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One partner leaving a firm is unfortunate. Maybe they wanted to move elsewhere for a change of pace or renegotiate their compensation. But if 20 partners decide to jump ship and work down the block at the same time, it could be a sign of some serious turmoil. Thankfully, it looks like a storm that…
Judge Disagrees With Judicial Conduct Commission’s Decision To Remove Her: Nothing wrong with threatening kids and cop collusion, huh? Here You Can Work On Both Sets Of Briefs!: Biglaw firms add amenities to lure their employees to the office. Including, but not limited to, a washer and dryer. The Law School Is Female: See which…
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to the 2024 Law360 Pulse Diversity Snapshot, which Biglaw firm with 601+ attorneys has the most diverse equity partnership? Hint: Two top firms are actually tied for the top spot, each with 22.1% of minority partners. See the answer on the next…
Kamala Harris (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images) Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. I’m working with many business leaders to raise money for the Harris campaign to enable her to fund what will inevitably be the most expensive election battle ever and provide whatever additional support I can,…
(Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) If you are currently preparing for the July bar, you could do worse than to read the most recent order in Donald Trump’s defamation suit against ABC and George Stephanopoulos. Choice of law? Collateral estoppel? Defamation? This joint’s got everything! Plus, Trump is super pumped about his “BIG WIN TODAY…
A London-based partner at the newly merged A&O Shearman was driving his Porsche Cayenne through New Forest in England when his career took a decided turn for the worst. The unnamed partner was pulled over by police and it turns out his blood alcohol was three times the legal limit. No bueno. As reported by…
The Supreme Court is not doing a good job. The justices on the High Court used to get away with pretending they were neutral arbiters of the law calling “balls and strikes” as the law dictated. But, with the recent run of truly awful decisions (Bruen, Dobbs, the Trump immunity decision), the cloth has been…
Sen. J.D. Vance (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) As soon as J.D. Vance found himself on the GOP ticket, everyone who remembered him from his Yale Law days shared their thoughts and brought out their receipts. “JD’s rise is a triumph for angry jerks everywhere,” isn’t a ringing endorsement. The campaign also tried…
Over the past two election cycles, thousands of college graduates — and women in particular — have decided to go to law school. With the right to abortion officially overturned and reproductive freedom now resting in the hands of state governments, women have been even more inspired to study the law. Now that a woman…
Judges are supposed to be the neutral part of the government. Not only ought they just call balls and strikes, it is constitutionally vital that they do so. Judicial neutrality is a threshold separation of powers issue. Why? Because that neutral evaluation of the facts should act as an important buffer to separate the abuses…