Tag: Biglaw
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Biglaw, Sponsored ContentNavigating Economic Uncertainty: 6 Tips To Keep Your Investments On Track
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Small Law FirmsPartners Should Not Fear Their Friends When Making Hiring Decisions
Beware: Some partners won't hire lawyers from friends' firms out of fear of upsetting those friends.
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Biglaw, Small Law Firms, Sponsored Content, TechnologyWhy CRM Is An Essential Tech Tool For Law Firms In 2023
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Morning DocketMorning Docket: 03.01.23
* Law firms expect tougher fee negotiations. Have honestly lost count of how many times this was a headline and then nothing actually happened. [Financial Times]
* Cravath expands to London. The firm’s American-centric practice is dead, the firm lives. [Law.com International]
* Does Mayer Brown has an opening for a former partner? Asking for an ousted mayor. Maybe they could rename it MAYOR Brown. [CNN]
* Meanwhile in NYC, Eric Adams is over here seeking an end to the separation of church and state. Just an absolute clown show. [NY Daily News]
* LA County owes $29M over distributing horrific pictures of the Kobe Bryant helicopter crash. [Law360]
* Jerry Jones assault case revived. [Dallas Morning News]
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BiglawCheeky Voicemail Costs Law Student Biglaw Opportunity
Best not put your immaturity on display if you want to work in Biglaw. -
Biglaw, In-House CounselIn-House Counsel: Tell Us About Your Outside Law Firms
Which law firms do you call when you need a job done? -
BiglawBiglaw's Summer Associate Recruitment Cycle Has Taken A Dip Amid Layoffs And Fears Of A Recession
NALP's executive director says 'the only solid prediction one can make about the upcoming recruiting cycle is that it won't be dull.' 
SponsoredLeaving Your In-House Role: You Don’t Need A Portable “Book” To Be Successful
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Morning DocketMorning Docket: 02.28.23
* When the Trump administration used COVID as a rationale to unilaterally rewrite immigration laws, the Supreme Court thought that was fine. Today, the same justices will scream bloody murder at the idea of the Biden administration using the COVID economic slump to justify forgiving $20K worth of student loans the same way the government forgave millions in PPP loans. Because… reasons. [Reuters]
* Law firms get conservative on legal technology amid recession fears. I guess this means they aren’t trying to bring in tech to reduce attorney ranks. [Legaltech News]
* Rupert Murdoch acknowledges in testimony that Fox News lied about the election. Did these people even have in-house counsel in 2020? [Law360]
* Merrick Garland’s appearance on Capitol Hill tomorrow will very much suck for him. [Esquire]
* The ongoing Neil Gerrard scandal will go to court next week to find out just how much Dechert owes one of its former clients. [Bloomberg Law News]
* Florida court denies the habeas petition a pregnant detainee filed on behalf of her fetus. As always “Life Begins At Conception… Some Terms and Conditions Apply.” [The Guardian]
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BiglawBiglaw Firms Made Fewer Summer Associate Offers This Fall
This could spell future employment troubles given the size of the Class of 2024. -
In-House CounselThe On-Boarding Process
There's no reason to be caught flat-footed at the last minute when it comes to bringing new team members into the fold. -
In-House CounselDelegate And Elevate: 3 Genuinely Helpful Tips To Go From Worker Bee To Unflappable GC
If you learn to delegate tasks, it will help junior attorneys build specific expertise.
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Navigating Economic Uncertainty: 6 Tips To Keep Your Investments On Track
Leaving Your In-House Role: You Don’t Need A Portable “Book” To Be Successful
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Morning DocketMorning Docket: 02.27.23
* Should one admission be enough to practice in all federal courts? If we let a single judge in the middle of nowhere issue injunctions binding the whole country, we may as well let the lawyers practice across the country. [National Law Journal]
* Reddit stories are always a little suspect, but could this law student have lost a job over “bofadeez nutz” greeting? [LegalCheek]
* A pair of siblings have barricaded themselves in a room at their mom’s house and taken to TikTok after a Utah judge ordered them returned to their father AFTER the state child welfare agency concluded that the father sexually abused the kids. A lot of people just shouldn’t be allowed to be judges, y’all. [ProPublica]
* FTC ends its challenge to the Meta-Within deal. Remember this when we’re all stuck in Zuckerberg’s Metaverse hellscape in a few years. [Law360]
* Texas prosecutors can’t go after people for offering financial aid to women seeking abortion care in other states, which for some reason required a court ruling to clarify. [Reuters]
* States sue FDA over moves to limit abortion pill access, which the administration is limiting right as states crack down on reproductive health care. [Courthouse News Service]
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BiglawThe Biglaw Firms Behind The Abortion Defense Network
The top of Biglaw getting together for an excellent cause. -
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BiglawBiglaw's Hiring 'Frenzy' Has Ended, And Signing Bonuses Have 'Evaporated'
But things seem to be getting back to a pre-COVID normal for the lateral market. -
BiglawVaporware Technology Won’t Hide Your Firm’s Business Model Problems
Much of Biglaw has overshot the needs of, and therefore become overpriced for, many -- but not all -- of its clients. -
Biglaw, Sponsored ContentHow To Write an Effective Cover Letter
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