We know how Biglaw fared in 2024, but what about the law firms that fall just outside of the Am Law 200? How did they do? Law.com recently released its third annual Pro Mid-Market 50 law firm rankings, a list of the midsize yet still elite law firms that represent the very best of what […]
As last week careened into Labor Day weekend, Alan Dershowitz received some bad news from the Eleventh Circuit, who affirmed the lower court’s ruling and kicked Dershowitz’s defamation claim against CNN to the curb. This is the saddest Dershowiz has been since the Martha’s Vineyard pierogi stand refused to sell him a potato dumpling. Did […]
* To bolster death penalty bid in Luigi Mangione case, prosecutors are arguing that the United Healthcare shooting, normalized gun violence. Instead of, say, the mass school shootings that the administration refuses to do anything about. [New York Law Journal] * Rudy Giuliani injured in car crash. [CBS News] * Federal judge and staff work […]
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Brothers in Law is a recurring series by brothers Akhil and Vikram Amar, with special emphasis on measuring what the Supreme Court says against what the Constitution itself says. For more content from Akhil and Vikram, please see Akhil’s free weekly podcast, “Amarica’s Constitution,” Vikram’s regular columns on Justia, and Akhil’s new book, Born Equal: Remaking America’s Constitution, […]
Cases and Controversies is a recurring series by Carolyn Shapiro, primarily focusing on the effects of the Supreme Court’s rulings, opinions, and procedures on the law, on other institutions, and on our constitutional democracy more generally. Please note that the views of outside contributors do not reflect the official opinions of SCOTUSblog or its staff. In […]
29 out of 31 Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer has posted an impressive 94% autumn trainee retention rate. All 31 trainees qualifying this month applied for newly qualified (NQ) associate roles, with the firm making 30 offers — 29 of which were accepted. None of the roles are on fixed-term contracts. The Legal Cheek Firms Most […]
Prioritising additional chargeable work over potential work–life balance benefits Lawyers are increasingly using AI tools to drive up billable hours, with more than half admitting they spend the time saved by automation on extra chargeable work. The findings come from a new report by LexisNexis, The AI Culture Clash, which shows 61% of lawyers now […]
Not All Heroes Wear Capes… Not All Grinders Or Subs Either: Department of Justice fails to secure indictment for sandwich vigilante. Baby’s First Hostage Negotiation: Lawyers use newborn for leverage in scheduling spat, proving once again that bar associations should require basic humanity CLEs. Biglaw Divorce Gets Messy: Former partner and firm battle over $1.5 […]
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend Epping hotel asylum seekers to remain at the Bell, court rules [BBC News] Epping hotel judge ‘reported to conduct office’ over bias allegations [The Telegraph] (£) Labour won the legal battle over asylum hotels, but the right is running the story [The Guardian] […]
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