Jul 29

Should lawyers pause their ads for the mid-terms? | Lunch Hour Legal Marketing

This election season is bringing a major hike in ad rates. What’s a lawyer to do? Later, service and gifts give every member of your law firm the opportunity to level up client experiences. ----- Massive political ad spends are pushing expenses higher than ever in the lead-up to ... Show More

46m 8s

Jul 27

Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, and the body in the well | Modern Law Library

In January 1800, Elma Sands's dead body was found in a New York City well. The case has captivated people ever since, not least because in the resulting trial, defendant Levi Weeks was represented by Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, and a future Supreme Court justice. The Girl fro ... Show More

56m 49s

Jul 24

Social Media and the Workplace: Free Speech Meets Employment Law | ABA Labor and Employment Law Podcast

Social media is everywhere today. Ever wonder how the role social media plays into the employer/employee relationship? In this episode, guests Aaron Holt and SaNni M-K Lemonidis, both experienced labor and employment attorneys, join host Matt Greer for a deep dive into the murky ... Show More

47m 40s

Jul 2024

Biglaw's Big Billing Bonanza

Where are those summer bonuses? Don't give up hope yet. ----- Law firms are rolling in dough as partners are charging more and billing more. But comparing Biglaw to the NBA? Come on, New York Times. Despite all the money, it's not trickling down to associates in the form of mass ... Show More

37 m

Apr 2025

Biglaw Brings In Big Bucks

And the world continues to melt. ----- We've got key financial data from the top law firms and the takeaway is that it's good to be a big firm. The Am Law 100 this year revealed that more and more firms have joined the super rich and things look bright for Biglaw. Unless someone ... Show More

32m 19s

Apr 2025

Fight Or Flight... The Biglaw Conundrum

A great divide is developing. ----- Following the Paul Weiss surrender we discussed last week, Skadden preemptively followed suit agreeing to commit $100M in pro bono payola to the MAGA cause. Bringing to light some embarrassing email policies in the process. But other Biglaw fir ... Show More

31m 56s

Dec 2023

Big Law Salary Wars, SCOTUS-Related Subpoenas

On this edition of the Bloomberg Law Show, Lydia Wheeler and Kimberly Robinson speak with Bloomberg News Reporter Emily Birnbaum on the latest SCOTUS-related subpoenas approved in Congress. Plus, Bloomberg Law's Meghan Tribe joins to talk about this year's big law salary wars. S ... Show More

34m 49s

May 2023

Biglaw's 4-Day Mandatory Office Week Is A Big Gamble

And the Supreme Court's ethical problems just won't go away. Biglaw has always played follow-the-leader. Usually it's about bonuses, but Skadden is taking a big gamble that the rest of the industry will follow it back to a Monday-Thursday office work week. If the rest of Biglaw d ... Show More

35m 24s

Oct 2025

Is This The Beginning Of The End For The Bar Exam?

One can only hope. ----- For a long time, the bar exam seemed like the nasty habit that the legal profession just couldn't quit. But there's finally some progress on that front, with Utah unveiling a new alternative pathway to licensure that values experience and the skills that ... Show More

35m 19s

Oct 2018

Should BigLaw firms be housing their own NewLaw teams?

On this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, Jerome Doraisamy is joined by Herbert Smith Freehills' director of alternative legal services, Hilary Goodier. Tune in to hear Jerome and Ms Goodier discuss what law firms need to do in order to retain the best talent mo ... Show More

17m 25s

Mar 2024

What are the hikes, promotions & bonuses in 2024?

It is that time of the year when relations between employers and employees can get a bit strained. In this episode of The Working Life, Mint’s Devina Sengupta and Prakhar Tripathi, who is a partner at Deloitte discuss how hikes and promotions may be muted but firms are working ar ... Show More

22m 36s

Feb 2024

37. Personal Injury Lawyers

If you can make it through three years of law school, you too might end up on a billboard. Zachary Crockett makes the case. <ul><li>SOURCES:<ul><li><a href="https://www.hupy.com/bio/jason-f--abraham.cfm">Jason Abraham</a>, managing partner of Hupy ... Show More

17m 58s

Oct 2021

The $200,000 starting salary

How does a $200,000 starting salary sound? That’s now the industry standard for newly qualified lawyers at big corporate law firms in the US and the UK. But before you sign on the dotted line consider that in exchange for your princely wage packet, 100 hour working weeks and bein ... Show More

17m 29s