January 15, 2021 at 1:01 PM
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As we know all too well, 2020 was a challenging year for us as individuals, for the legal profession, and for the nation. But the year was not without its positive developments. In my view, the most significant positive change within Biglaw last year was an increased commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).
In fact, I would describe 2020 as the year that Biglaw got serious about diversity. At Lateral Link, in practically every meeting we took with firms to discuss their talent needs, diversity was a central focus. And it wasn’t just all talk and no action, with firms boasting about their commitment to diversity but not doing anything differently. I saw many situations where firms really
February 23, 2021 at 10:15 PM
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Ed. note: This column originally appeared on Original Jurisdiction, the new Substack publication from David Lat, but various updates have been made, including an updated death toll and additions to the list of the deceased at the end. You can learn more about Original Jurisdiction on its About page, and you can register to receive updates through this signup page.
Take it from me: COVID-19 is not a hoax.
As many of you may know, last March I came down with a severe case of COVID-19. I spent 17 days in the hospital, including almost a week in critical condition in the ICU, hooked up to a ventilator. I ran up a $320,000 hospital bill (which I thankfully did not have to pay). Even after getting out of the hospital, I experienced a painfully slow recovery, including a terrible cough and shortness of breath that lasted for months.
Why is this man not in jail https://t.co/R6E4gsYMu3
In the face of Trump’s response to this ongoing insurrection, I am convinced @VP can make a strong case that “the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office.” He should gather the necessary support from the Cabinet to remove the President immediately.
“What’s the downside for humoring him,” senior Republicans quipped last month.
This. This is the downside. And plenty of people saw it coming.https://t.co/dIYcfGXheD
Ben Sasse: Today, the United States Capitol the world’s greatest symbol of self-government was ransacked while the leader of the free world cowered behind his keyboard tweeting against his Vice President for fulfilling the duties of his oath to the Constitution.
December 30, 2020 at 2:36 PM
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As part of Above the Law’s 2020 in review each of the editors are throwing together our own list of top stories of 2020. Of course, 2020 was a dumpster fire, so almost all of the stories on my personal list are a reminder of awful.
With that depressing note, here it is: my top stories of 2020.
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Lawyers love a good ranking, especially an unexpected one. Law school rankings at least at the top of the list tend to be pretty static, the Top 14 law schools have pretty much always been the same. So a new ranking that upends that tradition well, readers just loved that.
December 23, 2020 at 12:25 PM
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The past year has been, for better or worse, a big year in legal news. So it should come as no surprise to see big names dominating our list of finalists for 2020 Lawyer of the Year. Thanks to everyone who responded to our request for nominations for 2020 Lawyer of the Year. We narrowed the many excellent nominees to a slate of
ELEVEN (yes, that’s how crazy this year was) fascinating lawyers distinguished, despicable, or debatable, depending on your point of view.
Here are the nominees, in alphabetical order, with a brief blurb about each:
Stacey Abrams: After losing her bid for Georgia governor in 2018 following a purge of voter rolls, the Yale Law graduate and former Georgia assemblywoman founded Fair Fight, an anti-voter suppression group, pledging to register as many disenfranchised voters of color as possible for the 2020 presidential election. Through her efforts, Abrams helped turn her state blue, allowing Joe Biden to become th