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The Recorder

Tucker Ellis LLP v. Superior Court (Nelson)

C.A. 1st; A148956 The First Appellate District granted a petition for writ of mandate. The court held that a law firm, and not the attorney who worked…
12 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Tips to Prepare for Your First Oral Argument

A young attorney's first oral ­argument is a momentous ­milestone in his or her legal career. As exciting as this experience may be, new attorneys should also appreciate the importance of oral argument and understand that it may have a lasting impact on the outcome of the case.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Caesars Bankruptcy Still Paying Out to Three Big Firms

A U.S. bankruptcy judge in Chicago recently approved payments to Kirkland, Jones Day and Proskauer Rose in the Chapter 11 case of casino and hotel giant Caesars Entertainment. The bankruptcy, winding down after nearly two years of proceedings, has brought more than $125 million collectively into those three firms' coffers.
18 minute read

The American Lawyer

Ex-Big Law Associate Sells Experience With Legal Startup

Abdi Shayesteh, a former King & Spalding associate who held several Big Law and in-house roles, has created an online platform called AltaClaro that links lawyers to top legal professionals that provide mentorship and counseling necessary to advance their legal careers.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

It's Lonely at the Top for Atlanta First-Year Associates Making $180K

Lucky associates at one law firm in Atlanta are making a whopping $180,000 in their first year on the job, according to the National Association for Law Placement Inc. But they are hardly the norm.
32 minute read

The American Lawyer

Good Samaritan Scores Summer Associate Gig After Train Station Assault

Andrew Miller, a law student at George Washington University, defended Baker McKenzie partner John Rowley when he was assaulted last month in Washington, D.C. That heroic act helped Miller land a summer associate job at the firm this summer.
28 minute read

The American Lawyer

Orrick Ushers in New Parental Leave Policy

Just in time for Father's Day, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe is expanding the relatively generous parental leave policy the firm introduced two years ago.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Covington Adds 15 More Chadbourne Lawyers in Three Cities

A little more than a month after touting its hire of a four-partner project finance team from Chadbourne & Parke to open new offices in Dubai and Johannesburg, Covington & Burling has completed its acquisition of a team of associates and of counsel from the firm has Chadbourne prepares to combine with Norton Rose Fulbright.
24 minute read

The Recorder

Job Hopping to Pay Off Loans Not Necessarily Bad for Your Career

You're in a tough spot. Given that you were unable to secure a permanent position out of law school, you've had to make some hard choices in order to honor your law school loan obligations. I commend you for "making it work" in this legal market. That's not easy. But lemonade can be made from these lemons if you are strategic. If you are not, I'm afraid your career will be like a buoy in the ocean: aimless and nowhere to go.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

The Real Reasons for Big Law's Mental Health Problem

Law firms are following the unfortunate path that has become a dominant approach in the medical profession: treating symptoms rather than the disease.
10 minute read

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