Maternity Leave Scandal A Reminder That Lawyers Still Don’t Understand ‘Benefits’
Also, Joe Biden's documents elicit special counsel attention.
Biglaw Firm Shares The Love (Read: Cash) With More Than Just Associates
Special counsel and staff attorney bonuses!
AI Is Reshaping Legal Practice—But Tools Aren’t The Real Differentiator.
Explore the mindset, cultural shifts, and training strategies that define the AI‑savvy lawyer, revealing why human judgment, standardized competence, and integrated learning—not technology alone—will shape the future of the profession.
Associates Get Raises, Special Counsel Get The Shaft
Biglaw's forgotten attorneys aren't enjoying this raise cycle as much as the rest of you.
Morning Docket: 12.12.17
* Trump's people want a new Special Counsel to investigate the Special Counsel over a potential conflict that has nothing to do with the first Special Counsel. Things are going well. [Huffington Post] * Boutiques give out big bonuses and they can do it because handing out big bonuses is barely any skin off their noses. But, that won't stop some Biglaw firms from trying to screw over their associates. [American Lawyer] * Public companies, by and large, aren't identifying cybersecurity as a risk on their SEC filings. That's... likely a problem. [Corporate Counsel] * It's possible that Biglaw has come around on litigation finance. [Law360] * Obama alums are flocking to elite law schools. I have a feeling that's not going to happen with this administration's refugees. [National Law Journal] * Are we looking at a hot lateral market next year? [American Lawyer] * With Star Wars about to drop, let's check in on Kylo Ren's insanity defense. [The Legal Geeks]
Robert Mueller Will Be Greeted As A Liberator… By Senate Republicans
By impaneling a grand jury, Mueller makes things even easier for Republicans.
The History Of Appointing Special Counsel
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Learning After Law School
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More About Making Partner At Sullivan & Cromwell (Part 2)
Is the partner track getting longer at the elite firm?
Job Of The Week: Compliance Manager At A Global Asset Management Firm
Special Counsel is conducting a time sensitive search for a Compliance Manager on behalf of its client, a global asset management firm with approximately $70 billion in assets under management. This is a unique opportunity to join a fast paced, team oriented firm in Boston, MA.
Counsel Bonus Watch: Open Thread
We’ve devoted extensive coverage to associate bonuses. But what about bonuses for those lawyers who are neither associates nor partners (nor staff attoneys), referred to by most large law firms as “counsel”? How much are they getting in bonuses this time around? Many Biglaw bonus memos contain language stating that counsel bonuses are determined separately […]
Managing Partners are Navigating the AI Inflection Point.
New executive research from Ari Kaplan explores how law firm leaders are responding to changing client expectations, evolving economics, talent transformation, and AI governance.