(Photo by David Becker/Getty Images) Well ain’t this some shit. Faced with an Executive Order — described by the right as designed to bankrupt the firm — Paul Weiss chairman Brad Karp kissed the ring of Donald Trump. As noted by Anna Bower of Lawfare, Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that Karp “acknowledged the […]
Where In New York, Specifically?: Kash Patel got his JD in New York, but it was a little vague when it came to where. Paul Weiss Beats A Retreat: According to Trump, the firm gave up everything. Now Or Never: Will Paul Weiss be the tipping point for Biglaw getting a backbone? Apparently Not. Sike, […]
Chief Justice Roberts passive-aggressively scolded the Trump administration for spending more time ripping federal judges online than putting together coherent appeals. While on its face the Roberts statement told the administration to stop litigating its cases on Truth Social, it seemed to carry secondary purpose of heading off the seemingly inevitable moment when the administration […]
Getty Images What was a forced decision five years ago is now an option that is being warmly welcomed by law firm owners everywhere: The use of remote staff as a viable method for managing workload. Attorneys are utilizing virtual staffers (admininstrators and paralegals), as well as lawyers of all experience levels, on projects or […]
(Image via Getty) ChatGPT has been blamed on everything from embarrassing moments to having to argue to a judge why he shouldn’t impose sanctions on you. But it is a lot rarer to hear about ChatGPT being taken to court. One AI hallucination error looks a little too much like accusing an innocent man of […]
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! Which two FTC commissioners were recently (probably illegally) fired by Donald Trump? Hint: The commissioners are likely to challenge their termination, which would give Republicans a 5-0 presence on the Commission. See the answer on the next page. Ed. Note: Welcome to our […]
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Share The Supreme Court has tapped a former clerk to Justice Sonia Sotomayor to defend a lower court ruling in next term’s Barrett v. United States, a New York man’s challenge to his robbery convictions and sentences under two federal laws. The federal government, which prevailed in the lower court last May, has declined to […]
Share The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available here. The Supreme Court is hitting its stride in sorting through the relists. At its last conference, it granted review of a one-time relist asking whether federal courts must follow […]
20 of 23 White & Case will retain 87% of its London trainees due to qualify this March, the firm has announced. The global giant offered newly qualified (NQ) roles to 20 of its 23 qualifying trainees, all of whom accepted. One of the new associates will be heading to the firm’s Doha office, while […]
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