Support paralegals to qualify as solicitors The College of Legal Practice has teamed up with Pinsent Masons’ flexible lawyering arm to support its paralegals on the path to solicitor qualification. The online law school will deliver SQE prep to paralegals at Vario, Pinsents’ flexible legal services arm, through a new initiative dubbed ‘MLS Qualify’. The […]
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When we last covered Meagan Garland’s discrimination suit against Duane Morris, the focus was on where the lawsuit would take place. After some venue changes, the case landed in the Northern District of California. The merits of the case dealt with how Duane Morris treated their nonequity tier of partners — Garland argued, among other […]
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! The name partner of which Biglaw firm defended U.S. Industrial Alcohol Co. following the Great Molasses Flood of 1919? Hint: The firm recently celebrated its 125th anniversary. See the answer on the next page. The post Biglaw Firm Has Deep Roots In Beantown […]
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Immigration Matters is a recurring series by César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández that analyzes the court’s immigration docket, highlighting emerging legal questions about new policy and enforcement practices. Please note that the views of outside contributors do not reflect the official opinions of SCOTUSblog or its staff. Following Trump v. CASA, which upended the use of […]
The Trump administration on Thursday afternoon asked the Supreme Court to block a ruling by a federal judge in Los Angeles that bars federal agents from conducting immigration stops in Los Angeles and central California without reasonable suspicion that the person whom they are stopping is in the United States in violation of U.S. immigration […]
Courtly Observations is a recurring series by Erwin Chemerinsky that focuses on what the Supreme Court’s decisions will mean for the law, for lawyers and lower courts, and for people’s lives. Please note that the views of outside contributors do not reflect the official opinions of SCOTUSblog or its staff. The Supreme Court’s emergency docket has […]
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend Blow to consumers as supreme court hands partial win to car finance firms over loans [The Guardian] Legal aid cyber-attack has pushed sector towards collapse, say lawyers [The Guardian] Senior judge says he would apologise to IPP prisoners he jailed [Independent] Recognising Palestinian […]
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