Ask most legal or business leaders what’s buried inside their contracts, and the answers are usually vague. Someone in legal knows. It depends on the deal. We have templates. It’s under control. But the reality is, few companies truly understand what’s in their signed agreements across the board. That lack of clarity comes at a […]
While Biglaw firms continue to usher attorneys back to the office in the wake of the pandemic, hybrid work policies still remain in effect in some way, shape, or form, with fully remote policies having “nearly disappeared.” But what do those hybrid policies look like? According to the latest study by Savills Research and Data Services […]
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Monday morning read: How the Supreme Court could wind up scrapping high-profile precedents in coming months (John Fritze, CNN) NRA Asks Supreme Court to Lift California Gun Magazine Limits (Maia Spoto, Bloomberg Law) Nonsense and Sense […]
In Dissent is a recurring series by Anastasia Boden on Supreme Court dissents that have shaped (or reshaped) our country. Please note that the views of outside contributors do not reflect the official opinions of SCOTUSblog or its staff. The next Supreme Court term will cover a centuries-old fight: can states be hauled into federal court […]
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend UK’s first transgender judge seeks rehearing of supreme court case on biological sex [The Guardian] Starmer has carried through one of the worst legacies of Tony Blair: ‘lawyer brain’ [The Telegraph] (£) Burford Capital seeks to buy equity stakes in US law firms […]
24 out of 28 Macfarlanes has announced a trainee retention rate of 86%. The firm confirmed this week that 24 of its 28 final-seat trainees will be staying on when they qualify next month. The Legal Cheek Firms Most List shows those remaining will begin life as newly qualified (NQ) solicitors on a salary of […]
One If By Land, Two If By Subway: DOJ fires lawyer who tossed sandwich at federal officer and this administration WILL NOT STAND for sandwiches thrown at law enforcmenet. Trying to kill them with fire extinguishers and flagpoles, though… much different story. The Biglaw Circle Of Life…: Morris Manning defections move mid-sized firm into merger […]
The legal industry had an “unexpectedly prosperous” second quarter, as an uptick in countercyclical practices like litigation offset a slowdown in M&A demand — and smaller firms gained ground on the Am Law 100 — according to a new report by Thomson Reuters. The Law Firm Financial Index’s quarterly update, dubbed “The Eye of the […]
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Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to data tracked by Leopard Solutions, which law firms scooped on the most attorneys that served in the Biden administration? Hint: Between December 2024 and July 2025, they tracked ~250 attorneys from the White House, Main Justice, Federal Trade Commission, and the […]
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