Texas
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Racism, Texas
7 Handy Tips For The Gaslamp And Other (Allegedly) Racist Nightclubs
Tips from Tamara Tabo for a Houston nightclub embroiled in a race-related controversy. -
Biglaw, Lateral Moves, Sponsored Content, Texas
Texas: The Final Frontier?
A confluence of factors is pushing Texas to become the final—or at least the next—frontier of law firm expansion in the U.S. - Sponsored
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
If 2023 introduced legal professionals to generative AI, then 2024 will be when law firms start adapting to utilize it. Things are moving fast, so… -
Biglaw, Texas
The Offer: Which Texas Firm Should You Not Mess With?
Which Texas firm is the most Texas?
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Crime, Politics, Texas
The Reason You Haven't Heard More About The 177 Bikers Arrested In Waco
Whatever happened to those Waco bikers? You know, the 177 people arrested at a restaurant in Waco after a motorcycle rally in May ended with nine people shot dead? -
Quote of the Day, Texas
Texas Court Upholds Unalienable Right To Groomed Eyebrows
Justice Willett understands just how important eyebrow maintenance is. -
Family Law, Texas
Texas To Stop ‘School-to-Prison’ Truancy Policies
Texas changes a really stupid law. -
Politics, Texas
'Don't Mess With Texas' Does Not Supersede The 'Supremacy Clause.'
Everything's bigger in Texas. Meaning a dumb lawyer is an even bigger dumb lawyer. -
Crime, Politics, Texas
Just How Badly Are Authorities Screwing Up The Arrest Of 170 Bikers In Texas?
Why should civil libertarians care what happens to 170 or so bikers in Waco? Columnist Tamara Tabo explains. - 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. -
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Job Searches, Lateral Moves, Texas
Is The Lateral Market In Texas Really Hotter Than A $2 Pistol At An All-Night Shootout?
Opportunities abound in Texas. -
Biglaw, Bonuses, Money, Texas
Associate Bonus Watch: New York Bonuses Go A Long Way In Texas
Some high-performing associates at this firm received bonuses well above the Davis Polk scale. -
Biglaw, Bonuses, Money, Texas
Associate Bonus Watch: Baker & McKenzie, Hogan Lovells, Haynes And Boone
Shall we start with the good news, or the bad news? -
Biglaw, Small Law Firms, Texas
8 Mistakes Your Law Firm Might Be Making
If you're doing any of these things, you're doing it wrong.
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Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
Sponsored
Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
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Biglaw, Texas
Meet Us In Dallas To Discuss The State Of Biglaw In Texas
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Biglaw, Events, Texas
Meet Us In Dallas To Discuss The State Of Biglaw In Texas
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Asians, Attorney Misconduct, Crime, Law Schools, Legal Ethics, Morning Docket, Rankings, Texas
Morning Docket: 11.20.14
* Deep in the heart of Texas, a judge refused to dismiss Gov. Rick Perry’s felony case over a silly technicality in the underlying paperwork concerning the special prosecutor’s oath of office. [CNN]
* This lawyer got a spanking for including a noncompete in an associate’s contract that said he wouldn’t be able to practice the same type of law for two years. [Legal Profession Blog via ABA Journal]
* UVA Law came in at #7 in the Graduate Programs ranking of the 50 best law schools, but the the school doesn’t “focus on year-to-year fluctuations in rankings.” Keep those collars popped high. [Cavalier Daily]
* “I’m hopeful that we’ll get our Tracy back, the guy everyone loves.” Tracy Morgan’s lawyer says the comedian’s crash with a Wal-Mart truck this summer has left him with a traumatic brain injury. [Bloomberg]
* After its giant, website-crashing sale debacle earlier this month, someone decided to file a class-action suit against Sephora for discriminating against Asian customers whose accounts were blocked. [Reuters]
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Advertising, Biglaw, Events, Partner Issues, Shameless Plugs, Texas, This Is an Ad
Join Us In Dallas To Discuss The State Of Biglaw
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Antonin Scalia, Biglaw, FCC, Gender, Law Firm Mergers, Law Schools, LSAT, Money, Morning Docket, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Technology, Texas, Women's Issues
Morning Docket: 11.12.14
* With all this net neutrality talk, one of the biggest fans of the cause is Justice Antonin Scalia. He may not be tech-savvy, but he may yet save the internet. [National Law Journal]
* And the partners rejoiced? Bingham McCutchen approved a Morgan Lewis merger, and now the firm waits for its valiant rescuer to ride in upon its trusty steed. [WSJ Law Blog]
* A new study says the way to close the law school gender gap is to adopt gradeless grading policies similar to those of top law schools. Honors for everyone, yay! [Stanford News]
* LSAT prep company Test Masters Educational Services Inc. — not to be confused with TestMasters — must pay about $927K in legal fees, because as it turns out, some people were confused. [Legal Times]
* A Texas state representative submitted a bill calling for a new law school in the Rio Grande Valley because there aren’t enough lawyers there. Unemployed lawyers, you know what to do. [Action 4 News]
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Advertising, Biglaw, Events, Partner Issues, Shameless Plugs, Texas, This Is an Ad
ATL Does Dallas: Join Us For A Panel Discussion On The State Of Biglaw
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Department of Justice, Disasters / Emergencies, Election Law, General Counsel, Law Schools, Morning Docket, Prisons, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Texas, Trials
Morning Docket: 10.20.14
* The Supreme Court is allowing Texas to enforce its strict voter identification law during the upcoming election, but Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, hero to the masses, wrote a rather scathing dissent in opposition. [New York Times]
* Michael Millikin, GM’s beleaguered GC, will be stepping down from his position while the Justice Department continues its probe into the company’s fatal ignition switch failures. A replacement has not yet been named. [WSJ Law Blog]
* Baltimore Law and Maryland’s HBCUs hooked up to assist underrepresented minorities get into law school. Full scholarships come with GPAs of at least 3.5 and LSAT scores of at least 152. [USA Today]
* Kent Easter, the lawyer who was convicted for planting drugs in a school volunteer’s car, was sentenced to serve six months in jail. His law license will likely be suspended (just like his wife’s was). [OC Weekly]
* Accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev isn’t doing well in court, and his trial hasn’t even started yet. Motions to dismiss his case and to suppress evidence were denied. [National Law Journal]