{"id":144199,"date":"2026-02-16T16:52:41","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T00:52:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/02\/16\/layoffs-and-mergers-and-epstein-oh-my-see-generally\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T16:52:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T00:52:41","slug":"layoffs-and-mergers-and-epstein-oh-my-see-generally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/02\/16\/layoffs-and-mergers-and-epstein-oh-my-see-generally\/","title":{"rendered":"Layoffs, And Mergers, And Epstein, Oh My! \u2014 See Generally"},"content":{"rendered":"

Top 10 Biglaw Firm Decides The Future Is Smaller:<\/strong> Hundreds of support staff are out, and leadership cites AI as a key factor<\/a>. Should lawyers be worried? If AI comes for the attorneys, it\u2019s going to be a matter of the firm\u2019s business model<\/a>.<\/p>\n

You\u2019ll Never Guess Who Ken Starr Called \u201cMy Friend, My Brother\u201d:<\/strong> Oh, of course you will\u2026 it was Jeffrey Epstein<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Those Kathryn Ruemmler Emails Deserve A Closer Look:<\/strong> The soon-to-be-former Goldman Sachs legal chief tried to downplay her Epstein connections. Here\u2019s why they still mattered<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Biglaw Pumps The Brakes On Early Recruiting:<\/strong> For once, law students may get to finish a semester before firms start treating them like draft picks<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The World\u2019s Richest Law Firm Goes Country:<\/strong> Biglaw\u2019s financial juggernaut joins Nashville market<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Jeanine Pirro\u2019s Office Not Ready For Its Closeup:<\/strong> The latest epic fail from Pirro\u2019s tenure as U.S. Attorney involved bringing one of her old assistants out of retirement to pursue a case while running his dance photography studio<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Perkins Coie Eyes Retention Bonuses As Merger Nerves Set In:<\/strong> Nothing says \u201cwe\u2019re excited about this tie-up\u201d like quietly calculating how much it costs to keep partners from bolting<\/a>.<\/p>\n

HBCU Law School Told \u201cBlack\u201d Is Off-Limits For Black History Month:<\/strong> In latest culture-war absurdity, administrators thought the safest word is no word at all<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The post Layoffs, And Mergers, And Epstein, Oh My! \u2014 See Generally<\/a> appeared first on Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Top 10 Biglaw Firm Decides The Future Is Smaller:<\/strong> Hundreds of support staff are out, and leadership cites AI as a key factor<\/a>. Should lawyers be worried? If AI comes for the attorneys, it\u2019s going to be a matter of the firm\u2019s business model<\/a>.<\/p>\n

You\u2019ll Never Guess Who Ken Starr Called \u201cMy Friend, My Brother\u201d:<\/strong> Oh, of course you will\u2026 it was Jeffrey Epstein<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Those Kathryn Ruemmler Emails Deserve A Closer Look:<\/strong> The soon-to-be-former Goldman Sachs legal chief tried to downplay her Epstein connections. Here\u2019s why they still mattered<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Biglaw Pumps The Brakes On Early Recruiting:<\/strong> For once, law students may get to finish a semester before firms start treating them like draft picks<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The World\u2019s Richest Law Firm Goes Country:<\/strong> Biglaw\u2019s financial juggernaut joins Nashville market<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Jeanine Pirro\u2019s Office Not Ready For Its Closeup:<\/strong> The latest epic fail from Pirro\u2019s tenure as U.S. Attorney involved bringing one of her old assistants out of retirement to pursue a case while running his dance photography studio<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Perkins Coie Eyes Retention Bonuses As Merger Nerves Set In:<\/strong> Nothing says \u201cwe\u2019re excited about this tie-up\u201d like quietly calculating how much it costs to keep partners from bolting<\/a>.<\/p>\n

HBCU Law School Told \u201cBlack\u201d Is Off-Limits For Black History Month:<\/strong> In latest culture-war absurdity, administrators thought the safest word is no word at all<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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