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The Law Schools With The Most Underemployed Graduates (2019)
Most law students dream of passing the bar exam after graduating from law school and finding a job in the legal industry as a lawyer. They don’t dream of only being able to put the “bar” in “barista” because their law school pedigree is limiting them in the job market. When you’ve got up to six figures of nondischargeable debt to service after graduation, you want to know that your résumé will make it to a hiring partner’s desk — not the nearest garbage pail.
The Outside Counsel Rankings: The Top Law Firms According To GCs
In the market for legal services, some opinions simply matter more than others. Arguably, the opinions that matter the most are those of in-house counsel. The premise of our third annual outside counsel rankings is simple and direct.
Former Biglaw Chair Died By Suicide, Inquest Reveals
Back in 2018, Baker McKenzie then-Global Chair, Paul Rawlinson, took a temporary leave from the firm due to “exhaustion.” The following year, Rawlinson passed away, though not many details were known about his death at that time. Now we’ve learned that he died by suicide. Law.com is reporting that during a virtual inquest held yesterday by the Surrey Coroner’s Court in the U.K., it was revealed Rawlinson died by suicide.
Trump Seeks New Solicitor General For Inevitable Supreme Court Case Canceling Election
Noel J. Francisco (by Jones Day/YouTube) Noel Francisco is expected to step down as Solicitor General in the next few days. The former partner from Jones Day — obviously — will presumably return to private practice in the as-yet undrained swamp.
Parsing Privilege: A Legal Department’s Role In Supporting #BlackLivesMatter
Civil rights are appropriately top of mind these days. As a result of recent events that have rightly gripped the nation, Slack, LinkedIn, Nextdoor, and dinner tables are facilitating discussions that were once relegated to academia and courtrooms.
While You Weren’t Looking, Trump Banned Some Chinese Grad Students
(Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) Two Fridays ago, our only president took a break from bungling American race relations and public health to mess up American universities’ ability to recruit foreign nationals. The executive order of May 29 says that the State Department won’t issue J or F visas to graduate students and postgraduate researchers who are from the People’s Republic of China and have ties to the PRC’s attempts to steal foreign technologies.
Here’s How To Protect Your Rights (And Data) During #BlackLivesMatter Protests
If, like me, you’ve been attending protests to support the Black Lives Matter movement, you’ve been exercising an important constitutional right. The right to protest is a fundamental one that deserves protection, and it’s one that is essential to the preservation of our democracy. The fight isn’t over and there’s more work to be done, so here’s are some resources to help you protest safely and securely. Surveillance First, let’s talk about surveillance.
Morning Docket: 06.11.20
* An attorney who spent more than ten years on the run has been sentenced to three years in prison for developing and selling illegal tax shelters. Sounds like a good plot for a John Grisham book. [Accounting Today] * A lawyer for former National Security Adviser John Bolton alleges that the White House is claiming Bolton’s new book contains classified information that cannot be revealed.
Judge Gleeson Comes Right Out And Calls Bill Barr Corrupt
(Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Attorney General Bill Barr thought he could end the Michael Flynn prosecution by canning all the hard-working Department of Justice prosecutors and having a flunky declare that the government is dropping the case. A case that they’d already won. That’s… unusual. And it’s also the sort of thing that require leave of the court.
COVID-19 Special General Counsel Podcast
Flatten the Research Curve Flatten the Research Curve Navigate the latest changes to federal and state laws, regulations, and executive orders; ranging from Banking & Finance to Tax, Securities, Labor & Employment / HR & Benefits, and more. Navigate the latest changes to federal and state laws, regulations, and executive orders; ranging from Banking & Finance to Tax, Securities, Labor & Employment / HR & Benefits, and more. Wolters Kluwer
North And South, Minneapolis To New Orleans, Unite Against Dark Forces Gripping The Nation
I am a well-educated, decent-looking white man. The closest I’ve ever come to being societally oppressed was the time a cantankerous Hy-Vee clerk in Missouri refused my Minnesota driver’s license as an acceptable form of ID to buy a six-pack of Leinenkugel’s.
Most Remote Court Conferences Should Be By Phone, Not Videoconference
As numerous lawyers already know from firsthand experience, many courts have had to adapt to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in order to continue operations while social distancing. A number of courts, especially in areas hard-hit by the pandemic — like New York and New Jersey, where I practice — are conducting virtual hearings and conferences because of current health concerns.
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