Sometimes, it is absolutely necessary for clients to use multiple law firms for a single matter. For instance, if a client wants their usual counsel to appear in a lawsuit in a jurisdiction where their typical counsel is not licensed to practice, they may also need to engage local counsel. In addition, sometimes a matter might require […]
Getty Images In this episode of “Be That Lawyer,” I sat down with researcher and strategist Matt Dixon to explore what today’s top rainmakers are doing to earn trust, deliver value, and build long-term client loyalty. We discussed how mindsets are evolving in the legal space, and what truly sets the most successful professionals apart […]
I recently wrote a piece bemoaning the lack of critical thinking skills among younger lawyers in the age of GenAI and wondering how the profession can hope to train lawyers to have these skills. I wondered whether the repetitive, tedious work that young lawyer traditionally had to do created experienced lawyers who could recognize patterns […]
The motto “Taxation Without Representation” could soon have a whole new meaning. If it were up to Trump, Washinton D.C. wouldn’t even be represented by its own police force. The federal takeover of local police power is an extreme action that should only be invoked with good cause, and the city is pushing back against […]
Earlier this week, felony charges for assaulting a federal officer with a Subway sandwich were filed against Sean Charles Dunn. The incident went viral, and let’s be honest, getting popular off of a stance against Donald Trump is the bigger problem for the administration. So, even though in the immediate aftermath of the incident, Dunn was […]
In the wake of Willkie Farr’s $100 pro bono payola deal with Donald Trump, lawyers have been fleeing the firm’s West Coast office in droves. Thus far, about 20 attorneys have decamped from the firm’s San Francisco office for Cooley. Faced with an exodus, Willkie is now sending pretty mixed messages to its employees. What […]
While this is not the first time in legal history that bar takers received failing grades and swore that they passed that damn thing, we have to be within the top five moments of that happening. After hundreds of California February bar exam takers were told that they failed, they were later retconned into passing […]
Ed. Note: A weekly roundup of just a few items from Howard Bashman’s How Appealing blog, the Web’s first blog devoted to appellate litigation. Check out these stories and more at How Appealing. “Trump Appellate Court Pick Didn’t Seek Out Delaware Seat”: Tiana Headley of Bloomberg Law has a report that begins, “Jennifer Mascott’s consideration for a federal […]