Editor's Note: For Lawyers With Pasts, Many Hurdles to Clear
In the June issue, the NLJ takes the pulse of D.C.’s leading litigation departments.
In the June issue, the NLJ takes the pulse of D.C.’s leading litigation departments.
Karen Sloan and Tony Mauro
A group of law students, professors and formerly incarcerated attorneys say it's time to rethink the character and fitness review process.
The number and percentage of cases argued at the federal appellate level is fading leaving firms to ask where their next generation of appellate lawyers can turn for courtroom experience.
"I’m always of the strong belief that our case rose and fell with Andrea Constand," Feden says. "Her testimony at the first trial and at the second trial was … unwavering."
ALM Staff
The NLJ takes the pulse of litigation departments in top law firms in our nation's capital.
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan recently threw her support behind the new law clerk hiring plan by saying she will "take into account" in her own hiring whether judges and law schools comply with the new process.
Thomas J. McCarthy, James Tysse and Caroline Wolverton
The Trump administration and Congress should carefully consider the act’s intent, requirements and limitations, as well as the possible unintended consequences of using this broad tool.
The former DOJ official and hero to Trump critics said she’s ready to return to practicing law. “I know other people sort of have political ambitions for me—but for me, I’m a lawyer,” Yates said.
Chad Golder
Two-lawyer families should always remember Marty Ginsburg’s wise words: “I have been supportive of my wife since the beginning of time, and she has been supportive of me. It’s not sacrifice; it’s family.”