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Home The Modern Law Library Summer reading picks and why a YMCA-funded… The Modern Law Library Summer reading picks and why a YMCA-funded crusade against obscenity matters today By Lee Rawles July 10, 2024, 3:15 pm CDT Image from Shutterstock. Do you need some distractions during vacation travel or while lying directly under your A/C…
Home Daily News BigLaw firm confirms staff layoffs with ‘generous… Law Firms BigLaw firm confirms staff layoffs with ‘generous separation packages’ By Debra Cassens Weiss July 11, 2024, 9:19 am CDT Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath has confirmed staff layoffs earlier this year after Above the Law published a leaked memo with the announcement. No…
Home Daily News After lawyers exceed status-letter limit… Discovery After lawyers exceed status-letter limit by ‘whopping’ 70 pages, judge sees echoes of fictional Jarndyce case By Debra Cassens Weiss July 11, 2024, 10:36 am CDT The handiwork of lawyers who crafted a joint 73-page monthly status letter won’t appear on the federal docket after a…
Home Daily News Fennemore aims to expand talent pool with… Law Firms Fennemore aims to expand talent pool with new remote-work program By Debra Cassens Weiss July 11, 2024, 12:38 pm CDT If you have at least 10 years of experience, a portable book of business worth at least $450,000 and a desire to work…
Ed. note: This article first appeared in an ILTA publication. For more, visit our ILTA on ATL channel here. One of the cornerstones of the United States’ (US) legal system is stare decisis, a principle established in the early 1800s. Stare decisis mandates that courts and judges should uphold precedent or past cases’ outcomes, decisions, and opinions….
Do you wonder what being a partner at mega law firm Kirkland & Ellis is really like? Well, you can get a little peek into the Kirkland partnership life in a a video making the rounds. The video is of a Kirkland partner on a phone call over client concerns of a partnership contract. He…
A lot can happen over the span of a legal career. It wouldn’t even be unheard of for a lawyer or judge to be reminded of a matter or case, long forgotten, that they were a key actor in. Memory’s imperfections are usually cured by a gentle, “Hey, do you remember back when [XYZ] happened?”…
(Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images) The fallout from the Supreme Court ruling that presidents can do crimes continues. On Wednesday, Donald Trump filed his “post trial presidential immunity motion” in the New York false business records case. It’s a typical Trump motion, full of bombast, snark, and…
The summer associate experience is mostly about long lunches, longer happy hours, and evenings at the ballpark. Firms and Summers are feeling each other out to make sure that they’ve made a promising career match. Or at least a promising “three years and then lateraling somewhere else” match. It’s about recruiting and acclimating to the…
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. I don’t believe we’re seeing a bubble with respect to partner compensation. Demand for legal services is up, billing rates seem stable, and given interest rates and the state of the capital markets, the market isn’t even moving near full speed. — Scott Yaccarino,…