Opportunities exist in areas such as business, government, and nonprofit organizations, as well as emerging industries such as technology and healthcare. With the right skills and mindset, law graduates can thrive in a variety of fields beyond the law.
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A swift rebound from setbacks has now seen unprecedented concerns about the state of the legal market, but is it something we need to freak out about?
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Gibson Dunn has received certification for Black Equity at Work, recognizing the firm’s work in diversity, part of the Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT) organization. MLT is designed to ensure talented underrepresented minorities can get on, and stay on the path to senior leadership stepping up to achieve diversity in the workplace. It worked with
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The Big Law bonuses continue and legal blog AbovetheLaw have updated their Big Law bonuses showing some interesting features, showing the ‘follow-the-leader’ nature of bonus payments, with the vast majority of the big firms paying $115,000 for the 2015 class but with the smaller boutique firms often outpacing their Big Law rivals in terms of
When it comes to Big Law bonuses it is Cravath and the so-called ‘Cravath Scale’ that sets the benchmarks that associates and the Big Law firms notice. Now Cravath had announced their bonuses with the firm’s email announcing the bonus below. The 2022 year come in at $215,000 and the 2016 group take $400,000, matching
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Leading legal recruiter Louise Hall-Strutt see ‘horror stories’ that turn off potential candidates for law jobs in a market where they can afford to be choosy. Salaries are not the be-all and end-all of what they are looking for, she says, but rather what the reputation is of their prospective law firm. And she outlines
How to make your best case in your law school statement It can be daunting writing a law school application and preparing your personal statement, but there are some key points you need to include and the length of your statement is also important. We look at how you can write the right statement at
Pay rates in the UK continue to rise for associates with Akin Gump making an adjustment to surprise the Associates – in a nice, lucrative way Akin Gump have lifted their pay for London associates to what may be the highest in the City following a change in the exchange rate calculation used for them.
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How to become a law clerk and land a great law clerk job
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The Johnny Depp lawyer who won his defamation case, Camille Vasquez, has received her inevitable promotion to partnership from her law firm, but one of her principal achievements beyond her trial victory is to provide inspiration for women lawyers and those seeking to possible take up a legal career. Vasquez said she found her new-found
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