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California Bar Needs Housecleaning, Reform: Retiring Top Justice
California Bar reform is on the to-do list for the next state supreme court chief justice along with bringing in mediators for oversight, retiring Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye said Wednesday.
DOJ Seeks All Evidence From Jan. 6 Panel for Trump Probe (1)
The Justice Department wants all evidence collected by a House committee investigating efforts to overturn the 2020 election as a new special counsel begins assessing whether former President Donald Trump should be charged with federal crimes.
Epstein Estate Settles Racketeering Suit With Virgin Islands (1)
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Cooley Lays Off 150 Attorneys and Staff Across US Offices (2)
Cooley has laid off 150 attorneys and staff in what the law firm is calling a “painful but necessary” step to adjust for slowing demand.
Jan. 6 Panel to Discuss Criminal, Ethics Referrals Friday
The House committee investigating the Capitol insurrection will discuss potential criminal referrals on Friday as it completes a final report on its probe.
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Cooley Axes Corporate Associates as Tech Sector Feels Crunch
Cooley LLP, the tech-focused law firm known for advising Silicon Valley’s biggest players, has laid off a group of corporate associates as demand for work slows.
Crypto, Cash and Spies: Secret Videos Sink Legal Rising Star
The hidden-camera recordings videos of Kyle Roche were posted anonymously in August. Since then, he’s lost his role as a lead attorney in potentially law-defining cases, exited the firm he founded and retreated from public view. How it happened offers a window into what can be the cutthroat nature of a fledgling trillion-dollar industry.
Ex-Big Law Attorney’s Trump Role Brings Risk, Possible Reward
Christopher Kise is taking a risk in representing Donald Trump in the Mar-a-Lago documents case—one that could give him new career opportunities, even in the White House, or foreclose others.
Tesla Legal Head Who Led Purchasing Probe Has Left Automaker
Big Law Layoffs Mean Buyer’s Market for Firms Raided During Boom
Law firms whose rosters were thinned by larger rivals in last year’s recruiting war are seeing a chance to strike back.
Big Law's Big Paychecks: Partner Compensation, Explained
Law firm partners in Big Law earn a lot of money, but just how much they make can vary widely. Whether it's equity or non-equity or merit versus lockstep, this video explains what goes into determining the size of those paychecks at elite law firms.
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