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June 03, 2010 |

Summer 2010 at Big Law Is No Vacation

Given the tougher job market the Big Law Summer Class of 2010 is facing, The Snark is grateful to have gotten into the Big Law machine before now. And, since The Snark is avoiding any awkward direct contact with summers in real life, here are some rules of the road in a column.
6 minute read
December 11, 2000 |

News in Brief

U.S. Justices Hear Pa. Bone Screw CaseDistrict Asks Court to Block Takeover AgainNewspaper: Judges Not Reporting SentencingsLawsuit: Locked Operating Room Led to Infant's DeathCourt Says Abortion Clinic Violates Zoning Laws
9 minute read
February 01, 2002 |

Rookie Partners Remember

For lawyers, the leap from associate to partner is the culmination of years of dedication, hard work and self-sacrifice mixed in equal parts with favorable economic conditions conducive to expanding the firm partnership, a winning attitude and, no getting around it, good luck. To achieve the rank of member of the firm is the ultimate vote of confidence by the partnership, the business equivalent of Darwin`s survival of the fittest. So is life at the top all that it`s cracked up to be? Are there many
20 minute read
November 01, 2007 |

Advice From a Wannabe Rainmaker

The concept of business development is yet another one of those things people don't learn in law school or while being summer associates. But even a dimwitted or somewhat lazy lawyer who squeezed into the law firm based on a recommendation from a relative can shoot to the upper echelons with this one skill set. Humor columnist The Snark says he has no idea how to develop business. But he's willing to share what he has witnessed over the years and offer some insight into the elusive rainmaking game.
6 minute read
June 27, 2007 |

Trends in Franchise Merger, Acquisition and Liability

In 2006, merger and acquisition activity increased generally in the franchise industry.
5 minute read
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January 23, 2012 |

Rival Firms Pick Up Foreclosure Cases From Baum Collapse

Free With Registration: New York's largest and most controversial foreclosure law shop may be going out of business, but attorneys from the firm are forming new alliances and their former competitors see opportunity to expand their own practices.
9 minute read
March 16, 2010 |

Corporate Insurance Law

Howard B. Epstein, a partner at Schulte Roth & Zabel, and Theodore A. Keyes, special counsel at the firm, write that when a corporation is under siege, D&O insurance may be the only source, aside from their personal bank accounts, from which directors and officers can pay their legal fees. But too often, directors and officers wait until after the investigation starts to examine the terms of their D&O policy. At that point, there is little that can be done if the terms are not favorable.
9 minute read
August 03, 2009 |

Mortgage Prepayment Premium of One-Third Held Not Excessive

A recent Kansas Appellate Court revisited an issue that has plagued mortgage lenders for many years. The question is, when do mortgage prepayment premiums become unenforceable penalties?
6 minute read
September 29, 2011 |

Lateral Acquisitions Abroad Help Keep Firms Busy on Mining Deals

While the overall M&A market slowed in the third quarter, mining and natural resources-related deal work continues to keep law firms busy in places like Africa and Australia. And in the case of both Clifford Chance and Norton Rose, the far-flung assignments came as the result of the firms making lateral acquisitions of their own abroad.
4 minute read
September 15, 2008 |

It's not too late

The good news, even for students who didn't get offers from their summer associateships, is that there are still a lot of options at this point in the fall.
5 minute read

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