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Morning Docket: 01.03.18
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* Roy Moore's lawyer -- you know, Richard Jaffe, the Jewish one -- is a "passionate supporter" of Senator-elect Doug Jones, and raised and donated money for his Senate campaign before voting for him in the Alabama special election. [Washington Examiner]

* Eversheds Sutherland celebrated the new year by announcing a merger with a Dutch affiliate firm, composed of eight partners and 32 lawyers across two offices. It'll be known as Eversheds Sutherland Netherlands once the acquisition is complete. [American Lawyer]

* Speaking of mergers, Ballard Spahr celebrated the new year by completing its combination with Lindquist & Vennum. Ballard Spahr will retain its name, and the new firm will have 650 lawyers across 15 offices in the U.S. [Big Law Business]

* The former head of alumni relations for Chicago's John Marshall Law claims in a new lawsuit that he was fired due to the school's bias against older male employees. He alleges that Dean Darby Dickerson is trying to "eliminate the employment of men, and particularly older men." [Law360 (sub. req.)]

* "If you're too busy to follow this advice, you should follow this advice." Try this New Year's resolution on for size: take better care of yourself with these stress management tips. [Law.com]

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And We’re Off To A New Year — See Also
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BUT FIRST, LET'S REMEMBER THOSE WE LOST IN 2017: Joe does a very ATL-style "In Memoriam" for 2017.

WITH THAT OUT OF THE WAY, LIGHT 'EM UP: Weed is a thing in California now. And a former prosecutor bought the first legal bag of it.

WILL CONSERVATIVES COME TO JESUS? It's a new year, so I dare to hope that the conservative movement will regain some measure of intellectual honesty. I'll probably give up on that hope by Friday.

GOING BACK TO YOUR OLD FIRM TO SHOOT UP THE PLACE SOUNDS BETTER ON PAPER: In practice, it's a terrible tragedy.

BIGLAW FIRMS ARE OPENING UP OFFICES IN BOSTON: The only thing worst than Alabama winning the national championship (again) will be the Patriots winning the Super Bowl (again).

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