Law grad claims she was unfairly denied remote assessment An aspiring lawyer has been given the go-ahead to pursue legal action against Clyde & Co over alleged discrimination after being rejected for a training contract, though parts of her claim have been struck out by a judge. The City law firm initially tried to block […]
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 continues to make way for the end of the term. On Monday, the court agreed to decide the relisted RLUIPA issue we have twice previewed. Now, as we head into the last […]
Typos happen. That is just a fact of our increasingly digital life. We write so much — on social media, emails, texts — that not everything gets the intense scrutiny of, say, a filed brief, and yes, mistakes get made. There’s not much you can do except own up to it and move on. One […]
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. They’ve done a perfect job of it. You have Kirkland non-share partners on the recruiter’s speed dial, because they’re hot sh*t. It doesn’t matter that they aren’t equity. The recruiting firm gets to tell all their people, and clients, that we’ve collared a Kirkland […]
Last week, the Puerto Rico Supreme Court came out with a much more realistic and impactful definition of a lawyer’s technological competence obligations than that promulgated by some 40 states. The Puerto Rican rules are a stronger statement about competence and suggest why it is so important. The State tech competency obligations are all based […]
Last fall, this readership and I were fortunate to hear from the head of the Free Law Project (FLP), Michael Lissner. FLP is a nonprofit that brings innovation and equity to the legal ecosystem through a host of open tools and data including CourtListener, the RECAP Suite, and Bots.law. As I noted in my interview […]
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to a recent study by Spartacus Law Firm, which state is the most “legally anxious,” that is, they ask Google the most legal questions per capita? Hint: The most common legal question in this state is, “do I need a lawyer,” which… by […]
Before its summer recess begins at the end of June or in early July, the Supreme Court has 10 cases left to decide, on topics ranging from the constitutionality of Louisiana’s congressional map to the power of federal district judges to issue nationwide injunctions. The justices are scheduled to take the bench on Thursday morning […]
Less than one day after a majority of the Supreme Court cleared the way for the Trump administration to move forward, at least for now, with deporting immigrants to countries not specifically identified in their removal orders, lawyers for the Trump administration and for immigrants seeking to block their removals sparred in new filings over the fate […]
The midsize U.S. law firm law market often gets overlooked in the press and to some extent by vendors. Part of the reason is definitional: a midsize firm in New York City is far different than one in, say, Duluth, Minnesota. Part of it is the differing client mix. Even the culture of midsize law […]
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