In the latest article from The [F]law, Noelle Musolino examines how big law firms essentially buy Harvard lawyers from the moment they step on campus as first year law students by funding their education, lunches, extracurriculars, and social lives. Every
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“Jones Day Made Trump” – Live at Harvard Law with David Enrich Recorded live at Harvard Law School’s Corporate Capture of the Legal System Conference, we’re talking about Jones Day. The law firm jumps into bed with all manner of
When a lawsuit between a civil plaintiff and a corporate defendant gets appealed, the deck is often stacked against the plaintiff. This article discusses the gap in access to expert appellate representation between plaintiffs and defendants, and how the imbalance
Bankruptcy used to be something that companies fought to avoid. To go bankrupt was an admission of failure, a badge of shame. But in recent decades, bankruptcy has become something that companies, and the people profiting off them, have embraced
In the latest article from The [F]law, Samantha Perry reports on “Common Good Constitutionalism,”which promises to be the next big theory in the legal conservative movement. It publicly claims to be anti-corporate, but its really pro-corporate power and control. Read
In the latest article from The [F]law, Marty Strauss looks at the deeper institutional currents pushing students toward Big Law: “In Search of Sunlight: How Corporate Law Careers Outshine All Else at Elite Law Schools.” How do the majority of
Harvard Law School To Host Conference on Corporate Capture of the Legal System The hosts of 5-4 Pod, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, Prof. Noam Chomsky, Briahna Joy Gray, and other leading experts, scholars, and students will convene to examine the role
Big Law’s “pro bono” work, supposedly “for the public good, sells students on the promise that they can make a starting salary of $215,000, plus bonuses, all while doing good work. Have your cake and your soul too. But is
In her revealing article in The [F]law, Ellie Olsen argues that lawyers, like everyone else, are morally responsible for the choices they make about how they spend their time and who they choose to help with their training and talent.
As law students become increasingly alarmed about the climate change crisis the law firms that hire them continue to work assiduously on anti-climate litigation, transactions, and lobbying. Hanson describes the clash and considers signs of potential change in this Twitter