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Isabel J. Kim is quite the overachiever. She has a lot of the credentials you’d expect for the top of the legal profession — Ivy League degrees (University of Pennsylvania) for both undergrad and law school and a Biglaw job at Dechert. But she’s also an award-winning author — she received the Shirley Jackson award…
Simple typos happen. It’s a fact of life that no matter how many hours however many eyes pore over your documents, at some point a dumb typo will make it through. But when a federal judge manages to brutally cock up a turn of phrase — especially the phrase he intends as his big “gotcha”…
The wackassery continues in Dominion Voting Systems’ defamation lawsuit against former Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne. This is perhaps unsurprising in a case where defense counsel actually got picked up on an outstanding warrant at the conclusion of a hearing. But the parties have kept the momentum going by finding new and creative ways to leak…
Over the years, Above the Law has seen some very understandable distancing from former employees. Besides the expected layoffs, there are the occasional for-cause terminations that stem from things like BDSM contracts and work sex with junior associates or potty humor that summons the fire department and police to a tarmac. When these people got…
A thought-provoking discussion is unfolding in the legal operations community regarding one intriguing question: Should legal operations professionals strive to be generalists or specialists? The conversation is timely as the marketplace consolidates and companies grapple with the best way to fill valuable and limited headcount allotments. It also highlights the evolving landscape of legal operations…
Biglaw firms are continuing to leave China, closing offices there apace — but the latest one to do so is also closing one of its U.S. outposts at the same time. Dechert — a firm that brought in $1,293,528,000 gross revenue in 2023, putting it at No. 39 in the Am Law 100 — recently…
(Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Preparing the president for a debate must be hard. Among many other things, you have to limit the number of people in the room. Everyone wants to participate in the president’s debate preparation because everyone thinks their own perspective is imperative, and everyone thinks their own ideas are great, and,…
The North Carolina General Assembly has temporarily adjourned for the short session, with plans to reconvene a few more times throughout the remainder of the year. So far in 2024, a handful of bills have been enacted that affect criminal law and procedure. One of these bills includes laws that have already taken effect, summarized…
Many Biglaw firms are trying to expand their office offerings in the great growth race, but at least one has recently decided to shutter three of its offices in the U.S. and abroad. Is there trouble in paradise for this Am Law 200 firm? Armstrong Teasdale — a firm that brought in $218,100,000 gross revenue…
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Jul 8, 2024 at 10:14 am Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Monday morning read: Recommended Citation: Ellena Erskine, The morning read for Monday, July 8, SCOTUSblog (Jul. 8, 2024, 10:14 AM),…