Above the Law

Dear SCOTUS, Please Do Not Humor Indiana’s Anti-LGBTQ+ Ways 

This case shouldn't merit any attention whatsoever by the Supreme Court.

Sidney Powell’s Latest Lawsuit Has Been A Journey… Where The Car Flips Five Times And Explodes

I don't think she can count on winning this one, you guys.

T14 Law School’s Massive Exam Blunder Sends 1Ls Scrambling

It's 2020, so of course final exam snafus are even worse.

When Can The Government Put The Brakes On Religious Services Without Violating The Constitution?

If the virus continues to spread, our right to not be placed on a ventilator at a hospital ICU comes first.

Willkie Farr Gets Into The Biglaw Bonus Season Groove With Announcement

Don't be blasé about Biglaw bonuses -- there's a lot of money at stake!

Davis Polk Comes Out On Top As 2020’s Biglaw Bonus Champion

A great big round of applause for the firm that fattened associates' wallets during COVID-19.

Woman Who Took Bar Exam While In Labor, Gave Birth, Then Finished From Hospital Passes Test

Would you have been able to pass the bar exam under these conditions?

Trump Administration Starts The Hard Work Of Smashing The Inventory On The Way Out

It’s no surprise that he doesn’t care about little things like what the majority of citizens actually want now that he’s being booted out of office.

Law Firms Should Be Shamed For Reopening Offices Too Soon

Even if there is some elusive benefit to in-person collaboration, it is not worth risking the health and safety of employees.

Simpson Thacher Makes A Move On Bonuses, Offering Associates Fistfuls Of Cash

A Biglaw compensation leader has entered the scene.

Bill Gross Has Not Mellowed In Retirement

Who doesn’t aspire to the hobby of suing one’s neighbors?

Morning Docket: 12.02.20

* A civil rights lawyer, who filed a federal lawsuit over a snatched pen, was awarded $2 in damages. Guess it was a “bic”timless act… [New York Post]

* Twenty-five former presidents of the District of Columbia Bar are calling on lawyers not to participate in President Trump’s alleged attack on democracy. [News Break]

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Biglaw Bonuses With Stipulations — See Also

Weil Gotshal And Paul Hastings Hand Out Bonuses: But not everyone is pleased with how they handled it.

Who Knew Lawyers Would Need Baby Gates? 2020 is just full of surprises. 

Layoffs Coming? Dentons’ redundancy efforts.

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I Know Law School Was A While Ago: But I don’t remember hearsay being this difficult.

The Most Selective Biglaw Firm Of Them All

There's a new firm at the top of the list.

Beneficiary Of Hedge Fund Bribes Not Interested In His Former Colleagues’ Hospitality

Ex-jail guard union boss doesn’t want to go to jail, actually.