Polsinelli

Biglaw Partner Accused Of Improperly Rifling Through Client Files To Get Advantage In Divorce Case

The partner denies the allegations.

Biglaw Partner Gets Real About Mentorship

A good mentor can make all the difference in your career.

Biglaw Firm Fires Back After Discrimination Lawsuit

The firm denies the allegations of their former partner.

It Was Only A Matter Of Time Before We Had To Talk About This Again

This week we chat about the First Amendment, sexual harassment, and, yet again, Blackface in the legal community.

Former Biglaw Partner Barred From Courthouse, Faces Discipline

There are some wild filings in the case.

Biglaw Partner Accuses Firm Of ‘Callous Gaslighting’ In $20 Million Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

The complaint alleges the firm protects harassers at the expense of victims.

Am Law 100 Firm Announces Raises To $170K-$200K, Depending On Market

An early peek at how salary changes will play out across the country.

Biglaw Partner Files Lawsuit Alleging Firm’s Commitment To Diversity Is ‘Mere Pretense’

Explosive new lawsuit alleges Biglaw firm's diversity efforts are 'farcical'

The Upswing In Biglaw Partner Departures

Which firms have had the most partners leave this year?

Yes, There Is (Professional) Life After Biglaw

What it's like opening up a firm (in the middle of a pandemic).

Morning Docket: 11.05.18

* On Friday, Judge Eleanor L. Ross (N.D. Ga.) decided that Georgia's "exact match" voting law was too restrictive, issuing a preliminary injunction against the law just days before the midterm election and ruling that the state must allow those who were flagged by the law -- "individuals who are predominantly minorities" -- to prove their citizenship and identity more easily. Strike one against Republican gubernatorial candidate and Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp. [Washington Post] * Unwilling to accept his potential fate in the election after having been dealt a blow by Judge Ross, Kemp announced on Saturday that he was investigating the Georgia Democratic Party for allegedly trying to hack the state's voter registration system. Of course, he had little to no evidence to prove these allegations. [New York Times] * Speaking of the midterm election, you NEED TO VOTE tomorrow. No idea where your polling place is? Not an excuse. Find out right here. Click the link. [HeadCount] * "[O]ut of an abundance of caution due to security concerns," Justice Brett Kavanaugh will skip the walking down the Supreme Court's front steps with the chief justice following his formal investiture ceremony. Every other new justice has done so since 1975 when John Paul Stevens started the tradition. [Big Law Business] * James Polsinelli, name partner and founder of Am Law 100 firm Polsinelli, will be retiring from the firm on January 31, 2019. What will he do after he steps away from Biglaw? "I've got a golf game I’ve neglected for a long time, so I’ll see how much of it I can resurrect," he said. Congratulations on wonderful career! [American Lawyer] * "I get to be a part of history": Denia Perez, a DACA recipient, is the first Dreamer to be admitted to the Connecticut bar. The Quinnipiac Law graduate worked hard to change bar rules so that people like her with U.S. work authorization would be able to practice law in the state. She plans to practice immigration law. [NECN]

Biglaw Firm Being Investigated By F.B.I. Over Lobbying Contract

According to sources, federal investigators at looking at travel expenses.

Partner Who Brought Biglaw Discrimination Suit Moves Firms

With the ink on her settlement not yet fully dry, Connie Bertram is moving on.

Biglaw Leaders Denounce Trump’s Repulsive Rhetoric On Charlottesville

What has your firm done to speak out against hate?

Price Will Defer To Physicians, Says Ex-AMA Lobbyist Who’s Known Him Since ’94

Tom Price knows the intricacies of the healthcare industry and he is deferential to the role of physicians.