Nationwide Salary Cut Watch: Venable Uses a Magic 8-Ball
Question: Will my Vault 100 firm protect my salary despite the recession? Answer: You must be using some other kind of 8-ball. Venable might be Washington, D.C.’s weirdest law firm, but you can’t eat...
View ArticleKwame Kilpatrick Text Scandal Redux: This Time With A Venable Partner
So it appears that Detroit’s ex-mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was carrying on other text-based affairs. His exchange of over 14,000 steamy, adulterous texts with his chief of staff made headlines last year....
View ArticleFall Recruiting Open Thread: Vault 81 – 90 (2010)
We are so close to the end of the Vault open threads that I’m starting to get my second wind. I don’t know much about the firms on this part of the list, but you guys do. You know a lot. You’re so...
View ArticleA Bonus, A Salary Thaw, A Salary Freeze — It’s All Possible at Venable
We all know that Venable is a “wacky” place to work. But is the firm also cheap? Last week, the firm announced its 2010 salary structure. It’s almost like Venable looked at all the different ways firms...
View ArticleUpdate: More Law Firms Help Out Haiti
On Wednesday, we commended the firm of Paul Hastings for moving so quickly to support Haiti earthquake relief efforts. Since then, a number of other top law firms have pledged their support to this...
View ArticleNon-Sequiturs: 02.02.11
* I’m doing Non-Sequiturs today, since Elie is too busy marching on City Hall. [Reuters] * A round-up of lawyer moves inside the Beltway — including another defection from Howrey (patent litigatrix...
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New York Law School Files Motion to Dismiss Suit Over Employment Data
In August, New York Law School was hit with a class action lawsuit over the school’s allegedly deceptive post-graduate employment data. The suit accused NYLS of fraud, negligent misrepresentation, and...
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The Law School Lawsuits Go to Court: How Did Team Strauss/Anziska Fare...
On March 12, Team Strauss/Anziska went to court to argue against New York Law School’s motion to dismiss. A day later, everyone wants to know if any rulings were made in this closely watched and hotly...
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Quote of the Day: A Material Girl in a Material World
Words of wisdom from a pulchritudinous plaintiff. Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: Arthur "Kitt" Watson, Arthur Watson, Breach of Contract, Cars,...
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Morning Docket: 11.19.12
* Billable hours in Biglaw are down 1.5 percent, and 15 percent of U.S. firms are planning to reduce their partnership ranks in early 2013. Thanks to Wells Fargo for bringing us the news of all this...
View Article7 Things That Might Surprise You About Having Your Own Law Firm
Ed. note: This post is sponsored by NexFirm. So you’ve decided to make the jump. Persuaded by the 10 reasons to leave Biglaw, and aware of the 10 common mistakes made by lawyers who launch their own...
View ArticleSummer Associate Offer Rates (2014): A Round-Up
Which law firms issued offers to all of their summer associates?
View ArticleStat Of The Week: The Biglaw Billables Champion
Which Biglaw firm boasts a lawyer who billed 71 hours a week last year?
View ArticleNon-Sequiturs: 02.02.11
* I’m doing Non-Sequiturs today, since Elie is too busy marching on City Hall. [Reuters] * A round-up of lawyer moves inside the Beltway — including another defection from Howrey (patent litigatrix...
View ArticleNew York Law School Files Motion to Dismiss Suit Over Employment Data
In August, New York Law School was hit with a class action lawsuit over the school's allegedly deceptive post-graduate employment data. The suit accused NYLS of fraud, negligent misrepresentation, and...
View ArticleThe Law School Lawsuits Go to Court: How Did Team Strauss/Anziska Fare...
On March 12, Team Strauss/Anziska went to court to argue against New York Law School's motion to dismiss. A day later, everyone wants to know if any rulings were made in this closely watched and hotly...
View ArticleQuote of the Day: A Material Girl in a Material World
Words of wisdom from a pulchritudinous plaintiff.
View ArticleMorning Docket: 11.19.12
* Billable hours in Biglaw are down 1.5 percent, and 15 percent of U.S. firms are planning to reduce their partnership ranks in early 2013. Thanks to Wells Fargo for bringing us the news of all this...
View Article7 Things That Might Surprise You About Having Your Own Law Firm
Ed. note: This post is sponsored by NexFirm. So you’ve decided to make the jump. Persuaded by the 10 reasons to leave Biglaw, and aware of the 10 common mistakes made by lawyers who launch their own...
View ArticleSummer Associate Offer Rates (2014): A Round-Up
Which law firms issued offers to all of their summer associates?
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