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!
5 Tips For Proving Your Legal Department’s Value
Join our expert panel on March 3rd at 1pm ET to explore actionable, emerging ways you can gather and proactively share the data that demonstrates the impact of your work.
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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7 Key Trends In Law Firm Rate Negotiations
And how to navigate them in 2026.
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 […]
How LexisNexis State Net Uses Gen AI To Tame Gov’t Data
Its new features transform how you can track and analyze the more than 200,000 bills, regulations, and other measures set to be introduced this year.