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Former Skadden Lawyers Express “Deep Outrage” Over Trump Representation

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What Did The Skadden Letter Say? In a strongly worded letter delivered to Executive Partner Jeremy London this week, 80 Skadden alumni expressed their “profound disappointment and deep outrage” regarding the firm’s recent deal with President Trump given that the firm has diversity in its DNA. The protest highlights growing tensions within elite law firms […]

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Who Are The Leading Lawyers Who Helped Pushback On The Trump Executive Orders?

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The opposition mounted by over 500 law firms against Donald Trump’s executive orders targeting law firms was a remarkable show of unity in a profession facing intense criticism for its compliance and genuflection before the President.

The collective action, which culminated in the submission of an amicus brief supporting Perkins Coie’s lawsuit, was orchestrated by Munger Tolles & Olson, with former Solicitor General Donald Verrilli, Jr., leading the charge as counsel for the amici.

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The Great Law Firm Rebellion Sees Young Associates Stage Unprecedented Exodus Over Trump Deals

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In the marble-lined corridors of legal power, a rebellion is brewing over the ‘Trump deals’ being made by biglaw firms targeted by the administration in recent weeks.

Associates at two of America’s most prestigious law firms are doing what many might have thought to have been the unthinkable—resigning from coveted positions that pay north of $220,000 annually to protest their firms’ Faustian bargains with President Trump, marking perhaps the most significant crisis of conscience Big Law has faced in a generation.

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Lawyers may soon charge $10,000 an hour thanks to AI, says LexisNexis CEO

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LexisNexis CEO Sean Fitzpatrick recently made a jaw-dropping prediction that lawyers leveraging AI could charge up to $10,000 per hour within the decade. He says 39 percent of private practice lawyers now expect to adjust their billing practices due to AI, up from only 18 percent in January 2024. 

The tension between skyrocketing rates and fundamental business model changes creates the perfect storm for the legal industry with the onset of AI tools.

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What Trump’s Anti-DEI Order Means for European Companies (And Why Every Lawyer Should Be Paying Attention)

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Nearly 70 percent of European companies with U.S. government contracts are now caught in a cross-border compliance nightmare that could fundamentally reshape corporate diversity policies worldwide.

The Trump administration has begun demanding European companies comply with the President’s executive order banning diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs, which follows his moves against major law firms in the US on the DEI issue.

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700+ Attorneys Unite Against Trump’s Law Firm Crackdown

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The Trump Crackdown on Law Firms Meets Resistance Ben Thomson, Legal contributing editor US lawyers have rallied in an unprecedented show of unity, with over 700 attorneys and legal organizations across the political spectrum joining forces to write to US Attorney General Pam Bondi urging her to take a stand in defense of lawyers’ and

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Wilmer Hale and Jenner & Block Sue Over Trump Orders

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Temporary Injunctions Gained By Firms Targeted in Trump’s Executive Orders Tom Borman, LawFuel contributor On March 28, 2025, two federal judges issued temporary injunctions against significant components of President Trump’s executive orders targeting Jenner & Block and WilmerHale. The firms had filed lawsuits earlier that same day challenging the orders, which they claimed were unconstitutional

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The Brad Karp Memo To Paul Weiss And Its Existential Crisis

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What Brad Karp Told Paul Weiss Staff Over The Trump Crisis On March 23, 2025, Paul Weiss Chairman Brad Karp sent a firm-wide email addressing the recent crisis triggered by a presidential executive order that threatened the firm’s existence. Legal blogger David Lat published the full memo in his Original Jurisdiction newsletter. In his message,

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Paul Weiss’s Trump Surrender – Did Big Law’s Backbone Just Go Missing?

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We need to talk about what just happened at Paul Weiss. And no, this isn’t your typical Biglaw gossip about partner compensation or summer associate antics.

This is about nothing less than whether the legal profession still has the fortitude to stand up to power when it matters.

Spoiler alert: The early returns aren’t encouraging.

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