Big Law remains silent, but some at smaller firms are raising their voices. "I am concerned about a government where one person is an authoritarian figure and Congress is silent and the courts are marginalized or threatened with impeachment when they rule on the lawfulness of government action," said Keker Van Nest & Peters partner Elliot Peters.

       

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.

       

Jessica Aber, who rose up the ranks and led about 300 prosecutors and litigators as the former U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, died at age 43 of natural causes related to a longstanding medical issue, according to a close family friend.

       

The New York County Lawyers Association announced that it's convening an April 2 summit to address concerns about the rule of law. The call comes as bar associations here and other major metropolitan areas speak out with greater frequency about what they perceive as threats to the legal community posed by President Donald Trump in his second term.

       

If Trump wins, we could see firms collapse; if Big Law prevails it could be its greatest moment; but a draw is the most likely outcome, writes the Global Lawyer.

       

Friday's verdict, for $65 million in compensatory damages and $2 billion in punitive damages, is the first in a Roundup case in Georgia's state courts.

       

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Simon Property Group has its headquarters in Indiana and said it sees "inherent value" in being incorporated there, too.

       

“When you do this, it's the most incredible thing, as a lawyer, to see the person that you represented, that you believed in, breathe fresh air for the first time," said Sam Sheldon.

       

"Keep a positive, can-do attitude. Lawyering is hard, so appreciate those who work to support your clients and lead by example."

       

Getting a dream job in the legal profession doesn't happen overnight, especially in sports law which often requires playing the long game to compete in the field.

       

With all but two of Georgia's 24 appellate judges being white, an opportunity to improve judicial diversity exists through a current vacancy on the Supreme Court of Georgia.

       

Class actions are mounting against law firms over their collection practices.

       

"It was very likely that our firm would not be able to survive a protracted dispute with the Administration," chairman Brad Karp wrote in a statement to the firm Sunday.

       

Even as the deal was inspiring a wide range of interpretations, the White House issued additional directives late Friday, including one urging sanctions against lawyers and firms who sue the government.        

In an unprecedented move, the Commerce Department abruptly dismissed all members of two citizen panels that advise the USPTO on patent and trademark matters. Members, all of whom were appointed during the Biden administration, said the emailed notice caught them by surprise.

       

“A lot of institutions, universities, and law firms are fearful of retaliation and of being the one caught in the crosshairs, Sarah Hartley, a partner with Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, told Law.com about the shifting legal landscape for the educational sector.

       

“Plaintiff's counsel is on notice that further failure to comply with the procedural rules that govern this Court and her ethical responsibilities will have grave consequences, U.S. District Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil said.

       

The difference between an executive order and presidential memo is typically one of style, according to legal scholars who say President Donald Trump's memo affecting some Covington & Burling employees is just as authoritative as the EO targeting Perkins Coie.