Above the Law

Pandemic- Or Election-Caused Divorce Pending, But Still Want A Baby? Expect Legal Obstacles.

Clinics have very real legal risks when it comes to treating a patient mid-divorce.

How Lexis+ Is Leading The Shift To Data-Driven Law

How do lawyers use data to inform their decision-making and provide better client service? Tools like Lexis+ are making it possible.

Michigan Secretary Of State Drop Kicks Trump Attempt To Overturn Vote

Counselor Thor strikes again!

Doug Emhoff Leaves DLA Piper Partnership For White House Role As ‘Second Gentleman’

Congratulations to this history-making couple!

Law Firms Should Skip Attorney Reviews This Year

In this extraordinary -- yes, let's go with that adjective -- year, such reviews may do more damage than good.

No, World Leaders Calling Joe Biden Is Not ‘Exactly What Michael Flynn Did’

Congratulatory calls are just not at all the same.

Bridging The Well-Being Gap From Law School To Lawyering

Attorney well-being has been in crisis for decades, even before the pandemic. Happily, our profession finally is making a broader push to address well-being in a more comprehensive way.

So, Donald Trump … Lock Him Up?

Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance has been criminally investigating Trump and the Trump Organization for more than two years.

Am Law 50 Firm Offers Retroactive Pay For All, Plus Amazing Benefits For Lawyers Who Became Caretakers During Pandemic

This is a unique program that's sure to be appreciated by all.

Welcome To Four Seasons Legal Podcast

Sometimes, you just need to protect your IP better.

Yesterday Was The Day America Learned What We’ve Known About Jones Day All Along

Welcome to the party. Yes, Jones Day is as awful as you think.

Supreme Court Justices Seem Unlikely To Axe The ACA

Now with a 6-3 conservative majority, the nation’s highest court still seems reticent to throw out the Affordable Care Act altogether. If the law stays in place, it would be the foundation for many of President-elect Biden’s planned healthcare policies.

Bill Ackman Is Here To Help Trump See The Light, Save America

And he’s not about to take his first ‘L’ of the Trump administration, unlike the outgoing commander-in-chief.

BREAKING: Biglaw Bonus Season Comes Early (And No, It’s Not Cravath!)

WOW -- bonuses are here!

Morning Docket: 11.11.20

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* The former CEO of McDonald’s is asking to be dismissed from a discrimination lawsuit filed by two former executives. Sounds like he could use a Happy Meal… [Restaurant Business]

* A Connecticut lawyer has been sentenced to prison for allegedly fleecing donors of a veterans’ charity. [Hartford Courant]

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