Am Law 100 Firm’s Founder Retires Early, Leaving Biglaw Behind
He took two family member employees with him upon his exit from the firm.
Arrest Made In Fatal Shooting Of Biglaw Associate
The late associate's law firm referred to him as 'a hero among us.'
The Fifth-Year Dilemma: Do I Stay Or Do I Go (In-House)?
How to make the right decision, and why there might be another way to shape a fulfilling legal career on your own terms.
Biglaw Partner Says Judge Assaulted Him When They Were Both Associates — Now He Wants The Judge To Recuse Himself
The judge denies there was a physical assault.
Biglaw Associate Shot, Killed After Attempting To Help Angry McDonald’s Customer
The man who killed the attorney is still at large, and police are searching for him.
Biglaw Associate Who Cheated His Way To Six Figures Allowed To Practice In 3 States
Who cares about honor code violations when you could be making moneyyy
Scandalous Lewis Brisbois Breakaway Firm Will Close Its Doors After Last Defectors Flee
The firm has officially flopped, all thanks to its former leaders' offensive emails.
Why Better Financial Acumen is the Key to Law Firm Success in 2025
From training to technology, uncover the essential steps to futureproof your law firm in a competitive market.
Morning Docket: 08.11.23
* Supreme Court steps in to block opioid settlement that would've immunized the Sacklers. Looks like someone needs to start buying some luxury vacations for Clarence! [CNN] * FEC looking into campaign deepfakes. Not to offer Donald Trump free advice, but he might want to embrace AI and argue that all those election calls were just malicious AI phonies. [Bloomberg Law News] * Law firm closing up shop after nearly a century in business. [Law.com] * Ed Blum is taking his effort to stamp out diversity from the classroom to the boardroom, going after a venture capital firm that invests in Black-owned businesses. [Reuters] * University of California drawing back from Lewis Brisbois over the email scandal. Though those guys aren't there anymore so this is more of a "how did you let this happen?" penalty. [Law360] * Caltech and Apple have settled lawsuit over Wifi. With that kind of money, maybe they can join the Big Ten too. [9to5Mac] * Is an LLM worth putting off a Biglaw job? [LegalCheek]
GC Writes The Legal Equivalent Of Maximum Side-Eye In Response To Latest Lawyer For Coach Bob Huggins
Bob Huggins is trying to pull a George Costanza and the GC isn't having it.
LA County Fires Lewis Brisbois Over Racist Emails… From Lawyers Who Left The Firm… That The Firm Disclosed To The Public
Query: Should the client punish the lawyers' prior firm for this?
‘Maximum Damage’: Law Firm Partners Learn The Hard Way Never To Put Offensive Things In Writing
It's impossible not to look at this law firm train wreck.
Gen AI: Your Legal Research Assistant, Not Your Replacement
Here's how you can spend more time practicing law, and less time sorting, sifting, and summarizing.
Barber Ranen Leaders Resign From Their Own Firm After Racist, Sexist, Antisemitic Emails Are Leaked
The rise and incredibly quick fall of a law firm thanks to its leaders’ inappropriate emails.
Leaders Of Barber Ranen Exchanged Racist, Sexist, Antisemitic Emails For Years
These emails are incredibly inappropriate. Read at your own risk.
Morning Docket: 05.22.23
* Allen & Overy finally finds its American match, announcing a deal with Shearman & Sterling. The new firm will be called "A&O Shearman"... for a couple of months before we just call it "Allen & Overy." [Law360] * Biden seems unwilling to invoke the Fourteenth Amendment to avoid a government shutdown, though it's not clear why since there wouldn't be any injured plaintiff. [Reuters] * Not that having a viable legal theory matters much to this Supreme Court. So why does the media bend over backward to frame opinions through a legal lens? In fairness, Above the Law more or less stopped trying to do that years ago. [Slate] * A former Lewis Brisbois COO alleged financial shenanigans back in 2019. Not saying these rumors contributed to over 100 lawyers bailed, but they can't have helped. [American Lawyer] * Meta, the artist formerly known as Facebook and likely subsequently to be known as Facebook, receives 1.3 billion Euro fine for GDPR data privacy violations. [The Verge] * Ty Cobb thinks Trump will end up in jail over classified documents. So don't expect Cobb to be rejoining the legal team. [Newsweek] * January 6 probe triggers secretive hearing involving WilmerHale -- likely over social media data. [Politico]
Biglaw Firm Appoints New Managing Partner In The Wake Of Mass Defection Of Attorneys
He is the first person to serve in this role since 2020.
How Have We Not Yet Hit The Bottom Of The Clarence Thomas Scandal?
When you list all of the revelations of the past month, it's impressive.