* Former Dentons associate Michael Potere pleads guilty to lesser charge in extortion case where he allegedly broke into the firm’s system and threatened to hand over embarrassing material to Above the Law. The lesson is: if you have compromising information about your employer don’t try to extort your firm — just hand it directly to Above the Law. [The Recorder]
* A lot of people are chiming in to say that Trump’s decision to interview U.S. Attorney candidates is improper because it breaks with tradition or because he currently faces a special counsel investigation. That’s all true, but what should really raise red flags is in an administration riddled with open jobs and a floundering legislative agenda, the only thing a president under investigation seems to care about is picking his prosecutors. [Litigation Daily]
* We all kind of suspect that SCOTUS advocacy is largely a self-reinforcing old boys’ club, but here’s the data. [Empirical SCOTUS]
Keeping Law School Accessible When Federal Loans Fall Short
As federal borrowing caps tighten financing options for law students, one organization is stepping in to negotiate the terms they can't secure alone.
* Chadbourne’s gender bias suit may be getting bigger. [Law360]
* Yes, RBG’s famous workout is now available in book form (affiliate link). [National Law Journal]
* In-house counsel say they want more from their law firms. And yet, I’m assuming they don’t want “more bills” from those firms for all this extra work. [Corporate Counsel]
Legal Is Changing. And NeoSummit Is Where The Future Is Being Built.
Legal and operational leaders are gathering May 6–7 in Fort Lauderdale to confront the questions the industry hasn't answered—with a keynote from Amanda Knox setting the tone.
* AUSA suspended for affair with FBI agent. What’s the ethical dilemma? We all know the FBI is shacked up with the U.S. Attorney’s Office anyway. [Law.com]