Category: Big Law

Keker Van Nest Statement

Keker Van Nest Announcement While not a traditional BigLaw firm, they are undoubtedly a strong force […]

Is it weird to email a partner?

Subject: Is Reaching Out to a Partner Considered Weird? Hi everyone, As an incoming 2L, I […]

Not admitted to practice as a second year

Subject: Not Admitted to Practice as a Second-Year Hi everyone, I’m currently a second-year associate at […]

Who would have guessed that biglaw moneygrubbing would be this country’s demise

Who would have imagined that the greed inherent in big law could lead to the downfall […]

ACORD: An Expert-Annotated Retrieval Dataset for Legal Contract Drafting

ACORD: Pioneering Dataset for Legal Contract Drafting ACORD: A Groundbreaking Expert-Annotated Retrieval Dataset for Legal Contract […]

PW removal of the “Center to Combat Hate” makes sense now

The recent decision by Paul Weiss to remove all references to their “Center to Combat Hate” […]

[Career advice; Europe] Newly qualified lawyer thinking of joining M&A vs. Internal Investigations team

Career Guidance for a Newly Qualified Lawyer in Europe: M&A vs. Internal Investigations I recently passed […]

Interested in big law but unsure which firms/practices

Exploring Opportunities in Big Law I’m looking to dive into the world of big law but […]

I’m a litigation first year, and drowning. How bad would it be to ask to be taken off a matter?

I’m a first-year litigation associate and feeling overwhelmed. Is it really that bad to request to […]

No work. Anyone else?

Feeling a bit lost here. I’m a first-year associate in corporate practice at a top 20 […]