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Orrick, With Eye on Tech, Mints New Partner Class

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe is promoting 18 lawyers to partner this year. The makeup of the 2017 class, half of which is spread around the firm's California offices, reflects Orrick's belief that technology will continue to drive the Golden State's economy, firm leaders said.
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The Recorder

Should I Reapply for a Position After Being Rejected?

An employer's decision not to pursue a candidate is almost always final, but there are scenarios where a candidacy can be brought back to life.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Getting Your First Client: You're Already There

It is a hornbook principle of legal ­practice that you will live and die by your book of business if you work at a law firm. So great is the emphasis on developing such a book that associates (particularly junior associates) often do not realize that their first client is just a couple doors down the hall. Indeed, before you are—hopefully—promoted to partner (and let's be honest, if you are an associate who plans to remain in the private sector, that is generally the goal), the partners you work for as an associate have to trust in your abilities as a lawyer. No associate is ever going to make partner if they have a bad reputation or the partnership lacks confidence in them. So how do you demonstrate that you are an all-star associate ready to work hard and—hopefully—one day become a ­partner? The answer may surprise you ­because it is so simple: treat every partner you work for as a 
client.
11 minute read

New York Law Journal

Hernandez v. JRPAC Inc.

By | January 18, 2017
Reduced $51,425 Legal Fee Award to FLSA Suit's Prevailing Party Plaintiffs Explained
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New York Law Journal

Dewey Cloud Lifted for Defendant Who Found Home at Williams & Connolly

Zachary Warren, a young lawyer who faced criminal charges alongside three executives at Dewey & LeBoeuf, has formally put the case behind him and has relaunched his legal career at one of the country's top law firms.
8 minute read

The Recorder

Big Law Associate Takes on Supreme Court Veteran Over NCAA Race-Bias Claims

A Morrison & Foerster associate who recently completed a U.S. Supreme Court clerkship will argue Wednesday against former solicitor general Seth Waxman in a major race discrimination case that involves the National Collegiate Athletic Association.
18 minute read

National Law Journal

Big Law Associate Takes on Supreme Court Veteran Over NCAA Race-Bias Claims

A Morrison & Foerster associate who recently completed a U.S. Supreme Court clerkship will argue Wednesday against former solicitor general Seth Waxman in a major race discrimination case that involves the National Collegiate Athletic Association.
18 minute read

The Recorder

How Do I Raise Work-Life Balance Without Coming Off as a Slacker?

When interviewing for a job, the topic of work-life balance is not one that is easy to raise. And if done poorly, it can sabotage a candidacy as well as a reputation.
11 minute read

The American Lawyer

Orrick Attorney, Once a Juvenile Defendant, Follows Unconventional Path to Bench

David Keenan, who dropped out of high school after run-ins with the law, will take the bench in Seattle on Jan. 9.
19 minute read

The American Lawyer

Ex-Sidley Associates See Slush Melt on CNBC

Two former real estate associates at Sidley Austin in New York appeared Tuesday night on CNBC's "Billion Dollar Buyer," a reality TV show that sees billionaire Tilman Fertitta evaluate business proposals from small business owners. Unfortunately, the two ex-Sidley entrepreneurs behind Kelvin Natural Slush Co. didn't get a deal.
11 minute read

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