The View From Up North: The DLA Piper/Davis Merger
Was Davis in financial trouble prior to the announcement of its merger with DLA Piper?
Morning Docket: 03.03.15
* "Taking the bar is like riding a bike. A bike that's on fire." Never before has there been a better way to describe what it's like to take the bar exam. Here's how some recent examinees were able to survive. Miraculously, no one preemptively sent a letter like this. [California Lawyer] * DLA Piper is entering into happily married bliss with Davis, a 260-lawyer firm from the Great White North. An April wedding is planned. The couple is registered with American Lawyer and Vault. Give them a few loads of loonies! [Am Law Daily] * Attorney General Eric Holder took to the op-ed pages to announce the Department of Justice's official take on the constitutionality of marriage equality in America: "Nothing justifies excluding same-sex couples from the institution of marriage." [USA Today] * Speaking of Eric Holder, the attorney general released another official announcement yesterday. Ben Mizer will take over as chief of the Justice Department's Civil Division. (For what it's worth, people are making a huge deal over the fact that he's gay.) [Metro Weekly] * If you've missed a law school application deadline, don't worry, because there are ways you can boost your chances of getting in. Having a pulse is only 98 percent of the battle -- you'll also need a tuition check. [Law Admissions Lowdown / U.S. News & World Report]
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