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Overall partner promotions shrink slightly, including for BigLaw firm that promoted 200 lawyers

Tue, 12/03/2024 - 09:56
Kirkland & Ellis promoted 200 lawyers to partner this year, the most of any top 100 law firm that had announced their promotions by Nov.…

Lawyer convicted of tampering with corpse has law license revoked at her request

Mon, 12/02/2024 - 16:34
A Florida lawyer who pleaded guilty to tampering with a corpse of a woman killed in Dallas has had her license revoked at her request.The…

BigLaw firms pile on bonus bandwagon led by Milbank, and some offer more to top associates

Mon, 12/02/2024 - 13:17
Milbank got the bonus ball rolling this year when it announced Nov. 12 that it was paying year-end associate bonuses ranging from $15,000 to $115,000.Milbank…

25 Books for Lawyers

Sun, 12/01/2024 - 04:00
With the joy of reading a great book, you sometimes get the added bonus of a passage that includes good advice on topics such as…

Show, Don’t Sell

Sun, 12/01/2024 - 03:50

5 tips to make the most of an experiential marketing initiative

Sun, 12/01/2024 - 03:45
1. Think long term. The goals of experiential marketing—trust, relationships, community—are difficult to achieve with a single event, says Thomaï Serdari, a marketing professor at…

More lawyers are taking on second jobs

Sun, 12/01/2024 - 03:20
There’s no question that lawyers have demanding day jobs. In the first six months of 2023, attorneys worked an average of 48 hours per week,…

With mergers on the rise, how can law firms ensure their success?

Sun, 12/01/2024 - 03:10
Judging by recent headlines about law firm mergers and acquisitions, legal consultants must be on speed dial. In September, Ballard Spahr and Lane Powell announced…

Don’t Panic: Your career is going great

Sun, 12/01/2024 - 03:00
It may be a creeping feeling. A pang of existential dread in the night. Everyone at some point senses their career is simply not going…

Getting ready for retirement is easier than you think

Sun, 12/01/2024 - 02:40
Most people start thinking about and saving for their retirement in their 50s, timing they invariably regret. In my career, I have conducted well over…

Class-action lawyer went from being 50 Cent’s roadie to taking on TikTok

Sun, 12/01/2024 - 02:30
Kelvin Goode always hoped he’d end up advocating for the kind of people he grew up with in the Jamaica, Queens, neighborhood of New York…

Kalpana Kotagal’s inclusion riders promote equality in the entertainment industry

Sun, 12/01/2024 - 01:40
Nearly seven years ago, Frances McDormand delivered a powerful acceptance speech after winning an Academy Award for her leading role in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing,…

Moms in Law

Sun, 12/01/2024 - 01:00

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