February 2022

ShareThis week we highlight cert petitions that ask the Supreme Court to consider, among other things, whether approximately 200,000 reservists who are federal employees are entitled to differential pay when voluntarily mobilized and whether the merely hypothetical existence of the elements of a conspiracy is enough to convict defendants under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt […]

ShareAfter President Joe Biden’s nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, attention now turns to the Senate’s advice-and-consent process. It takes a simple majority in the Senate to confirm a nominee to the court. The chamber is split 50-50, with Vice President Kamala Harris able to cast the decisive vote in the event of a tie. […]

ShareWord began to trickle out late on Thursday that President Joe Biden had selected a replacement for retiring Justice Stephen Breyer. Signs pointed to the longtime frontrunner, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Just before 9 a.m. on Friday, some of the TV networks reported […]

Supreme Court Nomination: Check out what folks are saying. Money Money Money: We’ve got: Baker McKenzie, Vinson & Elkins, Fried Frank, Clifford Chance, Weil, Selendy, and Irell. Who didn’t announce raises? Just Like Us: The Kraken lawyers also put off CLE until the last second… the difference is they were ordered to get it done […]

Impressive growth! The post The Fastest Growing Profits Per Partner In All Of Biglaw appeared first on Above the Law. Source: https://abovethelaw.com/2022/02/the-fastest-growing-profits-per-partner-in-all-of-biglaw/

Certain practice areas essentially have a built-in shelf life. The post Attorneys Should Avoid Dead-End Practice Areas appeared first on Above the Law. Source: https://abovethelaw.com/2022/02/attorneys-should-avoid-dead-end-practice-areas/

Getting played like a fiddle. The post The GOP Knows That The Dem’s Antitrust Efforts Have A Content Moderation Trojan Horse; Why Don’t The Dems? appeared first on Above the Law. Source: https://abovethelaw.com/2022/02/the-gop-knows-that-the-dems-antitrust-efforts-have-a-content-moderation-trojan-horse-why-dont-the-dems/

SharePresident Joe Biden on Friday nominated Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to be a Supreme Court justice. Biden’s announcement fulfilled his campaign pledge to nominate the first Black woman to serve on the court. If the 51-year-old Jackson is confirmed to succeed 83-year-old Justice […]

If your new salary seems too good to be true, it probably is. The post ‘Mo Money Mo Problems’ — 2022 Reprise appeared first on Above the Law. Source: https://abovethelaw.com/2022/02/mo-money-mo-problems-2022-reprise/

The West Coast firm has come to play. The post One Set Of Raises Isn’t Enough At This Biglaw Firm appeared first on Above the Law. Source: https://abovethelaw.com/2022/02/irell-re-raises-22/