Biglaw firms with single partnership tiers are now few and far between, with more big-name firms showing that they’re ready, willing, and able to welcome nonequity partners to their ranks. Cravath was one of the first longtime holdouts to cut bait and create a “salaried partner tier” (i.e., nonequity partners) back in November 2023. That move gave […]
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Share The justices will begin the February session today with oral arguments in Gutierrez v. Saenz. Listen to oral arguments live at 1o a.m. EST. Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Monday morning read: Supreme Court clears the way for a lawsuit […]
* Judiciary tells its people that they are not required to respond to Elon’s “tell me what you did this week or be fired” email, thus saving Justice Thomas the chore of ignoring another required disclosure form. [Bloomberg Law News] * Partner censured after threesome with associate and legal assistant. Or, maybe more accurately, censured […]
Regulator aware of ‘further information’ Jonathan Reynolds MP The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has reopened an investigation into Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds after reports surfaced that he described himself as a “solicitor” despite never qualifying. Reynolds, who is the MP for Stalybridge and Hyde, trained at Addleshaw Goddard in Manchester for all of ten months […]
2029 City firm Simmons & Simmons has announced new targets aimed at improving diversity by socio-economic background within its UK offices. From February 2025, the firm will aim to ensure that by 2029, at least 20% of its partners, managing associates, associates, and trainees/apprentices come from lower socio-economic backgrounds. For business services roles, the target […]
Joanna Hardy-Susskind hosting ten-part series Joanna Hardy-Susskind A top junior barrister is hosting a new show on BBC Radio 4 giving an inside view on the workings of the criminal justice system. Joanna Hardy-Susskind is hosting the ten-part series that runs through the criminal process from the initial allegation, through evidence gathering and charging, pleading, […]
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend Solicitors’ watchdog to investigate Jonathan Reynolds’s legal career claims [Sky News] Slater + Gordon announces major update days after law firm was rocked by shocking email that purportedly spilled company secrets [Mail Online] Commercial lawsuits launched in England’s High Court reach 6-year low […]
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! The Department of Justice has shut down which database established by Joe Biden in 2022, but first proposed by Donald Trump in 2020? Hint: On January 20, 2025, Trump revoked Executive Order 14074, which led to the decommissioning of the database. See the […]
And That’s Just The Kozinski Article!: Try not to cry as we parse through a judge’s really crappy reasoning. Law Schools Are Cutting Diversity From Their Websites: Control the purse, force policy changes. Boo! Eat Less Chikn!: Will someone at FedSoc switch up the damned catering options? That’s Not The Serving Cops Should Be Doing: […]
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