Maybe They Do Police Their Own: A judge called the ramp up in shadow docket usage “inexcusable.” Verdict Reached In Donna Adelson Case: Guilty. Will Work For Mentorship: COVID consequences make it harder to find mentorship in Biglaw. Texting While Lawyering?: Some sound advice on how to communicate with clients via SMS. The post Fed […]
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to SurePoint’s recent Partner Satisfaction Survey, what percentage of Biglaw non-equity partners say their client relationships are at least somewhat portable? Hint: No wonder the lateral partner market is hopping. See the answer on the next page. The post This Is How […]
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Getty Images Ed note: Latest in a series. Read the prior installment here. As we continue our journey into the strategic value of presenting a CLE, we’ve already discussed how CLEs can elevate your professional reputation by establishing you as a thought leader in your field. However, reputation building is just one piece of the […]
Lawyers often need to represent clients that do not have too many defenses for the crimes charged or the civil wrongs alleged. However, our adversarial system of justice requires that people get solid representation since justice is easier to attain when the best arguments are presented by all sides. As attorneys, it can sometimes be easy to […]
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. The firm’s choices to dismantle its DEI recruiting initiatives and to engage in an agreement offering pro bono services to the Trump administration are steeped in hypocrisy, cowardice, and greed. It makes me feel ashamed to work here. — A midlevel associate at Latham […]
Getty Images In this episode of “Be That Lawyer,” I spoke with legal marketing strategist and entrepreneur Viktoria Altman about why so many lawyers waste time and money on scattershot marketing — and how to replace guesswork with intentional, scalable strategy. Viktoria brings a unique blend of technical know-how and real-world client insights that make […]
There’s understandable concern that AI is replacing in-house legal jobs. Whether it’s increasing layoffs, reducing headcount, or shifting resources and priorities, the potential of AI tools has impacted everyone’s role. AI is already replacing my job without firing me (for now). Legal executives expect the work of in-house legal teams to start and end with […]
Got that morning coffee… time to discuss my plea deal! Here at Kaleidoscope, the newly minted 8am’s inaugural conference, lawyers gathered to hear about the dangers lurking in their pockets. Rather than being happy to see us, the phones they lug around carry a ticking ethical timebomb poised to erupt as their terminally Millennial clients […]
There’s a pretty clear hierarchy in the federal judiciary, with the nine justices on the Supreme Court sitting at the top of the pyramid. So much so that a district court judge recent took the unusual step of apologizing to the Supreme Court for not divining precisely what a shadow docket decision — sans a […]
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