U.S. News Law School Rankings 2023 Unveiled After Controversy and Changes
On Thursday, U.S. News & World Report unveiled its latest law school rankings, which concluded a tumultuous...
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Baker & Hostetler Expands California Presence With New Team Of Corporate Attorneys
On Monday, law firm Baker & Hostetler announced that it had recruited a team of corporate attorneys from three...
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Dechert Law Firm Cuts 5% Of Its Workforce Due To Decreased Demand For Legal Services
According to a spokesperson from Dechert, a law firm founded in the U.S., the company is cutting 5% of its...
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Senate Judiciary Committee Investigates Clarence Thomas' Ties to Wealthy Republican Donor
The recent Senate Judiciary Committee request for Harlan Crow to disclose any gifts or contributions made by...
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FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Criticizes Law Firm Representing Bankrupt Cryptocurrency Exchange
Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of FTX, has once again criticized the law firm representing the bankrupt...
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Law School Deans Propose a Compromise on Standardized Test Requirement for Admissions
Deans of over half of the law schools in the country are working to salvage the longstanding rule that...
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Former Fox News Producer Rejects Defamation Lawsuit, Pursues Related Case
According to a court filing on Friday, Abby Grossberg, a former producer for Fox News, has rejected one of the...
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Federal Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Twitter For Discrimination Against Disabled Employees
On Friday, a federal judge in California dismissed a lawsuit alleging that Twitter Inc. discriminated against...
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Prospect Capital Sues U.S. Law Firm Morgan Lewis for $12 Million Over Negligence
Prospect Capital Corp, based in New York, has filed a lawsuit against Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, a U.S. law...
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California's February Attorney Licensing Exam Sees A 32.5% Pass Rate, Impacted By Covid-19 Pandemic
The attorney licensing test held in California during February saw less than a third of examinees pass, with...
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Stetson University Names Benjamin Barros as Dean of College of Law
Benjamin Barros stated in a release that Stetson Law has established a national reputation for its excellence...
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Gender Pay Gap Persists Among General Counsel, With Men Earning 5% More Than Women On Median Real Wage
According to a report by BarkerGilmore, men who hold the position of General Counsel continue to receive...
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Florida Senate Passes Bill to Allow Central Florida Tourism Board to Revoke Disney Development Agreements
The Florida Senate has passed a bill that grants authority to the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District...
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Jenner & Block Hires Prominent Litigator Joanna Wright from Boies Schiller Flexner
Jenner & Block, a prominent U.S. law firm, is adding another partner to its team from Boies Schiller Flexner....
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Big Law Firms Under Pressure to Reduce Size Amid Low Billing Hours
According to a Wells Fargo & Co. survey of 66 of the largest US law firms, Big Law firms are pressured to...
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Resignation of Lewis Brisbois Chairman Follows Mass Departure of Lawyers
On Wednesday, Robert Lewis, one of the founding partners of the US-based law firm Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard &...
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Ropes & Gray Shutting Down Business Restructuring Practice in Hong Kong
On Wednesday, a spokesperson for Ropes & Gray announced that the law firm would be shutting down its business...
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New York to Ban Fossil Fuels in Most New Buildings, a Historic Move Towards Zero Emissions
New York is set to make history by becoming the first state in the US to pass a law prohibiting the use of...
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Wisconsin Bill Proposes Age Verification And Parental Permission For Social Media Accounts
Republican Rep. David Steffen has introduced a bill in Wisconsin that would require social media companies to...
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United States Launches Program to Protect Journalists from Legal Intimidation
On Tuesday, the United States initiated a program to safeguard journalists globally from legal intimidation...
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Addressing the Growing Need for Elder Law Attorneys
In recent years, elder law has become an important issue related to access to justice. The U.S. has a growing...
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Barber Ranen Spinoff Attracts 110 Lawyers from Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith
According to one of the founders of a newly-formed spinoff firm, approximately 110 lawyers from U.S. law firm...
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US Government May Delay Tradable Credits for Electric Vehicles Manufacturers
Two sources familiar with the matter reveal that the U.S. government might postpone its decision to grant...
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Prominent Law Firm Squire Patton Boggs Expands to Dublin with New Office
On Monday, Squire Patton Boggs, a prominent global law firm, established an office in Dublin, following the...
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NLRB Reinstates "Setting Specific" Test for Abusive Employee Conduct
On Monday, the National Labor Relations Board overturned a decision made during the Trump administration that...
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Stanford Law School Tops the List for Federal Clerkships Among All Law Schools in the US
New data from the American Bar Association reveals that a quarter of Stanford Law School's 2022 graduates...
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Winston & Strawn Hires Blockchain-Focused Deal Maker For Its Digital Assets And Blockchain Technology Group
Winston & Strawn, a Chicago-based law firm, has recently announced that it has hired Will Turner, a...
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Majority of Americans Believe Society is Less Civil than a Decade Ago, Blame Social Media and Public Officials - ABA Survey
A new poll by the American Bar Association (ABA) has found that most Americans believe society is less civil...
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Cornell Law School Tops American Bar Association Rankings for Large Firm Job Placement
According to new data from the American Bar Association, Cornell University's law school had the highest...
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Legal Battle Continues Between Florida Governor and Disney over Theme Park Autonomy
The legal battle between Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and the Walt Disney Company continues, with legal...
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