By VIVIA CHEN | July 21, 2017
The Glass Ceiling, the Bamboo Ceiling, the Rice Swamp: If you follow the progression of Asian-American lawyers, you've probably heard those terms. They describe a troubling trend: While they are swelling the nation's top law schools and the junior ranks of Big Law, Asian-Americans are rare birds in the top echelons of the profession.
By John Council | July 21, 2017
The American Association of Law Schools is moving a 2018 conference from Austin to Chicago and will no longer host events in Texas, its president told state lawmakers.
By John Council | July 20, 2017
Bilal Ahmed Khaleeq, an immigration attorney, helped coordinate a sham marriage to help his Pakistani legal assistant get U.S. residency, according to a newly unsealed indictment.
By ROSS TODD | July 18, 2017
Judicial retweets ≠ endorsements. That, in essence, is what the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled on Thursday in the first federal appellate court decision to address issues raised when jurists post to social media about cases that come before them.
By BRIAN BAXTER | July 18, 2017
Struggling retail chains shopping for law lawyers in what might well become the year of the retail bankruptcy saw several of their ailing brethren dip into the Big Law ranks this month for a trio of Chapter 11 cases.
By MIRIAM ROZEN | July 17, 2017
When a hiring partner learns something revealing about job candidates by scouring their social media accounts, is that a good thing?
By Angela Morris | July 17, 2017
Brian Cuban, whose billionaire brother Mark Cuban owns the NBA team the Dallas Mavericks, talks about his new book focused on addiction and recovery.
By John Council | July 13, 2017
Omar Rosales has been barred from the Western District of Texas for three years and will have to complete counseling before being re-admitted.
By Karen Sloan | July 13, 2017
The hoped-for law school "Trump Bump" might actually have legs. The number of people who took the LSAT in June climbed nearly 20 percent over last year—the largest percentage increase for any individual LSAT administration since September 2009.
By Hugh A. Simons | July 12, 2017
The dangerous path Big Law is headed down and what it has to do to change course.
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