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Kirkland Cuts Inclusion Leader and DEI Staff

Kirkland Cuts Inclusion Leader and DEI Staff

Former global inclusion director Joi Bourgeois was replaced by associate director of firmwide inclusion Grace Geronimo, say sources.       Former global inclusion director Joi Bourgeois was replaced by associate director of firmwide inclusion Grace Geronimo, say...

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Kirkland Cuts Inclusion Leader and DEI Staff

Kirkland Cuts Inclusion Leader and DEI Staff

Former global inclusion director Joi Bourgeois was replaced by associate director of firmwide inclusion Grace Geronimo, say sources.       Former global inclusion director Joi Bourgeois was replaced by associate director of firmwide inclusion Grace Geronimo, say...

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Firm Names Hijacked in Wave of Industry Scams

Firm Names Hijacked in Wave of Industry Scams

Scammers have already misused the names of such firms as Latham & Watkins, Dechert, and DLA Piper, according to the U.K. Solicitors Regulation Authority.       Scammers have already misused the names of such firms as Latham & Watkins, Dechert, and DLA Piper,...

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This Canadian Law Firm Is Wearing Its Branding on Its Sleeve

This Canadian Law Firm Is Wearing Its Branding on Its Sleeve

The firm is the first in Canada to have its name on the jersey of a professional sports team.       The Vancouver Whitecaps played Mexico City’s Cruz Azul in the recent 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup final, sporting for the first time Canadian law firm Borden Ladner...

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Law Firms Continue to Lag Legal Departments in AI Adoption

Law Firms Continue to Lag Legal Departments in AI Adoption

A new report finds that in-house attorneys are more likely than law firm counterparts to use AI tools in their legal work, even as law firms' resistance to AI tools may cost them business.       Firms continue to lag well behind in-house teams in AI adoption,...

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A Closer Look at Goodwin’s Disclosures to the EEOC

A Closer Look at Goodwin’s Disclosures to the EEOC

Goodwin's response to the EEOC included about 150 pages of spreadsheets showing a detailed breakdown of various summer associate data.       Goodwin's response to the EEOC included about 150 pages of spreadsheets showing a detailed breakdown of various summer...

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Pam Bondi’s Brother Decimated In D.C. Bar Race

Pam Bondi’s Brother Decimated In D.C. Bar Race

If you’re considering running for president of the bar association, it behooves you not to be related to the head of Donald Trump’s personal law firm. When Paul Hastings partner Brad Bondi announced his run for D.C. bar president, we already knew where this was going....

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Could Depo-Provera Cases Dwindle Due to Federal Preemption?

Could Depo-Provera Cases Dwindle Due to Federal Preemption?

Pfizer is gearing up for a federal preemption defense, its first fight designed to wipe out more than 400 lawsuits over injectable birth control Depo-Provera.       Pfizer is gearing up for a federal preemption defense, its first fight designed to wipe out more than...

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Paul Weiss Sees More Partner Exits

Paul Weiss Sees More Partner Exits

Two more partners have joined a new spinoff firm, as well as several associates.       Two more partners have joined a new spinoff firm, as well as several associates.       

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Morning Docket: 06.09.25

* Debevoise maintains lockstep compensation but creates non-equity tier. [American Lawyer] * Supreme Court tech glitch blasted out orders before official release. Dismantling a constitutional republic must be done on a proper schedule or what are we even doing here?...

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The Cities With The Most Lawyers In America

The Cities With The Most Lawyers In America

Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Trivia Question of the Day! According to data from the 2025 NLJ 500, which five U.S. cities have the most lawyers, and which five firms have the largest offices in those markets? Hint: These are the hottest legal markets in the...

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Failures as a Brand Basis

“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” – Romeo and Juliet, Act II, Scene II This quote from Shakespeare is prophetic from a trademark standpoint. The primary function of a trademark is to identify and distinguish the...

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Criminal Defense Special Issue COMING SOON

Coming October 2025 Annual Criminal Defense Special Issue Attorney at Law Magazine has opened submissions for its all-digital 2025 Criminal Defense Special Issue, highlighting criminal defense attorneys across the country.  Want to Participate? Complete the form below...

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Biglaw Firms Enshrined In Protest Song

Biglaw Firms Enshrined In Protest Song

WilmerHale handed the Trump administration another defeat last week, with Judge Richard Leon striking down the retaliatory executive order with extreme prejudice, a bevy of exclamation points, and a gumbo recipe: The Order is akin to a gumbo. Sections 2 through 5 are...

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Stat(s) Of The Week: This Is A Spinal Tap

Stat(s) Of The Week: This Is A Spinal Tap

Two months ago, Above the Law launched the Biglaw Spine Index to track what Am Law 200 firms are doing in response to the Trump administration’s attacks on Biglaw and the legal system. We thought it might be worth taking a look at where things currently stand.  (Note...

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Court Slaps Down Yet Another Trump Attack On Harvard

Court Slaps Down Yet Another Trump Attack On Harvard

On May 23, US District Judge Allison Burroughs granted a temporary restraining order barring the Trump administration from kicking Harvard University out of the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) that allows it to sponsor foreign student visas. The government...

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Pro Bono Work Can Be Helpful To Law Firms

Pro Bono Work Can Be Helpful To Law Firms

Many law firms have pro bono programs since they want to perform good work with the skills they obtained through the practice of law.  Indeed, some law firms take the saying “to those much is given, much is expected” and try to pay it forward by performing pro bono...

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Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump’s Latest Jab at Harvard

Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump’s Latest Jab at Harvard

"We are seeing this battle fought out with many law firms that have experienced the wrath and retribution of the Trump administration," Leonard J. D'Arrigo, partner and leader of the Immigration Practice at Harris Beach Murtha, claimed.       "We are seeing this...

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Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump’s Latest Jab at Harvard

Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump’s Latest Jab at Harvard

"We are seeing this battle fought out with many law firms that have experienced the wrath and retribution of the Trump administration," Leonard J. D'Arrigo, partner and leader of the Immigration Practice at Harris Beach Murtha, claimed.       "We are seeing this...

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