Drinking
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Health / Wellness
My First 12-Step Meeting
Addiction is not a choice, but recovery is. If you need help, there are options out there for you to pursue. -
Health / Wellness, Law Schools
Relapse And Recovery In The First Year Of Law School
Law students in recovery must realize that their sobriety always comes first. - Sponsored
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use. -
Health / Wellness, Weddings
Reflecting On My First Year Of Marriage While In Recovery
Not every relationship will survive the trauma and heartache of addiction, but it can happen. Brian Cuban is glad his did.
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Litigators, Small Law Firms
What Kind Of Drinker (And Lawyer) Are You?
There are lots of kinds of lawyers; figure out which one you genuinely should be. -
Drinking, Health / Wellness
10 Downsides To Not Drinking
If you hate being a lawyer, quitting drinking is not going to help... -
Health / Wellness
My Dad Was An Addicted Lawyer
Addiction doesn't discriminate. You can be the smartest, most accomplished person in the room, and still be an addict. -
Litigators, Small Law Firms, Trials
A Trial Lawyer Is A Whiskey Drinker
Trial lawyers and litigators are not the same; if you want to be a trial lawyer, be a trial lawyer. - Sponsored
Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm. -
Books, Health / Wellness
How Dare You Send Me A Book On Addiction! Do You Think I Have A Problem?
Lawyer well-being is becoming a mainstream priority, and Brian Cuban wants to help break the stigma of addiction. -
Biglaw, DUI / DWI
Biglaw Partner Pleads Guilty To DUI Charge
He didn't have a drop to drink... oh wait, yes he did. -
Drinking, Health / Wellness, Law Schools
My First Law School Roommate
Can an alcoholic be able to make it through the gauntlet of 1L? -
Bar Exams
Bar Exams, Booze, And Blow
Memories of Brian Cuban's adventures in bar exam-taking and how alcohol and drug use affected those efforts. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 07.26.17
* “[W]e will see what happens, time will tell, time will tell.” President Trump has reiterated how “very disappointed” he is that Attorney General Jeff Sessions decided to recuse himself from the Russia investigation, but hasn’t publicly stated in so many words that he wants to fire the AG. For what it’s worth, it didn’t take very long for time to tell what happened with James Comey, Marc Kasowitz, and Sean Spicer. [CNN]
* Which in-house officials make the most money? Big Law Business took a look at the summary compensation tables from the 500 largest U.S. companies ranked by revenue to figure out the answer. Take a look at the list of the 30 highest earners, gasp at their eye-popping compensation, and then wonder why you haven’t decided to move in-house yet. [Big Law Business]
* A three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit struck down Washington, D.C., regulations which required that residents prove they had a “good reason to fear injury” in order to obtain a concealed-carry permit for firearms, ruling that the carrying of firearms was a “core” Second Amendment right. The District may seek an en banc review of the decision. [BuzzFeed]
* “There is not a law firm function that happens without alcohol” Do law firms enable alcoholism? In a word, yes — and the fact that we still have to ask ourselves this when one-third of attorneys have admitted that they drink too much and even more have admitted that they have a serious drinking problem is simply appalling. [Am Law Daily]
* The bar exam is now well underway, and those whose fates are now in the hands of the bar examiners have taken to Twitter to unleash their anxieties via humorous tweets. Here are 10 of the best bar exam-related tweets from before the test began. The tweets from Day 1 are a little more… aggressive. [Law.com]
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Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
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Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
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Biglaw, Health / Wellness
'HIV-Positive, Former DC Biglaw Attorney, Washed Out, Now Living In Midwest'
He's putting his life back together, 'optimistic despite it all,' and willing to share his wisdom with others. -
Deaths, Health / Wellness
In A Punishing Profession, Too Many Lawyers Are Paying The Ultimate Price
The difference between heeding the warnings and missing the signals can be life and death. -
Drinking, Health / Wellness
Profile In Lawyer Recovery: AA And Beyond
Nicholas is a second-year associate in New York City whose recovery path started with Alcoholics Anonymous... -
Biglaw, Drinking
Marc Kasowitz Is Not A Drunk
Will a defamation lawsuit follow ProPublica's damning report? -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 07.12.17
* The allegations about Marc Kasowitz’s drinking problem might be salacious, but the issue of alcohol abuse by lawyers is serious. [Law.com]
* Fun for legal nerds everywhere: Chief Judge Diane Wood benchslaps parties for shoddy jurisdictional statements! [On the Case / Alison Frankel via How Appealing]
* And more fodder for #appellatetwitter types: Adam Feldman ranks the most-cited justices of the last Supreme Court Term. [Empirical SCOTUS]
* Chris Geidner wonders whether another shoe will drop concerning the emails of Donald Trump Jr. [BuzzFeed]
* The trial judge in this defamation case ought to read this analysis by Professor Eugene Volokh — or at least watch The Big Lebwoski (“For your information, the Supreme Court has roundly rejected prior restraint.”). [Volokh Conspiracy / Washington Post]
* Professor Paul Horwitz comes to the defense of the latest controversial comments by the artist formerly known as Judge Richard Posner. [PrawfsBlawg]
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Biglaw, Politics
Marc Kasowitz Is Waking Up To A Bad Morning
Trump and Kasowitz: Is the Bromance Over? -
Sexual Harassment
Is This Why Some Women Lawyers Have Drinking Problems?
Sexual harassment in law firms is a huge problem, in more ways than one.