DOJ Says Berkeley Law Rigged Its Admissions To Favor Black Students. There Are 51 Of Them.
If the school is putting a thumb on the scale for Black applicants, it's doing a remarkably bad job of it.
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Supreme Court To Missouri Republicans: Shut Up
Missouri Republicans tried to gerrymander their maps in violation of state law. The U.S. Supreme Court refused to be a party to it.
Trump Is Considering A Pardon For Michael Cohen, The Lawyer Who Helped Convict Him
The president appreciates his former attorney’s very late change of tune.
Why Bigger Legal Budgets Buy Less Relief Than Ever
Introducing Axiom’s 2027 In-House Legal Budget Report. Read on to see the details.
From The Port to License Plates: How To Register An Imported Car In Your State
In recent years, due to the high cost of new and used cars, some people have been looking into importing cars from overseas. These grey-market imports have attracted enthusiasts and drivers who want to try s...
Biglaw’s Money Can Follow Its Recruits Right Into A Judge’s Chambers, Ethics Panel Says
As long as the check isn't 'tied in any way' to the judicial service, it's all good.
Missouri Map Madness — See Also
Trump Judges Blow Off Justices: The U.S. Supreme Court refused to impose Missouri's illegal gerrymander. Trump-appointed district judge decided to go ahead and do it anyway. The Top LL.M. Programs: Did your...
Lawyer Convicted After Attempt To Kill Ex-Wife Foiled By Leaving The Safety On
Disbarred attorney tried to shoot his ex-wife in a restaurant, but thankfully forgot to check his firearm first.
Vanderbilt Law School Starts Students Practicing Depositions On AI Witnesses
Vanderbilt and AltaClaro deploy DepoSim to deliver practical education as firms move hiring process earlier and earlier.
Legal Catastrophes The Old-Fashioned Way
With AI hallucinations dominating the legal ethics headlines for years now, it’s nice to see lawyers landing in hot water without having to rely on technology. For example, Holland & Knight got itself remo...
Missouri Gerrymander Case Flunks Remedial Law School
Missouri’s state supreme court barred the state from implementing the Republican legislature’s new gerrymandered maps for this November’s election on state constitutional grounds. After an appeal to th...
Is This *The* Worst In-House Job? — See Also
In-House Counsel Woes: Imagine being Jurassic Park's general counsel. They Left Biglaw To Build Something New. Now They're Paying For It: In the best possible way. It's Never Too Soon To Start Working On Bus...
Willy Wonka’s In-House Counsel Is Back And Handling Jurassic Park’s Legal Problems
Last year, we featured a documentary from Minor Character Theater about Rutgers Law grad Brian Finklebar, the former general counsel to the Willy Wonka Chocolate company as his C-Suite slowly drives him insa...
Check That Email Address Field Before Hitting Send On Those Judge Insults — See Generally
Can't Blame AI For This Email Disaster: The NCAA handed its Rhode Island case over to Foley & Lardner after its Holland & Knight lawyers were caught suggesting the judge was "dumb" and referring to the plai...
Mid-Level -Senior Private Equity Associate for Houston – cream of the crop firm
The Houston office of our client, an acclaimed AmLaw 100 international law firm, is seeking a private equity associate (classes 2018 to 2023) to join their acclaimed Private equity team. You will be working...
Assistant General Counsel, Bankruptcy
Kinney Recruiting has been retained on an exclusive in-house search for an Assistant General Counsel, Bankruptcy, for a financial institution’s New York, NY, and Northern Virginia offices. We are seeing an...
Mid-Level M&A Associate
In collaboration with the hiring partners and internal recruiters at a prestigious NYC law firm, Kinney Recruiting is looking for one or two mid-level corporate associates for the firm’s multidisciplinary...
Google Business Profile Tactics That Actually Move Rankings
Outperforming your local competition via Google Business Profile optimization requires integrating “under the hood” tweaks on two fronts: human perception and behavior, on the one hand, and algorithmic s...
Nominee Charged With Plotting To Plant Cocaine On His Primary Opponent
20-year federal drug conspiracy charge, a campaign manager wearing a wire, and a ballot deadline that expires the day before the detention hearing.
Skadden And Kirkland Earn A $2 Million Benchslap For Hiding Evidence
Two of the most prestigious and most expensive Biglaw firms just got caught doing the kind of thing they tell you not to in professional responsibility class.
You Can Bill $2,000 An Hour And Still Flunk The Discovery Rules — See Also
Turns Out 'I Forgot' Isn't A Great Discovery Strategy: Just ask Skadden and Kirkland. She Don't Lie/She Don't Lie/Cocaine: Missouri legislative candidate arrested for trying to plant cocaine on primary oppon...
Lindsay Clancy’s Lawyer Tells Us How He Really Feels About His Case
“I don’t want a mistrial. Why would I want a mistrial? I kicked the shit out of their case.” – Reddington pic.twitter.com/xGPKkEOdeA
What It’s Really Like To Be General Counsel
Legal expertise is table stakes, not a differentiator. Here's what you need to set yourself apart.
Chief Judge Pryor Tosses Judge Altman ‘Terror Scarf’ Complaint, Showing Off Bipartisan Leniency Toward...
After downplaying misconduct claims against Judge Eleanor Ross, complaint against Judge Roy Altman gets thrown out.