* Law firms have a great quarter! Assuming you let gangbuster Am Law 50 revenue drag up the rest of the industry. [Am Law Daily]
* A Minnesota firm has fired an attorney who ran a Neo-Nazi record label. There’s some hand-wringing over free speech in the workplace, but the real question is: How did a lawyer even have time to run a whole business on the side? [Huffington Post]
* What company boasts the highest paid GC? [Corporate Counsel]
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.
* California tries to make it illegal to bone your clients. Don’t worry, you can still screw them with your billable rate. [The Recorder]
* Bill Cosby hires new lawyers. [Law.com]
* Wilkinson Walsh + Eskovitz offering $350K for SCOTUS clerks. This isn’t getting out of hand at all. [National Law Journal]
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.
* Law firms enlist schools to help figure out just how bad they are at diversity. [Law360]