Above the Law

Top 5 Holiday Gifts To Yourself In Biglaw

How has this year gone for you? And how can you set yourself up for a strong 2022?

Remember When A Law School Prof Said Only 500 Americans Would Die Of COVID? Whatever Happened With That?

This epic error has faded from most people's memory. It shouldn't.

Working At A Large Law Firm That Is Struggling Financially

Spending your days with little useful work to perform can be more painful than being busy with work.

The Pandemic And The ‘New Normal’ In Securities Law

Broadridge Financial Solutions' Keir Gumbs discusses how market players are handling today's challenges.

The DEA Declares Delta-8 THC Is Not A Controlled Substance… But Does It?

Even IF the DEA deemed that Delta-8 THC is legal, it wouldn't give carte blanche to manufacture Delta-8 THC in states where the substance is expressly banned or legalize it under the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act.

How Lawyers Can Find Their North Star

You can be more than your job.

Kamala Harris Becomes First Woman To Hold Presidential Power

She's a lawyer who's made history over and over again.

Is Protecting Copyright More Important Than Saving Lives During The COVID-19 Pandemic?

WTO request highlights major problem.

Morning Docket: 11.19.21

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* The Department of Justice is dropping $139M to help bolster police forces nationwide. Looks like the uhh… defunding thing isn’t going too well. [Justice.gov]

* California passed a law that should shrink the time it takes to see a shrink. [NPR]

* Robinhood avoids a lawsuit stemming from GME shorts. But will the wrath of the firms and Memelords™ subside? Time will tell. [Reuters]

* Pravati Capital proved to several lawyers the importance of reading contracts and arbitration clauses. If only they didn’t have to pay loans at a 78% interest rate to be reminded. [ABA Journal]

Chris Williams became a social media manager and assistant editor for Above the Law in June 2021. Prior to joining the staff, he moonlighted as a minor Memelord™ in the Facebook group Law School Memes for Edgy T14s. Before that, he wrote columns for an online magazine named The Muse Collaborative under the pen name Knehmo. He endured the great state of Missouri long enough to graduate from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. He is a former boatbuilder who cannot swim, a published author on critical race theory, philosophy, and humor, and has a love for cycling that occasionally annoys his peers. You can reach him by email at [email protected] and by tweet at @WritesForRent.

‘Toil And Trouble’ Makes For Attorney’s Dream Girl — See Also

Witchy Woman: Attorney seeks witch in NYC personals.

No Such Thing As Bad Publicity: Yale Law School tests this hypothesis.

Back To Basics: Cravath back to six partners at a time. Can’t be spreading that money too thin!

If Wishes Were Successful Motions: Maybe next time try not lying to authorities.

Remember When Critical Race Theory Was For Your 2L Seminar?: Some people want you to think it’s in third grade classrooms and they don’t care how many kids they hurt to spread that.

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Five Bold Strategies To Grow Your Contingency Fee Law Firm Post-Pandemic

Discover where smart money firms are investing their energy and their resources to boldly achieve post-pandemic success.

Steve Bannon Is BRINGIN’ IT To Joe Biden … Eventually

No hurry, your Honor. Maybe we can schedule a hearing in 2023?

Profits Per Partner Expected To Go Up Over The Next Year

It's a profitable time for Biglaw.

Smokeball-LEAP-InfoTrack Group Acquires Website And SEO Company LawLytics

LawLytics founder Dan Jaffe will continue as CEO, leading a significant investment in expanded features and integrations, the company said in a press release.