Staci Zaretsky
Above the Law
New York, NY, United States
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Law Schools With The Most Competitive Students v. Law Schools With The Best Quality Of Life (2023)
Where can you learn how to file a motion to party? → Read More
Memo To Biglaw Associates: Don't 'Destroy' Your Career By Using Social Media
I’ve seen associates that have built personal brands about their families experience negative performance reviews only attributable to their use of social media. I personally don’t believe there is any room within traditional law firms to build a meaningful personal brand. It’s a very fast way for a young attorney to destroy their career. — Eric Pacifici, the founding partner of SMB Law Group,… → Read More
The Law Schools With The Most Conservative And Liberal Students (2023)
Which law schools do you think came out on top of these lists? → Read More
Industry Expert Can't Believe There Haven't Been More Outright Layoffs In Biglaw (Yet)
If Biglaw can't turn things around during the first quarter, then the layoffs story may change. → Read More
The Best Law Schools In America For Career Prospects (2023)
Most people attend law school to obtain jobs as lawyers. Which schools are the best for this? → Read More
Biglaw Firms Want Associate Butts In Office Seats
Like it or not, remote work seems to be on the way out in Biglaw. → Read More
Promising Young Law Firm Associates Found Dead In Murder-Suicide
The pair had reportedly ended a relationship this past summer. → Read More
Biglaw Staff Member Arrested In Sting Operation By Vigilante ‘Creep Catching Unit’
This isn’t To Catch a Predator, it’s the new spinoff, To Catch a Legal Secretary. → Read More
Biglaw Associates, Partners Need To Change Their 'Selfish' Work Routines Now That They're Expected In The Office
Times are changing for lawyers. Don't get left behind. → Read More
Suspended Biglaw Associate Sentenced To Jail Time After Molotov Cocktail Attack
It's taken more than two years for this to happen. How much time will he serve? → Read More
With Layoffs Lurking, Does Biglaw Pass The Vibe Check?
Thankfully, things are nowhere near as bad as they were during the Great Recession. → Read More
ChatGPT Has Pretty Depressing Thoughts About Biglaw And The Billable Hour
The AI bot really seems to understand the plight of associates. → Read More
It Turns Out ChatGPT Wouldn't Be The Best Law Student...
But as we all know, Cs still get degrees! → Read More
NY Attorney General Wants Madison Square Garden To Stop Kicking Out Lawyers
They should fight their battles in a court of law instead of this absurdity. → Read More
Nothing Will Be Certain For Biglaw This Year
Law firms just don't need all of these lawyers anymore.... → Read More
Layoffs Won't Stop This Am Law Top 20 Firm From Offering Bountiful Bonuses
It's time for some happy news at this firm! → Read More
No, Lawyers Aren't Doing Any Cult-Like Chanting During Cravath Partner Funerals
Let's put the final nail in the coffin on this Biglaw rumor. → Read More
Law Schools Where Starting Salaries For Graduates Exceed Their Student Debt
Did your law school or alma mater make the cut? → Read More
'How Dare They?': Kamala Harris Rips On Republicans While Comemmorating 50th Anniversary Of Roe v. Wade
'Congress must pass a bill that protects ... reproductive rights,' she said. → Read More
Top 50 Biglaw Firm To Merge With Prominent Boutique, Creating 1150-Lawyer Powerhouse
And the combined cultures at these firms can't be beat. → Read More