After canceling the September in-person administration of the bar exam, the Board of Law Examiners told everyone that they would provide details on the future of the examination as soon as they worked it out. Yesterday, they announced that the next step in the process will be a scheduled October online exam: New York will administer the … Continue reading NY Moves To Online Exam… For Now Continue Reading
Michael Cohen is heading home this afternoon thanks to Bill Barr. If the Attorney General hadn’t destroyed the credibility of his department by using it as a political tool to aid and abet the president, the court would probably have accepted the sworn declarations of Bureau of Prisons employees that they had no idea about … Continue reading Court Rules DOJ Is Full Of Sh*t, Springs Michael Cohen From Jail Continue Reading
Yesterday, the Department of Justice announced that the Biglaw firm of Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer, along with legal staffing company Law Resources, will pay a civil penalty to settle discrimination claims. The settlement, totaling $56,500, is for claims that Law Resources, at the direction of Arnold & Porter, refused to hire U.S. citizens with … Continue reading Biglaw Firm To Pay Penalty Over Discrimination Claim Continue Reading
[UPDATE BELOW] “In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king,” as they say. And while that expression manages to be both ableist and sexist at the same time, the thrust is well-taken. When almost half the country is set to take an in-person exam next week, we have to applaud the states that … Continue reading Online Bar Exam Software Still Not Working On Friday, Test On Tuesday Continue Reading
Cadence Counsel, the in-house division of the Lateral Link consortium of legal recruitment firms, has convened a panel of corporate executives and law department leaders to discuss the value of using traditional Change Management strategies to address the challenges that are unique to corporate law departments. In a series of discussions moderated by David Lat, … Continue reading Change Management For In-House Counsel Continue Reading
Joe and Kathryn check in on how the Fall semester of law school is shaping up. With COVID looming over the beginning of the school year, many law schools are going to continue fully remote learning. Several schools have also made it clear that they won’t be offering any discounts on tuition. Is this fair? … Continue reading Law Schools Go Remote… Should Students Get A Discount? Continue Reading
Despite public health warnings, almost half the country is still going forward with in-person bar exams next week. In an even crueler twist, the Venn Diagram of states sticking to the in-person model falls almost entirely within the circle of states setting daily infection records. Bringing people from all over the state under one roof … Continue reading This Is What A Socially Distanced Bar Exam Looks Like… Do You Feel Safe? Continue Reading
Generally speaking, we are not overly concerned about privilege diplomas with large law firms and don’t anticipate any policy changes with respect to large law firms. — Christopher Gomprecht, national practice leader for lawyers’ professional liability at Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty, NA, which provides coverage for more than half of all Am Law 100 … Continue reading Biglaw Insurers Don’t Care If New Associates Have Diploma Privilege Continue Reading
COVID-19 did more than just rock our healthcare system. It also caused great financial upheaval, and the legal industry — even those at elite Biglaw firms — was far from immune from the impacts. For months, Above the Law reported on the layoffs, furloughs, and associate salary cuts that were rocking the profession. But now it’s clear that, at least … Continue reading Biglaw Firms Do An About Face On Pay Cuts Continue Reading
The story of the stock market during the Great Recession doesn’t take long to tell. The markets crashed hard, with the S&P 500 dropping by roughly 50% in 2008. The economy continued to suffer through 2009 until a combination of stimulus, tax policy, and old-fashioned hard work served as the defibrillator-like jolt the economy needed … Continue reading Betting Boldly In A Bear Market Continue Reading