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* Firms get creative when it comes to lateral pay. [American Lawyer] * JD Vance’s wife leaves Munger Tolles. [Law360] * Judiciary considering new ethical rules covering clerk hiring. Circuit judges prepared to tell them to get bent like they do with all other national guidance. [Reuters] * Having left the bench under ethical cloud,…
In a world where technology advances at a breakneck pace, industries across the board are experiencing paradigm shifts in operation and management. Few industries feel this more acutely than the legal sector. Here, the pressure isn’t just from the evolving tech landscape but also from changing regulatory requirements, client expectations, and competitive dynamics. Law firms,…
Are you ready to leave complicated accounting tools that aren’t tailored to the unique needs of law practices behind? Are you frustrated by not having a clear view of your firm’s financial health? Are you ready to reclaim your valuable time from administrative tasks and focus more on billable work? If you said yes to…
Law school prepares lawyers for many challenges, but managing a law firm’s finances is not typically one of them. Managing the firm’s books and ensuring financial accuracy and compliance fall outside the traditional legal curriculum. Because of this gap, lawyers often find themselves needing expert help to navigate the complex world of financial management. Accountants…
In the wake of 9/11, many observers asserted some variation of the claim that “terrorism never works.” Drawing inspiration from circumstances like Londoners’ resolute determination during the German Blitz of 1940-41, they contended that efforts to demoralize civilian populations through mass killing invariably fail and are often counterproductive. Historian Caleb Carr’s book The Lessons of…
Approximately two minutes after I saw the news about the shooting at the Trump rally this past Saturday, my initial shock was replaced by the terrible realization that people will never even agree about what happened. Because my writings here on Verdict and on Dorf on Law tend to focus on worst-case scenarios, it was…
Section 2 of the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), enacted in 1925, authorizes courts to enforce “written agreements for arbitration.” An exception is made in Section 1 of the FAA, “for contracts of employment of seamen, railroad employees, or any other class of workers engaged in foreign or interstate commerce.” Bissonnette v. LePage Bakeries, decided unanimously…
(Photo by Ross D. Franklin – Pool/Getty Images) As terrible legal takes go, one of the most engrained in society is the myth of the “technicality.” Alec Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter trial ended abruptly on Friday when Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer dismissed the case based on previously undisclosed evidence. Thus starting the clock to the inevitable…
Sen. J.D. Vance (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! Donald Trump’s presumptive vice-president pick J.D. Vance worked at which Biglaw firm before heading to the world of venture capital and eventually politics? Hint: It’s also the same Biglaw firm that Senator Mike…
Who Needs Precedent When You Have A Cannon?: Judge Cannon nixes special counsels. Who Is Winning In The Windy City?: Check out these rankings! David Cole Is Stepping Down: Who will take the reins of ACLU next? Technically, That’s Not A Technicality: Online commenters are pissed that Alec Baldwin’s civil rights weren’t violated. Office Space…