Staci Zaretsky, Author at Above the Law https://abovethelaw.com/author/staci-zaretsky/ A Legal Web Site – News, Insights, and Opinions on Law Firms, Lawyers, Law School, Law Suits, Judges and Courts Mon, 21 Aug 2023 22:47:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.5 Top 20 Biglaw Firm Sacks Staff In Round Of Redundancies Down Under https://abovethelaw.com/2023/08/top-20-biglaw-firm-sacks-staff-in-round-of-redundancies-down-under/ Mon, 21 Aug 2023 19:45:44 +0000 https://abovethelaw.com/?p=992412 Lawyers survived unscathed by the layoffs.

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]]> Morrison Cohen Co-Managing Partner Shares His Thoughts On How Corporate Lawyers Can Succeed At Midsize Firms https://abovethelaw.com/2023/08/morrison-cohen-co-managing-partner-shares-his-thoughts-on-how-corporate-lawyers-can-succeed-at-midsize-firms/ Mon, 21 Aug 2023 17:43:41 +0000 https://abovethelaw.com/?p=992499 This midsize firm leader has the scoop on what corporate associates need to know.

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]]> Biglaw Partners *Still* Don’t Want To Go Back To The Office https://abovethelaw.com/2023/08/biglaw-partners-still-dont-want-to-go-back-to-the-office/ Fri, 18 Aug 2023 17:42:27 +0000 https://abovethelaw.com/?p=991794 So much for those attendance mandates.

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]]> Top Law School Staff Member Arrested In Underage Predator Sting Operation https://abovethelaw.com/2023/08/top-law-school-staff-member-arrested-in-underage-predator-sting-operation/ Fri, 18 Aug 2023 16:12:33 +0000 https://abovethelaw.com/?p=991875 The law school placed him on leave shortly after his arrest.

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]]> Demand For In-Person LSAT Spikes After Huge Remote Testing Failure https://abovethelaw.com/2023/08/demand-for-in-person-lsat-spikes-after-huge-remote-testing-failure/ Thu, 17 Aug 2023 20:46:33 +0000 https://abovethelaw.com/?p=991398 Taking the test at home is no longer quite as attractive as it once was.

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]]> Scandalous Lewis Brisbois Breakaway Firm Will Close Its Doors After Last Defectors Flee https://abovethelaw.com/2023/08/lewis-brisbois-barber-ranen-daugherty-lordan-closure/ Thu, 17 Aug 2023 18:13:25 +0000 https://abovethelaw.com/?p=991557 The firm has officially flopped, all thanks to its former leaders' offensive emails.

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]]> Britney Spears Hires Divorce Lawyers To The Stars https://abovethelaw.com/2023/08/britney-spears-hires-divorce-lawyers-to-the-stars/ Thu, 17 Aug 2023 17:13:25 +0000 https://abovethelaw.com/?p=991407 Oh, baby, baby. 😭

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]]> Michael Cohen, Trump’s Ex-Fixer, May Run For Congress https://abovethelaw.com/2023/08/michael-cohen-trumps-ex-fixer-may-run-for-congress/ Wed, 16 Aug 2023 21:17:21 +0000 https://abovethelaw.com/?p=990858 From the Big House to the House of Representatives?

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]]> Top 10 Biglaw Firm Threatens To Dock Bonuses By Up To 50% For Late Timesheets https://abovethelaw.com/2023/08/sidley-docks-bonus-late-timesheets/ Wed, 16 Aug 2023 17:43:42 +0000 https://abovethelaw.com/?p=991056 No time entry? No money (or at least a lot less money).

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]]> Davis Polk Is ‘Predominantly An In-Office Firm’ Now, As It Clings To Mandatory 4-Day Attendance Plan https://abovethelaw.com/2023/08/davis-polk-attendance-in-office-firm/ Wed, 16 Aug 2023 15:46:00 +0000 https://abovethelaw.com/?p=990864 Sorry, but the 'modern law firm workplace' is hybrid, without this forced attendance nonsense.

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