Won’t Somebody Please Merge With Patton Boggs?
Which major international law firm is Patton Boggs trying to get with now?
The ATL Interrogatories: 10 Questions with Jim Maiwurm of Squire Sanders
Jim Maiwurm of Squire Sanders shares his insights into the legal profession.
What’s Going on at Edwards Wildman Palmer?
How are things going over at Edwards Wildman, the entity created by the 2011 merger of Edwards Angell and Wildman Harrold? Not so well, say some....
Law School Throws ‘Job Idol’ Competition, Grand Prize: Not a Job
There's something very meta about law firms laying down money to watch student interview for jobs they won't get. It's like playing the Sims instead of going outside and interacting with other people.
A Closer Look at Lateral Partner Hiring
How can law firms improve their lateral partner hiring processes?
The Squire Sanders Attorney Who Made the ‘Most Epically Awful’ Video of 2011
We talk a lot here on Above the Law about the difficulties attorneys have in finding a work-life balance. Often Biglaw life becomes all work, all the time. Or sometimes, burned out attorneys run in the other direction entirely and open a bike shop, but it rarely feels like there is a viable in-between. I’m […]
Do Law School Rankings Affect Your Choice?
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About That Job You Applied For Two Years Ago
Say this for lawyers: they get around to things. Sure, the process might take a while, much longer than one would reasonably expect. But at the end of the day, lawyers do their paperwork. Apparently, somebody at Squire Sanders in the U.K. has been catching up on old emails. Really old emails. Like, job application […]
Law Firm Merger Mania: Squire Sanders and Hammonds Tie the Transatlantic Knot
A hot trend for the law firm world in 2010: transatlantic mergers. This year we’ve seen the creation of Hogan Lovells, from Hogan & Hartson and Lovells, and SNR Denton, from Sonnenschein and Denton Wilde. Today we learn of a third U.S./U.K. law firm merger: the combination of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey and the British […]
The U.S. News Best Firm Rankings: So Who Is Making Money From This?
You can’t get two clicks into the legal blogosphere today without seeing a repackaged press release from Sidley Austin. Here’s one of the headlines we received today, which blares louder than a New York City fire engine stuck in mid-tier midtown traffic: Sidley Austin LLP has received 20 first-tier national rankings in the inaugural U.S.News […]