The Big Law Vacation ‘Scare Factor’ Tom Borman, LawFuel contributor Big Law pays big bucks, but it also takes a big toll on younger associates preparing for their prestigious, well-paid career – to the point that many are afraid of taking vacations for fear of potential career repercussions. The cause is obvious: the intense work
The Top Paying Law Firms In 2024, law firms continue to offer lucrative compensation packages in the US, UK and elsewhere, with commercial law firms, particularly those specializing in Mergers & Acquisitions, private equity and other deal-making law firms leading the pack in terms of revenue and lawyer salaries. We have reported the Vault law
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A Former Corporate Lawyer’s Bold Career Move In a bold career move, a former corporate lawyer recently traded her high-paying position in Big Law for a role in the nonprofit sector handling work that certainly paid less financially – but paid off more personally. After four years in at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, Priscilla Hamilton
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ATL Top Law Schools Ranking Focus on Law Job Outlook Ben Thomson, LawFuel Contributor The 2024 Above the Law (ATL) Top 50 Law Schools Rankings focus on evaluating law schools based on their ability to deliver gainful legal employment to graduates, an approach that prioritizes practical outcomes over traditional metrics such as library size or
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The Role of Criminal Profiling in Solving Complex Cases Image Source In an era where crime is becoming increasingly sophisticated, traditional investigative methods alone often fall short. This is where criminal profiling shines. This fascinating intersection of psychology and law enforcement offers a unique approach to solving complex cases. Criminal profiling, or offender profiling, delves
Is The Law Grad Boom Ending? The Class of 2023 law grads just pulled off a legal Houdini act, escaping the chains of unemployment with record-breaking ease. The National Association for Law Placement (NALP) is tingling with warning: this legal Lollapalooza isn’t going to last. The National Association for Law Placement (NALP) reports that 2023
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Lawyer Tug-of-War: NZ Law Firms Battle Global Competition for Legal Talent The legal law jobs landscape in New Zealand in 2024 is characterized by intense competition for top talent, including from overseas, with firms and in-house teams experiencing significant challenges in attracting and retaining skilled lawyers. The 2024 LawFuel law job survey shows that there
Law is a very in-demand, yet demanding profession. To get a law degree, one typically needs about seven years, from being accepted to college to passing the bar exam. This is why for many people, an online law degree seems a lot more reasonable. One thing you should consider, though, is the nature of your
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Emma Priest, Barrister I’ve been thinking a lot about why is that I love criminal law. I think that when people commit crime, they show us the extreme end of what are very understandable human emotions. >> All the best law jobs on LawFuel’s Network – Best Jobs Daily There is a common humanity in
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“The 5am Finishes Are Worth It” The Daily Telegraph carried a story on the big money paid by major law firms and banks in the UK, shedding light on the demanding but high-paying lifestyle of the “super graduates” titled “‘I’m a super-graduate on £180,000 – the 5am finishes are worth it’” sheds light on the
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