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]