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Holidays Come Early For Top 20 Biglaw Firm

Holidays Come Early For Top 20 Biglaw Firm

Last year, Goodwin announced its bonus structure in early January. Not that there’s anything necessarily wrong about that — many firms don’t pay out their bonuses until the new year, so there’s nothing magic about hearing about it until January. But, like Clark...

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Bonuses For The Holidays! — See Also

Bonuses For The Holidays! — See Also

Susman Godfrey’s Bonuses Punch Above The Market!: They’re doing good work and the money shows! But Wait, There’s More!: Check out Goodwin and Massumi + Consoli LLP! ‘Tis The Season For Promotions!: Cadwalader promotes a big partner class. Catch Up On This Partners To...

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Boutique Law Firm With Biglaw Cash

Boutique Law Firm With Biglaw Cash

One of the most consistent themes of this year’s bonus season is that big bonuses are not just for Biglaw. Time and again, small but mighty law firms are lavishing their attorneys with the kind of money that’s typically associated with much larger firms. Massumi +...

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Anatomy Of A Modern Merger: Finding Long-Term Success

Anatomy Of A Modern Merger: Finding Long-Term Success

Ed. note: Last in a series.   You’ve successfully navigated the pre-merger phase. Your deal has closed. Your legal department has taken the immediate necessary steps.  Now, the real work of ensuring long-term success begins.  Ironically, this forward-looking effort...

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Law Schools Are Increasingly Popular

Law Schools Are Increasingly Popular

Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to data from the Council of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar, how much did first-year law school enrollment increase this year over 2024? Hint: Law school...

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Trump Sues BBC in Miami for $10 Billion

Trump Sues BBC in Miami for $10 Billion

President Donald J. Trump has sued the British Broadcasting Corporation in Miami federal court for $10 billion, accusing the U.K. public broadcaster of defamation for allegedly editing footage in a way that falsely portrayed him as calling for violence during his Jan....

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Lindsey Halligan Humiliated In Court. Again.

Lindsey Halligan Humiliated In Court. Again.

Lindsey Halligan had another bad week at her pretend job as US Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. First Halligan got no-billed for the third time when she tried to re-indict New York Attorney General Letitia James. The week before, a grand jury in Norfolk...

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ATL Holiday Card Contest: The Finalists! (2025)

ATL Holiday Card Contest: The Finalists! (2025)

Hanukkah is here, Christmas is nearly upon us, and everyone in the legal profession is ready to ring in the New Year, so it’s finally time to reveal the six finalists for our seventeenth annual holiday card contest. But first let’s give shout-outs to some honorable...

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Defending The Indefensible

Defending The Indefensible

I understand both sides of the argument about blowing up boats allegedly carrying drugs near Venezuela. There’s the coastal elite version of events: The United States is not at war with the drug cartels. There’s no armed conflict. There’s just some criminal activity,...

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The Supreme Court’s Got Game

The Supreme Court’s Got Game

Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! What is the unofficial nickname for the U.S. Supreme Court’s basketball court, which sits on the fifth floor of the United States Supreme Court Building? Hint: According to Sandra Day O’Connor, the...

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The Investigative Complexities of the TAKE IT DOWN Act

The Investigative Complexities of the TAKE IT DOWN Act

The increasing prevalence of cyberstalking, harmful deepfakes and online harassment is creating profound risks for individuals and organizations. So much so that Congress has implemented a federal statute designed to shift liability toward online platforms and provide...

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The Forces Driving The Latest Big Law Merger

The Forces Driving The Latest Big Law Merger

Winston & Strawn and Taylor Wessing's merger discussions could "accelerate momentum" for even more such combinations, industry observers say.       Winston & Strawn and Taylor Wessing's merger discussions could "accelerate momentum" for even more such...

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Have You Missed the Boat for Big Law’s Next Moneymaker?

Have You Missed the Boat for Big Law’s Next Moneymaker?

Crypto and other digital assets work is fast rising in importance to corporate teams; but top lawyers at firms including Latham & Watkins and Hogan Lovells say that relationships are already being institutionalised, and that the drawbridge is closing to slow...

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The Non-Linear Path to a Fulfilling Legal Career

Jay Harrington | The old model of a one-track legal career is fading. Technology, flexible talent, remote work, and client demand for agility are accelerating this trend. The post The Non-Linear Path to a Fulfilling Legal Career appeared first on Articles, Tips and...

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Attorney at Work’s Top 20 Articles of the Year

Catch up on Attorney at Work readers’ favorite AI and tech tips, marketing ideas and law firm management articles of the year. The post Attorney at Work’s Top 20 Articles of the Year appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers. Catch up on...

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District Judge Shames ICE For Not Feeding Detainee

District Judge Shames ICE For Not Feeding Detainee

Arresting people and putting them under your custody is one of the most serious ways that the state can intervene in someone’s life. To do so comes with some obligations, namely the conditions of the custody have to be humane. And while there have been some gross...

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How Appealing Weekly Roundup

How Appealing Weekly Roundup

Ed. Note: A weekly roundup of just a few items from Howard Bashman’s How Appealing blog, the Web’s first blog devoted to appellate litigation. Check out these stories and more at How Appealing. “Alabama Is Asking the Supreme Court For Some Leeway On ‘Cruel and Unusual...

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Since When Can Presidents Do That? — See Also

President Trump Pardons Election Denier For State Crimes: What part of Federalism is this? See If You Can Catch All Of The Issues With Trump’s AI Executive Order: Who said issue spotters were just a law school thing! Mega Merger Alert!: Winston & Strawn and Taylor...

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Will Big Law Firms Actually Grow Their Equity Ranks in 2026?

Will Big Law Firms Actually Grow Their Equity Ranks in 2026?

About 82% of surveyed large firm leaders said they planned to increase their equity ranks over the next two years, compared with 73% saying the same in last year's report.       About 82% of surveyed large firm leaders said they planned to increase their equity ranks...

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Mega-Mergers Pick Up as Trump Team Eases Barriers

Mega-Mergers Pick Up as Trump Team Eases Barriers

“It's not at all surprising that you remove the headwinds and you're going to get more boats sailing along, said Stephen Calkins, a former Federal Trade Commission general counsel who's now a Wayne State law professor.       “It's not at all surprising that you remove...

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The Seat Of The Legal Industry’s Expansion

Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to the newly released the 2026 Citi Hildebrandt Client Advisory on the legal industry, which city is considered the most important market for law firm expansion? Hint: Contrast this city’s...

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So Much Bonus Money! — See Also

Boutiques Are Sharing The Wealth: Perry Law, Pallas Partners, and Ross Aronstam & Moritz! As Are Biglaw Firms!: Freshfields and Sullivan & Cromwell! Latham Gets Honored As A Pro Bono Innovator: They somehow forgot to mention the pro bono payola. Lawsuit Aims...

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My Chatbot For Young Lawyers: ‘Ask Frank’

My Chatbot For Young Lawyers: ‘Ask Frank’

I recently created a chatbot (based on my e-books, which are free on my LinkedIn profile, and 10 years of my LinkedIn posts) for young lawyers named Ask Frank, which they can use to ask questions about the profession, their careers, and the practice. You can find the...

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Law Firm Merger Mania Likely To Continue In 2026

Law Firm Merger Mania Likely To Continue In 2026

Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. When you’re operating in a modest demand growth environment overall—meanwhile, the cost of running these very sophisticated businesses is increasing—we will see continued consolidation occurring. When you’re in...

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Incident Response Has Become A Law Firm Survival Skill

Ed. note: This is the latest in the article series, Cybersecurity: Tips From the Trenches, by our friends at Sensei Enterprises, a boutique provider of IT, cybersecurity, and digital forensics services. Cyber incidents are no longer rare, hypothetical events reserved...

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