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Tesla Legal Department On Self-Driving Mode… Or Maybe Not? Who’s The GC Over There Anyway?

This seems entirely functional.

Miami Biglaw Firms Are Looking To Wow Law Students, Laterals

The Florida market is hot, hot, hot!

Ranking Law Professors In The Twitterverse

Which professors instigate the most public engagement? Who has the most clout online?

Public Relations Official Allegedly Found Another Way To Leach Off A Client

Her firm certainly didn’t help Equifax avoid any bad press post-hack, but she managed to find a way to generate some of her own.

An In-House Reality Check: The Grass May Not Be Greener

In-house roles can be a good fit for many lawyers, but the way law firm associates idolize in-house counsel positions often indicates an incomplete understanding of the realities of these jobs.

Florida’s Anti-Woke Law Benchslapped By Federal Judge

The brutal decision uses pop culture to make an incredibly important legal point.

All The Things That Can Go Wrong During On-Campus Interviews

We want to hear your interview horror stories!

Mariah Carey Sets Off Firestorm Trying To Trademark ‘Queen Of Christmas’

Off with her trademark application.

Morning Docket: 08.19.22

The Olympics logo (photo by David Lat).

* Prepare for the Olympics! Unless you live in an abortion banning state, that is. [ESPN]

* Will lax gun laws increase the chances of going postal? [SHRM]

* All bikes are equal. But some bikes are more electricky than others. [The News Tribune]

* California is working on better bike safety for e-bikes. [Fox 5 San Diego]

* Three men were charged with killing crime boss Whitey Bulger. [USA Today]

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.

You Know You Actually *Need* Defenders, Right? — See Also

Bold Move, Cotton: State Supreme Court Justice fires all of the public defenders.

Seems Like The Problem Is The State Judges: Julia Louis-Dreyfus (yup, the actress) has a plan for that.

No Bonuses This Summer: Well, that’s what happens during economic uncertainty, so…

Prosecutor Fights Back: You rarely think of a prosecutor being on the losing end of a power struggle, but that’s what happens when one takes on the governor. 

Donald Trump’s Got 99 problems, And A Snitch Is Only One

CFO Allen Weisselberg pleads guilty, will testify against Trump Org but not Trump ... Like there's a difference.

Law Makes It Harder To Get Books In The Hands Of Kids Living In America’s Third Most Illiterate State

Imagine school being held up because some smart aleck submitted a copy of ‘A Portrait Of Dorian Gray.’

Before You Read This Antitrust Article, Check And See Which Browser You’re Using

If you are reading this in Opera, this is me calling you a nerd.

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This Top Law School Is Fit For A Superhero

Not just a Hulk, a smarty pants too.