Nationwide Pay Raise Watch: West Coast Action
We recently reported on Wilson Sonsini restoring associate base salaries to pre-recession levels. Wilson Sonsini associates in five major offices — New York, Palo Alto, San Diego, San Francisco, and...
View ArticleBiglaw Perk Watch: The Gay Gross-Up Is All the Rage
Here in the great state of New York, marriage equality is the order of the day — as it is in five other states, plus D.C.. But due to the Defense of Marriage Act, the federal tax code does not...
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Legal Eagle Wedding Watch: Hero and Heroin
Everyone loves a wedding, but everyone loves a lawyer wedding even more — especially when Columbia Law has apparently taken over.This is a summer mega-LEWW, with five finalists and a loooooong list of...
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Whatever Happened to Baker & McKenzie – San Diego?
Remember all the rumors about Baker & McKenzie’s San Diego office closing? Did that ever come to pass? Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: Ali M.M....
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Dewey Know What’s Going To Happen Next? Lawyers and Staff Face Uncertain Future
What is the latest news and rumor about Dewey & LeBoeuf? Not good, for starters…. Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: Art, Bankruptcy, Biglaw,...
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Morning Docket: 06.07.12
* You know what’s really got to suck hard? Turning down a Supreme Court nomination to be governor, and then losing your gubernatorial re-election bid. Mario Cuomo is the Bad Luck Brian of our time....
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Leading Lady Lawyers: Ranking the Am Law 100 By Women in Leadership Roles
You may (or may not) be surprised by how few women sit on the executive committees of the top law firms in the country. Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on...
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Quote of the Day: Trump’s Lawyers May Be ‘FIRED!’ Over This
“You’re FIRED!” Those are probably words that Donald Trump’s lawyers will soon hear after they lose this absurd case. Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags:...
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Bill Maher Goes Apesh*t on Donald Trump’s Lawyer
Not one to pass up a good joke, Bill Maher went to town on Donald Trump’s lawyer… Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: Bill Maher, Celebrities, Contracts,...
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Morning Docket: 03.08.13
* In case you didn’t catch this yesterday when it was announced, Osama bin Laden’s son-in-law, Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, is currently being held for trial in New York City. This will be the most unbiased...
View ArticleWherein A Naked Man Interrupts A Biglaw Deposition
We thought we'd seen it all when it came to deposition antics, but we were incredibly mistaken.
View ArticleRiding To The Rescue Of A Troubled Law Firm
Who's the white knight riding to the rescue of Dow Lohnes?
View ArticleMorning Docket: 11.06.13
* “Some discrimination’s okay. It’s only certain kinds that aren’t good.” We’ve got a feeling we know which side the Supreme Court will come out on when it comes to the Mount Holly Gardens case in New...
View ArticleMore Law Firms Support Typhoon Haiyan Relief Efforts
Which law firms -- large and small, domestic and international -- are supporting Philippine typhoon relief efforts?
View ArticleNon-Sequiturs: 12.09.13
* Good news if you’re a better golfer than your buddies: if you play in New Jersey, you’re not liable when another member of your group injures someone with an errant ball hit into the proverbial...
View ArticleCrain’s 2013 ‘Best Places To Work In NYC’ List Includes Seven Law Firms
Which law firms are considered tops in the city that never sleeps? Let's find out...
View ArticleATL’s 12 Top Rated Firms For 2013
Which Biglaw firms are the highest rated by their own employees?
View ArticleNon-Sequiturs: 01.14.13
* The FBI announces that there will be no criminal charges over the “scandal” in which the IRS gave heightened scrutiny to conservative groups that sought tax exemption for their entirely, in no way...
View ArticleNationwide Layoff Watch: More Reorganization, More Layoffs
Which wonderful law firm is parting with people, and why?
View ArticleThe Nation’s 100 Most Prestigious Law Firms
Which law firms came out on top in this year's Vault rankings of the nation's 100 most prestigious firms?
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