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Judge Blocks Trump's Order With 'Tone of Open Fury'

Federal judge strikes down president's executive order sanctioning WilmerHale

(Newser) - President Trump's attempts to punish law firms for political reasons failed for the third time this month when a federal judge on Tuesday struck down his executive order sanctioning WilmerHale. And Judge Richard Leon did it with flair, notes CNBC , which writes that Leon "suffused his 73-page order...

Federal Judge Throws Out Trump Order Against Law Firm

Court permanently strikes down sanctions against Jenner & Block as unconstitutional

(Newser) - President Trump's attempts to punish law firms for political reasons failed for the second time on Friday when a federal judge permanently struck down his executive order sanctioning Jenner & Block. DC District Judge John Bates ruled Trump's order an unconstitutional abuse of presidential power, Bloomberg Law reports....

Walz Tells Law Graduates They'll Face an Emergency

Democratic governor rips Trump, law firms that struck deals with president

(Newser) - Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz assailed Donald Trump in a law school graduation speech on Saturday, accusing the president of creating a national emergency by repeatedly violating the rule of law. Walz, the Democratic vice presidential nominee in 2024, used his remarks at the University of Minnesota's law school commencement ceremony...

In a First, Judge Knocks Down Trump Order Against Law Firm

Action against Perkins Coie for political reasons is unconstitutional, ruling says

(Newser) - For the first time, a court has permanently blocked President Trump from punishing a law firm for political reasons. US District Judge Beryl Howell issued an injunction late Friday prohibiting the enforcement of any portion of Trump's order targeting Perkins Coie, along with a strong denunciation, NBC News reports....

Trump Order Punishes Firm That Handled Fox News Suit

Dominion reached $787M deal with help of Susman Godfrey

(Newser) - The latest law firm to be punished by President Trump for not siding with him is the one that represented Dominion Voting Systems in its defamation lawsuit against Fox News over its false reporting on the 2020 presidential election. Susman Godfrey helped Dominion, which Fox said used rigged machines, reach...

Doug Emhoff's Law Firm Cuts Deal With White House

Willkie Farr & Gallagher is 3rd law firm in 2 weeks to cut deal with Trump to avoid sanctions

(Newser) - Another major international law firm has reached a deal with President Trump to dedicate at least $100 million in free legal services to causes such as supporting veterans and combating antisemitism, the White House and the law firm announced Tuesday. The agreement makes Willkie Farr & Gallagher the third law...

Law Firm Cuts $100M Deal to Avoid Trump Punishment

Like others, Skadden Arps was threatened with executive order

(Newser) - A prominent international law firm reached a deal with President Trump on Friday to dedicate at least $100 million in free legal services and to review its hiring practices, averting a punishing executive order like the ones directed at nearly a half-dozen other major legal institutions in recent weeks. The...

Law Firms Delete Mentions of Mueller Investigation

Archived web pages show lawyers' bios have gotten shorter

(Newser) - Starting in October as the president election neared, four major law firms began removing references on their websites to work their lawyers had done on special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian influence and possible coordination with Donald Trump's campaign. Bloomberg Law found the deletions from the lawyers'...

Trump Axes Order After Firm Promises $40M in Free Services

Executive order last week targeted prominent law firm

(Newser) - President Trump rescinded an executive order targeting a prominent international law firm on Thursday after it pledged to review its hiring practices and to provide tens of millions of dollars in free legal services to support certain White House initiatives. The move follows a meeting between Trump and Brad Karp,...

Another Law Firm Rescinds Job Offers Over Israel Letters

Davis Polk slams law students whose groups signed statements condemning Israel

(Newser) - An elite law firm has withdrawn job offers to three law students from Harvard and Columbia, saying those students were part of groups that signed public statements regarding the Israel-Hamas war. "These statements are simply contrary to our firm's values," so "rescinding these offers was appropriate...

Firm Parts With Lawyers Who Won Gun Case

Kirkland & Ellis would work with ex-partners 'in matters not involving the Second Amendment'

(Newser) - The world's largest law firm made changes as soon as two of its partners won a major victory from the Supreme Court in a New York case expanding gun rights on Thursday, deciding that won't happen again. Paul Clement and Erin Murphy are out, Kirkland & Ellis announced....

Hackers Double Ransom Demand of Lawyer, Threaten Trump

Group now wants firm to pay $42M

(Newser) - Hackers who stole documents from a top entertainment lawyer have threatened to release files on President Trump if a ransom isn't paid. They've doubled their demand to $42 million, Page Six reports. A group that calls itself REvil hacked the server of Allen Grubman's firm, taking files...

He Was Fired by His Dad. Now He Can't Use His Own Name

George Sink Jr. temporarily blocked from using name to market new firm after father's lawsuit

(Newser) - A South Carolina attorney is unable to use his own name to market his law firm after he was sued by his father. George Sink Jr. worked for personal injury lawyer George Sink Sr.—whose TV ads and billboards have made him famous across the state—for just shy...

9/11 File Hackers: Pay Up or We'll 'Bury You'

The Dark Overlord is blackmailing people again

(Newser) - The Dark Overlord strikes again—this time, exploiting 9/11 conspiracy theories to blackmail its victims. The hacker group announced Monday it had stolen 9/11-related documents and would reveal them if ransom demands were ignored, Motherboard reports. The hackers claim to have breached legal firms and insurers, specifically naming Silverstein Properties,...

Lawyers Behind Famous Jingle Heading for 'Business Divorce'

Cellino of Cellino & Barnes is suing Barnes

(Newser) - The days of "calling 8" after suffering a personal injury may be over. WGRZ reports Cellino & Barnes, a Buffalo-area law firm known for its omnipresent ads and catchy jingle, may be breaking up after Ross Cellino filed suit against Stephen Barnes on Wednesday. The suit calls for the...

Woman Poses as Lawyer, Makes Partner at Firm

Kimberly Kitchen charged with forgery and a few other things

(Newser) - A woman used forged documents to pose as an estate lawyer for a decade and made partner at her small firm before her fraud was discovered, according to charges announced yesterday. Kimberly Kitchen was charged Thursday with forgery, unauthorized practice of law, and felony records tampering. State prosecutors contend Kitchen...

Report: Robots Could Make Most Lawyers Obsolete

Experts point to possible 'structural collapse' at law firms

(Newser) - A new report looks at the state of the legal profession in 2030, and it doesn't look too pretty as far as employment is concerned, io9 reports. "It is no longer unrealistic to consider that workplace robots and their AI processing systems could reach the point of general...

Lawyers Have Lost $70M to ... Email Scammers

One will be prosecuted this fall

(Newser) - Even lawyers can be taken in by email scams—and one US Postal Inspector estimates law firms have lost at least $70 million to such scams since 2009, the Wall Street Journal reports. Scammers email lawyers—known for their eagerness to gain new clients, often via the Internet—with a...

Firm Hiring Lawyers —for $10K a Year
Firm Posts Job Opening for Lawyer—Salary $10K a Year
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Jun 10, 2012 7:13 AM CDT

Firm Posts Job Opening for Lawyer—Salary $10K a Year

And plenty of people apply...

(Newser) - Just how bad is the job market for young people? So bad that a Boston law firm recently posted a job for a new, full-time associate that's expected to pay just $10,000 a year, WBZ reports. That might be less than minimum wage, but the firm, Gilbert &...

Dewey & LeBoeuf Broke: Worst US Law Firm Collapse

Dewey & LeBoeuf files for bankruptcy

(Newser) - Dewey & LeBoeuf, a storied law firm with roots going back a century that once employed more than 2,500 people, filed for bankruptcy last night, marking the largest law firm collapse in US history. The firm embraced aggressive growth, often snagging lawyers with huge pay packages it eventually couldn'...

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