by HolAdmin | Jun 25, 2025 | American Legal News
Last week, the Puerto Rico Supreme Court came out with a much more realistic and impactful definition of a lawyer’s technological competence obligations than that promulgated by some 40 states. The Puerto Rican rules are a stronger statement about competence and...
by HolAdmin | Jun 25, 2025 | American Legal News
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. They’ve done a perfect job of it. You have Kirkland non-share partners on the recruiter’s speed dial, because they’re hot sh*t. It doesn’t matter that they aren’t equity. The recruiting firm gets to tell all...
by HolAdmin | Jun 25, 2025 | American Legal News
Typos happen. That is just a fact of our increasingly digital life. We write so much — on social media, emails, texts — that not everything gets the intense scrutiny of, say, a filed brief, and yes, mistakes get made. There’s not much you can do except own up to it...
by HolAdmin | Jun 25, 2025 | American Legal News
Amy Wax Amy Wax continues to drape herself in high-minded concepts like the “First Amendment” and “academic freedom” as she fights the sanctions placed on the law professor by the University of Pennsylvania. But a federal judge just slapped down her bid for a...
by HolAdmin | Jun 25, 2025 | American Legal News
Doug Emhoff, America’s first ever Second Gentleman, returned to Biglaw after his stint at the White House, landing at Willkie Farr & Gallagher. Emhoff, of course, was critical of the firm’s decision to capitulate to Trump, as he wanted to fight the threat of what...
by HolAdmin | Jun 25, 2025 | American Legal News
Life as a DC lawyer may be tough right now due to the whims and fancies of the current administration, but for many lawyers, Washington is the place to be if they want to do work related to the government, be it litigation, transactional, or even lobbying. But which...