Movies
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Movies
Remember The Pentagon Papers Case? Because Steven Spielberg Doesn't.
'The Post' may be cruising to an Oscar, but there's an awfully big problem with its Supreme Court history. -
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Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use. -
Holidays and Seasons
Christmas Hard (What’s A Christmas Movie?)
Wherein a law professor debates whether Die Hard is actually a Christmas movie.
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 12.12.17
* Trump’s people want a new Special Counsel to investigate the Special Counsel over a potential conflict that has nothing to do with the first Special Counsel. Things are going well. [Huffington Post]
* Boutiques give out big bonuses and they can do it because handing out big bonuses is barely any skin off their noses. But, that won’t stop some Biglaw firms from trying to screw over their associates. [American Lawyer]
* Public companies, by and large, aren’t identifying cybersecurity as a risk on their SEC filings. That’s… likely a problem. [Corporate Counsel]
* It’s possible that Biglaw has come around on litigation finance. [Law360]
* Obama alums are flocking to elite law schools. I have a feeling that’s not going to happen with this administration’s refugees.
[National Law Journal]* Are we looking at a hot lateral market next year? [American Lawyer]
* With Star Wars about to drop, let’s check in on Kylo Ren’s insanity defense. [The Legal Geeks]
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Books, Movies, Television
Standard Of Review: What I've Learned By Writing About Lawyers And Law Students In TV, Movies, And Books
Harry Graff still wishes that legal entertainment would just be a little bit better. -
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Movies
Who Should Be The Next Director Of A Legal Film?
None of the directors Harry Graff suggests have ever helmed a law-related film -- but they should. - Sponsored
The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
ChatGPT ushers in the age of generative AI – even for law firms. -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 10.13.17
* Roberta Kaplan and Boies Schiller’s Karen Dunn are suing Nazis for the violence that erupted in Virginia. [Slate]
* Filers didn’t seem to care as much about getting an extra year of design patent coverage as policymakers thought. [Patentlyo]
* How to you repair your reputation after a bad performance review? [The Muse]
* What do we want? Justice for Frankenstein’s Monster. When do we want it? Now. [Legal Geeks]
* The Dutch say Microsoft 10 violates local privacy laws, which is pretty bad news when you remember GDPR is about to make those laws way more strict. [TechCrunch]
* What you really need to know about Friday the 13th. [IBT]
* Law firms: get ready for the crushing pressure from PwC… [Law and More]
* Everyone can have a bad week at work. Check out the tips for bouncing back. [Corporette]
* Who wants to watch Marshall the Movie?
https://twitter.com/chancetherapper/status/918866801546747904
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Movies, Politics
Standard Of Review: Who Will Play Trump's Attorneys In The Inevitable Film?
A lot of old white men -- but which ones? Some thoughts from culture columnist Harry Graff. -
White-Collar Crime
When Prosecutors Care More About Winning Than The Justice System
Sometimes people need to swallow their pride.
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The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
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Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 09.08.17
* Northwestern Dean Dan Rodriguez perfectly sums up the California bar’s decision to punt on the cut score question. [PrawfsBlawg]
* The Equifax hack leaves 143 million people vulnerable. But the Equifax executives may end up the most vulnerable after they reacted to the breach by selling shares… fast. Oh, who are we kidding? This DOJ isn’t going to prosecute that! [Huffington Post]
* The Empire’s stormtrooper armor is really terrible. [The Legal Geeks]
* Professor Douglas Litowitz is on the law school job market, and he’s rejecting all rejection letters. “I wish them great success in placing their rejection letters with other candidates. I have simply received a sufficient number of excellent rejection letters already.” [Faculty Lounge]
* The University of Colorado faces a lawsuit over allegedly protecting a football coach over an a domestic abuse survivor. No one ever lost money betting against schools changing their cultures on a dime, but honestly we’re not far removed from the last round of lawsuits about the school’s hostile environment. [Rewire]
* How much do you know about “The Reid Method”? Wyatt Kozinski (Judge Kozinski’s son) calls for a new “Wickersham Commission” to investigate the method’s role in a spate of false confessions undermining the credibility of the criminal justice system. That said, the President’s first foray into politics was calling for executions based on false confessions, so maybe we shouldn’t hold our breaths for this commission. [The Crime Report]
* Irma threatens lives… and the return of an overused metaphor. [Law and More]
* Speaking of hurricanes, Harvey has spawned its first lawsuit. [The Atlantic]
* Another edition of “bad places to hide.” [Lowering the Bar]
* Congratulations to lawyer Anthony Franze, author of The Outsider (affiliate link), on the thriller getting picked up for possible television development! [Deadline]
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Movies, Television
Standard Of Review: Fall Legal Entertainment Preview
The next few months offer a cornucopia of law-related television and movies. -
Labor / Employment, On The Job
Ron Burgundy And Romance In The Workplace
When employees start dating, what's a company to do? -
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