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A group of former Big Law associates who resigned over their firms' deals with the Trump administration have launched an email-writing campaign that invites the general public to pressure industry groups to remove managers of those firms from their boards. law.com/americanlawyer…

Investigators noted that the Bayesian superyacht that killed seven people, including tech tycoon Mike Lynch and his lawyer Christopher Morvillo, had several “vulnerabilities” including lowered sails and a significant load of consumables on board. loom.ly/1AQ72CE

Rebecca Arrowood's legally blind status at first deterred her from pursuing law school, but on Sunday she graduated among the top 10% of her class from Suffolk University, and she'll begin as a first-year associate at Ropes & Gray, with her guide dog Bud. loom.ly/XJnHTOI

“We don't want to be all things to all people. And Schulte is a perfect example of matching those two primary things up: a wonderful culture and really smart verticals,” McDermott chair Ira Coleman said of his firm's proposed merger with Schulte. loom.ly/rnZ5KlQ

Paul Hastings has hired Latham & Watkins finance partner Jeffrey Senac in Los Angeles. law.com/americanlawyer…

Weil, Gotshal & Manges has added real estate partner Jessica Pillai from Kirkland & Ellis in New York. loom.ly/DLjp9Jw

The legal sector is poised for an investment transformation that could see even the most established firms reconsidering their strategic approach, according to Wim Dejonghe and David Morley, former leaders of legacy firm Allen & Overy. loom.ly/V6AQBgc

One Paul Weiss partner said Jeannie Rhee & Karen Dunn supported the decision to make a deal with Trump to rescind the executive order against the firm. But, the source said, they wanted to be able to sue the Trump admin "without limitations.” loom.ly/-T-5tOo

Lyndsey Kruzer has joined the Boston office of Cooley as a partner in its labor and employment practice. She was with Choate, Hall & Stewart for more than nine years prior to departing. law.com/americanlawyer…

Jana Hymowitz, an executive compensation partner at Cravath, has moved over to Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett in New York, the latest of four new partner hires the firm has made in the last week. loom.ly/Fk1HPi0

BigLaw has heard it before. "Market disruptors are on their way to challenge the traditional partnership model," shout consultants. And yet the partnership model persists. But herein lies the danger: the latest threat might be ignored until it's too late. law.com/americanlawyer…

Kirkland announced the hire yesterday of an M&A team from Skadden in Boston. Partners Graham Robinson, Laura Knoll and Chadé Severin will be joined by approximately 15 associates. Robinson was the head of Skadden's Boston office. loom.ly/i4elyuA

The overall median first-year associate salary remained at $200,000 as of Jan 1, or $215,000 for firms of more than 700 lawyers. Those figures remain unchanged from 2023, suggesting firms could be experiencing "less pressure" to compete for talent. loom.ly/cNxawCE