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Ex-lawyer Tom Girardi’s former CFO had escape plan and lavish spending habits, ex-fiancee testifies
The former chief financial officer of the now-collapsed Girardi Keese law firm in Los Angeles asked his former fiancee to flee to the Bahamas with…
Joining handful of competitors, BigLaw firm requires NYC office presence 4 days per week
Latham & Watkins is requiring its lawyers in New York City to be in the office four days per week beginning in 2025. Latham is…
Are insurance defense firms in ‘aggressive hiring mode’? New hires sought amid salary disadvantage
An administrative partner at Tyson & Mendes has painted a bleak picture for insurance defense law firms seeking to boost their head count. “Insurance defense…
‘Magic spell hypothesis’ may explain legalese, researchers say
Researchers studying the origins of legalese say lawmakers and lawyers may write laws and legal documents in a convoluted manner to confer a “ritualistic, spell-like…
Clifford Chance partner wrote ‘happily ever after’ post before he died in yacht disaster
Updated: A partner at Clifford Chance and his wife are among six people confirmed dead after a superyacht sank off the Sicily coast during a…
Lawyer who described fishing trip in response to overdraft inquiry resigns from bar
A Connecticut lawyer has resigned from the bar after he was accused of telling ethics investigators that their trust account inquiries weren’t a priority, and…
When trying to discipline teens, how much is too much?
Netflix’s Hell Camp: Teen Nightmare, released in December 2023, sounds like a cheesy 1980s slaughter-fest horror film. Sadly, the events relayed by the documentary are…
5 of 6 lawyer presidents graduated from T-14 law schools; Harris wouldn’t be in that group if elected
Vice President Kamala Harris would be the second president with a law degree from a school outside the top 14 if she is elected president.…
Disbarred lawyer Tom Girardi has smaller hippocampus than 98% of population, neurologist testifies
Updated: A neurology professor testified last week that disbarred lawyer Tom Girardi has such a small brain hippocampus that 98% of people likely have…
Ex-bankruptcy judge who tried to avoid deposition in romance case ordered to take ethics training
A former bankruptcy judge has been sanctioned for trying to avoid a deposition by submitting to an unauthorized off-the-record interview with the law firm that…