{"id":166777,"date":"2026-11-04T16:52:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T00:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/11\/04\/getting-fired-from-biglaw-turned-out-to-be-a-great-career-move-see-also\/"},"modified":"2026-11-04T16:52:00","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T00:52:00","slug":"getting-fired-from-biglaw-turned-out-to-be-a-great-career-move-see-also","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/11\/04\/getting-fired-from-biglaw-turned-out-to-be-a-great-career-move-see-also\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting Fired From Biglaw Turned Out To Be A Great Career Move \u2014 See Also"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Welcome To The House<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/11\/sidley-attorney-fired-after-open-letter-to-biglaw-elected-to-congress\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Three years after Biglaw fired her, she\u2019s going to be the first Gen Z woman in Congress<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Weil Isn\u2019t Even Closed Yet And The Former Partners Have Already Called Their Lawyers:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/11\/former-weil-partners-lawyer-up-as-the-firms-wind-down-turns-into-a-fight-over-whats-left\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">That \u201corderly\u201d wind-down is getting less orderly by the day.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Gibson Dunn Plans To Take In A Blockbuster Group Of Would-Be Biglaw Refugees From Weil<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/11\/gibson-dunn-could-roll-out-the-welcome-mat-for-up-to-120-weil-lawyers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More than 100 of them, actually. <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Orange Shoe Firms Hit With Blue Wave<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/11\/biglaw-firms-that-surrendered-to-trump-should-get-ready-for-the-congressional-probes\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Firms that surrendered to Donald Trump have treated Democratic inquiries mostly with disdain. That\u2019s likely to change now that those questions will come with subpoenas.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Pardon Didn\u2019t Take:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/11\/trump-pardoned-j6er-who-threatened-to-shoot-pelosi-now-charged-with-threatening-to-execute-judges\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">J6er back in custody for threatening federal judges.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/11\/getting-fired-from-biglaw-turned-out-to-be-a-great-career-move-see-also\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Getting Fired From Biglaw Turned Out To Be A Great Career Move \u2014 See Also<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Welcome To The House<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/11\/sidley-attorney-fired-after-open-letter-to-biglaw-elected-to-congress\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Three years after Biglaw fired her, she\u2019s going to be the first Gen Z woman in Congress<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Weil Isn\u2019t Even Closed Yet And The Former Partners Have Already Called Their Lawyers:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/11\/former-weil-partners-lawyer-up-as-the-firms-wind-down-turns-into-a-fight-over-whats-left\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">That \u201corderly\u201d wind-down is getting less orderly by the day.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Gibson Dunn Plans To Take In A Blockbuster Group Of Would-Be Biglaw Refugees From Weil<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/11\/gibson-dunn-could-roll-out-the-welcome-mat-for-up-to-120-weil-lawyers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More than 100 of them, actually. <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Orange Shoe Firms Hit With Blue Wave<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/11\/biglaw-firms-that-surrendered-to-trump-should-get-ready-for-the-congressional-probes\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Firms that surrendered to Donald Trump have treated Democratic inquiries mostly with disdain. That\u2019s likely to change now that those questions will come with subpoenas.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Pardon Didn\u2019t Take:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/11\/trump-pardoned-j6er-who-threatened-to-shoot-pelosi-now-charged-with-threatening-to-execute-judges\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">J6er back in custody for threatening federal judges.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/11\/getting-fired-from-biglaw-turned-out-to-be-a-great-career-move-see-also\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Getting Fired From Biglaw Turned Out To Be A Great Career Move \u2014 See Also<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome To The House: Three years after Biglaw fired her, she\u2019s going to be the first Gen Z woman in Congress. Weil Isn\u2019t Even Closed Yet And The Former Partners Have Already Called Their Lawyers: That \u201corderly\u201d wind-down is getting less orderly by the day. 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