(Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) About six years ago, in October 2018, then-President Donald Trump praised the slightly revised version of NAFTA — which he called the “United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement” — that he was about to sign. Trump called this “the most important trade deal we’ve ever made by far.” The deal would reduce outsourcing and increase automobile […]
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! How large is New York state’s combined legal bill for expenses stemming from former Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration? Hint: NY released the figures just before Cuomo announced his candidacy for NYC mayor, hoping to take over for *another* scandal-prone politician. The legal expenses […]
Biglaw Firm Secretly Nixes Pronouns From Employee E-Mail Signatures: No permission required! Orange Comes For Biglaw: There’s a lot more “Obey In Advance” than backbone. Eric Adams Gets Even More Help: Getting off scot free wasn’t enough apparently! Judges Relax Rules On Clerks Applying For Political Jobs: Send in that resume to Chick-Fil-A! A Comedian, […]
Follows SRA and LSB bosses quitting roles Kathryn Stone OBE, chair of the Bar Standards Board (BSB), will step down from her role later this summer to join the Police, Fire and Rescue Inspectorate. In January 2018, Stone joined the bar regulator as board member, stating she did so with “enormous respect for the barrister […]
Share The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to weigh in on the constitutionality of Colorado’s ban on “conversion therapy” – that is, the effort to “convert” someone’s sexual orientation or gender identity. That announcement came as part of a list of orders released on Monday morning from the justices’ private conference last week. Less than […]
* Man who complained about weaponized government weaponizes the government against law firms. [Independent] * Law firms are shocked SHOCKED by order they refuse to talk about. [American Lawyer] * In fun experiment, Paul Clement was asked to show an ounce of professional integrity or sign off on a bribe. WHAT DID HE POSSIBLY CHOO…oh, […]
Share 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 Way for Rare Execution by Firing Squad (Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson, Bloomberg Law) Idaho AG celebrates end of ‘meddlesome’ emergency abortion lawsuit as case is dropped (Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman) […]
10 to 15 from September 2027 The London office of US law firm Gibson Dunn will increase its trainee numbers by 50%, from 10 to 15. The uplift in TC positions will come into effect in September 2027 as the firm looks grow its presence in the City. It established its London base in 1979 […]
US President attacks BigLaw diversity initiatives as ‘discriminatory’ US President Donald Trump has stepped up his attacks on some of the country’s leading law firms with a new executive order targeting what his administration describes as their “discriminatory” summer vacation scheme programmes. In a recent executive order, filed several days ago, Trump targeted the Washington-based […]
Many partners at law firms do everything they can to increase the number of hours billed by associates since this has a substantial impact on the financial health of a firm. Unless law firms have explicit incentive systems in place, partners do not have many tools at their disposal that they can use to convince associates […]
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