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Yet Another Law Firm Is Making It Rain On Associates With A New Salary Scale

Exciting news! Congrats!

Let’s Go Branded

Firms hand out branded gifts all the time... what do lawyers really want?

How To Guard Against Buyer’s Remorse In Today’s Deal Market

Get the top tips and learn how to navigate today's M&A market and position yourself for success while minimizing risks.

Feds Seek Top-End Prison Sentence For Biglaw Partner

Is this really necessary?

People Say The Economy Is Bad — Their Behavior Says Otherwise

This makes no sense.

Court Dropkicks Trump Effort To Shield Presidential Docs From Jan. 6 Committee

Because presidential docs belong to the actual president.

Company That Wants To Guard Your Cryptos Can’t Keep Your Personal Information Safe

Robinhood is once again demonstrating its commitment to customer service.

Morning Docket: 11.10.21

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* Politician under fire after sharing video where he kills Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Look what you’ve started, Bezos! [Newsweek]

* Remember when Biden said he was bringing antitrust back (Yeah!)? Looks like he should be taking some notes from litigators across the pond. [CNBC]

* SCOTUS will be determining if a pastor will pray over this man’s execution. [CBS News]

* Oklahoma’s Supreme Court overturns a $465M nuisance verdict that would have funded efforts to combat the ongoing opioid crisis. [WaPo]

* “We did not order the scramble”: Couple sues fertility clinic that accidentally swapped embryos. [ABC7]

* Kirland & Ellis just got a $200m contingency fee. Talk about a contingency plan! [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.

Trump Legal Team Didn’t Ace Civ Pro — See Also

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Trump Lawyers Seem To Know They’re Going To Lose: Enjoin a not-yet-issued order? Seems legit.

Associates Are Expensive: How raises and bonuses impact Biglaw’s bottom line.

The Path To Partnership: Is only getting longer.

Tech Really Does Help: Lawyers have, at last, figured that out.

Raises! For Australian law firm. 

Regrets? Law School Admissions Officers Have A Few

In 3ish years, there are going be a BUNCH of new lawyers.

Does The Supreme Court React To Congressional Preferences?

The relationship between ideological distance and decision-making.

3 IP Takeaways From The 2021 LF Dealmakers Forum

Thoughts on what the content and tone of the conference can reveal to IP practitioners about the current state of play in the litigation finance industry.

U.S. Lifts COVID-19 Bans, Reopens To International Travel

Unfortunately, lifting the ban won’t automatically solve the massive visa backlog that has built up at U.S. embassies around the world since the pandemic began.

Ways To Care For Yourself During Hard Times In Your Life And Career

The worst times in your life can create greater resilience within you to move forward while still managing and acknowledging your emotions.

Been Looking For A Mix Of Law And Finance That Isn’t Compliance?

The closest thing we have to universal healthcare... for now.