{"id":163218,"date":"2026-09-20T14:50:43","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T22:50:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/09\/20\/biglaw-move-that-everyone-seems-happy-about-see-generally\/"},"modified":"2026-09-20T14:50:43","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T22:50:43","slug":"biglaw-move-that-everyone-seems-happy-about-see-generally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/09\/20\/biglaw-move-that-everyone-seems-happy-about-see-generally\/","title":{"rendered":"Biglaw Move That Everyone Seems Happy About \u2014 See Generally"},"content":{"rendered":"

Weil See You Later!:<\/strong> Weil, Gotshal & Manges lost rainmaker Michael Aiello, another big departure for them.<\/a> But\u2026 partners spent the week explaining how they\u2019re actually not all that sad to see him go\u2026 meanwhile, Cravath seems excited to get an injection of his specific mix of clients.<\/a><\/p>\n

In Loco Parentis:<\/strong> Brett Kavanaugh, whose confirmation hearings unearthed an account of sexual misconduct at a drunken college dorm party, turned up in a Notre Dame dorm hanging out with a bunch of undergrads.<\/a><\/p>\n

Prompt And Circumstance:<\/strong> ESPN\u2019s account of LSU\u2019s near-expulsion from the SEC includes Lane Kiffin answering a veteran lawyer\u2019s warnings with ChatGPT screenshots\u2026 and somehow this all explains AI regulation and the Protect College Sports Ac.<\/a><\/p>\n

Personal Statement:<\/strong> Judge George O\u2019Toole stayed \u201cQuestion Three,\u201d the Merit Hiring Plan prompt asking federal job applicants to identify the Trump executive orders most significant to them.<\/a><\/p>\n

The Happiest Place On Somebody Else\u2019s Earth:<\/strong> Illinois disciplinary authorities allege former managing partner Leslie Joy Allred took $348,056.30 from O\u2019Dekirk, Allred & Rhodes over six years, including more than $170,000 in firm credit card charges for Disney World trips, cruises, liquor, and axe throwing.<\/a><\/p>\n

Carousel Of Progress:<\/strong> Chief Judge Albert Diaz got the DOJ\u2019s lawyer to concede that the government\u2019s theory of Lindsey Halligan\u2019s appointment would let a \u201cnefarious, ne\u2019er-do-well executive\u201d run an endless succession of interim U.S. attorneys past both the district court and the Senate.<\/a><\/p>\n

Match Now, Pay Later:<\/strong> Troutman Pepper Locke matched the Milbank scale for first- through fourth-year associates effective January 1, 2027.<\/a><\/p>\n

Co-Counsel Culture:<\/strong> Amy Wax has retained John Eastman \u2014 disbarred in California this year over the 2020 elector scheme \u2014 to help argue that Penn denied her adequate process.<\/a><\/p>\n

The post Biglaw Move That Everyone Seems Happy About \u2014 See Generally<\/a> appeared first on Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Weil See You Later!:<\/strong> Weil, Gotshal & Manges lost rainmaker Michael Aiello, another big departure for them.<\/a> But\u2026 partners spent the week explaining how they\u2019re actually not all that sad to see him go\u2026 meanwhile, Cravath seems excited to get an injection of his specific mix of clients.<\/a><\/p>\n

In Loco Parentis:<\/strong> Brett Kavanaugh, whose confirmation hearings unearthed an account of sexual misconduct at a drunken college dorm party, turned up in a Notre Dame dorm hanging out with a bunch of undergrads.<\/a><\/p>\n

Prompt And Circumstance:<\/strong> ESPN\u2019s account of LSU\u2019s near-expulsion from the SEC includes Lane Kiffin answering a veteran lawyer\u2019s warnings with ChatGPT screenshots\u2026 and somehow this all explains AI regulation and the Protect College Sports Ac.<\/a><\/p>\n

Personal Statement:<\/strong> Judge George O\u2019Toole stayed \u201cQuestion Three,\u201d the Merit Hiring Plan prompt asking federal job applicants to identify the Trump executive orders most significant to them.<\/a><\/p>\n

The Happiest Place On Somebody Else\u2019s Earth:<\/strong> Illinois disciplinary authorities allege former managing partner Leslie Joy Allred took $348,056.30 from O\u2019Dekirk, Allred & Rhodes over six years, including more than $170,000 in firm credit card charges for Disney World trips, cruises, liquor, and axe throwing.<\/a><\/p>\n

Carousel Of Progress:<\/strong> Chief Judge Albert Diaz got the DOJ\u2019s lawyer to concede that the government\u2019s theory of Lindsey Halligan\u2019s appointment would let a \u201cnefarious, ne\u2019er-do-well executive\u201d run an endless succession of interim U.S. attorneys past both the district court and the Senate.<\/a><\/p>\n

Match Now, Pay Later:<\/strong> Troutman Pepper Locke matched the Milbank scale for first- through fourth-year associates effective January 1, 2027.<\/a><\/p>\n

Co-Counsel Culture:<\/strong> Amy Wax has retained John Eastman \u2014 disbarred in California this year over the 2020 elector scheme \u2014 to help argue that Penn denied her adequate process.<\/a><\/p>\n

The post Biglaw Move That Everyone Seems Happy About \u2014 See Generally<\/a> appeared first on Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Weil See You Later!: Weil, Gotshal & Manges lost rainmaker Michael Aiello, another big departure for them. But\u2026 partners spent the week explaining how they\u2019re actually not all that sad to see him go\u2026 meanwhile, Cravath seems excited to get an injection of his specific mix of clients. In Loco Parentis: Brett Kavanaugh, whose confirmation […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-163218","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-above_the_law"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163218","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=163218"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163218\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=163218"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=163218"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=163218"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}