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Above The Law’s 2022 Lawyer Of The Year Contest: The Finalists!

From distinguished to despicable, who should be Above the Law’s Lawyer of the Year for 2022?

Biglaw Firm Winning With Big Bonuses For Associates

Big bonuses are sure to put a smile on associates' faces.

Small Firms And Solos: It’s Time To Tame Your Document Chaos!

And claim your FREE ATL swag while you're at it!

Top 50 Biglaw Firm Announces Year-End Bonuses To Delight Associates

Plus up to 20% more -- if associates bill enough.

Looks Like The Court Order To Knock Off The Bizarre Bloody Vampire Images About Paul Hastings Didn’t Take

Considering the people involved, this was always going to get wild.

Delaware Disclosure Dance

The changes to Rule 7.1 disclosure have led to the recent drama roiling the patent litigation world. 

What We Learned From Cybersecurity Attacks In Healthcare In 2022

In 2022, the healthcare sector is on track to meet or exceed the more than 50.4 million patient records that were breached last year. As we look ahead to 2023, increasing cybersecurity budgets will be a necessity for healthcare organizations, despite their tight financial circumstances.

Cast Your Vote For The Best Law Firm Holiday Card

Feast your eyes on this year’s finalists.

Finance Bonus Watch ’22: Who’d Like To Hire A Whole Bunch Of Goldman Sachs Bankers?

Will the last rainmaker at 200 West please turn out the lights?

Morning Docket: 12.20.22

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* Chief Justice Roberts issued a stay to prevent the executive branch from lifting a COVID outbreak-related executive order since we don’t have lockdowns any more. As baseless power grabs go, this is an impressive one. But since it’s about hurting immigrants seeking legal asylum, the “Don’t Tread on Me” folks seem unconcerned. [Law360]

* After 60 Minutes ran a bit on litigation funding, the Chamber of Commerce blasted out a press release about the grave danger of ordinary people being financially able to pursue valid claims against companies. They’ve gone so far as to call it a national security issue. It’s not. [Bloomberg Law]

* Inflation is ticking back down as supply chain disruptions ease, but that isn’t stopping the Federal Reserve from trying to start a recession just to prove they can. At least bankruptcy practices are happy. [American Lawyer]

* Amber Heard has dropped the appeal in the defamation case against Johnny Depp. [Courthouse News Service]

* Salesforce must face trial in sex trafficking case alleging that the software publisher aided Backpage in growing an illegal operation. Seriously though, what does Word Perfect do these days? You can’t convince me they aren’t running underground goat fighting rings. [Texas Lawyer]

Ever See The DOJ Peel An Orange? — See Also

Imagine thinking this guy cared about the Constitution (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

First time for everything: Former Orange In Chief gets referred to the DOJ.

Never saw it that way: Diversity makes an impact in the court room.

I wanna be the very best: Guess which firm is a chart topper.

And scene: Turns out, roleplaying makes for better associates!

Race Matters: Courtroom Diversity And Diverging Opinions

Wait, you mean to tell me Harvard's Legacy Admissions program isn't a form of affirmative action?

The Most Desirable Firm In All Of Biglaw

Everyone seems to covet the firm.

Now View More Case Law As You Draft Legal Documents In Clearbrief, Through Partnership With Fastcase

With this partnership, recipients of a Clearbrief document will not need their own Fastcase account in order to view the case law sources.

Firms Are Using Acting To Get Their Associates To Write Better Emails

Is this what our Law Revue winners go on to do with their lives?