by HolAdmin | Oct 30, 2026 | American Legal News
Weil Promises To Help Associates Find New Jobs… Right After They Finish Billing: Consider this your reminder that clients still expect “exceptional legal service.” The LSAT Won’t Get Harder In 2027, Just Longer And Sneakier: Every question might be the one that...
by HolAdmin | Oct 30, 2026 | American Legal News
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! This 55-year-old Washington powerhouse — a titan of antitrust and patent litigation — made a bold wager in the late 2000s, shifting much of its work onto contingency and other “alternative” fee deals...
by HolAdmin | Oct 30, 2026 | American Legal News
You may have not noticed it but the torch is being passed to a new generation of lawyers. I remember President John F. Kennedy’s inaugural address on January 20, 1961, in the bitter D.C. cold and how excited we youngsters were at the prospect of what lay ahead for...
by HolAdmin | Oct 30, 2026 | American Legal News
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by HolAdmin | Oct 30, 2026 | American Legal News
Even if you’re not using AI yet, your clients are — and they’re not always telling you about it. This disconnect can have strategic implications if you’re involved in litigation. If you don’t get a handle on it early on, your client’s decision to run a few questions...
by HolAdmin | Oct 30, 2026 | American Legal News
In 2015, I left the practice of law to run my career branding and executive resume writing business. I spent a lot of time in the early years defending my decision and explaining why I left law to pursue what I had always dreamed of doing. My father often shared a...
by HolAdmin | Oct 30, 2026 | American Legal News
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. I said, ‘I have an answer to not being able to get it past the Democrats or the Republicans together.’ I would pick Ted Cruz to be the next Supreme Court justice, and I wouldn’t have to worry about it. I...
by HolAdmin | Oct 30, 2026 | American Legal News
Weil Gotshal & Manges is winding down after 95 years, but the billable hour, it seems, will outlive it. When firm leaders announced the shutdown to all attorneys, they had a message for associates, according to Above the Law tipsters. It started out about as well...
by HolAdmin | Oct 30, 2026 | American Legal News
What happens when a Biglaw firm suddenly goes out of business? The partners find new firms, the associates update their résumés, and Spirit Halloween apparently starts measuring for signage. With Weil planning to wind down after nearly a century, it seems the seasonal...
