by HolAdmin | Apr 1, 2025 | American Legal News
Why do people run for powerful federal offices? I’m not talking about running for the local school board. Well-intentioned people run for school board for entirely logical reasons. But why do people run for the Senate or the House of Representatives? You would hope...
by HolAdmin | Apr 1, 2025 | American Legal News
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. The best step that any lawyer can take in traveling internationally is essentially to remove all privileged material from your laptop, from your tablet, and from your smartphone. If you need access to those...
by HolAdmin | Apr 1, 2025 | American Legal News
Last week, Biglaw firm Skadden Arps bent a knee to the Trump administration, striking a deal that includes $100 million in pro bono payola to prevent Donald Trump from lashing out with an Executive Order targeting the firm. In the aftermath of that wildly...
by HolAdmin | Apr 1, 2025 | American Legal News
When given the opportunity to choose between principles and safety, Skadden’s groveling negotiation skills let the world know where they stood. The legal community has been responding in kind. Rachel Cohen’s call from inside the house showed that Skadden associates...
by HolAdmin | Apr 1, 2025 | American Legal News
Uh-oh! As noted by Reuters, the national Multistate Bar Examination (MBE) mean scaled score is back to an all-time low. This isn’t what we like to see when it comes to the bar. Higher MBE scores from recent administrations of the exam gave those in legal academia some...
by HolAdmin | Apr 1, 2025 | American Legal News
You’ve heard of lawyers using AI to do their research or even draft briefs, but sending an AI Avatar to deliver the oral argument is a new one. And it’s not a popular one with the judges! In Dewald v. MassMutual Metro, the Appellate Division, First Department expected...
