Lottery
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Tax Law
In Some Countries, Your Receipt Can Be A Winning Lottery Ticket And Can Help The Government Collect Sales Tax
Can a sales tax receipt lottery system work in the United States? -
Biglaw
Advice From The Lottery Lawyer On What To Do If You Win The Lottery
The Powerball jackpot is currently at $550 million. You're going to need a lawyer if you win. - 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. -
Small Law Firms
An Overview On Counseling That Lucky Mega Millions Lottery Winner
To minimize the chances of being exploited, talk to a financial advisor, an accountant, and a lawyer before cashing the ticket.
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 02.07.18
* Slater & Gordon, the world’s first publicly traded law firm, claims that it isn’t planning to conduct any layoffs in the wake of its latest operations review. The firm, which once found itself on the verge of insolvency and is now owned by a hedge fund, is no stranger to conducting massive layoffs. [The Australian]
* Andrews Kurth continues to lose lawyers left and right, with a group of up to 25 attorneys from its public finance group in Texas soon expected to defect to Orrick. How’s that merger talk with Hunton & Williams going these days? [American Lawyer]
* Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein will be delivering the commencement address at Campbell Law’s graduation ceremony this spring. At this rate, given how much the president likes him, let’s see if he’s still Deputy AG come May. [News & Observer]
* ASU Law is on track to receive a record-breaking number of applications for the upcoming academic year. According to LSAC, ASU is one of only four law schools in the country to have seen an increase in applications of 50 percent of more. [ASU Now]
* “Jane Doe,” the New Hampshire woman who won the $560 million Powerball lottery last month, has filed suit against the state’s Lottery Commission in an attempt to remain anonymous. Now that she’s a multimillionaire, she doesn’t want to risk the “significant invasion of privacy” of her name being released. [USA Today]
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Money, State Judges
Pennsylvania Judge Wins $291.4 Million Powerball Jackpot
Congratulations, Your Honor! -
Canada, Money
The View From Up North: Toronto Lawyer Wins The Lottery!
The lawyer has apparently taken a one-year sabbatical from her litigation job. We guess the firm doesn't think she'll be back -- it already pulled her bio from its website. -
Gambling, Litigators, New Jersey, Trusts and Estates
Follow The Bouncing Balls
Lotteries are life-changing for winners, but can become part of an attorney's livelihood -
Contests, Facebook, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, Social Media, Social Networking Websites, Technology
Ennui. Rhymes With Crap Tea.
A lawyer thought he had found a way to escape the daily grind -- until he got stopped by some pesky rules. - Sponsored
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use. -
11th Circuit, Clarence Thomas, Department of Justice, Money, Morning Docket, Paralegals, Pornography, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Morning Docket: 01.27.12
* The people at the Department of Justice really don’t want you to see Osama bin Laden’s death photos, but don’t they realize that the internet needs pics or it didn’t happen? [Blog of Legal Times] * Déjà vu: Hustler Magazine’s nude photo spread of Nancy Benoit was back on the Eleventh Circuit’s docket this […]
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Biglaw, California, Email Scandals, Facebook, Job Searches, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Money, Morning Docket, Pictures, Technology
Morning Docket: 09.06.11
* According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 100 new jobs were added to the legal industry last month. About 40,000 students graduated from law school this spring. You do the math. [Am Law Daily] * This Maryland law school dean thinks that the U.S. News rankings “generalize about things that are not generalizable.” Come […]