Above the Law

Shocking No One, ABA Thinks Biglaw ASSOCIATE Not Ready For Federal Bench

Senate leapfrogs ABA 'not-qualified' candidate in mad dash to get a vote.

Vault 100 Rankings: The Most Prestigious Law Firms In America (2021)

For the first time in history, there's a new firm in the No. 2 spot.

The Screwball Antics Of The Department Of Justice

Why doesn't the Attorney General know how many times we can vote?

Canelo Alvarez Sues Golden Boy And DAZN For More Than $280 Million

The complaint, aptly, is a 10-count one.

Justice Department Swoops In To Save Trump From Submitting DNA In E. Jean Carroll Defamation Suit

Hooray! Who's excited to foot the bill for Donald Trump's attorneys?

A Small Business Decides To Implement President Trump’s Tax Deferral Order And Here’s What Happened

Something to keep in mind: popular payroll programs have not yet issued any software updates to accommodate the deferral order.

Biglaw Firm Announces ‘Significantly Strong’ Financial Performance And Ends COVID-19 Austerity Measures

The firm successfully avoided layoffs by cutting salaries.

MSU Law School Students Don’t Have Loan Money Right Now Because Of Larry Nassar & Betsy DeVos

Law school's planned merger with university has hit a wholly preventable snag.

Half Of Twentysomethings Live At Home As Tenth Circuit Chips Away At Debt Protections For Student Loan Lenders

Until there’s real change for student borrowers, a super-narrow court decision will have to suffice.

Am Law 100 Firm Restores Pay To Pre-Pandemic Levels, Keeps Special Associate Bonuses In Play

This is fantastic news.

Materials In 6-Point Font? No Way To Mark It Up? Online Bar Exam Plan Keeps Getting Better & Better!

We would all protest if attorneys were forced to work like this.

Hedge Fund Very Eager To Do Business With Very Incompetent Bank

We suppose it’s the really the least they could do.

Morning Docket: 09.09.20

* Three New Hampshire hospitals are suing Vermont over Medicaid reimbursements. Maybe they’ll accept payment in maple syrup… [Keene Sentinel]

* The Kansas Supreme Court has ordered a suspended attorney to serve a 30-day jail sentence for practicing law while his license was revoked. [Kansas City Star]

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Will The Bar Exam Shenanigans Ever End? — See Also

Security Concerns For The Bar Exam: Continue to mount.

Cleary Layoffs: For staff.

Come For The Bad Puns: Stay for the schadenfreude. 

HoLove Reverse Pay Cuts: For most attorneys.

Brooklyn ADA Dies After Being Hit By Bus: Rest in peace.

The Pro Bono Gold Standard

How does your practice stand up?