{"id":128764,"date":"2025-07-28T15:06:49","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T23:06:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/07\/28\/sororities-are-apparently-better-at-vetting-people-than-biglaw-firms\/"},"modified":"2025-07-28T15:06:49","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T23:06:49","slug":"sororities-are-apparently-better-at-vetting-people-than-biglaw-firms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/07\/28\/sororities-are-apparently-better-at-vetting-people-than-biglaw-firms\/","title":{"rendered":"Sororities Are Apparently Better At Vetting People Than Biglaw Firms"},"content":{"rendered":"

The talk of Biglaw \u2014 well, besides the Biglaw Biter<\/a> \u2014 is partner David Kreisler\u2019s super short tenure at Mayer Brown. It took him just about two months to wash out at his new firm. Kreisler joined the fund formation practice at Mayer Brown in May, and was out by early July. The reason? Sexually charged posts on the artist formerly known as Twitter. (Think thinly veiled innuendo and comments designed to impress at 13-year-old boy.)<\/p>\n

As detailed in this Medium post<\/a>, Kreisler had a penchant for making a variety of inappropriate comments with his since-deleted X account. The Medium post also alleges Kreisler\u2019s problematic social media presence was behind his departure from his previous firms (Sidley and DLA Piper \u2014 though there are reports Kreisler left Sidley on his own). And Mayer Brown is explicit this is the reason they ended their relationship with Kreisler. \u201cWe learned about the posts after the article was published,\u201d a Mayer Brown spokesperson said in a statement. \u201cWe promptly terminated him as a partner once we became aware of the situation, and he is no longer affiliated with the firm.\u201d<\/p>\n

But like, HOW DID MAYER BROWN MISS THIS? They didn\u2019t spare a glance at his social media? DOUBLE FUCKING NEWSFLASH <\/a>in the year of our lord 2025 you have to check a potential partner\u2019s online presence. This is basic shit that sororities have on lockdown<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Dan Binstock, a recruiter at Garrison, told Law.com<\/a> that Mayer Brown is not the only Biglaw firm ignoring the social media elephant in the room. \u201cI question how many firms do social media deep dives,\u201d Binstock said. \u201cFirms may get swept up in the process where they are attracted to a partner\u2019s book of business and all the other things.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s perhaps unfair to paint all of Biglaw as digital ostriches \u2014 hell, some go pretty damn far<\/a> examining every social media post of even soon-to-be associates. As partner recruiter Jeffrey Lowe of CenterPeak notes, the Biglaw vetting landscape is so uneven you\u2019re likely to twist an ankle, \u201cSome firms are actively looking at social media profiles and the like when considering lateral partner candidates, but also I think many don\u2019t and don\u2019t have as sophisticated of a vetting process as others,\u201d Lowe said. \u201cIf you were to survey the Am Law 100, you\u2019d find a wide disparity in due diligence.\u201d<\/p>\n

Maybe this will be the wake up call *some* in Biglaw need \u2014 no matter how much of a rainmaker you think you\u2019re getting, firms absolutely have to be aware of the digital footprint they\u2019re getting with additions to their partnership.<\/p>\n

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\"\"Kathryn Rubino is a Senior Editor at Above the Law, host of The Jabot podcast<\/a>, and co-host of Thinking Like A Lawyer<\/a>. AtL tipsters are the best, so please connect with her. Feel free to email her<\/a> with any tips, questions, or comments and follow her on Twitter @Kathryn1<\/a>\u00a0or Mastodon @Kathryn1@mastodon.social.<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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The post Sororities Are Apparently Better At Vetting People Than Biglaw Firms<\/a> appeared first on Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The talk of Biglaw \u2014 well, besides the Biglaw Biter<\/a> \u2014 is partner David Kreisler\u2019s super short tenure at Mayer Brown. It took him just about two months to wash out at his new firm. Kreisler joined the fund formation practice at Mayer Brown in May, and was out by early July. The reason? Sexually charged posts on the artist formerly known as Twitter. (Think thinly veiled innuendo and comments designed to impress at 13-year-old boy.)<\/p>\n

As detailed in this Medium post<\/a>, Kreisler had a penchant for making a variety of inappropriate comments with his since-deleted X account. The Medium post also alleges Kreisler\u2019s problematic social media presence was behind his departure from his previous firms (Sidley and DLA Piper \u2014 though there are reports Kreisler left Sidley on his own). And Mayer Brown is explicit this is the reason they ended their relationship with Kreisler. \u201cWe learned about the posts after the article was published,\u201d a Mayer Brown spokesperson said in a statement. \u201cWe promptly terminated him as a partner once we became aware of the situation, and he is no longer affiliated with the firm.\u201d<\/p>\n

But like, HOW DID MAYER BROWN MISS THIS? They didn\u2019t spare a glance at his social media? DOUBLE FUCKING NEWSFLASH <\/a>in the year of our lord 2025 you have to check a potential partner\u2019s online presence. This is basic shit that sororities have on lockdown<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Dan Binstock, a recruiter at Garrison, told Law.com<\/a> that Mayer Brown is not the only Biglaw firm ignoring the social media elephant in the room. \u201cI question how many firms do social media deep dives,\u201d Binstock said. \u201cFirms may get swept up in the process where they are attracted to a partner\u2019s book of business and all the other things.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s perhaps unfair to paint all of Biglaw as digital ostriches \u2014 hell, some go pretty damn far<\/a> examining every social media post of even soon-to-be associates. As partner recruiter Jeffrey Lowe of CenterPeak notes, the Biglaw vetting landscape is so uneven you\u2019re likely to twist an ankle, \u201cSome firms are actively looking at social media profiles and the like when considering lateral partner candidates, but also I think many don\u2019t and don\u2019t have as sophisticated of a vetting process as others,\u201d Lowe said. \u201cIf you were to survey the Am Law 100, you\u2019d find a wide disparity in due diligence.\u201d<\/p>\n

Maybe this will be the wake up call *some* in Biglaw need \u2014 no matter how much of a rainmaker you think you\u2019re getting, firms absolutely have to be aware of the digital footprint they\u2019re getting with additions to their partnership.<\/p>\n

\n

\"\"Kathryn Rubino is a Senior Editor at Above the Law, host of The Jabot podcast<\/a>, and co-host of Thinking Like A Lawyer<\/a>. AtL tipsters are the best, so please connect with her. Feel free to email her<\/a> with any tips, questions, or comments and follow her on Twitter @Kathryn1<\/a>\u00a0or Mastodon @[email\u00a0protected].<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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