Competence-based CLE: A different way to learn

Nov 17, 2016 8:30 AM CST

Mary Jo White to step down as SEC chair, opening door to dismantling of Dodd-Frank

Mary Jo White is leaving her job as chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Nov 14, 2016 5:28 PM CST

Trump’s chief of staff is a BigLaw partner

Donald Trump’s choice to be his chief of staff in the White House is a partner on leave from one of the top 200 law firms in the nation. Reince Priebus has been on leave at Michael Best & Friedrich since 2011, when he became chair of the Republican National…

Nov 14, 2016 10:15 AM CST

Giuliani claims little interest in attorney general job, but touts his superior qualifications

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani says he doesn’t have much interest in becoming attorney general. Or does he? Giuliani’s name has surfaced in several news reports as a possible Trump pick for attorney general. A partner on leave at Greenberg Traurig, Giuliani told the Wall Street Journal on…

Nov 11, 2016 10:29 AM CST

Tech skills are no harder to learn than driving, says e-discovery expert Craig Ball (podcast)

Craig Ball likes to say he got into law to stay out of prison.

Nov 9, 2016 8:30 AM CST

Judge denies law prof’s request for bar-exam racial data

A judge in California has denied a law professor’s request for racial data on would-be lawyers who took the state bar exam. Judge Mary Wiss of San Francisco said the anonymous data would violate personal privacy rights because it could be used to identify individuals, report the Wall Street Journal…

Nov 8, 2016 9:03 AM CST

Janet Reno dies at 78; she was the first female US attorney general

Former U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno died on Monday at the age of 78. Reno, the first woman to serve as attorney general, died of complications from Parkinson’s disease, report the New York Times, the Washington Post and the National Law Journal (sub. req.). in a statement expressing condolences, ABA…

Nov 7, 2016 8:32 AM CST

Percentage of women attaining partnership is steadily increasing, report finds

The percentage of women promoted to partnership in U.S. offices at many of the nation’s top law firms reached a five-year high of 37.3 percent this year, according to an analysis of law firm announcements and self-reported data. The share of women promoted to partner was only 33 percent in…

Nov 3, 2016 12:21 PM CDT

Love Your Lawyer Day will be celebrated with synchronized tweets

Mark your calendars and set your watches. Friday, Nov. 4, is Love Your Lawyer Day—and 11:04 a.m. is the “unity time” to post tweets using the hashtag #LoveYourLawyerDay.

Nov 3, 2016 11:20 AM CDT

These law schools are tops for median private-sector pay exceeding student debt

Prospective law students who hope to earn more in a year than their law school debt should consider these law schools with the highest salary-debt ratios. U.S. News & World Report compiled a list of 10 schools, using the median starting salary of 2014 law graduates who work in the…

Nov 3, 2016 10:44 AM CDT

Buy new technology? You must also invest your time in learning it

Nov 3, 2016 8:30 AM CDT

Going to law school for the wrong reasons? It worked for this justice

It’s the standard advice for prospective students who are considering law school because they don’t know what to do with their lives. Don’t do it, the advice goes. Opt for a different career. Justice Elena Kagan recalls catching herself giving similar advice when she was dean of Harvard Law School.…

Nov 2, 2016 10:04 AM CDT

Former Greenberg Traurig partner resigns from bar amid probe into improper expense requests

A founding partner of Greenberg Traurig’s New York City office has resigned from the state bar amid allegations that he took more than $30,000 in improper expense and disbursement requests. A New York appeals court accepted the resignation of Paul Alter in an Oct. 27 opinion, report the New York…

Nov 1, 2016 11:26 AM CDT

Law clerk accused of ruling on cases can’t be a judge if she wins election, Illinois high court says

A law clerk/staff attorney accused of impersonating a Cook County judge can’t be a judge if she wins the election, the Illinois Supreme Court has decided. The court on Monday suspended Rhonda Crawford’s law license and barred her from the judgeship if she wins her uncontested election, report the Chicago…

Nov 1, 2016 10:30 AM CDT

Who are the most famous practicing lawyers in BigLaw?

Either John Quinn or David Boies is the most famous practicing lawyer in BigLaw, according to Bloomberg Big Law Business. Quinn of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan was named most famous by more than 150 of the publication’s readers. Boies of Boies, Schiller & Flexner was chosen by Bloomberg executives,…

Nov 1, 2016 7:00 AM CDT