Unicorn leather. Wood from Yggdrasil the World Tree. Moon rock inlays. What client wouldn’t enjoy kicking in for this sort of conference room experience? Earlier in my career, I worked at a law firm that was creating a new office space that the firm would be using when our current lease expired. Managers of the…
Higher Education’s Trouble with Cloud Sprawl “Cloud sprawl occurs when different departments in an organization, such as a university, start using cloud services independently without central coordination. Imagine the research department using one cloud service, the admin offices using another and student services using yet another — all to quickly meet their needs without…
Many law students and lawyers alike have long dreamed of someday working in New York, the city that never sleeps (especially if they wind up as Biglaw associates). New York firms are regarded as the crown jewels of the legal profession, and it’s in New York where firms typically set the stage for Biglaw salaries…
University of Arizona has reduced its projected deficit to $52 million in fiscal 2025 — down from an earlier estimate of $177 million — through numerous planned cuts at the institution, according to a presentation Thursday to the board of regents by John Arnold, interim chief financial officer. That comes as the state’s recently passed…
OPINION ANALYSIS By Amy Howe on Jun 21, 2024 at 11:42 am The court ruled 8-1 in United States v. Rahimi on Friday. (Abbie Fitz via Shutterstock) The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a federal law that bars anyone subject to a domestic-violence restraining order from possessing a gun. By a vote of 8-1, the…
(Image via Getty) (Image via Getty) Ed. Note: A weekly roundup of just a few items from Howard Bashman’s How Appealing blog, the Web’s first blog devoted to appellate litigation. Check out these stories and more at How Appealing. “Supreme Court upholds Californian’s drug trafficking conviction that leaned on expert’s opinion”: David G. Savage of The…
Most nonprofits and educational institutions use a multichannel marketing strategy to engage supporters. After all, some donors may have specific channels they prefer, while others may want to interact with you in as many ways as possible. Email, social media, and direct mail are all nonprofit staples—but don’t stop there. Text messages present an impactful…
(Photo by Nathan Laine/Bloomberg via Getty Images) Like so many of Elon Musk’s accomplishments, the importance of his Starlink low-Earth orbit efforts is quite often overstated. While a great option for those in remote locations who can actually afford the steep price tag (affordability often tops access as the top barrier to broadband adoption), the network has struggled…
The move, which is part of Australia’s broader migration reform strategy and comes in from July 1, is aimed at closing loopholes that allow students and other temporary visa holders to reside down under. “Our Migration Strategy outlines a clear plan to close the loopholes in international education and this is the next step in…
Just one week ago, we predicted that associates would be in for a hot bonus summer, with firms following Hueston Hennigan’s lead. It seems that the stars have aligned, because another firm has announced bonuses. The firm in question is keeping associates cool during a heat wave… or in this case, we suppose they’re keeping…