Navigation When the federal government first shut down on Oct. 1, many facets of the legal industry chugged along uninterrupted. Click Here To Read The Full Article
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SEC Commissioner Caroline Crenshaw to Depart as Deregulatory Shift Accelerates
Crenshaw’s exit leaves the commission without a Democratic holdover at a moment of sharp policy change under Chairman Paul S. Atkins, whose leadership has emphasized industry flexibility and reduced enforcement—an approach Crenshaw repeatedly warned could expose investors to heightened risk. Click Here To Read The Full Article
Law School Student Groups Ask ABA to Review Accelerated Associate Recruiting Timelines
Student associations and governments from 18 top-tier law schools signed a joint letter that asserts “accelerated timelines have also begun to undermine legal education, student and staff well-being, and the recruitment market.” Click Here To Read The Full Article
Trump Credited for Release of Bitcoin Hacker Ilya Lichtenstein
Lichtenstein was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison for his involvement in a money-laundering conspiracy stemming from the hack and theft of approximately 120,000 Bitcoin from the global cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex. Click Here To Read The Full Article
Law Schools Beyond the T14 Dominate ROI Rankings
Law Crossing found the overall employment rate was 87.1%, the median starting salary for all graduates was $95,000, the average cost of a three-year program was $217,480, with a national average first-time bar passage rate of 78%. Click Here To Read The Full Article