Morning Docket: 02.07.19

* Jay-Z has hired a lawyer for 21 Savage. [BBC News] * Stanford Law finds itself a new dean. [The Recorder] * With the "Art of Fielding" copyright case falling flat at the Second Circuit, stay tuned for my upcoming novel: "Diamond of Memories" about a Nebraska farmer who builds a baseball field into his soybean crop. [Law360] * Michigan State's legal incompetence continues -- after learning that the school is bringing on its fourth GC in a year, we find out that it's on the hook for almost $1 million in severance to its last GC. [WXYZ] * Former Linklaters executive wants to tell the world about the firm's "struggle with women in the workplace." The UK's High Court is having none of that kind of talk. [Legal Cheek] * "Pro-America" President who skipped out on Vietnam about to ask Supreme Court to cut off Vietnam vets with cancer. [National Law Journal] * The robots aren't coming for your job just yet, but if they have to come for anything at least it's to help out Legal Aid and pro bono projects. [Legaltech News]