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Biglaw Holiday Decision Tree: Do You Have To Work The Friday After Thanksgiving?
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Biglaw Holiday Decision Tree: Do You Have To Work The Friday After Thanksgiving?
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 11.25.15
Ed. note: Happy Thanksgiving! Above the Law will be dark tomorrow for the holiday and on a reduced publishing schedule on Friday, November 27.
* This is one way to make sure atheist voices are heard… and immediately mocked. [Indy Star]
* A roundup of fun and wacky recent cases. [Texas Lawyer]
* A practical guide for lawyers looking to embark on annual planning. [Associate’s Mind]
* Finally, resolution on Judge Ashley Tabaddor’s lawsuit against the DOJ after the DOJ ordered her off all cases involving Iranians based on her heritage. [PAAIA]
* It’s the holidays, so take time to catch up with friends — just make sure you do it in this incredibly photogenic way. [The Onion]
* John Kasich takes a swing at the big dog, Trump. This is one time that invoking Godwin’s Law doesn’t seem like hyperbole. [YouTube]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=qCQhBYEMRQI&app=desktop
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Beyond Biglaw: 3 Things Lawyers Should Be Thankful For
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Biglaw Holiday Decision Tree: Do You Have To Work The Friday After Thanksgiving?
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Biglaw Holiday Decision Tree: Do You Have To Work The Friday After Thanksgiving?
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Morning Docket: 11.22.12
* We’ve discussed this trend before, and it continues: administrations of the LSAT plunge further, reaching their lowest level since 1999. [Economix / New York Times]
* We’ve discussed this trend before, and it continues: judges are still offering unpaid clerkships (even though the days of law firm deferrals are behind us). [Salon]
* We’ve discussed this trend before, and it continues: law schools sometimes discriminate against conservatives, as jurors from the Teresa Wagner trial told Iowa’s leading newspaper. [Des Moines Register]
* Are you mooching off of someone else’s wireless internet? If so, consider yourself warned. [WSJ Law Blog]
* Are you a lover of Twinkies? If so, consider yourself warned (although it’s possible that a buyer might snap up the Twinkies brand). [DealBook / New York Times]
* Seven Am Law 200 firms are saying YES to work on a billion-dollar deal. [Am Law Daily]
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Gay, Holidays and Seasons, Non-Sequiturs, Religion, Sports
Non-Sequiturs: 11.21.12
* I’m thankful every time an anti-gay lawyer gets arrested for child pornography. Lesbian child pornography. [Huffington Post] * I’m thankful for people like the lawyer who rushed to the defense of Shabazz Muhammad. [L.A. Times] * But I’m not thankful for the NCAA and the way it harms poor, young athletes with stupid, anachronistic rules. [Forbes] * I’m thankful for the separation of church and state. [Slate] * I’m thankful I don’t own Hewlett-Packard stock. [DealBook / New York Times] * I’m thankful that threatening people with umbrellas is just as stupid in real life as it is in the Batman comics. [Legal Juice] * Mainly, I’m just thankful it’s Thanksgiving, my favorite holiday. [Atlantic Wire]