Podcast Episodes

Law School Ranking Chaos And Biglaw Trump Deals Turn Sour

Season 1 Episode 410

US News and World Report released its most recent law school rankings with a side of chaos, but the big takeaway is the scrambling and erosion of the "T14" as an organizing concept. Is it time to dis…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Biglaw Surrender Fallout Continues

Season 1 Episode 409

And now we have a tracker for that!

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After a few weeks of watching some law firms stand up to facially illegal demands from the Trump administration... and more law firms rapidly cave to those sam…

Published on 5 months ago

Fight Or Flight... The Biglaw Conundrum

Season 1 Episode 408

A great divide is developing.

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Following the Paul Weiss surrender we discussed last week, Skadden preemptively followed suit agreeing to commit $100M in pro bono payola to the MAGA cause. Bringing…

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

Paul Weiss Waves The White Flag

Season 1 Episode 407

Courage seems to be in short supply in Biglaw.

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Paul Weiss folded immediately in the face of Trump's threat, offering the president pro bono services and a retreat from DEI. For a firm that built …

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

Biglaw Struggling To Deal With Trump Chaos

Season 1 Episode 406

There's no escaping the administration's influence on the legal landscape.

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The Trump administration continues its revenge tour against Biglaw, and Perkins Coie is fighting back. Through counsel a…

Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago

John Roberts Realizes He Made A Huge Mistake

Season 1 Episode 405

ACB isn't having it.

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Remember when Arrested Development made this a gag? John Roberts is living it out in real time as the president explains -- on national television -- that Roberts is a partis…

Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago

Diddy Lawyer Decides He Gotta Move On

Season 1 Episode 404

And the new USNWR rankings are dealing with some crazy data.

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We're not saying Diddy is an unsavory client, but we are saying Osama bin Laden's lawyer just noped out of continuing to represent him…

Published on 6 months ago

Who Needs Caselaw Anyway?

Season 1 Episode 403

The new federal deficit is the government's research deficit.

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Elon Musk's aimless cost-cutting escapades turn to the SEC where DOGE slashed their Westlaw access because no one over there is smart…

Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago

Someone Needs To Come Get These Junior Associates

Season 1 Episode 402

'Nah, you do that' is not a response that keeps lawyers employed.

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Imagine the audacity it takes for a rookie lawyer to refuse to do the work assigned by a midlevel or senior associate. And expect…

Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago

Insurer Spending On Lawyers Rather Than, You Know, Healthcare

Season 1 Episode 401

And Biglaw begins adjusting to Trump era.

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If United Healthcare considered spending more on a cancer patient and less on lawyers to sue doctors for pointing out they didn't spend on the cancer pa…

Published on 6 months, 4 weeks ago