As one of my partners used to say, if I had more time, I’d have written a shorter letter. That philosophy certainly seems on display as the first 8am Kaleidoscope conference kicks off this week in Austin, Texas. If the past is any indication, short educational sessions with expert panelists equals a hard hitting and […]
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 […]
A decade ago, it seemed like law school tuition would follow Bitcoin straight to the moon. We all warned that the relentless cycle of increases would eventually divert talented prospective lawyers who realize that they have career options that don’t involve effectively buying a second house worth of debt. And so, with total cost of […]
Rudy Giuliani, former mayor of New York and priest doxxer, was rear-ended this Saturday on a highway. Last night, Rudy Giuliani was injured in a car accident on the highway after helping a domestic violence victim in New Hampshire. “Mayor Giuliani’s vehicle was struck from behind at high speed. He was transported to a nearby […]
Back in May, we learned that Kim Kardashian had finally graduated from “law school,” perhaps better known as the California legal apprenticeship program she started about six years ago when she announced that she was studying to become a lawyer without going to law school. For most law students, the next step after graduation is taking the bar […]
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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