Morning Docket: 04.08.25

Morning Docket: 04.08.25

* Supreme Court decides Trump can continue disappearing people to El Salvador as long as he gives the people snatched off the street by masked agents and spirited away to interstate holding areas a de minimis opportunity to file a fully sufficient habeas petition....
Thank You For Inventing The Billable Hour!

Thank You For Inventing The Billable Hour!

The billable hour is not the natural state of legal billing. In fact, it wasn’t invented until after World War I, when Reginald Heber Smith proposed to move his firm to the model — setting up a system around 6 minute increments because “I can more easily add,...
Crafting The Next-Gen Legal Community With Robert Hanna

Crafting The Next-Gen Legal Community With Robert Hanna

In Season 9, Episode 5 of “Notes to My (Legal) Self,” I had the privilege of sitting down with Robert Hanna, a passionate advocate for legal talent solutions and community building in the age of AI. We delved into the transformative power of mentorship, the role of...
Choosing Between Money And The Right Thing — See Also

Choosing Between Money And The Right Thing — See Also

Biglaw Associate Quits With Dramatic Flair: Strong commitment to morals underneath all of the cog metaphors. Did You Hear About The Paul Weiss Partner Event?: It might not have been about the Order, but the whole thing was a PR nightmare — you’ll love it! U.S. News...