Am Law 100 Firm Cuts Salaries, Offers Unpaid Leave, Cancels Summer Program With No Pay, No Guarantee Of Employment
And there may have been layoffs, too. Yikes!
Biglaw Firm Battling A Gender Discrimination Lawsuit Will Have To Fight On A New Front
The complaint alleges the managing partner said, 'we’re not real good at practicing what we preach.'
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Morning Docket: 10.05.18
* Don McGahn may be leaving the Trump administration, but he still wants his Supreme Court nominee to be confirmed. Sources say it was the outgoing White House counsel who advised Judge Brett Kavanaugh to "show his emotions and true feelings" during his Senate hearing. [Wall Street Journal] * And it was Judge Kavanaugh's "emotions and true feelings" which led him to write an apology piece of sorts, where he admitted that he "might have been too emotional at times." Not to worry, because we can still "count on [him]" if he's confirmed since he's an "independent, impartial judge." [Wall Street Journal] * Meanwhile, a procedural vote to limit debate on Kavanaugh's nomination will be held today at 10:30 a.m., which will set the stage for a confirmation vote to be held. The final vote may have to be rescheduled to get a majority, however, because one Republican senator will be at his daughter's wedding. [CBS News] * Dawn Knepper, the former Ogletree partner who is suing the firm in a $300M gender bias suit, is speaking out about what motivated her to sue the firm in the first place, and whether she thinks the case will affect her legal career. [American Lawyer] * "It’s absolutely shocking." According to a new study conducted by two law professors and an economist, plunging law school enrollment between 2010 and 2016 caused schools to lose about $1.5 billion in tuition each year. Yikes... [Law.com]
Morning Docket: 08.01.18
* President Donald Trump may be putting an "indelible conservative stamp" on the judiciary, but really, it's Senator Mitch McConnell who's been responsible for pushing these controversial candidates through just because "it’s the longest-term sort of impact we can have on the future of the country." [New York Times] * MAGA hat in the streets, reaonable human being in the sheets? Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh has privately told senators that he thinks Robert Mueller's appointment as special counsel in the Russia probe is "appropriate." [CNN] * The ABA is planning to disband its law school accreditation and standards review committees to save some money. Don't worry, all of those duties will be assumed by the Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar. [Law.com] * "Why am I still here?" Women are heading for the exits at Ogletree Deakins in the wake of the $300M gender bias suit that was filed against the firm. FWIW, Ogletree was just named as one of the 60 best law firms for women. [American Lawyer] * Getting out while the getting is good: Don LeDuc, Cooley Law's longtime president and dean, will be retiring soon. He's being replaced on an interim basis by former Michigan Circuit Court Judge Jeffrey Martlew. [Lansing State Journal]
Morning Docket: 06.08.18
* Trump wanted to put Jeanine Pirro on the Supreme Court, which sounds stupid but then you read Neil Gorsuch's writing and wonder, "could it be any worse?" [NY Mag] * Casey Anthony's old lawyer heading to jail for 15 years. Apparently trying to smuggle $13 million in cocaine is frowned upon. [US News] * Stores putting up "No Gays Allowed" signs as Anthony Kennedy's legacy withers. [The Hill] * Since the GOP legislature couldn't muster the votes to kill the Affordable Care Act, the Trump administration is just not going to defend it against frivolous lawsuits. That sounds about right. [CNN] * Speaking of "things the Trump administration isn't going to do anymore," the EPA isn't going to deal with asbestos anymore because Trump thinks it's a mob-led conspiracy. [Newsweek] * Here comes the bipartisan legal weed law. Let's see what Fox & Friends tells Trump to do about it. [Forbes] * Ogletree opens up in Portland, Maine... and brings an Above the Law columnist with them. [American Lawyer] * France is trying to ban fake news. [Time]
More Partners Join $300 Million Biglaw Gender Discrimination Lawsuit
Three more former partners at Ogletree allege unequal pay at the firm.
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Morning Docket: 03.23.18
* Baker Hostetler has a new chair. By that we mean a new leader, not new furniture. [American Lawyer] * Now that they've settled, Chadbourne is a big fan of Kerrie Campbell. [New York Law Journal] * Cox witness thinks AT&T merger would be "horribly ugly." Well at least it's an unbiased source. [National Law Journal] * Ogletree Deakins slapped with punitives in malpractice trial. I've said it before... someone over there needs to figure out labor law. [Daily Report Online] * Some people don't pass the bar. [Inside Higher Ed] * GE signed a multiyear contract with UnitedLex. A conversation with William Deckelman, general counsel of DXC Technology. [Corporate Counsel]
Morning Docket: 02.22.18
* Only 23 percent of law school grads think their education was worth the cost. That number seems high. [CNBC] * Apparently, judges can't use their office to trade leniency for nude photos. You learn something new every day. [Courthouse News Service] * Professor Epps patiently explains how bad Clarence Thomas is at basic constitutional law. [The Atlantic] * Ogletree slapped with a sexual harassment suit on the heels of a big gender discrimination suit. Somebody over there really needs to learn labor law. [The Recorder] * Just as a recap: Protecting minority voting rights -- not a priority for the DOJ. Challenging a settlement to give people $2 wine coupons -- absolutely a priority for the DOJ. [National Law Journal] * Summer programs are shrinking again, so go ahead and start panicking. [American Lawyer] * Boies is leading a coalition challenging the "winner-take-all" electoral system -- but not the Electoral College itself -- as an affront to "one person, one vote." Because when I think about improving fairness, it's turning over the task of choosing Electors to gerrymandered maps. [Bloomberg] * School superintendent about to get a crash course on basic constitutional law. [Washington Post]
Am Law 100 Firm Hit With $300 Million Gender Discrimination Lawsuit
The complaint alleges women shareholders make ~$110,000 less than their male counterparts.
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Morning Docket: 01.16.17
* Ogletree slapped with $300 million gender discrimination suit. You'd have thought a labor and employment firm could have avoided this. [The Recorder] * Texas Supreme Court Justice Jeffrey Brown doesn't boast a Twitter presence. [UPDATE: He does... but the point is it's more conventional than the car's] But his Toyota Camry has its own Twitter handle. Hmm. I guess he doesn't buy American. [Texas Lawyer] * It's Copyright Week 2018, and EFF wants your help in raising awareness about the abuses going on out there. [EFF] * Law360 names the practice groups of the year. [Law360] * Just how much can Trump transform the Ninth Circuit? [McClatchy] * Supreme Court takes on the Texas gerrymandering dispute. Read into this what you will. [Courthouse News Service] * Republicans calling for pot legalization to fix public services. Just another day in bizarro world. [Newsweek]
Higher Pay For Fewer Summer Associates — But Layoffs May Be Looming
Don't let those cushy paychecks distract you from the underlying news here...
The View From Up North: Am Law 100 Firm Enters The Canadian Market
Which U.S. Biglaw firm recently opened an outpost in the Great White North?
Morning Docket: 08.08.14
* When it comes to all of the same-sex marriage cases that are currently before the Sixth Circuit, the deciding vote could be cast by Judge Jeffrey Sutton, a Republican appointee. [National Law Journal] * Weil Gotshal snagged a partner from right under one of its largest competitor’s noses. Ray Shrock, formerly of Kirkland & Ellis, may someday co-chair Weil’s restructuring group. [WSJ Law Blog] * “I got the reward that most volunteers get — which is I ended up having to read many, many hundreds of pages.” This Ogletree Deakins partner figured out how to undo Obamacare in his spare time, and all he got were these lousy bifocals. [Greenville News] * On-campus interviewing season is almost upon us, so we’re going to give you all of the tips you can stomach. Here are a few more ways that you can hit all of your interviews out of the park. [The Careerist] * Albany Law and the University at Albany are shockingly not already affiliated with each other, but they’re exploring an “operational alliance.” Will that mean fewer faculty buyouts, or…? [Albany Business Review]
Morning Docket: 07.25.14
* “I don’t care if it’s legal, it’s wrong.” President Obama is pointing the finger at companies using cross-border mergers to avoid U.S. taxes, and he wants to put an end to corporate tax inversions. [Bloomberg] * Thomas Christina of Ogletree Deakins is the lawyer behind the recent circuit split on Obamacare’s state versus federal health insurance subsidies. Blame him or praise him, it’s up to you. [WSJ Law Blog] * “I think I missed being in the courtroom more than I missed politics.” John Edwards, acquitted in 2012, is making court appearances again, but this time as a lawyer, not as a defendant. [Am Law Daily] * A lawyer from Georgia hunts alligators in his spare time, and keeps the taxidermied head of one he caught right on his desk. He says it’s “a great conversation piece,” but that’s a pretty nasty paperweight. Eww. [Daily Report via ABA Journal] * In a face-off with Alec Baldwin, a judge asked the actor to apologize. The combative Baldwin said he’d rather pay a fine, but if he can “[b]e a good boy,” his biking charge will be dropped. [New York Daily News]