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No, Lawyers Aren’t Doing Any Cult-Like Chanting During Cravath Partner Funerals

Let's put the final nail in the coffin on this Biglaw rumor.

Pete Davidson Seems To Be Ditching Ruth Bader Ginsburg Tattoo

Nothing lasts for ever.

Women’s Rights Soon To Be On The Ballot In New York

If the ERA can make it there, it could make it anywhere.

Have You Seen The Latest eDiscovery Tech?

Come on in. The water’s fine.

Biglaw Firm Lashes Out At Ex-Exec And Calls Out ‘Facially Absurd’ Story

Proskauer's case against its former COO is getting heated.

Law Schools Where Starting Salaries For Graduates Exceed Their Student Debt

Did your law school or alma mater make the cut?

The Firms With Biglaw’s Biggest Bonuses

Is your firm listed here? If not, what are the partners waiting for?

When It Comes To In-House Work, It’s A Legal Operations World And We’re All Just Living In It

Data privacy doesn't excite businesses the way it should.

How Fashion Can Combat Greenwashing In 2023

The stakes are high, but experts' hopes are higher.

We’re Still Mad, Actually: An Open Letter To The Legal Profession From A COVID-19 Bar Examinee

Make no mistake, our experience was nothing like the bar exams of the past.

UPMC’s Monopoly Keeps Wages Low And Prevents Workers From Unionizing, Lawmakers Say

Two Pennsylvania lawmakers are warning their constituents about UPMC, claiming the health system has built a monopoly that negatively affects both employee wellbeing and patient safety. They said UPMC has ‘considerable power over workers, which it wields to keep wages low, conditions unsatisfactory and prevent union organizing.’

Morning Docket: 01.24.23

* Expectation: Am Law 100 firms excited about moving West in 2023! Reality: Your firm has died of dysentery. [American Lawyer] * Remember in 2016 when the FBI was leaking about how it couldn't find any connection between Donald Trump and Russia? Entirely coincidentally, the former head of counterintelligence for the FBI just got indicted for taking money from a Putin ally. [NY Times] * Supreme Court punts critical attorney-client privilege case designed to settle thorny issues surrounding lawyers wearing two hats. Inevitably just waiting to hear the John Eastman challenge that plotting coups falls within the privilege. [National Law Journal] * Elon Musk uncorks "blame Saudi Arabia" defense at trial. Maybe he can blame them for the "For You" feed next. [Law360] * "Young Thug’s lawyers say rapper shocked by co-defendant handing him Percocet in courtroom." Who amongst us? [Yahoo] * Alex Murdaugh trial begins. Catch up on the story here. [NPR]

Making Fun Of Paul Hastings Is Child’s Play — See Also

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A Rose By Any Other Name Didn’t Pay For Accolades: Ever wondered about those lawyer honorifics beyond Esquire? Here’s a primer.

Lawyers-To-Be Use Their Love Of Ranking To Do A Misogyny: Isn’t this just a more legal version to the plot of that Facebook documentary?

Kid YouTubers Can Make A Lot Of Money, But Who Gets It? We might wanna modify the Coogan Act for 2023.

The Paul Hasting Slander Continues Post Haste: Do people really not have anything better to do?

Elon Musk Takes The Stand In A Securities Fraud Case: The jury will determine if he’s a stand-up guy.

The Best Of Biglaw In Private Equity

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The Grand Old Duke Of York, He Had Ten Thousand Men. And Not One Of Them Able To Make Him See Reason.

Bangers mashed.