Above the Law

The white shoes are on the case!

Why did he invite a young associate into his office when he was dressed down to his skivvies?

Refusing to take his attorneys' advice could put those attorneys in a bad place.

Hopefully these robust bonuses will help associates deal with their high health-care costs.

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With some explanation, it is easy to convey the complexities of living with and conquering student debt.

Implicit bias may not be something you can eradicate, but it's something you can control.

Be specific, be up-front about certain things, and allow the attorney to set the fees.

* Slater & Gordon, the world's first publicly traded law firm, claims that it isn't planning to conduct any layoffs in the wake of its latest operations review. The firm, which once found itself on the verge of insolvency and is now owned by a hedge fund, is no stranger to conducting massive layoffs. [The Australian]

* Andrews Kurth continues to lose lawyers left and right, with a group of up to 25 attorneys from its public finance group in Texas soon expected to defect to Orrick. How's that merger talk with Hunton & Williams going these days? [American Lawyer]

* Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein will be delivering the commencement address at Campbell Law’s graduation ceremony this spring. At this rate, given how much the president likes him, let’s see if he’s still Deputy AG come May. [News & Observer]

* ASU Law is on track to receive a record-breaking number of applications for the upcoming academic year. According to LSAC, ASU is one of only four law schools in the country to have seen an increase in applications of 50 percent of more. [ASU Now]

* "Jane Doe," the New Hampshire woman who won the $560 million Powerball lottery last month, has filed suit against the state’s Lottery Commission in an attempt to remain anonymous. Now that she's a multimillionaire, she doesn’t want to risk the "significant invasion of privacy" of her name being released. [USA Today]