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Corporate legal departments saw ever-increasing workloads in the past year, but their leaders are hopeful that some help is on the way. That’s according to the 2024 Chief Legal Officer Strategy Survey from Deloitte, which looks into the work and priorities of in-house legal teams. Of the 460 legal executives surveyed, 82% report an increasing…
In an almost declaratory manner as he singularly conveys on the Court, Chief Justice John Roberts expounded in the majority opinion in Trump v. United States, “[t]his case is the first criminal prosecution in our Nation’s history of a former President for actions taken during his Presidency…Doing so requires careful assessment of the scope of Presidential…
(Photo by Jabin Botsford – Pool/Getty Images) Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. [Roberts] appears to be more comfortable just saying, ‘OK, whatever, I’m willing to go there.’ One interpretation of what is happening is, ‘If I want to write the big opinion, I’m going to have to go where…
Congratulations go out to Virginia attorney Ed Loughran III. The University of Richmond School of Law alum works at Deskevich, Gavin & Harris but it’s his non-legal resume we’re celebrating right now. Loughran won the title at the Bassmaster Elite at Lake Champlain earlier this week. Loughran’s Elite Series title netted him a $100,000 check…
One of the peculiar things about the internet is that it affords us peasants small glimpses into the lives of the billionaires who run our country. Take Mark Zuckerberg for example: He recently used his oodles of “Fuck it, why not?” money to immortalize his wife in sculpture: Zuck isn’t the only billionaire splurging big…
(Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images) If elected to serve as president, Kamala Harris could make history in several ways. Not only would she be the first woman to serve as president, but she’d also be the first multiracial woman to serve as president. In terms of her professional background, Harris would be the…
(Image via Shutterstock) For the last couple years, the International Legal Technology Association annual conference has used smart devices attached to badges that allow attendees to rapidly share contact information. Bizzabo, which brands itself as “#1 Event Management Software for B2B Conferences” provides these nifty little devices. And while I’ve carried these around for multiple…
As ILTACON comes to a close, here’s your chance to take one last look at some of the business partners who made this conference a resounding success. Click the links below for a virtual trip to their conference booth at ILTACON 2024: This year’s conference was an extraordinary event full of educational sessions, product updates,…
Lisa Bloom (Photo by Mark Makela/Getty Images) In 2020, as the Covid-19 pandemic raged across the country, law firms received ~$12 billion in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. Among those attorneys benefiting from the program was noted California attorney Lisa Bloom, known for her representation of sexual assault victims (and also strangely, Harvey Weinstein for…
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Aug 16, 2024 at 11:02 am Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Friday morning read: Recommended Citation: Ellena Erskine, The morning read for Friday, August 16, SCOTUSblog (Aug. 16, 2024, 11:02 AM),…