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WilmerHale Secures Significant Legal Victory Against Trump Executive Order

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WilmerHale has announced that a court has taken swift action to block key provisions of a controversial executive order that the firm challenged. According to a spokesperson for the firm, “We appreciate the court’s swift action to preserve our clients’ right to counsel and acknowledgement of the unconstitutional nature of the executive order and its […]

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Biglaw Beware – UK Excello Just Planted Its Flag in California’s Golden Soil

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Excello’s Displays Innovation & Ambition UK-based Excello Law, the ‘dispersed model’ law firm, has decided that Santa Barbara’s pristine beaches and Mediterranean climate make for the perfect backdrop to launch their American invasion. The firm has tapped heavyweight litigator J. Paul Gignac (the ‘champion to the underdog’) to lead this beachhead operation, proving they’re not

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The Shifting Sands of Summer Associate Recruiting

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On-Campus Interviews Lose Favor Gone are the days when on-campus interviews (OCI) reigned supreme in the summer associate recruiting world. According to fresh data from the National Association for Law Placement (NALP), OCI has “firmly tumbled from its place of prominence” in how firms secure their summer talent. The numbers tell a compelling story. While

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Paul Weiss Litigation Partner Karen Dunn Inducted Into American College of Trial Lawyers

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Litigation partner Karen Dunn has been elected a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. The ACTL is composed of preeminent members of the trial bar from the United States and Canada and is recognized as the leading trial lawyers’ organization in both countries. Fellowship is extended only by invitation, after careful investigation, to those experienced

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The Harvard Law Grad Who Told Skadden ‘It’s Trump or Me’

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Law Associate Gives The Middle Finger to Trump Order The legal industry’s spine seems to be made of jello these days. While most associates quietly update their résumés behind closed doors, one Skadden associate decided to set her career ablaze in spectacular fashion – and she’s taking receipts public. Rachel Cohen, a Harvard Law grad

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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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The 20 Top Law Firms Face Heat in Trump’s DEI Legal Crackdown

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The EEOC’s High-Stakes DEI Gamble The Trump administration’s escalating war on DEI programs has thrust 20 major law firms into the crosshairs of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Acting Chair Andrea Lucas is demanding exhaustive details about diversity hiring metrics, client-driven DEI requirements, and participation in initiatives like the Mansfield Certification. The move aligns with

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The Kiwi Lawyer Disrupter Who Lifted the Veil on Meta’s Inner Sanctum

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‘Careless People’ – How a New Zealand Lawyer Exposed Facebook’s Darkest Secrets John Bowie, LawFuel publisher Kiwi lawyer Sarah Wynn-Williams is very much in the red chair at present – sitting in the hot seat with a book about the increasingly hot-button issues involving the new nerdyverse in which we now live seemingly run by

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The Big Law Associates Revolt Challenge Managing Partners’ Silence on Trump’s Legal Attacks

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Open Letter Demands Firms Stand Up Against Trump’s “Attack on Rule of Law” Associates at America’s big law firms are taking matters into their own hands. While their high-powered bosses remain conspicuously silent, these young legal eagles are circulating an anonymous open letter demanding that law firm leadership speak out against what they describe as

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