Biglaw Chairman Says Today’s Lateral Market Is Like Nothing He’s Ever Seen Before
He's been at the top of his firm for more than two decades, so this is really unheard of.
Instead Of Conducting Layoffs, This Biglaw Firm Started A Coronavirus Support Fund For Its Lawyers And Staff
No salary cuts here, only help for those who need it.
Context Windows In Legal AI And Why Content Still Determines Quality
Legal teams ask a practical question. If large language models are so capable, why does legal AI still depend on curated content, and why does surfacing that content matter so much?
New Partners At Paul Hastings: 80 Percent Women
This is not surprising, given the firm's commitment to diversity, but it's still welcome news.
Non-Sequiturs: 03.11.15
* Texas wants to strip lawyers of their license if they don't pay their student loans. Yeah, if they're getting behind, taking away their ability to earn money seems like a good strategy. [Texas Lawyer] * Lawyer gives waiter a $25K tip to get dental surgery. Based on the picture, I'd have given him that tip for free. [ABC 11] * Let's all hope John Oliver never goes back to The Daily Show, because his HBO show is making a real-life impact. The Tennessee Supreme Court cited Oliver on civil forfeiture in an opinion handed down yesterday. [Tennessee Courts] * From the strip club to the mental hospital. Pretty standard murder scenario actually. [Seattle Post-Intelligencer] * Suge Knight's defense to murder and attempted murder charges? He's legally blind in one eye so didn't see the people he killed. [NY Daily News] * Reality star testifies under oath that reality shows aren't real. Try and pick up the pieces from your shattered world. [Morning After / Gawker] * Document review is such a terrible job, you should probably just go into PR. That assumes you've not done enough document review that you can never smile again. [Law and More] * The final segment of an interview with Seth Zachary, Chairman of Paul Hastings. In this part of the interview, Zachary discusses weathering and overcoming the collapse of his previous firm Finley Kumble, the former Biglaw giant that went under in the 80s. This is where we make the obligatory, "Dewey know anyone who might appreciate this tale?" [Bloomberg BNA / Big Law Business]
Non-Sequiturs: 03.05.15
* Jury can't agree to put Jodi Arias to death, guaranteeing Morning Docket/Non-Sequiturs fodder for the next 25 to life. [HLN TV] * The best students in the country are looking at law school... and passing. Get ready for the "now's the best time to go to law school" articles! [Associate's Mind] * It's time you lawyers do something good for the world. Here's an easy proposal for how you can help someone today. [What About Clients?] * A San Diego law student is suing the school, alleging that the university tried to discourage her from reporting that she'd been raped. [NBC San Diego] * Dean Richard Gershon is stepping down from his post at Ole Miss Law. Professor Deborah Bell will serve as interim dean. [Hotty Toddy] * Paul Hastings Chair Seth Zachary discusses the future of Biglaw. He "predicts extreme change along the lines of the Soviet political movement, Perestroika." Wake us when Peter Kalis is climbing on a tank. [Bloomberg BNA -- Big Law Business]