Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 02.02.17

* Remember when Trump recaptured the news cycle from the string of blunders and Russian scandals that rocked his first month? That seems like just yesterday.... [Washington Post] * What happens to lawyers after they publicly demean themselves appear on The Bachelor? [The Ringer] * After a massive scandal, Wells Fargo is slashing executive pay in the name of accountability. Well, by "slashing," they mean "the people who failed to pick up the fraud will still make millions," but it's the tokenistic thought that counts. [Corporate Counsel] * JP Morgan replaced 360,000 hours of annual legal work with a robot that does the work in seconds. That sounds impressive, but when you control for Biglaw hour padding the software really replaced about 20 minutes of work. [Bloomberg Markets] * Yahoo's GC resigned over their cybersecurity kerfuffle. Most Americans greet the news by wondering, "wait, Yahoo is still around?" [NY Times] * Salary increases may be nice, but it just intensifies senior skepticism over what young associates really bring to the table. [Law360] * Gibson Dunn building its Houston office on with Latham laterals. [Texas Lawyer] * Even with revenue down, Bryan Cave manages to get PPP up. [Am Law Daily]

By Joe Patrice on March 02, 2017 8:39 am

sessions-rf* Remember when Trump recaptured the news cycle from the string of blunders and Russian scandals that rocked his first month? That seems like just yesterday…. [Washington Post]

* What happens to lawyers after they publicly demean themselves appear on The Bachelor? [The Ringer]

* After a massive scandal, Wells Fargo is slashing executive pay in the name of accountability. Well, by “slashing,” they mean “the people who failed to pick up the fraud will still make millions,” but it’s the tokenistic thought that counts. [Corporate Counsel]

* JP Morgan replaced 360,000 hours of annual legal work with a robot that does the work in seconds. That sounds impressive, but when you control for Biglaw hour padding the software really replaced about 20 minutes of work. [Bloomberg Markets]

* Yahoo’s GC resigned over their cybersecurity kerfuffle. Most Americans greet the news by wondering, “wait, Yahoo is still around?” [NY Times]

* Salary increases may be nice, but it just intensifies senior skepticism over what young associates really bring to the table. [Law360]

* Gibson Dunn building its Houston office on with Latham laterals. [Texas Lawyer]

* Even with revenue down, Bryan Cave manages to get PPP up. [Am Law Daily]