(Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) The Trump administration’s attack on Biglaw isn’t over — far from it. On Friday, Donald Trump dropped another executive order targeting a massive law firm; this time, Paul, Weiss was in the crosshairs. Previously, Covington and Perkins Coie earned the president’s ire, and similarly Paul, Weiss employees have had their […]
Ed. note: Please welcome Renee Knake Jefferson to the pages of Above the Law. Subscribe to her Substack, Legal Ethics Roundup, here. Welcome to what captivates, haunts, inspires, and surprises me every week in the world of legal ethics. Highlights from Last Week – Top Ten Headlines #1 Continued Attacks on Lawyers — Federal Judge Says “It […]
Are you there, Donald? It’s me, John. (Photo by Jabin Botsford – Pool/Getty Images) “Thank you again. Won’t forget it,” Donald Trump told Chief Justice John Roberts, a not-even-a-little-bit-subtle reference to the Chief applying Grand Theft Auto cheat codes to enshrine a magic new standard of presidential power alleviating presidents of legal liability for crimes […]
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(Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) I’ve lived in this country for a long time. I’m usually on our side. I’m still mad about the U.S.-Soviet basketball game at the 1972 Olympics. I’m still delighted by the Miracle on Ice in 1980. Whether or not the war was justified, I wanted us to win in Iraq. Same for Afghanistan. So […]
Access to justice shouldn’t be a privilege reserved for those with deep pockets or legal expertise. Yet, our courts often feel like an impenetrable fortress to the everyday person. In Season 10, Episode 4 of “Notes to My (Legal) Self,” I had the privilege of speaking with Sonja Ebron, the co-founder and CEO of Courtroom5. […]
There was a time when rooms full of junior associates spent days scanning boxes of documents for a needle in the haystack that would make or break a case. Now, with the advent of artificial intelligence, law firms are lining up to adopt the new technology to save time and resources. The problem, though, is […]
The Trump administration is openly targeting Biglaw firms for their representation of clients and causes adverse to the president’s political agenda. Three top firms — Covington & Burling, Perkins Coie, and Paul Weiss — have found themselves on the receiving end of Trump’s retaliatory (and likely unconstitutional) executive orders, which strip attorneys of their security […]
Seven seek support The chair of the City of London Law Society (CLLS) has appealed to law firms and lawyers across the country to help seven aspiring solicitors left in limbo following the collapse of formerly listed law firm RBG Holdings. Passmore, a former partner at Simmons & Simmons, shared that a trainee approached him […]
Share Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Monday morning read: Disabled Maple Grove teen takes school district discrimination case to U.S. Supreme Court (James Walsh, The Minnesota Star Tribune) Trump administration touts deportations under Alien Enemies Act after a judge temporarily blocked […]
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