


Is Shutting Up Part Of The Job? — See Also
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 It To Alito's Face: Expect him to take his executive order strategy all the way to SCOTUS.
The No-Spine Nine Are Putting Their Heads In The Sand: Maybe then Trump will forget he has them on the hook?
The Bar Exam From The Comfort Of Your Own Home?: Moving toward a remote bar means jumping some pretty big hurdles.
Home Sweet Silicon Home: Eversheds Sutherland wants to set up shop in Silicon Valley.

Paying for Law School in 2025: A Straight-Talk Playbook
Juno has consistently secured the best private loan deals for students at the Top MBA programs since 2018—now they’re bringing that same offer to law students, at no cost. Students can check their personalized offers at juno.us/atl This article is for general information only and is not personal financial advice.

Remote And On-Demand Bar Exams Could Be On The Way
As nice as it would be to rush progress, the best practice would be for the NCBE to take their time with this one.

T14 Law School Actually Wants You To Use AI In The Application Process
Quite a change for the school!

More Money, More Law Clerks! — See Also
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 behind bars.
There Goes Another Litigation Partner!: Goodbye A&O Shearman, hello Freshfields!
Take A Hike!: No seriously, Quinn Emanuel hosts great outdoors trips.
Keep It Simple, Stupid Applies To Lawyers Too: Judge chastises lawyer's overly purple apology.

Nothing Beats A Break From Billables Quite Like Hiking
Not sure if they're looking for a theme song, but there's a Kate Bush track that would really vibe with the hiking trips.

Inside The Minds Working At US Midsize Law Firms: 2025 Priorities Revealed
Midsize firms want smarter tech, not more. Our 2025 industry report shows how the right tools—and strategy—can drive growth, efficiency, and better client outcomes.

Is AI Behind These In-House Microsoft Layoffs? — See Also
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 seem silly, but those are the rules!
Time To Say Bye-Bye To Habba?: We will have our answer by next week!
Let Them Work From Home!: Who wants to be in the office in August?

Florida Judge Suspended For Donating To Biden And Harris Campaigns
All in all, not the worst thing judges have done to prove fealty.

So Much For The Disclaimer — See Also
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: The cover of anonymity is getting green lit by judges.
Don't Put Too Much Trust In Antitrust: If the DOJ won't be lax on antitrust, Trump could do it himself!
So Much For Protected IP!: Homeland Security doesn't care about that anymore.
Some Unexpected Bar Exam Advice: Shut the hell up, please and thanks.

What Will Antitrust Look Like Under Trump 2.0?
Short answer: The ‘anti’ might be silent.

There’s A New Firm On The Block! — See Also
$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 no one nearby telling him to shut up?
Florida's Got More Than Sunshine: Check out the state's biggest law firms!
A Case Of Secret Romance Hits The Courtroom: After unsuccessful mediation, all's fair in love and litigation.
Prosecutor's Poor Handling Of Traffic Stop Got Her In Trouble: She plans to retire soon.
On This Week Of Thinking Like A Lawyer: We've got a Biglaw story for you to sink your teeth into!

NY Prosecutor Who Pulled Rank Over A Traffic Stop Gets Reprimanded, Plans To Retire
That's one way to end a career.

Second Time’s The Curse — See Also
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 his friends and family.
Not The Biggest Fan Of John Sarcone III: A panel of judges decided against locking him in to a job he didn't seem to want anyway.
You Stole What From Who?!: Thief steals Beyoncé music in Atlanta during Cowboy Carter tour.
Can't Even Discuss Equitable Relief Anymore!: Constitutional scholar gets hounded on X for being right about the Supreme Court.

Judge Reprimanded After Dismissive Treatment Of DAs
Be better, judge.

Thief Steals Unreleased Beyoncé Music In Atlanta
They better hope the prosecutor isn't a member of the Beyhive.