The Go-To Law Schools: Big Law report ranks the top 50 law schools by percentage of 2024 juris doctor graduates who took associate positions at the largest 500 […]
The 2025 Go-To Law Schools: Big Law—All Schools Data
The Go-To Law Schools: Big Law report ranks the top 50 law schools by percentage of 2024 juris doctor graduates who took associate positions at the largest 500 […]
With Trump Obtaining $940M in ‘Free Legal Services,’ Will 9 Big Law Firms Now Face Talent, Brand and Conflict Issues?
With President Donald Trump now securing deals with nine Big Law firms to provide at least $940 million worth of free legal services, more questions are emerging about […]
Demand for IP Work Is Robust, but Rate Pressure Prompts Some to Flee Big Law
Call it the ultimate conundrum: market forces are boosting demand for legal intellectual property work, leading to a wave of attorney hirings, but some law firms are simultaneously, […]
Big Law Firms Quietly Update Diversity Language, as Deadline Passes to Disclose Data
While four Big Law firms have settled with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission over its probe of diversity practices, the agency has remained mum on whether other law […]
Are Trump’s Deals With Big Law Firms Enforceable?
At least four Big Law firms have negotiated agreements with the Trump administration to avert executive orders restricting their ability to conduct business, but one critical issue lingers—whether […]
Key Rulings for Claims Against Big Tobacco’s Deceptive Marketing Practices May Be on the Horizon
Lawsuits targeting the marketing and sale of nicotine products continue to be litigated across the country, as Philip Morris International and Swedish Match North America were hit with […]
While Big Law Mulls an Amicus Brief, Boutique Statements Multiply
Litigation boutiques and midsize law firms have become more vocal in calling out President Trump’s executive orders against firms and supporting “rule of law” issues, running in stark […]
Associates Are Organizing Protests in Face of Big Law’s Silence, Concessions to Trump Administration
In the days since Paul Weiss brokered a deal with President Donald Trump, some associates have grown frustrated with the actions by the New York firm and silence […]
As Trump Intensifies Battle Against Big Law, How Law Firms Regard Each Other Under the Microscope
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