by HolAdmin | Apr 10, 2025 | American Legal News
April 8 has always been a day of mixed emotions. On one side, it is my 18th sobriety anniversary. It’s also the birthday of my father, Norton (“Norty” as his friends called him). He would have been 99 today. He was of the greatest generation — a Navy Seabee in a...
by HolAdmin | Apr 10, 2025 | American Legal News
(Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) The Wall Street Journal reports that this year had a surge in law school applications with some schools receiving their highest number ever. A number of factors can explain the increase, including a weaker white-collar job market,...
by HolAdmin | Apr 10, 2025 | American Legal News
(Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images) Today, Donald Trump signed a likely unconstitutional Executive Order targeting elite litigation firm Susman Godfrey. Similar to the other EOs aimed at Biglaw, the order purports to strip Susman attorneys of access to federal...
by HolAdmin | Apr 10, 2025 | American Legal News
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. Oh there’s 4 schools tied at 14 this year. That’s funny. It’s like Oprah handing out T14 titles. — A Berkeley Law alumnus, in comments given on Reddit and noted by Law.com, concerning the state of the 2025 U.S....
by HolAdmin | Apr 10, 2025 | American Legal News
(Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) Jenner & Block and WilmerHale are still fighting the good fight against the respective Trumpian Executive Orders the firms are facing. Both notched early court victories, earning temporary restraining orders against the...
by HolAdmin | Apr 10, 2025 | American Legal News
After back-to-back legal technology conferences, I’m sorry to say that artificial intelligence is still the dominant topic of conversation. It’s certainly getting better, with the narrative shifting from runaway TED Talks about how AI is “the future” to concrete use...
