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Would You Know Your Ideal Client If You Met Them?

You can take definitive steps to make your search for your ideal client a more directed one.

Hello Divorce Raises $3.25M To Span More Of The Divorce Lifecycle, Including Financial Planning

The investment was led by The Artemis Fund, which invests in female founders who are modernizing and diversifying wealth.

Being In-House Is Not Necessarily What You Think It Is

It’s no surprise that a recent survey of in-house counsel revealed that they are not necessarily a bunch of happy campers.

Woman Charged For Wielding ‘Tower Of Bees’ To Ward Off Eviction, Which Is Admittedly Kinda Badass

Oh, honey, no.

Court Finds Even More Crime-Frauding In Last Batch Of John Eastman Emails

MAGA: Make Attorneys Get Attorneys

Give A Damn About Your Reputation?

Check out Above the Law’s guide to saving your hide.

Biglaw Compensation Leader To Close Office By Year’s End

Sources say profitability factored into the firm's decision to shut down the office.

Attorney Called Out Over Heated Cross Examination Of Cardi B

It's the opposite of a masterclass on how to conduct a cross examination.

Judge Gets Booted From Bench For Treating Courtroom Like Game Show

So you can be a game show president but not a game show judge, got it.

Alleged Fraudsters Who Nearly Settled For $15 Million Now Begging To Explain Why They Should Not Be Indicted

Things are escalating quickly for the folks behind StraightPath Venture Partners.

Morning Docket: 10.20.22

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* Been wondering about Trump’s defamation case but been too afraid to ask questions? We’ve got you covered. [CBS News]

* Maybe his fraud case is more your speed? We’ve got you there too. [Business Insider]

* Back in my day, the “Don’t Say Gay” bill was just a weird Florida thing. Moves were recently made to make it national. [NBC News]

* Turns out the answer to “Who Watches The Watchmen?” is simple: Appeals Courts. [NPR]

* A hotel tried to ban all Native Americans in response to a shooting. The DOJ isn’t having any of that. [Newscenter]

Chris Williams became a social media manager and assistant editor for Above the Law in June 2021. Prior to joining the staff, he moonlighted as a minor Memelord™ in the Facebook group Law School Memes for Edgy T14s.  He endured Missouri long enough to graduate from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. He is a former boatbuilder who cannot swim, a published author on critical race theory, philosophy, and humor, and has a love for cycling that occasionally annoys his peers. You can reach him by email at [email protected] and by tweet at @WritesForRent.

Associates’ Lowered Bonus Expectations — See Also

Biglaw Associates Aren’t Expecting A Massive Bonus Season This Year: The best way to avoid disappointment is to lower expectations.

In Which I Milk My Own Pain: To show sympathy with a plaintiff.

Panopticon Activated: At Ropes & Gray.

Someone Please Take The TV Camera Away From Alan Dershowitz: Conservative media continues using the Harvard Law name for their own purposes.

Trump Takes A Break From Sh*tposting About E. Jean Carroll To (Probably Not) Talk About Her Under Oath

Shutting up is free, dude.

What’s A Partner’s Time Really Worth?

Biglaw's partner billing rates went up last year.

Backbiting Ally Saudi Arabia Screws U.S. On Gas Prices, Is Undeserving Of Defense Industry Prioritization

At some point, we have to reassess what the United States is actually getting out of this relationship.