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‘It’s Time for You to Leave’: More immigration lawyers get notices to self-deport
Home Daily News 'It's Time for You to Leave': More immigration… Immigration Law 'It's Time for You to Leave': More immigration lawyers get notices to self-deport By Debra Cassens Weiss April 25, 2025, 9:32 am CDT Immigration lawyers outside Massachusetts are...
Law Firm Intake Reimagined: Tools to help you capture every lead
Gone are the days of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. law firm receptionists chained to their desks, limited to answering phones and taking messages. Modern consumers in search of legal guidance expect more, including 24/7, responsive service and immediate answers to their...
Did 9 firms making deals with Trump violate bribery, anti-fraud laws? Democratic letters seek answers
Home Daily News Did 9 firms making deals with Trump violate… Law Firms Did 9 firms making deals with Trump violate bribery, anti-fraud laws? Democratic letters seek answers By Debra Cassens Weiss April 24, 2025, 2:26 pm CDT Sixteen Democratic lawmakers have...
SCOTUSblog will expand offerings, keep ‘unbiased coverage’ after acquisition by Dispatch Media
Home Daily News SCOTUSblog will expand offerings, keep 'unbiased… U.S. Supreme Court SCOTUSblog will expand offerings, keep 'unbiased coverage' after acquisition by Dispatch Media By Debra Cassens Weiss April 24, 2025, 11:52 am CDT Dispatch Media Inc. has...
‘Is this a throwback to the McCarthy era?’ Judges consider injunction bids by firms targeted in Trump orders
Home Daily News 'Is this a throwback to the McCarthy era?'… Law Firms 'Is this a throwback to the McCarthy era?' Judges consider injunction bids by firms targeted in Trump orders By Debra Cassens Weiss April 24, 2025, 10:57 am CDT Then-Chief U.S. District Judge...
Expert witness was ‘confused, disoriented and out of touch’ at deposition, law firm’s suit alleges
Home Daily News Expert witness was 'confused, disoriented… Trials & Litigation Expert witness was 'confused, disoriented and out of touch' at deposition, law firm's suit alleges By Debra Cassens Weiss April 24, 2025, 9:09 am CDT An expert witness allegedly...
Former DOJ lawyer faces disbarment for entanglement in ‘one of the largest kleptocracy schemes in history’
Home Daily News Former DOJ lawyer faces disbarment for entanglement… Ethics Former DOJ lawyer faces disbarment for entanglement in 'one of the largest kleptocracy schemes in history' By Debra Cassens Weiss April 17, 2025, 3:07 pm CDT Prakazrel “Pras” Michel, a...
Litigation boutique firm will pay special bonuses as high as $60K
Home Daily News Litigation boutique firm will pay special… Lawyer Pay Litigation boutique firm will pay special bonuses as high as $60K By Debra Cassens Weiss April 17, 2025, 12:51 pm CDT Litigation boutique law firm Wilkinson Stekloff will pay special bonuses...
Conservative group sues ABA over Legal Opportunity Scholarship Fund program
Home Daily News Conservative group sues ABA over Legal Opportunity… Diversity Conservative group sues ABA over Legal Opportunity Scholarship Fund program By Debra Cassens Weiss April 17, 2025, 12:36 pm CDT A group led by a conservative activist has filed a...
Law students sue EEOC over investigative letters sent to 20 BigLaw firms
Home Daily News Law students sue EEOC over investigative… Law Students Law students sue EEOC over investigative letters sent to 20 BigLaw firms By Debra Cassens Weiss April 17, 2025, 9:43 am CDT Three law students have filed a lawsuit asking a federal court to...
Judge finds probable cause to hold US in contempt; is Trump administration ‘at the cusp of outright defiance’?
Home Daily News Judge finds probable cause to hold US in… Constitutional Law Judge finds probable cause to hold US in contempt; is Trump administration 'at the cusp of outright defiance'? By Debra Cassens Weiss April 16, 2025, 3:53 pm CDT Chief U.S. District...
Business trial lawyers today through my daughter’s big green eyes
Fourteen years ago, I wrote an article for a business journal that summarized a dinner conversation I had with my 4-year-old daughter. She asked me to explain “What is a re-sezz-ee-un?” By the end of our conversation, her greatest concern shining through her...
Resignations multiply at BigLaw firms that made deals with Trump
Home Daily News Resignations multiply at BigLaw firms that… Careers Resignations multiply at BigLaw firms that made deals with Trump By Debra Cassens Weiss April 16, 2025, 12:04 pm CDT Associate Rachel Cohen may have been the first lawyer to resign from a law...
This law firm is ranked No. 1 after posting $8.8B in gross revenue; which other firms are ‘category leaders’?
Home Daily News This law firm is ranked No. 1 after posting… Law Firms This law firm is ranked No. 1 after posting $8.8B in gross revenue; which other firms are 'category leaders'? By Debra Cassens Weiss April 16, 2025, 9:52 am CDT Kirkland & Ellis is once...
Generative AI can help overworked immigration lawyers navigate these tumultuous times
Image from Shutterstock. "May you live in interesting times." For immigration lawyers, that old proverb is now a reality. Ever since the start of the second Trump administration, immigration lawyers have been busier than ever.Whether it is dealing with...
Supreme Court will consider scope of Sixth Amendment right to counsel during trial recess
Home Daily News Supreme Court will consider scope of Sixth… U.S. Supreme Court Supreme Court will consider scope of Sixth Amendment right to counsel during trial recess By Debra Cassens Weiss April 15, 2025, 2:37 pm CDT The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to...
Former Girardi Keese CFO ordered to pay over $8.9M in restitution, serve prison time for embezzlement
Home Daily News Former Girardi Keese CFO ordered to pay over… Criminal Justice Former Girardi Keese CFO ordered to pay over $8.9M in restitution, serve prison time for embezzlement By Debra Cassens Weiss April 15, 2025, 11:32 am CDT Attorney Tom Girardi of the...
At least 2 immigration lawyers in Massachusetts received notices to self-deport
Home Daily News At least 2 immigration lawyers in Massachusetts… Immigration Law At least 2 immigration lawyers in Massachusetts received notices to self-deport By Debra Cassens Weiss April 15, 2025, 10:32 am CDT Two immigration lawyers in Massachusetts who are...
McElroy Deutsch settles suit claiming over $3M embezzlement by former executives
Home Daily News McElroy Deutsch settles suit claiming over… Law Firms McElroy Deutsch settles suit claiming over $3M embezzlement by former executives By Debra Cassens Weiss April 15, 2025, 9:32 am CDT McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter has reached a...
Suit is ‘almost a word-for-word carbon copy’ of prior complaint filed by different lawyers, federal judge says
Home Daily News Suit is 'almost a word-for-word carbon copy'… Ethics Suit is 'almost a word-for-word carbon copy' of prior complaint filed by different lawyers, federal judge says By Debra Cassens Weiss April 15, 2025, 8:53 am CDT A federal judge in Puerto Rico...
Lawyers will seek stipulated dismissal of fired associate’s bias suit against Kirkland & Ellis
Home Daily News Lawyers will seek stipulated dismissal of… Law Firms Lawyers will seek stipulated dismissal of fired associate's bias suit against Kirkland & Ellis By Debra Cassens Weiss April 14, 2025, 2:35 pm CDT A fired associate and Kirkland & Ellis...
Summit offered research-based roadmap for law firms seeking to implement generative AI
I was honored to facilitate the “What’s Hot?” session for leading large law firm innovation professionals at the 2025 invitation-only Strategic Knowledge & Innovation Legal Leaders’ Summit in New York City on March 27, with Oz Benamram, the event’s...
Former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice agrees to license suspension for alleged election-review misconduct
Home Daily News Former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice agrees… Judiciary Former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice agrees to license suspension for alleged election-review misconduct By Debra Cassens Weiss April 11, 2025, 11:00 am CDT Former Wisconsin Supreme...
‘Stay out of my shorts,’ other discourteous comments led to censure for New York judge
Home Daily News 'Stay out of my shorts,' other discourteous… Judiciary 'Stay out of my shorts,' other discourteous comments led to censure for New York judge By Debra Cassens Weiss April 10, 2025, 2:11 pm CDT A New York judge who didn’t want to transition to...
