Above the Law

Top Biglaw Firm Offers Associates 100 Billable Hours For Diversity & Inclusion Work

Kudos! This is the second highest number of hours that any firm has offered yet.

Lawyer Fired For Attending Capitol Insurrection Gets Fired Again In Bizarre Twist To An Already Bizarre Story

MOAR shenanigans!

Yale Law Journal’s Diversity Problems… Just As Bad As The Last Time We Checked In

Three years later, it seems the publication is still facing big issues.

To Clerk, Or Not To Clerk?

Whether you should do a clerkship depends on a number of factors, as this handy flowchart by Abby Gordon explains.

Our Country Is Failing Its Asian American Senior Citizens — We Must Step Up To Protect Them

Another week in the pandemic, and another series of vicious attacks on unsuspecting Asian American senior citizens.

Peloton Seeks To Invalidate ‘Spinning’ Trademark Held By Trademark Bully

As the world spins.

Jay Clayton To Ensure Apollo Global Steers Clear Of Pedophiles Going Forward

It’s a surprisingly tough job, but someone’s got to do it.

Disgraced Former Biglaw Chair Caught In College Admissions Scandal Escapes Disbarment

Did Biglaw play a role in why he committed the crime?

Morning Docket: 02.19.21

* Prosecutors are allegedly expected to file federal weapons and drug charges against a former member of the band Panic! At The Disco. Bet he’s hoping to be “victorious“… [Court TV]

* Court filings allege that Facebook knowingly provided less accurate data about the reach of potential advertisements on the platform. [NBC News]

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Wild Allegations Against Jones Day Attorney In New Lawsuit — See Also

Don’t People Know Fear Is A Terrible Way To Motivate Underlings? Apparently they don’t tell attorneys that at Jones Day.

Well, This Seems Like A Gross Miscarriage Of Justice: A man’s dead and misdemeanor charges were filed against the state AG. 

No Electricity? No Water? Don’t count on law school taking a break for that.

Or Maybe Your Heat Is Out: Try burning the law.

HLS Student Starts Clothing Company During A Pandemic: Overachiever.

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The Department Of Justice Has Been REALLY Busy

Busy little bees.

As The Litigation Churns

Even though most trials are in abeyance, filings continue, as do demand letters.

Harvard Law School Student Has Created The Ultimate Quarantine Blazer

You can get one too!

Undergrad’s Harvard Law School Acceptance Tweet Goes Viral

Congratulations!