The Trump administration has been described as many things, none of them good. What no one will ever accuse it of being is “competent.” Trump has surrounded himself with sycophants, most of them known only for waving the MAGA flag when not hosting shows on Fox or podcasts celebrating the debut of American fascism. Case […]
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Friday morning read: How Paying Athletes Is Changing College Sports (Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review) Would This Supreme Court Ever Overturn Gay Marriage? (Elie Honig, New York Magazine) Justice Sotomayor vs. the Court Packers (The Editorial […]
Is the Supreme Court’s approval rating at a five-year high or record low? It depends on which survey you’re reading. In just the past two months, at least seven national polls on the court’s work have been fielded and released, leading to a confusing – and at times contradictory – mix of headlines about how […]
Loughborough Uni general counsel and AstraZeneca senior lawyer among those to publicly criticise new assessment regime Several senior in-house lawyers have voiced concerns about the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE), with one describing it as an “oppressive” and “irrational” system that jeopardises students’ wellbeing. In a letter to Solicitors Regulation Authority’s chief executive Paul Philip, Samuel […]
48 out of 53 National law firm Irwin Mitchell has announced a 91% retention rate, with 48 of its 53 trainees qualifying as solicitors this year. The latest cohort of 36 trainees completed their training contracts this summer, joining 12 others who qualified earlier in the year to take up permanent roles across the firm’s […]
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Paul Weiss & Kirkland Are Working To Stay On Trump’s Good Side: Commerce work is on the more neutral end of what they could be doing. Where Are The Client Service All-Stars?: See if your firm is on the list! Trump Is Merely A Fraud!: He’s pretty happy about no longer having to pay the […]
By a vote of 5-4, the Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to allow the National Institutes of Health, the largest public funding source for biomedical research in the world, to terminate $783 million in grants linked to DEI initiatives. In a brief unsigned order, the court granted a request from the Trump administration to pause […]
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. The bottom line is that it is coming. There are many, many firms who believe firmly that it is going to have a pretty significant impact on the way they work and their leverage models. — Gretta Rusanow, managing director and head of advisory […]
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to the latest Vault ranking, which Biglaw firm took the top spot for best White Collar Defense & Internal Investigations practice? Hint: The D.C.-based firm moved up the ranking from the #2 spot last year. See the answer on the next page. […]
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