The allegations in a recently filed case in Philadelphia’s Court of Common Pleas are an eyebrow raising, gossipy read that also has lots of potential implications for how Biglaw firms do business. The plaintiff, personal injury firm Fritz and Bianculli, alleges Biglaw firm Holland & Knight allowed three employees to improperly access their confidential client…
A webinar series designed to address key governance challenges, and opportunities, confronting Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs) kicks off Oct. 1 with “HBCU Spotlight: The Roles and Responsibilities of Boards and Presidents.” The Rutgers Center for Minority Serving Institutions (CMSI) and the Association of Governing Boards (AGB) have partnered to offer the MSI Governance Webinar Series with…
The bar exam’s badness is extensively discussed. But you know what gets less of a bad rap? The waiting. Did I pass? Did I get that weird question wrong? Nothing will truly sate you until you get your final score, but there is a small bit of information that may calm you in the meantime….
Scholars, practitioners, policymakers, funders, students, and concerned citizens from around the world will convene in October for the 2024 International Colloquium on Black Males in Education. Community Conversations is a forum open to the local community of concerned citizens that is designed to cultivate broad-based discourse on topics associated with Black males in education during…
(Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP) (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images) The Washington Free Beacon posted a hilarious hitpiece on Vice President Kamala Harris this morning. It’s a three-reporter byline, featured prominently on their website, and heavily promoted by its editors. Their big scoop: HARRIS LEFT HER JOB AT McDONALDS OFF HER RESUME….
The U.S. Department of Education has released its framework for the 2025–26 FAFSA Testing Period, which starts Oct. 1. Jeremy Singer“We’re using the beta testing period to uncover and fix issues with the FAFSA form before the form is available to millions of students and their families,” said FAFSA Executive Advisor Jeremy Singer. The testing…
Everyday that passes I lose hope that we’ll match Milbank (or that any firm will), which is ridiculous because we’re constantly reminded about how busy the firm is and I can feel it with billing 300 hours again this month. —An anonymous Above the Law tipster at an Am Law 100 firm sharing their perspective…
Erika ThompsonErika Thompson has been appointed associate director of the Center for African and African American Studies at Rice University in Texas. She served as the community liaison for the African American History Research Center at the Gregory School within the Houston Public Library system. Thompson holds a master’s in Africana studies from Cornell University…
As I wrote here earlier this month, tomorrow was the scheduled start date for the trial in Thomson Reuters v. ROSS Intelligence, in which TR is alleging that the now-shuttered legal research startup ROSS violated its copyrights by stealing content from Westlaw to build its own product. But today the judge overseeing the trial, 3rd…
Throughout the years, political figures have maintained a love and hate relationship with hip-hop music and culture. While in past decades many rappers were heavily scrutinized for crude and profane lyrical content, artists making the same type of content are now fully embraced by both leading presidential candidates. As political tensions and visibility have risen…