Biglaw Business Development: 7 Tips From Top Rainmakers
Prominent partners from five top law firms share the secrets of their success.
Tough Talk And Fuzzy Math: The SEC Enforcement Division Isn’t Even Trying
The SEC is bringing record-breaking numbers of enforcement actions. Or are they?
Reasoning, Tool Calling, And Agentic Systems In Legal LLMs
Domain-specific AI provides accuracy and reliable legal reasoning.
The Proposed SEC Clawback Rule: A Photo Essay
Thanks to everyone who made our panel discussion last week such a success!
Is The Proposed SEC Clawback Rule A Mistake? Some Expert Perspectives
What should lawyers tell their clients about the SEC's proposed clawback rule?
Join Us To Hear Experts Discuss A Big Potential Change In Securities Law
Is the proposed SEC clawback rule a mistake?
Morning Docket: 06.23.15
* Hillary Clinton is making a mad dash for Biglaw bucks to support her presidential run. This week, she’ll be at an event hosted by Sullivan & Cromwell, and next week, she’ll be at an event hosted by a Chadbourne & Park partner. Ooh la la, fancy schmancy! [Bloomberg Politics] * Dewey know why this firm failed? Back before D&L declared bankruptcy, the firm’s most successful rainmakers were asked to give up half of their gigantic salaries in an attempt to stave off the worst... but they didn't want to. We suppose that’s the way the cartel crumbles. [Am Law Daily] * Bickel & Brewer, the fearsome Texas litigation boutique, recently broke up, and now it'll simply be known as Brewer. John Bickel, who invoked the firm’s partnership retirement clause, is now ensconced as senior counsel at Fish & Richardson. [Texas Lawbook] * This career services dean is here to tell you a tale about law school job stats. You see, law schools don’t have an unemployment problem -- instead, they have a “J.D. Advantage” problem (aka, jobs they took because they couldn't get lawyer jobs). [Huffington Post] * This is yet another reason why people are considering Fordham’s Fashion Law LL.M.: “Every designer should have a minimum degree of legal literacy, if only to know when to seek a legal opinion — and to avoid being sent to sit at the kids’ table.” [New York Times]
Paying for Law School in 2025: A Straight-Talk Playbook
Juno has consistently secured the best private loan deals for students at the Top MBA programs since 2018—now they’re bringing that same offer to law students, at no cost. Students can check their personalized offers at juno.us/atl This article is for general information only and is not personal financial advice.
Where Did Dewey & LeBoeuf’s Big-Name Partners Land?
In the aftermath of Dewey, where have the pieces of this former empire landed?
Dewey Have A Postmortem For You: The New Yorker Dissects Dewey’s Death
Which former Dewey & LeBoeuf partner referred to various former partners as "pathetic," "little prick," and "f**kwad"?
Biglaw: It’s Not All About the Benjamins
What is the secret to success at Cravath and similar firms? And what is the secret to making partner at a place like Cravath?
Dewey Know Which Partners Signed On To The Partnership Contribution Plan? Yes — And How Much They’ll Pay, Too
Which high-profile ex-partners of Dewey & LeBoeuf have signed up for the global settlement, and how much are they paying?
Meet Me At ILTACON: Opus 2 And AI Workbench
Swing by Booth 800 for a look at the latest in AI-powered case management.
Dewey Have Data on How Much Partners Got Paid? Yes — Thanks to the Partner Contribution Plan
Here are spreadsheets showing how much Dewey's 109 most highly compensated partners earned in 2011 and 2012, along with how much they are being asked to contribute in "clawbacks" under the "Partnership Contribution Plan." Enjoy!
Dewey Partners Get Any Capital Back? Good Luck With That!(Plus more partner moves, including Ralph Ferrara.)
What will happen to the capital contributions of former Dewey partners? And on that subject, who are the latest defectors, and where are they going?
Dewey & LeBoeuf: A Bunch of Nazis?
The firm of Dewey Ballantine was never known for being particularly PC. From a 2004 article by Anthony Lin, for the New York Law Journal: Nearly one year after lawyers at Dewey Ballantine infuriated members of the Asian-American community by performing a stereotype-laden parody song at their annual dinner, the law firm is again dealing […]