Generally speaking, if a judge begins an order — in a case where hundreds of men were illegally renditioned to a Salvadoran concentration camp directly against that judge’s orders — by talking about Franz Kafka’s The Trial, you’d think that the judge is going to go hard against the government. Instead, Judge James Boasberg delivers quite […]
WilmerHale handed the Trump administration another defeat last week, with Judge Richard Leon striking down the retaliatory executive order with extreme prejudice, a bevy of exclamation points, and a gumbo recipe: The Order is akin to a gumbo. Sections 2 through 5 are the meaty ingredients—e.g., the Andouille, the okra, the tomatoes, the crab, the […]
There are many different and exciting ways to rank law firms. How prestigious are they? How much money are they making? How much do partners earn? How much are associates earning in cash compensation? How big are they? Yes, size matters, and because the legal profession is obsessed with every single measurable and quantifiable factor […]
Yesterday, June 5, the Supreme Court issued decisions in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services, Smith & Wesson Brands v. Estados Unidos Mexicanos, Catholic Charities Bureau v. Wisconsin Labor & Industry Review Commission, Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings v. Davis, CC/Devas (Mauritius) Limited v. Antrix Corp. Ltd., and BLOM Bank SAL v. Honickman. Each […]
Thursday’s decision in CC/Devas (Mauritius) Limited v. Antrix Corp. was no surprise to anyone. As my story on the oral argument in March explained, nobody was willing to defend the standard adopted by the court of appeals. So a succinct and unanimous opinion from Justice Samuel Alito reversing the lower court is just what you […]
A round-up of online musings, memes and more I have Peppa pig to thank for my training contract [Becca Horley on LinkedIn] Boss: “it’ll be easier for us to discuss on a quick call” Me: [Henry Nelson-Case on LinkedIn] Ok [Legal Cheek on Instagram] View this post on Instagram A post shared by Legal Cheek […]
Rises in regions too CMS has increased the salaries of its newly qualified (NQ) lawyers in London to £120,000, with regional offices and those in Scotland also seeing salary rises. Reaching the £120,000 mark represents an increase of just under 10% from the previous NQ salary of £110,000. Elsewhere, newly qualified lawyers in the Bristol […]
Add Another Day To Your Commute!: Hogan Lovells moves to a 4-day policy. Director Of Skadden’s Fellowship Program Resigns Over Firm’s Deal With Trump: Susan Plum was hired as the interim Executive Director. Even Perkins Coie’s Diversity Groups Are Open To Diversity!: All of their affinity groups are open to everyone. Very strategic. The Number […]
The upward trend isn’t quite this dramatic. The LSAT is the go-to admissions test for law school — it’s in the name, after all — but that’s a product of tradition rather than necessity. The consensus is that you should still aim for a ceiling-scraping LSAT score if you want to get into the law […]
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