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The Am Law 100 Firms With No Black Partners

Statements about diversity are nice and all, but let's look at the partnership ranks...

By Kathryn Rubino

Health / Wellness

Building Resilience In Chaos

I often hear that resilient people, like great salespeople, are born not made. Nothing could be further from the truth.

By Brian Cuban

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Paying for Law School in 2025: A Straight-Talk Playbook

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By Nicolas Echegaray, Wharton MBA ’21 & General Manager, Juno

Small Law Firms

For Love Of The Game: Is A ‘Tetris Effect’ Possible In Law?

Lawyers need different motivations for their work.

By Mike Whelan

Family Law

Reproductive Battery: A New Crime For A New World

Florida’s new law became effective July 1, 2020. It creates the crime of a reproductive battery, a third-degree felony, punishable by up to five years in prison.

By Ellen Trachman

Law Schools

The Paper Chase TV Series Should Be On Every Lawyer’s Quarantine Watch List

Fill the room with the show's intelligence.

By Jordan Rothman

Small Law Firms

Building A Firm That's Better Than Biglaw

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How Consistency Builds Business Growth And Brand Visibility

Podcasts

The Hallucinations Are Winning

Health Care / Medicine

A Look At How The Law Fails Patients

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Meet Me At ILTACON: Opus 2 And AI Workbench

Swing by Booth 800 for a look at the latest in AI-powered case management.

By Opus 2 and Above the Law

Finance

The Payday Lender Protection Bureau Completes Its Work

Which is good (for it, and for payday lenders), because it’s probably running out of time.

By Jon Shazar - Dealbreaker

Law Schools

The LSAT-Flex Online Exam, Brought To You By A $5.3 Million PPP Loan

Thanks a bunch, COVID-19.

By Staci Zaretsky

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Decrypting Crypto, Digital Assets, And Web3

"Decrypting Crypto" is a go-to guide for understanding the technology and tools underlying Web3 and issues raised in the context of specific legal practice areas.

By Joanna F. Wasick

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Profitable And Automated: How Law Firms Can Salvage The Remainder Of 2020

Join us tomorrow to learn how to overcome a tough year and discover key techniques to deliver profitability for your firm.

By Above The Law and Rocket Matter

Finance

Jeffrey Epstein’s Lawyer May Need Competent Counsel Of His Own

Maybe DON'T ask the bank teller how to structure your withdrawals to avoid reporting requirements?

By Liz Dye

Small Law Firms

The Simple Law Practice: Getting Started

Interest from lawyers wanting to set up their own practices is up.

By Steven Chung

Biglaw

Fired Biglaw Partner Suspended From Practice Of Law For Approving Settlements Without, You Know, Asking His Client First

This is a pretty basic problem.

By Kathryn Rubino

Courts

There’s Still Plenty Of Inventory At The Stupid Store

If there's a Mount Everest of being just terrible human beings, these two have just summited it.

By Jill Switzer

Courts

John Roberts Fall Down And Go Boom

The Chief Justice went to the hospital last month... and no one heard about it until now.

By Joe Patrice

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The Latest From Lex Machina: Bringing Legal Analytics To The Field Of Torts

Legal analytics provides practice-specific information on judges, law firms, parties, timing, findings, damages, and more. These strategic insights help users make data-driven decisions which saves time and resources and helps users win.

By Stephanie Wilkins

Law Schools

Veteran State Court Judge Rips Bar Exam, Says Test ‘Does Not Function To Protect The Public’

This judge is dropping anvils on the bar exam's defenders.

By Joe Patrice

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