Thanks! We spent a while yesterday on it. It also helps that we're a smaller group who trusts each other and can be both a little more human in our writing and direct in our editing than defaulting to corporate or academic pablum.
Adding some names and group membership filters to our do-not-hire list. Lawyers shouldn't be advocating for false charges against any defendant, and any honest lawyer who can't see that the array of charges were fabricated doesn't need to be an officer of the Court, nor employed by our firm.
a word of caution: you all are smart and well spoken, but maybe you haven't yet learned that the adult world really doesn't gaf, and that standing up for what is right is costly
eg
do any of you know the name of the security guard at the watergate, and what happened to him ?
@austereroberto.bsky.social would love to see this get wider coverage. I was about to send it to NOTUS in response to their article on Skadden, but decided it wasn't my place to do that. But hoping you might want to. https://www.notus.org/whitehouse/skadden-law-firm-trump-deal. Reach them at [email protected]
Brave of these folks to put their names on this. If I were still a Chief Legal Officer these would be the kinds of students I would hunt down to hire. It’s important for lawyers to have the courage of their convictions.
Imagine if this letter gives courage to other law students and student groups to also stand up for legal ethics and independence. Skadden is one of the prestige law firms, so they'll probably still find enough candidates but it's good to see some law students won't sell out.
The group did the right thing. No law student whould ever associate with Skadden after it caved to the Trump administration. Hold your head up high and move on.
Definitely worthy of praise for their unwavering commitment and dedication to fight for justice, and their willingness to call out the hypocrisy. Blessings! Where can we make donate?
Georgetown isn’t Harvard or Stanford. In this market, signalling purity over pragmatism is a risky move -- especially when the legal job pool’s shrinking and elite firms are already spoiled for choice.
Support this 100%! Thank you so much for standing up and for your bravery in speaking truth to power, as pathetic as the firm may be now. People like you are helping to ensure that there’s a personal and price to pay for their cowardice.
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So very proud of these young people who will certainly make impactful and meaningful contributions to our profession! THIS IS what INTEGRITY looks like 👏🏾👏🏾
Similar swathe of students built a list cataloging firm's responses to Trump Administration actions! Based on the firms that submitted for Georgetown Law On-Campus Interviews, to inform 1Ls, but for public consumption.
We can do this. Every day get loud, show up and every day call your reps and
Mike Johnson (202) 225-2777
John Thune (202) 224-2321
Chuck Schumer (202) 224-6542
Hakeem Jefferies (202) 225-5936
Call for impeachment or treason charges. Use 5calls.org if you need help.
These firms are fighting for their lives, but what will they be left with when the smoke clears? Agree not to poach each others clients, join forces through the bar, and fight back? This is an existential threat to legal practice. Do they think tort reform is not on the Trump docket?
Thank you for caring about our country more than your immediate career prospects, although the right kind of organization will value your principles and courage. We need you now.
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They just don't run Skadden
More of this please!
Interesting.
That's as strong and clear an exposition of the issues in play as I've seen.
And your principled stance warms my lawyer-librarian heart.
Keep them.
You did the right thing.
a word of caution: you all are smart and well spoken, but maybe you haven't yet learned that the adult world really doesn't gaf, and that standing up for what is right is costly
eg
do any of you know the name of the security guard at the watergate, and what happened to him ?
thanks
sorry
Here’s the email address for anyone interested in asking Skadden senior counsel why they have jettisoned the rule of law and knelt before a tyrant.
-GULC alum
Good on you all for standing up for what is right.
https://www.theroot.com/africans-are-the-most-educated-immigrants-in-u-s-repo-1822169956
https://www.theglobalist.com/muslims-islam-religion-arabic-population/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kianbakhtiari/2024/01/04/marketing-and-communicating-to-the-global-majority/
https://wwnorton.com/books/born-in-blackness
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1J_bcoMqt46L05As7GN4ZqH4j6XKeI-Dm4ytJPRFtrwo/edit?usp=sharing
Mike Johnson (202) 225-2777
John Thune (202) 224-2321
Chuck Schumer (202) 224-6542
Hakeem Jefferies (202) 225-5936
Call for impeachment or treason charges. Use 5calls.org if you need help.