Law Firm Management | News

Spooked by Paul Weiss Deal and Trump, Big Law Firms Scrambling to Undergo Risk Assessments, Build Consensus

By Andrew Maloney and Christine Simmons

“I don't think there's a firm in Big Law that is not talking about this today," noted one consultant. Read More

Law Firm Management | News

Courts Hit Pause on Jenner and Wilmer Executive Orders

By Dan Roe

Jenner & Block and Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale and Dorr obtained temporary relief late Friday, barring portions of executive orders issued against the law firms this week. Read More

Government | News

Skadden Reaches 'Settlement' With Trump

By Amanda O'Brien

Skadden has agreed to provide $100 million in pro bono services to causes that both Trump and Skadden support, the president said. Read More

Law Firm Associates | News

Associates Are Organizing Protests in Face of Big Law's Silence, Concessions to Trump Administration

By Amanda O'Brien

“A number of associates at a number of firms are talking about doing recruitment strikes if firms do not commit to not complying with the EEOC's demands, said former Skadden associate Rachel Cohen. “Firms are very reliant on associates being able to do interviews themselves most of the time. That's an element where we have a lot of agency that comes with not a lot of risk to one's career. Read More

Law Firm Management | News

'This Is an Embarrassment:' In-House Attorneys Dismayed by Paul Weiss' Trump Deal

By Greg Andrews

“I don't have a large budget for outside counsel, but I definitely won't be spending it with law firms who don't stand up for themselves in the face of injustice," Ray Everett, general counsel for health care at TopCon Corp., wrote on LinkedIn. Read More

Diversity | News

EEOC DEI Letters Challenge Law Firms' Involvement with Diversity-Oriented Nonprofits

By Dan Roe

The EEOC asked about law firms' relationships with Sponsors for Educational Opportunity and the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity in each of the 20 letters to law firms this month. Read More