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BigLaws lockstep compensation is declining in order to keep and attract talent Illustration by Sara Wadford/ABA Journal In 1919, the Boston Red Sox sold Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees for an unheard of $100,000, a sum worth nearly $1.5 million today. Sports fans credit the deal for an ensuing New York dynasty of pennants and championships and for Boston’s World Series drought, known by some as the “curse of the Bambino.” Lateral transfers are nothing new. Like the big leagues, BigLaw s...

Afternoon Briefs: Senator airs suspicions of fake Kavanaugh probe; prosecutors sue senior living chain   Senator wants to know whether FBI probe of Kavanaugh was ‘fake’ U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland should help facilitate Senate oversight into whether the FBI conducted a “politically constrained and perhaps fake FBI investigation” of then-U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh, according to a senator’s letter. Democratic U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Isla...

Experienced cloud-based law firm thrives during COVID-19, co-founder says Legal Rebels Podcast March 17, 2021, 8:57 am CDT   Image from Shutterstock.com. When the spread of the novel coronavirus last spring prompted traditional law firms across the country to shutter their physical offices amid much economic uncertainty, the management team at cloud-based law firm FisherBroyles had very different concerns on its radar. The team wanted to make sure that the firm was ready to quickly ramp up hir...

Criminal Justice Leaving prison? Dial down the aspirations, dont try to be lawyers or doctors, survey respondents say   Image from Shutterstock.com. Should former prisoners pursue prestigious careers and home ownership? A survey suggests that people think the American dream should be more limited for this group of people. The online survey of 637 people divided the respondents into nine groups, with each one getting a different profile of a fictional person. Some of the fictional people had sp...

The power of silence in legal practice Your Voice By James H. Fierberg   “Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence.” —Leonardo da Vinci I have spent 40 years in practice and nearly as long serving as an official and unofficial mentor for young lawyers, as well as more than a decade as an educator at many levels, including law school. All these experiences have informed me of the important skills that lawyers need to master for success, most of which are not taught in law school. ...

Judge accuses Arizona GOP of gaslighting him, orders $18K payment for flimsy excuses for a lawsuit   Image from Shutterstock.com. An Arizona judge has ordered the Arizona Republican Party and its lawyers to pay more than $18,000 in attorney fees for filing a “groundless” lawsuit seeking a hand count audit of votes in the 2020 presidential election that differed from the method established by the secretary of state. Judge John Hannah Jr. of Maricopa County, Arizona, said he had no power to ...

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer should retire, and he should do it now, according to Paul F. Campos, a professor at the University of Colorado Law School.

Whos Zooming who in the lateral partner market? Dan Hatch. During my firm’s annual review meeting to discuss a tumultuous 2020, luckily, my phone rang. It was a law firm partner curious about the state of the lateral partner market. Her questions were good: • Were partners reticent to consider change during the pandemic? • How have changes in the virtual process affected recruiting? • Did positive industry results impact recruiting later in the year? • What should we expect in 2021? G...

In honor of RBGs birthday, Northwestern releases video with songs about the late justice     Patrice Michaels (left) and pianist Kuang-Hao Huang during the filming of the documentary about the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Photo courtesy of the Bienen School of Music at Northwestern University. Tribute to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in Song, a documentary about Ruth Bader Ginsburg, looking at the late U.S. Supreme Court justice’s personal side, was released Monday by ...

5th Circuit sanctions Marc Elias and other Perkins Coie lawyers for redundant and misleading motion   Image from Shutterstock.com. A federal appeals court has sanctioned Perkins Coie attorneys who represent Democratic groups for a “redundant and misleading” motion in election litigation. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at New Orleans imposed the sanctions on lawyer Marc Elias and his legal team in a March 11 order, report Law360, Bloomberg Law and Law.com. A March 12 press release is...