Online law degrees are holding greater-than-ever appeal for lawyers as tuition fees continue to climb for ‘off line’ law schools. The Financial Times reported that a Harvard Law juris doctor degree may now cost close to $US90,000 a year if insurance, housing and other expenses are added to the actual tuition fees charged by the […]
Another major merger in the law market is happening, with DC-based Arnold & Porter merging with New York-based Kaye Scholer, following a challenging time in the Big Law market. Arnold & Porter is the bigger firm, a major regulatory and litigation house, with 665 lawyers to financial services and science-based Kaye Scholer, who have about […]
Donald Trump can be sure of no-one, including wife Melania, who he checks to ensure is casting her vote the right way in this image caught “just checking”. The man with the obsession about anyone and everyone making him a winner can never be too sure, and so he checks at the polling booth and […]
Janet Reno, the first female Attorney General, has died at age 78. Described by the Wall Street Journal as a ‘polarizing figure’ under the Clinton administration, she died at home in Florida. She was the first woman to serve as U.S. attorney general and played an important role in some acrimonious events that occurred under Bill […]
Covington & Burling – Today, the High Court of England and Wales held that the UK Government does not have the power to trigger the process of withdrawal from the EU without first obtaining Parliamentary approval. The High Court’s decision will likely be the subject of an appeal heard by the UK Supreme Court in […]
A treadmill desk? Clear walls? These are some of the design features used in the new offices of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in Washington, where the global firm set up shop two years ago. It’s all ‘future proofing’ according to Freshfields, who have also used two-lawyer set-ups, something very rare in DC. The National Law […]