In Biglaw, Second Place Is Still Pretty Big

As of the most recent headcount ranking of the nation’s largest firms, Dentons held the top spot at almost 6,000 attorneys strong. Which law firm placed second? Hint: The firm dates back to 1780, though its current name only dates back to 2005. See the answer on the...
The Blue Wave And MTG

The Blue Wave And MTG

(Photo by Erin Scott-Pool/Getty Images) Remember Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Republican Congressional representative from Georgia? Elected in 2021, she quit Congress in 2026. She had been an acolyte of 47, having drunk the Kool-Aid. However, on the theory that nothing...
The Itty Bitty Sh*tty Committee

The Itty Bitty Sh*tty Committee

Ed. note: This is the latest installment in a series of posts on motherhood in the legal profession, in partnership with our friends at MothersEsquire. Welcome Jeanine M. Donohue back to our pages. Click here if you’d like to donate to MothersEsquire. Recently, I was...
50 Ways To Do Well In Law School

50 Ways To Do Well In Law School

Law school can make accomplished people feel incompetent by lunchtime. You arrive with good grades and ambition. Then someone asks you to explain a nineteenth-century opinion, challenges every answer, and moves on before you understand what happened. Your response may...