December 21, 2005
What's Your Rate?I saw this story last week in the National Law Review, but WaPo has some interesting discussion of the fact that Benjamin R. Civiletti charges $1,000 per hour for legal services. By way of comparison:
One partner at Patton Boggs LLP, the second-priciest Washington firm after Venable in the survey, charges up to $800 an hour. At Hogan & Hartson, the rate goes up to $750 a hour. Twelve partners at Covington & Burling, the District firm with the fourth-highest rate, charge up to $720 an hour.
More typical for partners in Washington firms is about $500 an hour, said Steve Nelson, managing principal for law and government for the McCormick Group, an executive search firm based in Arlington. The average for partners in large New York firms ranges from about $700 to $800, Nelson said.
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December 03, 2005
BAR/BRI a Monopoly?Los Angeles lawyer Eliot G. Disner has filed an antitrust lawsuit against BAR/BRI, claiming that the company that produces the most popular bar preparation course has monopolized the market and overcharged students.
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October 25, 2005
Oscar Madison is Buried in "Law Porn"Oscar does a little experiment with "law porn." It's U.S. News time again, so the volume is particularly heavy this time of year. Still, if you are not on the mailing list, you may find it quite astonishing.
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October 21, 2005
The Next Class Action Boom?Ben Barros thinks it's in interest-only mortgages.
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October 10, 2005
Wiki-RankingsBrought to you by Kaimi at Concurring Opinions.
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August 08, 2005
Law Firm Prestige RankingsSkadden (Christine and Gordon's old firm) comes in 4th, while Davis Polk (Vic's old firm) ranks 5th. But don't worry, Vic. You are still developing a solid professional pedigree. ;-)
Thanks to JD2B for the tip.
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July 24, 2005
Post-tenure MoonlightingIf you have ever wondered what law professors do after they receive tenure, check out Oscar Madison's post.
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July 13, 2005
The Stupidest Lawsuit Ever?Groklaw thinks so. So bizarre, it must be France.
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April 26, 2005
Kaimi on U.S. News RankingsMy co-blogger Kaimi Wenger makes "The Uneasy Case for the US News Law School Rankings" over at Prawfsblawg (the blawg with the worst name since Venturpreneur). I enjoyed reading his comparison of U.S. News to Brian Leiter's rankings. Kaimi observes: "Leiter's top 5 (6, actually) are all accounted for within the first 6 spots of the US News list. In the top 15 (16, actually, because of ties), there is a single school on Leiter's list not on the US News list, USC. Skip down to the top 18, and again every school listed in the Leiter 18 is accounted for in the US News 18."
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April 13, 2005
Columbia v. NYUA very funny post from Anonymous Law Student on this long-running debate. Hat tip to jd2b.
UPDATE: Ann doesn't think it's so funny. She went to NYU and thinks ALS is a Columbia student.
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