Kathryn Ruemmler To Give House Testimony After ‘Uncle Jeffrey’ Emails Spark Firestorm
Kathryn Ruemmler isn't done being dragged for her connection with Jeffrey Epstein.
AI Takes The Blame, Epstein Takes The Careers
And law students finally get some good news.
The New Way Litigators Handle Depositions Applies AI Every Step Of The Way
Depositions by Filevine help with scheduling, tracking goals, and trial prep.
Epstein’s Shadow Costs Goldman Sachs Its General Counsel
The Epstein reckoning spreads.
OK, We Need To Talk About What These Kathryn Ruemmler/Jeffrey Epstein Emails Really Mean
Ruemmler's nothing-to-see-here Epstein defense is not actually helping.
Top Goldman Attorney ‘Joked’ About Trading Russians For Money With Jeffrey Epstein
This is deeply disturbing.
Jeffrey Epstein: Biglaw Career Counselor?
Epstein took a pointed interest in the career of Kathryn Ruemmler.
Most Law Firms’ AI Strategies Have a Big Blind Spot. Here’s How One Am Law 200 Firm is Solving It.
Most law firms, big and small, that have adopted AI are making the same mistake: they bought a tool for their lawyers and called it a strategy.
Goldman’s Top Lawyer In The Spotlight Thanks To Epstein Ties
Old associations are resurfacing, raising uncomfortable questions for Wall Street's most powerful bank.
The Former Biglaw Partner In Jeffrey Epstein’s Private Calendar
She now says 'I regret ever knowing Jeffrey Epstein.'
Robert Mueller Preps To Go Toe-To-Toe With The President On Pardons
Robert Mueller won't back down from this fight.
In Further Defense Of Jonathan Dach, The Yale Law Grad Dragged Into A Sex Scandal
A prominent accuser of Jonny Dach turns out to have a prostitution problem of his own.
Legal Is Changing. And NeoSummit Is Where The Future Is Being Built.
Legal and operational leaders are gathering May 6–7 in Fort Lauderdale to confront the questions the industry hasn't answered—with a keynote from Amanda Knox setting the tone.
Morning Docket: 10.27.14
* “I think we have to be concerned that almost all of us are from two law schools.” Justice Clarence Thomas thinks that the Supreme Court bench ought to be more diverse. [New York Times] * The DoJ expanded its recognition of gay marriage by adding six states to its roster of those newly entitled to federal benefits — now more than half the country. Yay! [Bloomberg] * Former White House Counsel Kathryn Ruemmler has withdrawn from consideration as a nominee for Eric Holder’s job as AG. She and her shoe collection will remain at Latham. [WSJ Law Blog] * [I]t’s profound that we have not made much progress on that front in the legal profession.” There’s still an income gap between men and women in the law, and it gets worse over time. :( [National Law Journal] * Come sail away, come sail away, come parasail away with me. This former Biglaw associate found that life slaving away at a law firm wasn’t her paradise, so she decided to move to the beach. [Am Law Daily]
Who Will — And Who Should — Replace Eric Holder As Attorney General?
Who are some of the legal luminaries being suggested as possible AG picks?
Musical Chairs: Some Notable D.C. Partner Moves
A top government lawyer returns to private practice, a top Biglaw partner returns to government, and a firm holds some departing partners prisoner.
Prosecutors Run Amok: An Interview With Sidney Powell, Author Of Licensed To Lie
What can be done to address the growing problem of prosecutorial misconduct?
Morning Docket: 05.01.14
* Boies Schiller announced it will be working with Hausfeld LLP for the limited purpose of creating a new practice group that will allow the firms to co-represent professional athletes. (Sorry, college athletes, you don’t count yet.) [Bloomberg] * It’s highly likely that departing White House counsel Kathryn Ruemmler will return to her former stomping grounds at Latham & Watkins. Imagine how many pairs of shoes she’ll be able to buy with her Biglaw money. [Washington Post] * Governor Andrew Cuomo is so desperate to keep the Buffalo Bills in Western New York that he recently inked a $350K deal with Foley & Lardner to convince the team’s future owners to stay put. [Buffalo News] * The Above the Law Top 50 Law School Rankings are virtually ungameable, but Kyle McEntee of Law School Transparency proposes a novel way deans can try: by lowering tuition. GASP! [Law.com (reg. req.)] * Marc Randazza, one of the preeminent lawyers on First Amendment rights (who happens to represent us from time to time), thinks what happened to Don Sterling was “morally wrong.” Interesting theory. [CNN]