A supportive mentor can make all the difference in a lawyer’s career. In the eighth installment of our series, “Why Mentoring Matters,” we hear from an immigration partner in Austin, Texas, and a real estate partner in New York City who share how mentoring has helped them to grow in their professional lives.
Sidley Austin LLP had no conflict of interest in representing the Boy Scouts of America in its bankruptcy case despite the law firm’s connection to one of BSA’s insurers, the Third Circuit ruled.
An Oregon county and state government officials have prevailed in a lawsuit brought against them in federal court by a former district attorney who claimed he was improperly ousted from his position.
Bloomberg Law’s John Holland talks about his conversations with former federal prosecutors and about why bringing charges against former President Donald Trump would be difficult—though far from impossible.
Two Florida lawyers can proceed on a constitutional due process claim against a lender that obtained a Maryland judgment and garnishment order freezing their assets without prior notice, because the claim wasn’t wholly insubstantial, the Eleventh Circuit said.
The Law School Admission Test soon may become a much less important part of the law school admissions process in the US, if the American Bar Association has its way.
Retired Supreme Court Justice
