Biglaw Wins, Losses, And Goodbyes – See Also
Resisting Firms Are Winning Bigly!: Not only is this the 4th firm to win a TRO, the judge sends their compliments! Reed Smith Nixes Their Diversity Program To Avoid The…
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Biglaw Firm Had A Big Jump In Revenue
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! Which Biglaw firm, according to the new Am Law 100 ranking, saw the biggest increase in the gross…
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Biglaw Firm Gets Major Props For Telling Associates Like It Is
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! Which Biglaw firm gets top marks on the 2025 Vault ranking for its transparency? Hint: The firm does…
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The Biglaw Attacks Level Up – See Also
First The Good News: Susman Godfrey files lawsuit challenging the Trumpian Executive Order targeting the firm. Now The Bad: Trump is playing Darth Vader, upping the stakes of his deals…
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Biglaw Firm Is Notable On Both Sides Of The Pond
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! Which Biglaw firm is the only one to have a former US Attorney General and a former UK…
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Quitting Biglaw Over Executive Orders Isn’t Just For Third Years – See Also
Biglaw Firm Loses One Of Their Most Experienced Lawyers: The first of many to come? Susman Godfrey Targeted By Latest Executive Order: That isn’t even the worst news. Jenner And…
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Biglaw Badge Of Dishonor Ranking – See Also
Profiles In Cowardice: Above the Law unveils its Biglaw Spine Index following firm responses to threats to the rule of law. Show Me The Money: Attorneys wonder about firm finances…
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The Biglaw Firm That Provides The Best Training To Be An Actual Lawyer
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to Vault’s 2025 Best Law Firms ranking, which Biglaw firm scored best for formal associate training? Hint:…
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Biglaw Is Under Attack. Here’s What The Firms Are Doing About It.
The President of the United States is using the might and power of the office to attack Biglaw firms and the rule of law. It’s pretty chilling stuff that is…
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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….
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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…
Read More » Biglaw Firms Square Off Against The Administration – See Also
Look At That, Lawyers Willing To Mount A Legal Defense!: There’s still some fight in the industry! They Aren’t The Only Ones!: WilmerHale and Paul Clement prepare to do battle….
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Not One, But Two, George W. Bush-Appointed Judges Grant Restraining Orders Against Trump’s Biglaw Executive Orders
For the second and third times, federal judges issued Temporary Restraining Orders against the Trump administration stopping them from enforcing key provisions of Executive Orders targeting Biglaw firms. This morning…
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Elite Biglaw Firm Will No Longer Participate In Law School On-Campus Interview Programs
We already knew that Biglaw firms were stepping away from using law school interview programs as their main source of recruitment in favor of alternative hiring plans, but one elite…
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Biglaw Firm Scrubs Diversity, But They’re Honest About It – See Also
Gotta Respect The Frankness: Bryan Cave chose to be up-front about removing diversity language. Universal Music Group Disses Drake In Motion To Dismiss: Rough times for the Canadian pop star….
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Biglaw Firm Is Winning So Much But Clients Are Still Scared – See Also
Being Right Has Its Consequences: Perkins Coie is winning against Trump in court. But will clients risk Trump’s ire? These Law Schools Have Amazing First-Time Bar Passage Rates: Is your…
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Biglaw Firms Shying Away From Hiring Fired Government Lawyers For Fear Of Being ‘Scorned’ By Trump Administration
(Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. We have seen law firms really pull back on wanting these individuals for fear…
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Lawyer on Survivor: ‘If I Lose, I’m Going to Biglaw’
Committing to expose yourself to both the elements and Jeff Probst for weeks and yet we all know that Biglaw is still more dehumanizing. That’s the takeaway from this this…
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Top 5 Biglaw Firm Is Considering Creating A Nonequity Partnership Tier
Biglaw firms with single partnership tiers are now few and far between, with more big-name firms showing that they’re ready, willing, and able to welcome nonequity partners to their ranks….
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Kirkland’s Remarkable Rise To The Top Of Biglaw
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! Since 2008, Kirkland & Ellis’ global revenue has increased by what percentage? Hint: The average revenue growth for the…
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