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Biglaw’s First-Year Associate Hiring Plunge May Be Just The Beginning
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. The pattern is showing the majority of large firms will have smaller first- and second-year associate populations. The further out I look, the greater the level of uncertainty about what their needs are...
Weil’s Corporate Chair Decamps For Cravath, Which Weil Would Like You To Know Is ‘A Smaller Platform’
Michael Aiello, chair of Weil, Gotshal & Manges’s roughly 600-lawyer corporate department, member of its management committee, and a powerhouse in the indistry, is leaving for Cravath, Swaine & Moore. He is not going alone — Aiello is bringing a...
In-house attorney group accuses competitor of using its materials to train AI chatbot
{mag_summary} A trade group for in-house counsels is suing a rival, alleging that it misused the group’s copyrighted materials to train its own artificial intelligence…
Partner took money to pay taxes, go on trips, lawyers claim
{mag_summary} An Illinois litigator has been accused of taking at least $348,000 from her law firm and spending it on various things, including about $80,000…
Why the Air Force tanker fleet is falling apart
Source: YouTubeSummaryAerial refueling tankers are the backbone of U.S. airpower, but the tanker fleet is falling apart. Most of the jets are KC-135s, which are over 60 years old, and the jet that’s supposed to replace them, the KC-46, is plagued by development...Why...
The anniversary of 9/11 should remind us how we go to war
When American Airlines Flight 11 struck the North Tower of the World Trade Center, millions of Americans instinctively thought it was a horrible accident. Then the second plane struck, and we realized grave coincidences are for the naïve. Al-Qaida’s attacks of Sept....
VA Research Wrap Up: New findings on wound healing, service dogs and PTSD treatment engagement
VA’s Office of Research and Development recently published three News Briefs highlighting a new substance that could improve wound healing, service dogs for Veterans with PTSD and a peer-led PTSD treatment engagement program. New hydrogel could improve wound...
Serve Veterans on 9/11: Make a lasting impact by volunteering at VA
Honoring the National Day of Service As we mark the 25th anniversary of September 11, the National Day of Service stands as a powerful reminder to honor those affected by that day and the Veterans who have served our nation in its aftermath. This year, the Department...
Locked-out ex-boyfriend sneaks inside woman's home using secret key before attacking her with machete and cutting her hair, police say
Inset: Robert Robbins (Franklin County Jail). Background: The area in Ohio where Robbins allegedly attacked his ex-girlfriend with a machete (Google Maps). A 40-year-old man in Ohio is accused of assaulting his ex-girlfriend with a machete, allegedly attacking the...