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Willkie Loses Longest-Serving Lawyer Over Trump Surrender

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Health Execs Criticize Trump Administration For Not Exp...

The Trump administration is not finalizing a Biden-era provision that would expa...

Former Attorney Accuses Ballard Spahr Of Firing Her For...

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No, Crashing The Stock Market With His Tariffs Definite...

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Morning Docket: 04.09.25

* "Like Oprah Handing Out T14 Titles." A shocking expression of no confidence i...

This Biglaw Firm Rebounded Big Time Last Year

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Supreme Court Pretends To Give Due Process Its Due — Se...

Shadow Docket Opinion On Due Process Too Little, Too Late: Based on her dissent...

Former National Security Officials Take Aim At Trump’s ...

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Supreme Court Affirms Due Process Rights For Deportees…...

Supreme Court: Is that a habeas petition in your pocket, or are you just heading...

Biglaw’s Craven Capitulation To Trump Now Under Congres...

Trump's likely unconstitutional Executive Orders aimed at Biglaw -- and the indu...

Marking Its 40th Anniversary In A New Venue, ABA Techsh...

The celebration was muted by gnawing growing pains, brought on by the conference...

Are The U.S. News Law School Rankings ‘So Arbitrary’ Th...

Industry insiders seem to be losing faith in the U.S. News law school rankings. ...

3 Questions For A Tech Bro Turned Chinese Patent Enforc...

Matthew Allan Newman shares his experiences navigating the Chinese IP landscape....

Ditching The Pitch: The Key To Success In Legal Busines...

Bringing in new business and becoming a successful rainmaker elevates your statu...

Legal Ops Isn’t Just Firefighting — It’s Your Next Comp...

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Sparring With Ethics Guru Stephen Gillers On The Paul W...

His defense of Paul Weiss's deal with Trump was bonkers — and I told him so. The...

How The Pending Supreme Court Decision On Preventive Ca...

The Supreme Court will soon hear oral arguments for a case that threatens covera...

Donald Trump Is Trying To Shakedown Cadwalader

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Morning Docket: 04.08.25

* Supreme Court decides Trump can continue disappearing people to El Salvador a...

U.S. News Releases Two Wildly Different Versions Of The...

Are there big changes in the T14? It depends on which version you're looking at!...

Thank You For Inventing The Billable Hour!

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Choosing Between Money And The Right Thing — See Also

Biglaw Associate Quits With Dramatic Flair: Strong commitment to morals underne...

Small Firms Should Advertise To Real Potential Clients,...

If you are focusing your marketing efforts on piling up legal industry awards, y...

Crafting The Next-Gen Legal Community With Robert Hanna

In a world where technology evolves faster than ever, building networks of trust...

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