Elite Trial Lawyers for 2022, a top prize for the best plaintiffs attorneys in the country. […]

Jobs Of The Week: In-House And Boutique Opportunities

A totally remote in-house job -- the hire can be based anywhere in the United States.

Life On The Other Side Of The V

Plaintiff-side work provides rewarding opportunities that career services often overlook.

Attorneys Should Have More Respect For Plaintiffs’ Lawyers

It very intimidating and difficult to be a plaintiffs’ lawyer.

Hear The Best Pitch For Moving To Plaintiffs’ Side Work

Plus: why your law firms needs to get on board with feminist t-shirt Friday.

The Erotic Cellino & Barnes Fan Art You Never Knew You Wanted

This is certainly one way to cope with the firm's internal drama.

Morning Docket: 01.05.18

* President Trump ordered White House Counsel Don McGahn to stop Attorney General Jeff Sessions from recusing in the Russia probe -- and Sessions, after not recusing and incurring Trump's wrath, later submitted his signed resignation letter (which the mercurial Trump, who had told Sessions to resign, then declined to accept). [New York Times] * Brazilian oil company Petrobras just announced a $2.95 billion class action settlement, which will be the largest settlement of a class action U.S. securities fraud suit this decade if approved (by Judge Jed Rakoff, so it's not a foregone conclusion). [Corporate Counsel] * Congratulations to litigation finance firm Lake Whillans, which just concluded a $125 million round of funding. [American Lawyer] * Leigh Corfman, one of several Alabama women who accused unsuccessful U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore of sexual misconduct, is now suing Moore for defamation. [Washington Post] * Speaking of defamation claims, the Trump tax bill contains some very bad news for plaintiffs in such cases (and tort cases more generally, it seems). [Slate] * Tallahassee prosecutor Georgia Cappleman has thrown her hat into the ring for a judicial vacancy; what does this mean for the Dan Markel case, which she's currently handling? [Tallahassee Democrat] * The Motel 6/ICE mess has triggered a lawsuit against the company by Washington State's attorney general. [ABA Journal] * Journalist Roy Strom surveys the year ahead for Biglaw -- and highlights Bruce MacEwen and Janet Stanton's noteworthy prediction of a prominent U.S. law firm forming a joint venture with a "New Law" entity. [Law.com]

Is The Era Of Alternative Dispute Resolution Good For The Civil Justice System?

The replacement of the trial with mass mediations and other forms of alternative dispute resolution is changing the civil justice system.

A Millennial Plaintiff Lawyer Will End Climate Change

Forward this to the brightest, hungriest, most optimistic young plaintiff lawyer you know.