End-Of-Year Bonus Time at Cravath, Swaine and Moore
Summary: With the end of the year comes time for bonuses to be announced at the top law firms. Leading…
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Top 10 Reasons Most Law Firms Have No Idea How to Hire and Evaluate Patent Attorneys
Summary: Why do so many patent attorneys have issues finding work in big law firms? Harrison Barnes explores possible reasons.…
Why Some Attorneys Have a Difficult Time Succeeding in Law Firms
Summary: Harrison Barnes offers an explanation as to why some attorneys simply cannot succeed in a big law firm. In…
How to Beat the System and Stop Being a Profit-Driven Workaholic Attorney
Summary: Harrison Barnes explains how to prioritize one’s goals and become a successful, happy attorney. Attorneys are known for working…
Dewey & LeBoeuf Trial Has the World’s Attention
Summary: With all big mistakes, there are lessons to be learned and the mistakes of Dewey & LeBoeuf are no…
Big Law Firms Provide Little to Legal Aid Funding
Summary: Although many of the country’s biggest law firms make billions in revenue, most only contribute a tiny fraction of…
Prestigious Law Firms Show Impressive Growth in Revenue
Summary: Although on average, law firm revenues increased, these increases were primarily seen in “big law” firms. Last year was…
Another Big Law Attorney I Know Just Died Young
For more information about the harsh reality about practicing law, check out Harrison Barnes’ article here: Another Big Law Attorney…
Chicago Big Law: In a Cold Market, Some Shrinkage is to be Expected
Big law has some some slight shrinkage in head count this last year, with Chicago’s 25 biggest firms contracting by…
Tales of tech cluelessness in law firms
If you think, you need to be more computer-savvy, check out this article chronicling the tech blunders that go on…
Is ‘Big Law’ Revamping Associates’ Pay Structure?
Peter Zeughauser, consultant to law firms and former general counsel of the Irvine Company has suggested that ‘Big Law’ may…