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Kyrsten Sinema Is Heading To Biglaw

Kyrsten Sinema Is Heading To Biglaw

Kyrsten Sinema (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! Former Senator Kyrsten Sinema is going to work in the D.C. office of which Biglaw firm, as a senior adviser in the firm’s global regulatory and IP...

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Georgetown Law Students Humble Skadden — See Also

Georgetown Law Students Humble Skadden — See Also

Nobody Wants To Work At A Firm With No Bite: Student group tells Skadden to not even bother with recruitment efforts. The Big Punches Aren’t Coming From Biglaw: Boutique firms are doing the most damage against the administration. Justice Sotomayor Must Have Seen The...

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Holding Office Solely To Do As The Party Dictates

Holding Office Solely To Do As The Party Dictates

Why do people run for powerful federal offices? I’m not talking about running for the local school board. Well-intentioned people run for school board for entirely logical reasons. But why do people run for the Senate or the House of Representatives? You would hope...

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Holding Office Solely To Do As The Party Dictates

Holding Office Solely To Do As The Party Dictates

Why do people run for powerful federal offices? I’m not talking about running for the local school board. Well-intentioned people run for school board for entirely logical reasons. But why do people run for the Senate or the House of Representatives? You would hope...

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Legal Ethics Roundup: European Treaty To Protect Lawyers, EOs – Jenner/Wilmer/Skadden, Dozen OpEds On Democracy + Ethics, Letters From Deans/Profs/AGs, Bankruptcy Judge Resigns, O’Connor Bday & More

Legal Ethics Roundup: European Treaty To Protect Lawyers, EOs – Jenner/Wilmer/Skadden, Dozen OpEds On Democracy + Ethics, Letters From Deans/Profs/AGs, Bankruptcy Judge Resigns, O’Connor Bday & More

Ed. note: Please welcome Renee Knake Jefferson back to the pages of Above the Law. Subscribe to her Substack, Legal Ethics Roundup, here. Welcome to what captivates, haunts, inspires, and surprises me every week in the world of legal ethics. Hello from France! We...

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Legal Speak at Legalweek 2025: 400th Episode Spectacular

Legal Speak at Legalweek 2025: 400th Episode Spectacular

In this Legal Speak 400th episode special, co-hosts Cedra Mayfield and Patrick Smith interview ALM executives and Legalweek Leaders in Legal Tech honorees live from the Legalweek 2025 Conference.       In this Legal Speak 400th episode special, co-hosts Cedra Mayfield...

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Why Confidence and Savvy Trump Brute Force in Negotiations

Why Confidence and Savvy Trump Brute Force in Negotiations

"You have to come into the room with a very clear understanding of what you hope the outcome to be. But also, ask yourself: If I don't get my best outcome, what's my fallback?" said Bridget Smith, general counsel of The New York Public Library.       "You have to come...

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Morning Docket: 03.31.25

Morning Docket: 03.31.25

* Trump’s Biglaw nominees are disclosing their finances so get ready for another round of pearl-clutching over how much lawyers makes. [Reuters] * Startup founder guilty of convincing JPMorgan to throw away money. [Law360] * Does a firm’s balance of work dictate how...

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10 Things Lawyers Should Stop Doing

The key to real productivity is identifying the most essential tasks that drive success, and working to de-prioritize or eliminate the rest. The post 10 Things Lawyers Should Stop Doing appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.The key to...

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Two Biglaw Paths Diverge In The Woods — See Also

Two Biglaw Paths Diverge In The Woods — See Also

Fallout From Skadden’s Capitulation: A principled “I QUIT” from an associate. Suddenly Skadden Associates Can’t Send Out Mass Emails: Not suspicious at all… Jenner & Block and WilmerHale Get Court Victories Against Trump: From a pair of GOP-appointed federal...

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The Startling Spike In Threats To Federal Judges

The Startling Spike In Threats To Federal Judges

Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to a U.S. Marshals Service annual report for 2024, “credible threats” to federal judges are up how much since 2019? Hint: As Miami-Dade Chief Circuit Court Judge Nushin G. Sayfie said,...

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Courts Hit Pause on Jenner and Wilmer Executive Orders

Courts Hit Pause on Jenner and Wilmer Executive Orders

Jenner & Block and Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale and Dorr obtained temporary relief late Friday, barring portions of executive orders issued against the law firms this week.       Jenner & Block and Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale and Dorr obtained temporary...

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Courts Hit Pause on Jenner and Wilmer Executive Orders

Courts Hit Pause on Jenner and Wilmer Executive Orders

Jenner & Block and Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale and Dorr obtained temporary relief late Friday, barring portions of executive orders issued against the law firms this week.       Jenner & Block and Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale and Dorr obtained temporary...

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Law Student Rips Up Biglaw Offer For Canadian Pride

Law Student Rips Up Biglaw Offer For Canadian Pride

Going to the New York office of a multibillion-dollar international Biglaw firm right out of law school is a tried-and-true way to start your legal career. After all, Manhattan is the largest legal market in the United States and having a well-respected Biglaw firm on...

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Trump Demands SCOTUS Put Judge Boasberg In Timeout

Trump Demands SCOTUS Put Judge Boasberg In Timeout

This morning the Justice Department made its move to extraordinarily rendition the case of the kidnapped Venezuelans to the Supreme Court. It’s the latest wildly aggressive move by the government to overturn the ruling by Chief Judge James Boasberg, even as the...

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How Appealing Weekly Roundup

How Appealing Weekly Roundup

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. “New York County Clerk Blocks Texas Court Filing Against Doctor Over...

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Per Diem Attorneys May Not Be Best For Oral Arguments

Per Diem Attorneys May Not Be Best For Oral Arguments

In some jurisdictions, lawyers commonly send per diem lawyers to attend certain court functions. Such lawyers are usually paid a flat fee to make court appearances and are used in high-volume practices or when the primary attorney on a case has a conflict that might...

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With You In Every Case: DISCO Launches New Value Proposition

With You In Every Case: DISCO Launches New Value Proposition

With You In Every Case: DISCO Launches New Value Proposition Focuses on ways partnership drives better outcomes on large and complex matters    AUSTIN, Texas – March 25, 2025 – DISCO (NYSE: LAW), a creator of industry-leading litigation technology, today announced the...

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Skadden Reaches ‘Settlement’ With Trump

Skadden Reaches ‘Settlement’ With Trump

Skadden has agreed to provide $100 million in pro bono services to causes that both Trump and Skadden support, the president said.       Skadden has agreed to provide $100 million in pro bono services to causes that both Trump and Skadden support, the president...

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