Last week, employees at Debevoise & Plimpton’s New York office had a terrifying experience that is far too common in this country. An emergency notification went out through the building, informing of an active shooter in the area. Fortunately, the alert, which was sent out based on information from law enforcement, was a false alarm […]
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to Corporate Counsel and ALM Intelligence’s 2025 General Counsel Compensation Report of Fortune 1000 companies, what is the median compensation for legal chiefs? Hint: Compensation is up — 8.6% higher than the year before. See the answer on the next page. The […]
Feelings Matter More Than Facts To The Right: Can you point out where the associate said anything inaccurate in the post? Sorry Kilmeade, You Can’t Just Kill Homeless People: Makes you wonder how far the Supreme Court is from changing that. Whoa There, Partner!: Biglaw partner gets benchslapped due to entitlement. Maureen Comey Is Fighting […]
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. As SCOTUSblog readers are likely aware, […]
Lawyers for a Democratic appointee to the Federal Trade Commission on Monday urged the Supreme Court to allow her to continue to serve despite President Donald Trump’s attempt to fire her. “If the President is to be given new powers Congress has expressly and repeatedly refused to give him,” Slaughter’s lawyers wrote in a 40-page […]
‘Keep pace with a fast-changing legal market,’ MC firm says Manchester Freshfields is set to cut the number of paralegals in its legal support hub in Manchester, it has emerged. The Magic Circle law firm said the job cuts were intended to “keep pace with a fast-changing legal market” while “investing in technology, building key […]
Net profit up 25% Burges Salmon is rewarding all of its staff with a 5% bonus following another year of solid growth. The Bristol-headquartered firm saw turnover rise 9% to £178 million in the year to 30 April 2025, while net profit jumped by 25% to £63 million. Profit per equity partner (PEP) remained flat […]
Amy Coney Barrett Immediately Starts Hedging On Dictatorship Fanfic: Justice Barrett shut down Trump’s third term talk… until Fox asked her if she was sure and then she remembered to start hemming and hawing. Colbert Should Moonlight As Sotomayor’s Burner Account: The justice gives her colleagues the benefit of the doubt in public. Stephen Colbert […]
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. The lack of backbone. — An anonymous Am Law 100 associate’s response to a question found in the American Lawyer Midlevel Associates Survey about what surprised them the most about working at their current firm. As noted by Am Law, how firms handled the Trump v. […]
In this episode, host Steve Fretzin and lawyer coach Phyllis Sisenwine discuss the art of building a legal practice through intentional networking, relationship-building, and smart business development strategies. Phyllis shares her decades of experience helping lawyers and professionals connect more meaningfully, manage their time, and turn introductions into real opportunities. How to Make Introductions That […]
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