A sudden or unreasonable workload increase can sometimes justify a Constructive dismissal claim. When an employer unilaterally assigns excessive responsibilities that are beyond the original employment contract, it can...

wrongful dismissal remedies capped federally Many employees and employers alike wonder: Are wrongful dismissal remedies capped federally? Wrongful dismissal occurs when an employee is terminated in breach of their...

Pay upfront for a workplace harassment lawyer When someone experiences harassment at work, one of the first concerns they often have is the cost of hiring legal help. Many...

Biglaw Partner Gets Ear Pierced In Courtroom After Saving Claire’s From Bankruptcy: Fancy lawyering, fancier jewelry! Trump Sues NYT For Doing Their Jobs: Again. Get a new hobby, man....

* D.C. Circuit blocks attempt to fire Federal Reserve governor. * Trump files $15 billion lawsuit against the New York Times for malicious reporting of stuff he...

Feelings Matter More Than Facts To The Right: Can you point out where the associate said anything inaccurate in the post? Sorry Kilmeade, You Can’t Just Kill Homeless People:...

* Lawyer accused of hallucinated cites in case about getting law license back. * FTC sees collapse of CFPB as a new opportunity to oversee the fleecing...

Amy Coney Barrett Immediately Starts Hedging On Dictatorship Fanfic: Justice Barrett shut down Trump’s third term talk… until Fox asked her if she was sure and then she remembered...

In this episode, host Steve Fretzin and lawyer coach Phyllis Sisenwine discuss the art of building a legal practice through intentional networking, relationship-building, and smart business development strategies. Phyllis...

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(Image via Getty) Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! Which two Supreme Court justices have appeared on U.S. currency? Hint: Neither bill is...

Greenberg Traurig’s Larry Hoffman Has Passed Away: We extend our condolences to his family, friends, and the firm. A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Billable Hours: Here’s a showing...

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Justice Barrett Shares Concerns About Lawyers Using AI To Prep For Oral Argument: Can’t blame the software for predicting obvious questions. Nothing Says Competency Like Lawsuits: Kash Patel gets...

Stephen Colbert Acts As Justice Sotomayor’s Anger Translator: “This just sounds like racial profiling with extra steps.” Making Social Media Great Again: Strange time to snap a pic with...

Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to SurePoint’s recent Partner Satisfaction Survey, what percentage of Biglaw nonequity partners are dissatisfied with their...

Fox News Asks Amy Coney Barret If The 22nd Amendment Is Vague: It isn’t. For now. E-Bike Accident Claims Biglaw Partner: Our condolences to the friends and family of...

The legal industry has been in full embrace mode when it comes to cloud computing. Data from the American Bar Association and reported in 2023 for example showed cloud...

Midlevels Are Dealing With Crappy Technology: Some say the laptops are “borderline unusable.” Tariff Case Headed To SCOTUS: Scott Bessent is damn near bragging about winning already. “Becoming Thurgood”...

Are you there, Donald? It’s me, John. (Photo by Jabin Botsford – Pool/Getty Images) Exercising tremendous restraint, Chief Justice Roberts managed not to write “Executor? I hardly knew her!”...

Federal Judges Finally Say What Everyone’s Been Yelling At Their Screens: Trial judges share concern that SCOTUS is more interested in staying on the Chirstmas card list of the...

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Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to SurePoint’s recent Partner Satisfaction Survey, what percentage of Biglaw non-equity partners say their client relationships...

Maybe They Do Police Their Own: A judge called the ramp up in shadow docket usage “inexcusable.” Verdict Reached In Donna Adelson Case: Guilty. Will Work For Mentorship: COVID...

* Man who wishes we had a new term for attempted rape wishes we had new term for “shadow docket.” * The law isn’t an “opinion...

Law Firm Matches Milbank And Raises Salaries: Bet you wish you worked here! Court Cracks Down On Military Police Takeover: Gotta love the rule of law! Harvard Just Landed...

* Federal judges blame Supreme Court’s shadow docket reversals with no explanation for undermining the lower courts and fostering false sense of bias, fueling sometimes violent attacks against the...

They’ve Announced Bonuses!: Where the hell is everyone else’s announcements? Former Partner Pleads No Contest To Domestic Abuse Charges: Adam P. Beckerink will be sentenced on October 20th. Cardi...

* Google avoids having to spin off Chrome. * Lawyers using time saved by AI for… more work. * Charging documents for former Biglaw associate arrested...

The Trump Administration Is 140 Years Too Late: Can’t use the U.S. Military to execute domestic law, buddy. The Law School Price Bubble Is Deflating: Would much rather the...

* To bolster death penalty bid in Luigi Mangione case, prosecutors are arguing that the United Healthcare shooting, normalized gun violence. Instead of, say, the mass school shootings that...

Not All Heroes Wear Capes… Not All Grinders Or Subs Either: Department of Justice fails to secure indictment for sandwich vigilante. Baby’s First Hostage Negotiation: Lawyers use newborn for...

The cost of living isn’t the only thing up this year! The bar exam — one of our industry’s time-honored hazing exercises, is the main hurdle that separates people...

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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...

Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! Which federal circuit court recently ruled that a state law requiring election officials toss mail-in ballots if...

Alina Habba cares deeply about the rule of law. She just cares about her career more. Yesterday, the New York Times ran a three-byline piece detailing the chaos in...

Harvey AI Partners With Law Schools: Notre Dame, UCLA, NYU and Stanford are early adopters. Here’s Your 1L Primer: Prepare yourself for success! Did You Hear About The Bar...

Yes, if I were king, I would not allow people to go about burning the American flag. However, we have a First Amendment, which says that the right of...

How Many Scalps Do You Have?: Attorney asks Cardi B about her hair in between assault allegations. Biglaw Firm Sues Former Partner For Over $1.5M: Fair game or airing...

* Chicago prepares for potential troop deployment. Chicagoans might want to familiarize themselves with how grand juries work before the Italian Beefs start flying. * Trump can bring...

They Can’t Even Prosecute A Sandwich!: Grand jurors weren’t too keen on imprisoning a man for throwing lunch. Employees Get Work Off Because Your Favorite English And Gym Teachers...

* Parents sue OpenAI after chatbot encouraged son in his suicide efforts. * Wisconsin judge charged with obstructing an ICE arrest by barring officers from courtroom not entitled...

Former Biglaw Associate Detained By Cops, FBI: He recently asked for Trump’s help with a workplace racial discrimination dispute. Federal Judge Says Even High Schoolers Would Know Police Can’t...

* After Supreme Court conservatives invented a whole new legal standard to prevent Trump from firing Federal Reserve governors, Trump claims — without much support — to have fired...

Never Too Young For Aggressive Negotiations: Quinn Emanuel, Kirkland and Young Conaway play dirty. They’ve Arrested Abrego Garcia Again: He just got back and now they’re trying to send...

King & Spalding Wants Associates To Account for 2,400 Hours: You only need 1,950 billable hours so, um that’s a lot of busy work. All Biglaw Practice Groups Are...

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One of the strangest things about appointing Elon Musk as the head of government spending efficiency is that he’s largely known for easily preventable and repeated company value loss....

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Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to the latest Vault ranking, which Biglaw firm took the top spot for best Summer Associate...

“Special” Bonuses Lose Their Spark The Longer You Wait: Where is the money?! Don’t Be Afraid To Ask For Salary Increase: A very timely article. Now Trump Cares About...

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Paul Weiss & Kirkland Are Working To Stay On Trump’s Good Side: Commerce work is on the more neutral end of what they could be doing. Where Are The...

New York Law School graduate Chester Carlson chose to focus on patent work after spending time working as a research engineer with Bell Labs. His experience in law school...

Martin Is Begging Tish James To Resign: He also pleaded with her to not release the letter to the public. So much for that. Slain Judge Alledged To Be...

Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! Which justice wrote the most dissents (10) in the 2024-25 Supreme Court Term? Hint: Contrast this with...

Four Days For Some: DLA Piper’s corporate associates will have to spend an extra day at the office. Make America Great No More?: Former MAGA attorney Roger Alford goes...

Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to Supreme Court data collected by Jake S. Truscott and Adam Feldman, which justice was part...

Do Your Time Or Do A Fine: Biglaw firms are penalizing attorneys for not showing face. Trump’s D.C. Police Takeover Has Failed: For now, at least. Did Your Firm...

I recently wrote a piece bemoaning the lack of critical thinking skills among younger lawyers in the age of GenAI and wondering how the profession can hope to train...

One If By Land, Two If By Subway: DOJ fires lawyer who tossed sandwich at federal officer and this administration WILL NOT STAND for sandwiches thrown at law enforcmenet....

The legal industry had an “unexpectedly prosperous” second quarter, as an uptick in countercyclical practices like litigation offset a slowdown in M&A demand — and smaller firms gained ground...

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Staff Layoffs And Retention Bonuses: Pick a struggle, Willkie. Washington D.C. Pushes Back Against Militarizing The Police Force: Remember when Republicans were the small government party? What Happens To...

(Photo by JIM WATSON and SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images) Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to data tracked by Leopard Solutions,...

Alleged D.C. Sandwich Thrower Arrested: No Happy Meals where he’s going. Hunter Biden Responds To Threat Of Billion-Dollar Suit: Short, sweet, and to the point. These Are The Client...

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Republicans Have Been Gunning For Obergefell For Years Now: Will SCOTUS finally shoot it down? Looking For A List Of The Most Elite Firms?: We saved you some of...

Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to a new survey of jury-eligible adults by Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, what percentage of potential...

This Law Firm Just Announced Bonuses: Is it yours? Read and find out! The ABA Strikes Back Against The Trump Administration: Strong words coming from the ABA. UChicago Plans...

Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to the most recent Vault ranking, which firm got the top spot on the ranking of...

Morris Manning Plans To Merge With Taft: The new firm’s gross revenue will be worth nearly a billion! Things Seem Quiet. Too Quiet: The second quarter looks a little...

Check Out Milbank’s Bonuses!: Maybe the good PR will overshadow their bending backward for Trump! Lessons To Learn From The Bar Exam: Read to learn what the bar can...

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A Vital Part Of The Constitution Was Just Deleted From The Congress Website: Very convenient! Surely isn’t a cause for worry! All’s Fair In Love And Laterals: Biglaw firm...

Time is money—especially for law firms. Whether you’re a solo practitioner or part of a larger firm, keeping detailed records of how you spend your day ensures that you’re...

Paul Bryant’s Accusations Were Carried To LinkedIn: Yes, Donald Trump is involved somehow. No Problem With Punching Up: Pam Bondi doesn’t take too kindly to Chief Justice Roberts. Welcome...

There’s something I’ve been seeing a lot lately, and it’s too important to ignore. Too many lawyers are out there networking, attending conferences, speaking, and generally hustling, but still...

They’d Have Gotten Away With It Too, If Not For Those Pesky Eye Witnesses: Their media response looks more like covering their asses than accountability. Trump Launches Jack Smith...

Jack Smith (Photo by Tom Brenner for The Washington Post via Getty Images) The over-the-top bullying of the Trump II reign continues. Over the weekend it was revealed the...

Student loan debt is one of the worst souvenirs a law school graduate can take on as a reminder of their alma mater. Without taking six figures in loans,...

This week, Corporate Counsel released its 2025 General Counsel Compensation Report, featuring pay for legal chiefs at Fortune 1000 companies. The tech sector dominates the upper portion of the...

As a first-year Biglaw associate, the shop at which I worked had a generous vacation policy. They gave all attorneys four weeks of paid vacation each year, and when an...

Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Trivia Question of the Day! According to the National Association for Law Placement (NALP), what was the employment rate and national median...

There’s A Survey Of The Law Schools With The Best Teachers: Does your school make the top? It might surprise you! Next, Locking Up The Homeless: Should have seen...

If you’re considering applying to law school, you obviously want to attend the best one you’re able to get into, but another one of the things you may want...

NY Bar Taker Suffers Apparent Heart Attack During Bar Exam: The surrounding test takers were expected to continue on as if nothing out of the ordinary happened. Is This...

When it comes to law firm compensation, all it takes is one firm to start a movement. From salary increases to year-end bonuses, firms large and small tend to...

This Boutique Firm Is Kicking Off Summer Bonuses?: Has your firm? Why not?! Suing Coldplay For Defamation Is The Last Thing The Former Astronomer CEO Should Do: Hey, what’s...

The bar exam is stressful enough before throwing in a natural disaster. Yet that’s the reality in Hawai’i, where examinees were evacuated from the test in light of a...

Which Law Schools Offer The Best Classroom Experience?: Read this list to find out! Gotta Know Which Battles To Fight: This partner would have been better off not fighting...

…and that’s when I applied the wrong culpability standard! Everyone loves a good bar exam horror story. This week, tens of thousands of people will sit for the July...

See How Your Memory Compares To The Truth: These law schools are the hardest to currently get into. Pay The Costs To Fight The “Boss”: Milbank is billing lower...

How can you measure a law school’s worth, aside from the employment statistics of its graduates? Another telling sign of its success may be its selectivity. The latest Princeton...

Ranking For The Sake Of Ranking: The Princeton Review found a plethora of ways to rank law schools other than the straightforward ones. King & Spalding Upping The Pressure:...

Since lawyers usually cannot handle all of the matters that cross their desks, attorney referrals are a huge part of the legal industry.  Oftentimes, referrals are good for both...

Librarians don’t come across as folks who storm the Bastille. But when the 118th annual meeting of the American Association of Law Libraries met in Portland this week under...

Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to the 2025 Legal Risk Index Report by Embroker, what percentage of legal professionals say inflation...

Waiting Is The Hardest Part: A&O Shearman incoming associates won’t start job until January 2026. I’m Not Even Sure What Law School Quality Of Life Even Means: But some...

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Wonder Which Law Schools Have The Strongest Political Skew?: Make your guesses then read this list! $200M Is A Little Too Late: Trump’s legal “wins” are getting overshadowed by...

* Ninth Circuit able to read the plain text of the 14th Amendment, which is news in 2025. * Trump administration trying to do the opposite of that...

Some Well-Meaning Advice For The Biglaw Biter: There are some personality quirks you leave at the office door. It Isn’t Enough To Go The 2100+ Hour Distance: King &...

* Pam Bondi fires Alina Habba’s replacement from her First Assistant job apparently because she doesn’t understand that her appointment has nothing to do with being First Assistant. Crackerjack...

Davis Polk Associate Fired For Posting His Private Opinions In His Spare Time: Should the response be “Good on him” or “That’s what you get!”? Trump Wants To Say...

* DOJ trying to unseal Epstein grand jury records knowing those won’t add anything but hoping it sounds official enough to get their own followers off their backs. [New...

Latham & Watkins Is Bumping Up Their Clerk Compensation: Check out the new numbers here! Shon Hopwood Convicted In Domestic Violence Case: He could be facing several more years...

* Trump slaps Rupert Murdoch with $10B suit. Or more accurately “SLAPPs.” * Ohio considers dropping requirement that lawyers come from ABA accredited law schools. * Kirkland’s...

In the heat of an argument — whether it’s a tense negotiation or a spirited debate among colleagues — lawyers often feel a reflexive pull to win the point....

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Famed parking garage lawyer Alina Habba spent her tenure as the quasi-U.S. Attorney for New Jersey stoking Epstein file rumors and pushing political prosecutions against Democrats inspecting ICE facilities....

Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! What Disney film features a judge as the primary villain? Hint: Christopher Lloyd played the character and...

This Could Be Some Serious Disruption: A recruiting partner thinks that adopting AI could lessen the need for junior attorneys. Judge Suspended For Donating Money To Presidential Campaigns: May...

* Wall Street Journal found a Trump birthday message for his buddy Jeffrey Epstein. * In response, Bondi will now release a vague assortment of additional Epstein documents....

Biglaw Associate Fired Despite “These Views Are My Own” Disclaimer: Davis Polk won’t even let associates speak their minds on their private time. Secret ICE Agents And Secret Attorneys:...

Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to data collected by the National Law Journal for its NLJ 500 ranking, which firm on...

$125M Cowardice Begets New Law Firm: Guess which firm these founding members came from! Alan Dershowitz’s Much To Do About “Nothing” About Epstein List Leaves Him Worse Off: Is...

Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! Yesterday, the Senate approved the first judicial nominee of Trump’s second term. Which circuit will be welcoming...

Top 100 Firm Hit With Their Second Malpractice Claim This Year: They’re scoring big in a contest you don’t want to win! Hit-And-Run Claims First-Year Associate: Our condolences to...

Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to data collected by Am Law, which Biglaw firm hired the most lateral partners from a...

This Former Legal Secretary’s “I Quit!” Is Still Worth Talking About: If you bring your home life to work, your secretary might tell your spouse you were cheating! Kirkland...

Join me with guests Laurice Rutledge Lambert and Jennifer Whitton, founders of Aligned Health Law. Discover their unique journey from Biglaw to founding a boutique health law firm. Explore...

Summer Associate Really Bit Off More Than She Could Chew: A summer associate decided to make a lasting impression — via bite marks. Multiple chomped colleagues later, she’s learned...

For most legal marketing professionals, the AI era has seen growing budgets, according to a new report by the Legal Marketing Association and Above the Law.  When adjusting for...

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Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to a survey by Am Law, the high end of equity partner contributions at one Am...

You Can Only Bite Your Colleagues So Many Times: Summer associate fired for repeatedly biting her co-workers. Not making this up. A Few Good Blondes: This Legally Blonde x...

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This Time It’s Duane Morris: Which Biglaw firm will be the next to hop on the trend? Never A Bad Time To Call Out Stupidity: Marc Randazza wrote a...

Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! In what movie does James Stewart play defense attorney Paul Biegler? Hint: The book the screenplay was...

severance pay Is there a severance pay calculator Ontario for part-time workers? This is a common question among part-time employees who find themselves laid off or terminated and want...

Biglaw Firm Adopts Four-Day, In-Person Mandate: At least you get to stay home on Fridays! Not Saying You Did Anything Wrong, But It Does Look Weird: A foreign fund...

Flash Flood Hits Camp Mystic: We send our condolences to the impacted families. Meryl Governski Joins Boutique Firm: Who will be the next big name to leave Willkie? Will...

Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to Above the Law’s 2025 Biglaw Intimidation Survey, what percentage of respondents said Biglaw firms signing...

Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to data collected by Bloomberg Law, what was the combined global M&A deal value for the...

Doonesbury Can’t Take Biglaw Serious: Wait until you hear their solution to the Pro Bono Payola problem! About That Epstein List Disappearing Act: Pam Bondi and the DOJ just...

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AI Makes Up Cases, Court Says ‘Sure, Why Not’: Judge signed off on party’s proposed order. Apparently didn’t bother to check the made up cases. Textualism/Originalism May Be Bankrupt,...

When I first started my own law practice over six years ago, several attorneys were instrumental in helping me launch my law firm. Some lawyers gave me valuable advice in...

One of the many secrets (or maybe not-so secret depending upon whom you talk to) is the issue of enforcing judgments — not winning them but collecting on them...

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Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to data collected by Jake S. Truscott and Adam Feldman, in the October 2024 term, which...

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Former Supreme Court Justice Pretends Sham Legal Theory Is Used In Good Faith: You can advocate for pragmatism without pretending originalism is a real thing. Biglaw Firm Celebrates With...

Another Firm Adopts The Four-Day, In-Office Model: Enjoy three days while you can. A&O Shearman is changing it come September. The “Big Beautiful Bill” Could Leave An Ugly Mark...

With the rapid development of Gen AI and AI tools, there is also the ongoing hand-wringing over what these tools may mean for lawyers. Often, the consternation isn’t about...

Trial Court Judge Ruled On AI-Hallucinated Law: Was only a matter of time. He Doesn’t Know When To Quit: The DOJ appeals order that went in Perkin Coie’s favor....

It’s no secret that lawyers who juggle too many documents face problems with inefficiency and increased risk of making mistakes. So why are so many lawyers still bogged down...

60-Lawyer Exodus Starts Merger Talk: Move ’em while you still can! Contempt Of Public: Chief Justice Roberts really doesn’t like you people. Let us count the ways. 4th Time’s...

Harvard has been fighting against the Trump administration on multiple fronts. Not only has the government frozen billions of dollars in funding that could have gone to the school,...

Just Because You Lost The Battle, It Doesn’t Mean You’ve Lost The War: Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s dissent shows there is a way forward. Perkins Coie Makes Some Big Staffing...

Most lawyers can attest that being an attorney is a stressful occupation due to the conflict and human drama that lawyers experience daily. In addition, many lawyers work long hours,...

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Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! When was the first universal injunction issued in the United States? Hint: Nationwide injunctions became a conservative...

Accurate News Coverage Of Unilateral Iran Strike Angers Trump: He wants the Press to apologize. First Amendment, who? So Long And Thanks For All The National Injunctions: Major blow...

Although there’s been some movement near the top of the latest ATL law school rankings, a few institutions have been consistent leaders over the past decade. Three schools have...

Milbank Fights Back Against Trump Order: Better late than never! Emil Bove III Speaks At Judicial Confirmation: He doesn’t have the strongest memory. Florida Law School Dean Misses The...

Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to data from the US Marshals Service, how many threats have been logged against federal judges...

Federal Judge Takes Court Room Littering Seriously: Bet they won’t treat the table underside as a gum receptacle again. Make Work-Life Balance A Little Easier!: Vault ran the numbers...

Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to data collected by American Lawyer, which Biglaw firm has the largest equity partner pay ratio...

Biglaw Partner Thought He Was Running The Continental From John Wick: In fairness, Biglaw would be a lot more interesting if they replaced all the associates with “assassins.” Don’t...

Last week, the Puerto Rico Supreme Court came out with a much more realistic and impactful definition of a lawyer’s technological competence obligations than that promulgated by some 40...

Trump-Fighting Firm Lays Off Staff: Best of luck to the former Perkins Coie staffers. Using AI Has Its Consequences: Life in prison may be a little much! Former Skadden...

It’s been almost three months since Skadden took the coward’s way out and inked a deal with the Trump administration promising $100 million in pro bono payola — earmarked...

Neil Gorsuch Tries To Get Cute With The Majority Opinion: It doesn’t end well for him. Embarrassing Courtroom Moment Caught On Camera: Maybe this is the real reason the...

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Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to the most recent Vault ranking. which Biglaw firm is ranked #1 for associate/partner relations? Hint:...

Attorney Calls Judge “Honey” During Oral Argument: At least he immediately caught himself! Ketanji Reads Gorsuch’s Textualism Argument For Filth: She’s not pulling any punches! FASORP Takes Michigan Law...

There are multiple ways to earn a slot in University of Michigan Law Review. Grading-on is the dream, but law students that fall on other points of the curve...

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The Majority Of The Supreme Court Gave The Okay To Discriminate Against Trans Children: That said, Alito’s concurrence really goes the extra mile. Want To Know The Best Law...

Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. This case presents an easy question: whether SB1’s ban on certain medications, applicable only if used in a...

Your Firm Needs To Step Up Their Pitches: Less time assembling proposals, more time improving how you propose. Bribery?! In This Economy?!: American bribery gets a blessing. Bribing to...

Paul Weiss Says Everything Is Okay: If you squint past the horrible PR and the firm hemorrhaging partners, it’s a plausible narrative! Threatening Like A Lawyer: Merely wishing great...

Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. It’s a mistake by ignorant conservatives and wishful liberals to believe she’s moderating. She’s exactly the person I...

AirBnBivouac: Trump sent troops to L.A. with no plan to house them and everyone dusted off their pocket Constitutions. Florida Secedes… Again: State supreme court orders state bar to...

Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to data collected by the National Law Journal, which Biglaw firm saw the largest percentage decrease...

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The Skadden Fellowships have been a pretty big deal for the last 37 years. Fellows have done a lot of good over the years, improving legal services for the...

To Cooley, That Is!: They are leaving in favor of a firm with a backbone. Skadden De-Fangs Their Distinguished Fellows Program To Keep Trump Happy: How will they reconcile...

(Photo by Brendan McDermid-Pool/Getty Images) This morning a totally normal thing happened in the Second Circuit when the judges brushed off a request for en banc review by a...

Senator Padilla Arrested For Doing His Job: “Agents” tried to stop recordings of the arrest, citing “FBI rights.” California Widens Door On Who Can Practice Law: Just get rid...

Kimberly Terrell resigned from her role as director of community engagement at Tulane’s Environmental Law Clinic after law school administrators slapped a gag order on the clinic doing any...

Kirkland Boots Their DEI Staff: Surprise surprise, everyone. If It Looks Like An Arrest And Smells Like An Arrest: Call it something else! Then the Marines can do whatever...

It is one vainglorious outrage after another in this White House. If you write about some dumbfounding scandal in the morning, another is fairly likely to arise by the...

How Much Longer Will The National Guard Sleep On The Floor?: And will hotels have to rely on the Third Amendment? Business Insider Draws Attention On Bob Giuffra: We...

With the push to bring attorneys back to the office more often in the wake of the pandemic, some law firms are making an effort to turn the office...

Times Are Changing At Debevoise: If there’s a partner on your case, make sure to clarify which kind they are. Paul Weiss Is Bleeding Talent Over Kneeling To Trump:...

While practicing lawyers embrace generative AI as a quicker and more efficient avenue to sanctions, law professors have mostly avoided AI headlines. This isn’t necessarily surprising. Lawyers only get...

How are legal professionals and law firm managers adapting to rapid advances in artificial intelligence? Justin Cary of Drummond Woodsum in Portland, Maine, joined host Jared Correia in this...

Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Trivia Question of the Day! According to data from the 2025 NLJ 500, which five U.S. cities have the most lawyers, and...

Law firms across the country are investing heavily in digital marketing. They’re running SEO campaigns, producing video content, launching PPC ads, and posting on every social media platform imaginable....

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Yakub Hazzard (courtesy photo) In today’s legal market, where law firms continue to show an ever-increasing interest in strategic growth through mergers, we wondered how a firm could craft...