Herbert Smith Freehills

Raises are catching on like wildfire.

Herbert Smith Freehills is going all in on emerging tech.

An expert testified he was suffering from psychosis at the time.

The attorney is facing some wild allegations.

Money is the best way to say thank you!

Working from home won't end with a vaccine.

There are still a lot of firms yet to match.

Congratulations to the firm for offering this major benefit to its transgender employees.

And women get 19 percent less in average hourly earnings.

* Happy Sessions Testimony Day. [New York Times]

* Trump reportedly mulling over firing Robert Mueller because he must think approval ratings are like golf scores. [Huffington Post]

* Police raid Herbert Smith Freehills office as part of a drug investigation. Hey, demand is down and firms have to find new ways to supplement their income, am I right? [Law.com]

* Canada is bringing back dueling, placing them comfortably in the lead in the “Make [Country] Great Again” race. [Smithsonian]

* The initial installment of an interview series with Justice Ginsburg. [Law360]

* When most law firms are cutting back, this one just doubled its Manhattan floor plan. [New York Post]

From attacking patents to allegedly attacking women?

These folks have a lot of grievances... and you're gonna hear about 'em!

This weekend, yet another young legal professional was slain in her own home, where her body was found by her parents.

Did you hear that sound? Listen carefully. What is that row? It’s the sound of alternative legal providers’ footfalls, gaining on you.

Looking for couples' therapy or a divorce mediator? This lawyer turned psychologist might be able to help.

After another great night of trivia, we have a new law firm champion.

Why are so many lawyers in therapy, and are lawyers good clients for therapists? A lawyer turned clinical psychologist tackles these topics and more.

* Say what you will about Justice Scalia, but the man is hilarious — more funny than his four liberal colleagues combined, according to a statistical analysis of oral argument recordings. [New York Times]

* The government shutdown is slowing down the judicial confirmation process, already famous for its speed and efficiency. [The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times]

* More about news for Steven Donziger in his long-running battle with Chevron. Maybe it’s time to surrender, Steve? I hear Ecuador is a great place to retire. [New York Law Journal]

* Law firm merger mania continues, as Carlton Fields combines with Jorden Burt. [Carlton Fields (press release)]

* Herbert Smith Freehills says “you’re hired” to Scott Balber, the lawyer for Donald Trump who got mocked by Bill Maher on national television. [The Lawyer]

* You might see your dog as harmless and cuddly, but the law might see your dog as a weapon (and rightfully so, in my opinion). [New York Times via ABA Journal]

* Congratulations to all the winners of the FT’s Innovative Lawyers awards. [Financial Times]

* And congratulations to Heidi Wendel and Deirdre McEvoy, high-ranking government lawyers headed to Jones Day and Patterson Belknap, respectively. [New York Law Journal]

* Today the Supreme Court will hear argument in McCutcheon v. FEC, a major campaign finance case that some are calling “the next Citizens United.” Check out an interview with one of the lawyers behind it, after the jump. [UCTV]

Marty Lasden of California Lawyer magazine interviewed the severely conservative James Bopp Jr. for the “Legally Speaking” series (in which I previously participated). It appears this interview with Bopp took place before Bopp got bumped from the podium in favor of Erin Murphy, a young superstar of the Supreme Court bar.