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Making The Most Of Your Working From Home Legal Practice

Yes, you can grow professionally in the virtual environment.

How To Compare Your Bosses To The Brutal, Genocidal Former Head Of The KGB And Thrive

The Jeremy Barnum story.

Who Is Better Compensated: Elite Biglaw Partners Or Top General Counsel?

Biglaw partners and general counsel are both, typically, well-compensated positions. But, which path is more beneficial for your pocket?

‘Ghost Kitchens’ Are The New Trademark Infringements You Didn’t Even Realize Were Out There

Have you heard of “ghost kitchens”? I certainly hadn’t until recently. But it turns out that the double-whammy of expanding availability of online food delivery orders and the pandemic forcing people to use it has given birth to a new class of restaurant trading on marks and designs that give the eerie impression that the […]

First Legal Challenge To Florida’s Unconstitutional Social Media Moderation Law Has Been Filed

Well that was fast.

Morning Docket: 05.28.21

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* A paralegal who was fired from her law firm job for feeding zoo animals in a viral video has found a new job. Sounds like this person should be on Tiger King… [CBS News]

* A court has reportedly dismissed a lawsuit filed by spectators who were allegedly banned from Utah Jazz games after a verbal altercation with a professional basketball player. [Yahoo News]

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The Overextended Law Schools — See Also

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Too Many People Want To Be Lawyers RN: BC and Penn (so far) are feeling the pinch.

What Does Back To The Office Even Mean? Different approaches at Simpson, WSGR, Kramer Levin, and Perkins Coie.

The Anti-Vax Law Firm: Out there giving lawyers a bad name.

Judge Has A Cringeworthy World View: Seriously? Yikestown.

Dershowitz Sues Netflix: It’s… a journey, to say the least.

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The Biglaw Firm Flying Up The Rankings

They had a banger 2020.

Are You Languishing?

'Meh' is the perfect word to describe that kind of nether world in which we find ourselves these days.

Progress Report: Opening A New Practice

What would possess someone to leave a great job, during a pandemic, with two toddlers at home? The prospect of doing work 100% be done from home.

Elite Law Schools Would *Really* Appreciate It If You Don’t Show Up In The Fall

Taking a page from the airlines, they've oversold first class.

Trying Out My Trial Skills In A New Virtual Reality Courtroom

It did not feel real. But it felt much closer to real than if I had been simply standing in my office, trying to imagine it all.

Will You Have To Wear A Mask At Your Law Firm?

Some firms will follow the new CDC guidelines, and others will not.

Dershowitz Sues Netflix For Making Him Look… Not Great!

No small feat when you read this nutty complaint.