Morning Docket: 08.06.12
* From the White House to the ivory tower: Cass Sunstein is leaving OIRA to return to Harvard Law. Perhaps his thoughts on behavioral economics and public policy will be appreciated in academia. [New...
View ArticleSuccessful Lawyer Exhorts New Lawyers To Be More Successful
Telling unemployed lawyers to "stop complaining" isn't necessarily the most helpful advice...
View ArticleMorning Docket: 03.29.13
* The latest update on the law school litigation front represents good news for New York Law School. [National Law Journal] * Should summarizing a one-day deposition transcript really cost $90,000?...
View ArticleBilling That Much For Contract Attorneys Isn’t ‘Unusual’ or ‘Untoward,’ It’s...
You will not believe the markup on the billable rates for contract attorneys these days.
View ArticleMorning Docket: 08.02.13
* Hiring a Supreme Court clerk might not be worth a $500,000 gamble for some Biglaw firms. Some will take that sweet sign-on bonus and remove their golden handcuffs before a year is out. [Capital...
View ArticleMorning Docket: 08.13.13
* In the latest round of musical chairs, Skadden Arps managed to scoop up products liability queen and top woman litigator Lisa Gilford from Alston & Bird. Congratulations! [The Recorder (sub....
View ArticleIn Defense Of The Kirkland Partner’s Controversial Email
People come to the defense of an email message they view as both hilarious and necessary.
View ArticleWhy Do ‘Low Bono’ for Others When You Can Start Your Own Non-Profit Law Firm?
Small-firm columnist Carolyn Elefant analyzes the rise of "low bono" law firms -- and suggests how you can get in on the action.
View ArticleMore Benchslaps — But Mild Ones — From Judge Richard Posner
Judge Posner channels Mr. Spock: "So [your client] is not logical, you're saying."
View ArticleNon-Sequiturs: 11.05.14
* A cautionary tale about using online dating to cheat on your spouse — you might end up upwards of $54K poorer. [Legal Cheek] * Alabama wasted time and energy passing a ballot measure for the purely...
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