“I’m all alone.” “My spouse/partner left me.” “My kids won’t talk to me.” “I lost my job.” “I’m about to lose my law license.” “I’m ashamed.” “I hate myself.” “I want to die.” These may be familiar thoughts and feelings to those who have stopped drinking with a slew of personal and professional wreckage in […]
(Photo by Shareif Ziyadat/Getty Images) We’re not saying Diddy is an unsavory client, but we are saying Osama bin Laden’s lawyer just noped out of continuing to represent him. We also got some limited insight into the US News rankings and there’s some potential tumult at the top. And Judge Reyes had to blow up […]
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. Obviously, too soon to tell, but I think it could [push more firms to up their in-office attendance requirements]. I think everybody watches what their peers are doing. — Lauren Drake, a recruiter at Macrae, in comments given to the American Lawyer, on whether […]
(Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Attorney General Pam Bondi is like every prior Trump AG rolled into one. She’s got Bill Barr’s charm, Jeff Sessions’s cheerful ignorance of the law, and Matthew “Mongo” Whittaker’s dedication to physical fitness. As for integrity, well … she’s in a league of her own. Bondi has steered the Justice […]
(Photo by Jonathan Ernst-Pool/Getty Images) Last night’s presidential address to Congress was something to behold — if you’re into bearing witness to the death throes of American democracy. Most notable for (Supreme) Court watchers was, of course, the exchange between President Trump and Chief Justice John Roberts when Trump marked the Chief as a made […]
What does it mean to be an American? We all have different answers to that question. I’ve read a lot of history and thought a lot about it, so maybe my response is as good as any. I would say Americans believe that we all should have the opportunity, through the strength of our backs […]
(Photo by Bill O’Leary/The Washington Post via Getty Images) One of the quickest lessons you pick up in law school is that the path to knowing the law doesn’t end at finding a line in the Constitution or a statute and reading it aloud to anyone who would hear it. A major part of thinking […]
(Photo Illustration by Thomas Fuller/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) This week, I’ll be attending and reporting on the South by Southwest (SXSW) Conference in Austin, Texas. SXSW—or as some call it, South By—is a sprawling, nine-day event (13 if you include the education-focused portion) that blends technology, music, film, media, and culture into an immersive experience. It’s […]
The first time an engineer told me, “You actually get it,” I felt like I’d earned a badge of honor. That comment didn’t come out of nowhere. It was the result of months spent diving deep into the guts of their product, asking questions, breaking features on purpose, and learning as much as I could. […]
Biglaw firms are usually pretty quick to fall in line when it seems like a trend is afoot. Associate raises? Check. Bonuses? Check. Increased attendance mandates? And check. Almost as soon as Paul Weiss announced that it had switched up its office attendance policy to mandate a four-day, in-office work week, another top Biglaw firm […]
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