Above the Law

Catastrophic Breach Of A Law Firm And A County Office

A firm's cybersecurity measures to protect information systems and client data must be regularly reviewed and updated.

Skadden Kowtows Before The Emperor

Paul Weiss's deal with Trump was shocking. But the Skadden deal is actually worse. And is anyone satisfied with Brad Karp or Jeremy London's explanations?

Healthcare Moves: A Monthly Summary Of Hires, Exits, And Layoffs

March has seen a slew of executive hires, exits and layoffs across the healthcare industry. For example, providers like Providence and Geisinger have appointed new C-suite leaders, and companies like Blue Shield of California and Evernorth have undergone CEO exits. There were also layoffs at organizations including HHS, Blue Cross of Idaho and the University of Pennsylvania Health System.

Morning Docket: 04.01.25

* Willkie Farr appears to be the next firm to face the “surrender or fight” choice. [NY Times]

* Am Law 100 firms still mostly keeping their heads down as rule of law crumbles. [American Lawyer]

* Another baby powder bankruptcy shenanigans loss. [Law360]

* Visa holders may still want to avoid crossing the border at this point. [Bloomberg Law News]

* Voting laws can’t be changed by executive order… and yet here we are. [Reuters]

* Congress targets Northwestern over law school clinic work. [Chicago Sun-Times]

Georgetown Law Students Humble Skadden — See Also

Nobody Wants To Work At A Firm With No Bite: Student group tells Skadden to not even bother with recruitment efforts.

The Big Punches Aren’t Coming From Biglaw: Boutique firms are doing the most damage against the administration.

Justice Sotomayor Must Have Seen The News: Her belief that legal norms would be respected isn’t as strong as it used to be.

Skadden Associates Are Fighting Back Against The Firm: They won’t recruit for a firm they don’t believe in.

Human Lawyers, Please And Thanks: Appellant’s AI avatar didn’t entertain the judges.

Not Trying To Be Mean…: But these are some really low MBE score averages.

Kyrsten Sinema Is Heading To Biglaw

The former Democrat turned independent senator is starting a new chapter after not seeking re-election in the last cycle.

Legal Tech To Increase Access To Justice: A Conversation With Eric Voogt

AI tools are reducing the tedium of legal work and enabling lawyers to focus on strategy.

Holding Office Solely To Do As The Party Dictates

If all you're going to do is whatever the party instructs, why do we need you in Congress?

International Lawyers Wary Of Crossing U.S. Borders Due To Trump Immigration Policies

A privacy expert shares his thoughts on how lawyers can protect themselves and their clients.

Skadden Associates Plotting Protest Against Cowardly Firm

Now's not the right time to ask associates to try and convince other people to work for Skadden.

Appellant Sends AI Avatar To Oral Argument… Judges Are NOT Pleased

This is the wrong kind of LL.M.

February Bar Exam MBE Score Sinks To All-Time Record Low — Again

Oh no! Why does this keep happening?

Trump’s Attack On Biglaw Reminds One Congressman Of The Chinese Communist Party

It's... uncanny.

Legal Ethics Roundup: European Treaty To Protect Lawyers, EOs – Jenner/Wilmer/Skadden, Dozen OpEds On Democracy + Ethics, Letters From Deans/Profs/AGs, Bankruptcy Judge Resigns, O’Connor Bday & More

Your tour of all things related to lawyer and judicial ethics, with University of Houston law professor Renee Knake Jefferson.

Justice Sotomayor’s Optimism For The Rule of Law Under Trump Only Lasted A Month

So much can change in 30 days.