Morning Docket: 08.16.24

* Texas AG Ken Paxton will supposedly work at a food bank as part of a plea deal in his fraud case. [Houston Chronicle] * Clients lament learning about rate hikes through letters or ebilling platforms without the courtesy of a private phone conversation. Welcome to "how everyone else in the world gets treated." [American Lawyer] * Lawyer facing discipline has a less than charitable suggestion for his professional responsibility enforcers. [Roll on Friday] * Never a great sign when the judge calls you "absolutely delusional." [ABA Journal] * TikTok continues to tell anyone and everyone that they aren't really owned by China but the message isn't coming through. Perhaps they should try a catchy video? [Reuters] * Polsinelli going big in rapid growth push. [Bloomberg Law News] * Denver Law graduate sued the school alleging retaliation after failing him over the externship that fired him. The suit went about as well as the externship -- he's now been sanctioned. [Law360]

By Above the Law on August 16, 2024 9:01 am

Ken Paxton

* Texas AG Ken Paxton will supposedly work at a food bank as part of a plea deal in his fraud case. [Houston Chronicle]

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.

By Leah Young, Student Success Resource Lead, Juno

* Clients lament learning about rate hikes through letters or ebilling platforms without the courtesy of a private phone conversation. Welcome to “how everyone else in the world gets treated.” [American Lawyer]

* Lawyer facing discipline has a less than charitable suggestion for his professional responsibility enforcers. [Roll on Friday]

* Never a great sign when the judge calls you “absolutely delusional.” [ABA Journal]

* TikTok continues to tell anyone and everyone that they aren’t really owned by China but the message isn’t coming through. Perhaps they should try a catchy video? [Reuters]

Protégé™ In CourtLink® Explains The Whole Case Faster

Designed to reduce manual docket work by prioritizing what litigators need most: on-demand full docket summarization that explains the whole case to date, followed by on-demand document summaries for filing triage, and AI-powered natural language searching for faster search and retrieval.

By LexisNexis

* Polsinelli going big in rapid growth push. [Bloomberg Law News]

* Denver Law graduate sued the school alleging retaliation after failing him over the externship that fired him. The suit went about as well as the externship — he’s now been sanctioned. [Law360]