Seyfarth Shaw has told half of its deferred associates that they will not be starting in January as planned. Instead, they are being redeferred to October 2010, and will receive a stipend of $2000 dollars per month starting in January. If that wasn’t enough bad news, Seyfarth is also cutting the salaries of first year [...]
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Was everyone waiting to see what Skadden would do? Now that Skadden has fallen in line, it looks as though everyone else Is going to play ball too. Today, Willkie Farr and Simpson Thatcher & Bartlett both announced their bonus schedules and they’re a match for Cravath. New associates will get $7500 and the scale slides [...]
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Bowing to the inevitable, Scott Rothstein has formally requested his own permanent disbarment. The south Florida lawyer whose firm has dissolved under a cloud of scandal after a ponzi scheme run by Rothstein came to light sent the Florida Bar a written request to be disbarred rather than face a certain disciplinary hearing. [...]
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We are hearing this very story several times a week. Even in a flourishing economy, we find that senior level attorneys, especially general litigators, have a difficult time finding a new position after being let go from their firm. Without a substantial amount of portable business (at least $300,000-$500,000), many firms are unable to support [...]
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JP Morgan recently announced plans to hire 1200 to staff up its real estate lending capabilities. This is as aggressive a hedge on the recovering market as I’ve seen, in an economy where we still see nothing but mixed signals.
Banks aren’t law firms, of course, but the two industries have a great many parallels. [...]
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The market is very slowly improving. When we start receiving job orders from law firms for associates in certain practice areas we generally take that as a good sign. These practice areas include corporate, trademark, and tax. We first see the changes in the East Coast, and then it spreads throughout the [...]
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You have probably heard before that people tend to be visual, auditory or kinesthetic. In my experience, this is true and it is something you can generally pick up on within just a few minutes of meeting the average person. Understanding whether or not you are one or the other is something that can help [...]
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This article discusses that criminal lawyers are responsible for dealing with offences related to drugs, robbery or sex, etc. Those aspiring to become a criminal lawyer must have the necessary qualification as well as their ability to deal with complicated matters.
Criminal law is an important branch of law that deals with various kinds of offences related to sex, robbery, drugs, or murder among many other crimes. The field of criminal law is extremely challenging, the lawyers are required to be extremely tactful, detail oriented and analytical in their investigations. A candidate who wants to enter into this field of law is required to undergo thorough training from the law schools. One needs to obtain a criminal law degree from a certified law school. This enables the law students to get apprenticeships in law firms very easily. The first thing you must obtain in order to become a criminal lawyer is a bachelor's degree. There are countless number of law colleges and universities providing major courses in pre-law. The school entry level exam or the LSLAT needs to be cleared. You can also gain access to a law school having other degrees as well. The law school or college you are entering must be certified by the bar association. The law school provides different contracts or courses like that of constitutional law, property law and criminal law. For getting a degree of a jurist doctor, you need to attend the ABA institution and get licensed by them.
Question: I am a senior (Class of 1998) business litigator who has been laid off of a small boutique firm since June 2009. I have approximately $50,000-$100,000 in portable business that I have maintained for several years now. I have interviewed with several firms in the various geographic regions that my family and I can move to; however, I have not yet received an offer. Many of the firms require more portable business. I am unable to look outside of the state due to my wife's job, and I am losing hope. There simply are not any other firms I can apply to, and I am thinking about starting my own firm. Any suggestions?
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Networking and Your Job Search
Are you an attorney or law student who has just started your job search or is interested in transitioning to a new job? If you are, then don’t forget to include networking as part of your job search.
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If you’re trying to find the perfect legal job, there’s probably something you don’t know. Before you start searching, you need to enlist the best legal job search tool in the world: Legal Authority.
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Does interviewing make you nervous? If so, you are in good company. Just keep in mind: the more you practice, the better you will become. A great way to prepare for an interview is to think about all of the accomplishments you have made. What in your past are you most proud of? What sets [...]
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