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Golden Gate University School of Law’s decision to close its doors has seen some serious pushback from a group of students and alumni fighting to pry them back open. Plaintiffs are trying to force the school’s doors back open through the courts. While they didn’t get the ruling they wanted, there is still some fight…
(Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images) From jump, Alina Habba hasn’t been a typical lawyer. Her grasp of basic legal concepts is questionable, at best. Her role as an attorney for Donald Trump has seemed more akin to a hype man than provider of sound legal counsel. Now that the 2024 election season is in full…
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Victory Comes In Fives: Sidley opens another office in California. Don Lemon Sues Elon Over Sour Dealings: Hard to deny breaching contract when you end it by saying “contract cancelled”. Who Needs Water Or Sight?: Here are horror stories from the profession’s favorite hazing exercise. Congrats On The Diploma! Good Luck Finding A Job: NALP…
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to Federal Election Commission filings from January 1 to May 31, 2024, which Biglaw firm was paid the most ($727,000 for legal services) by the Harris née Biden campaign? Hint: The Democratic National Committee also paid this firm a handsome $1.5 million….
In July, the General Assembly enacted S.L. 2024-43 (H 25), legislation that makes three significant changes to the laws governing driving by person following a conviction for driving while impaired (DWI) and certain related offenses. First, the act expands the categories of defendants who may receive a limited driving privilege following a DWI conviction. Second,…
Mark O’Brien, who cofounded the innovative access-to-justice organization Pro Bono Net together with Michael Hertz 25 years ago, and who has been its executive director since 2005, is stepping down from the organization Sept. 1. In an email this morning to Pro Bono Net supporters, O’Brien said he is leaving “to embark on a long-planned…
Whether we’re hounding our law school classmates on LinkedIn or just browsing the job boards on occasion, just about all of us are at least a little open to the idea of a new opportunity. Which got us asking: What specific offerings would convince you to switch firms? Which firms do you think embody them?…
Sidley Austin may be closing offices in China — like a lot of Biglaw these days — but that’s not stopping the firm from setting up in new locales. The firm just opened its fifth California office — it already has two in Los Angeles and two in the Bay Area — in sunny San…
(Photo by Apu Gomes/Getty Images) Elon Musk bought himself yet another legal headache today in the form of a breach of contract suit filed by former CNN anchor Don Lemon in California Superior Court. After weeks of hyping Lemon’s new show on X-Twitter, the inaugural broadcast on March 8, 2024 featured an interview with the…