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Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to data collected by ALM, how much was revenue up for the 200 largest firms in the world (by gross revenue) over last year? Hint: The top three spots on the Global 200 rank are occupied by law firms based in the […]
(Photographer: Samuel Corum/Bloomberg) Donald Trump has never been big on the word “no.” Courts have taken judicial notice of this fact. So when the Supreme Court went out of its way to issue a little “advisory opinion dicta,” informing the president that even his puppet majority wouldn’t go along with him firing the Federal Reserve […]
In 2013, I took two improv classes back-to-back. For 16 weeks, I learned the basics of improv and participated in two shows for family and friends. Anyone who knew me then wondered what I was doing. I was about as shy and introverted as they come. Trying to be funny to a theater of strangers […]
Bankrupt “anti-woke” financial technology startup GloriFi is shooting their shot against Biglaw. Via trustee Scott M. Seidel, they filed a complaint in Texas bankruptcy court against Winston & Strawn and one of its partners seeking $1.7 billion in damages, alleging malpractice and a breach of fiduciary duties. GloriFi purported to be an “anti-woke” financial services firm […]
I’ve been thinking a lot about retirement planning lately, especially as I work with more legal professionals. There’s something fascinating about how the brightest minds in law approach their own future planning. And it’s not always what you’d expect. When I talk with lawyers about retirement planning, I see incredibly smart people making the same […]
If you’re working in-house and dealing with bet-the-company litigation, you want the very best litigators in the world to be on your side. You want a firm with litigators so strong that opponents gasp in fear at the very mention of its name. You want a firm that is known internationally for going for the […]
Law schools have talked about the “practice-ready lawyer” for years. An aspirational goal that flits into recruiting materials on gossamer wings before collapsing under the weight of three years of casebook work. The legal academy developed its model over a century ago and it will cling to it with the tenacity of a lamprey with […]
It is usually a sad day when judges find themselves on the other side of the gavel, but this one is particularly bad. Judges are the societal bulwarks called to punish people who commit cruel crimes, especially those involving children. Judge James B. Gosnell failed to answer that calling in a major way. Wect covered […]
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