Morning Docket: 12.13.18

* Judges are sick and tired of ICE busting into their courthouses and harassing people and they're gonna... write a pointed letter about it. [Courthouse News Service] * Microsoft's innovative legal diversity program that hit Biglaw firms in their wallets if they didn't diversify is now 10 years old. Davis Wright Tremaine was the top performer under the program this year. [Corporate Counsel] * Michael Cohen's plea deal reminds of Richard Nixon's lawyer. [Time] * Intellectual property laws are completely broken in the digital age and no one is doing anything about it. Well, the lobbyists for rights-holding entities are doing a lot about keeping it broken. [Law360] * Firms are starting to consider new ways to accommodate the personal lives of their associates. Like making them bill 2700 hours on their own schedule. [American Lawyer] * Majority of Americans would opt for alternative legal services providers over attorneys which is either great news for entrepreneurship and technology or incredibly bad news for the standing of the profession. Or probably both. [Legaltech News] * Thank U, Next parody from soon-to-be attorney. [LegalCheek]

onDecember 13, 2018 at 9:30 AM

* Judges are sick and tired of ICE busting into their courthouses and harassing people and they’re gonna… write a pointed letter about it. [Courthouse News Service]

* Microsoft’s innovative legal diversity program that hit Biglaw firms in their wallets if they didn’t diversify is now 10 years old. Davis Wright Tremaine was the top performer under the program this year. [Corporate Counsel]

* Michael Cohen’s plea deal reminds of Richard Nixon’s lawyer. [Time]

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* Intellectual property laws are completely broken in the digital age and no one is doing anything about it. Well, the lobbyists for rights-holding entities are doing a lot about keeping it broken. [Law360]

* Firms are starting to consider new ways to accommodate the personal lives of their associates. Like making them bill 2700 hours on their own schedule. [American Lawyer]

* Majority of Americans would opt for alternative legal services providers over attorneys which is either great news for entrepreneurship and technology or incredibly bad news for the standing of the profession. Or probably both. [Legaltech News]