Rod Rosenstein
* What’s the over–under on how long acting FBI director Andrew McCabe will keep his current post? [New York Times]
* And Democratic senators want answers — lots of answers — from deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein. [Washington Post]
Stand With Survivors: Legal Tools To Make A Real Difference This DVAM
Enhance your legal skills to advocate for survivors of intimate partner violence.
* Following up on our list of top law schools with great employment outcomes, here’s a broader look at the latest ABA employment data. [ABA Journal]
* And following up on our recent round-ups of possible judicial nominees in the Trump administration, here’s a name for one of the open Third Circuit seats in Pennsylvania. [CA3 blog via How Appealing]
* A lawsuit claims that a Biglaw behemoth is trying to invalidate the same patents it prosecuted — not a good look. [Daily Business Review]
Pursuing The Pro Bono Story: A Conversation With Alicia Aiken
This Pro Bono Week, get inspired to give back with PLI’s Pursuing Justice: The Pro Bono Files, a one-of-a-kind podcast hosted by Alicia Aiken.
* Former Biglaw chair J. Stephen Poor ruminates on the riches of this year’s top Am Law 100 firms. [Big Law Business]
* Robert Post looks back over his eight years as dean of Yale Law School. [Law.com]
David Lat is the founder and managing editor of Above the Law and the author of Supreme Ambitions: A Novel. He previously worked as a federal prosecutor in Newark, New Jersey; a litigation associate at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz; and a law clerk to Judge Diarmuid F. O’Scannlain of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. You can connect with David on Twitter (@DavidLat), LinkedIn, and Facebook, and you can reach him by email at [email protected].