Morning Docket: 07.17.12
* “Many organizations have people who do dumb things.” Members of the Secret Service aren’t the only suits getting secretly serviced. Apparently Treasury Department officials like hookers, too. [New...
View ArticleWhich Biglaw Firms Actually Make Women Equity Partners?
How can women close the gender gap in equity partnerships at Biglaw firms? Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: Best Best & Krieger, Biglaw, Covington...
View ArticleMorning Docket: 11.07.12
* “We know in our hearts that for the United States of America, the best is yet to come.” Barack Obama was re-elected as president. Bring on the hope and change! No, seriously. [New York Times] * In...
View ArticleMorning Docket: 11.13.12
* Deep in the heart of Texas, plans are in the works for the state’s secession from the nation via online petition. The most likely White House response? Probably something like this: “HAHAHAHAHAHA!”...
View ArticleLawsuit of the Day: A $5 Million Discrimination Suit Against a Top Law Firm
Which firm is being sued, and what are the plaintiff’s allegations? Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: Adalberto Jordan, Adoption, Age Discrimination,...
View ArticleLawsuit of the Day Update: More About Levinson v. WilmerHale
Additional tidbits about both the plaintiff, from former colleagues at WilmerHale, and about the firm, from women who have worked there. Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a...
View ArticleMorning Docket: 06.06.13
* AG Eric Holder sat down and had a little chat about what’s been going on at the Justice Department. He’s not impressed with his agency’s work, but he claims he’s not stepping down just yet. [NBC...
View ArticleMorning Docket: 07.16.13
* Since summer’s start, Patton Boggs has been leaking lawyers like a sieve. Thus far, 22 partners and 11 associates have defected from the firm to Holland & Knight, Jackson Lewis, Arent Fox, and...
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