by HolAdmin | Jan 16, 2026 | American Legal News
Elon University plans to open a new law school in Charlotte, beginning in 2027. What is the most recent new law school to earn ABA accreditation, becoming the 197th approved law school program and opening its doors in 2023. Hint: Unlike the new school bound for...
by HolAdmin | Jan 16, 2026 | American Legal News
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by HolAdmin | Jan 16, 2026 | American Legal News
In 2025, I did not plan to write a year long series on legal careers. I was not mapping themes or building a thesis. I was responding to what I kept seeing and hearing from lawyers who were tired, capable, and quietly questioning whether this was really how it was...
by HolAdmin | Jan 16, 2026 | American Legal News
Law schools can teach you a lot of things that you hope to never use: civil procedure, the rule against perpetuities, and necessity not being a defense against murder-cannibalism at sea. A more practical item of that set is what to do if ICE comes knocking at your...
by HolAdmin | Jan 16, 2026 | American Legal News
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. [P]ublic engagement with the Supreme Court matters, and public engagement is dulled when decisions come late in the day and late in the week. Whether intentionally or not, the court regularly releases...
by HolAdmin | Jan 16, 2026 | American Legal News
Kyrsten Sinema spent her lone term as a United States Senator as the poster child for main character syndrome. From the ostentatious outfits to the carefully contrived contrarian votes, Sinema made sure she drew more attention than a first-term senator customarily...
by HolAdmin | Jan 16, 2026 | American Legal News
Lawyers love to say they “need to work on their writing.” Translation: they’ve read something they wrote, felt that little stomach drop, and thought, This doesn’t sound like me. This doesn’t even sound clear. Here’s the good news: writing isn’t a talent. It’s a skill....
by HolAdmin | Jan 16, 2026 | American Legal News
If you practiced law 10 years ago, the idea of having a “knowledge-based chatbot” to answer client questions at midnight wasn’t just a fantasy — it was a $50,000 development project that no solo practitioner could afford. Today, it is becoming a reality thanks to...
by HolAdmin | Jan 16, 2026 | American Legal News
Rachel Cohen, the former Skadden associate who spoke out about Trump’s threat to the rule of law — putting together an open letter signed by hundreds of associates and then leaving her firm when it joined the spineless capitulators pledging free services to Trump...
by HolAdmin | Jan 16, 2026 | American Legal News
When state legislatures across the U.S. convened in early January, they kicked off a process that will likely produce 200,000 new bills and other government measures this year, with the vast majority introduced in the first few weeks. And when some of these bills...
