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Did Kirkland Culturally Abandon Their Hong Kong Office? — See Also

Kirkland Doesn’t See The Issue: The 11 partners that jumped ship may feel otherwise.

Trump’s Tylenol Theories Are Emboldening Plaintiffs: They want to get a second shot at Kenvue.

As If You Needed Another Reason To Join A Boutique: They’re taking the fight to Trump.

New DOJ Improv Prompt Is… George Soros But Somehow Illegal: The DOJ has asked its prosecutors to figure out how to charge George Soros. The only challenge is thinking of anything he’s actually done wrong.

Let’s Talk About Parental Leave: What is requesting parental leave like at your firm?

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Lowering Of The Bar?

We are all knowledge workers, but for how much longer?

BigHand’s Pricing And Budgeting Survey: A Wake-Up Call And An Opportunity

Every client wants budgets and financial transparency, but few lawyers want to do it.

Filevine Raises $400M In Two-Round Funding To Scale AI-Powered Legal Platform; I Speak With Its CEO

The Salt Lake City-based company is now one of the most well-capitalized players in the legal tech space.

Is This Elite Biglaw Firm Allowing Its Offices In China To ‘Flounder’?

Insiders point out a 'noxious' culture and claim that some of the firm's offices aren't making money.

What Your Clients Say When They Know You Won’t Hear It

Download this 63-page survey report and get the truth about the legal client experience.

Parental Leave At Law Firms: Policy v. Culture

Learn why bringing parental leave into the sunlight is good for new parents, firm-wide morale, and the bottom line.

LinkedIn For Lawyers: How To Leverage The Platform For Your Practice And Career

No other platform is better suited for professionals communicating with other professionals.

WTW: Half Of Employers Exceeded Their Healthcare Budgets In 2024

Employers expect costs to continue to rise, prompting a shift toward cost-containment, vendor accountability, AI adoption, and alternative plan designs.

Morning Docket: 09.25.25

* Judge considering sanctioning DOJ lawyers over repeated statements compromising fairness of Mangione trial. [NY Times]

* Roberta Kaplan representing Disney shareholders seeking discovery to determine if Kimmel suspension demonstrates a breach of fiduciary duties. [Semafor]

* Group challenging SEC gag rule, which prevents parties who voluntarily settle enforcement cases from turning around and telling the market they did nothing wrong, seeks en banc review from the Ninth Circuit. But, you know, you don’t have to settle. [Law.com]

* Supreme Court could decide if prediction markets are betting sites just because they let you “bet on stuff.” [National Law Journal]

* “The Ryder Cup Is an Uncanny Mirror for UK Big Law’s Aspirations” [Bloomberg Law News]

* Law partners launch accusations against each other ranging from stealing firm money to cocaine use. [WCSC]

* ABA argues that the administration’s law firm intimidation policy is very real. [Law360]

* FTC suit over Amazon Prime cancellations heading to trial. [ABA Journal]

Things Aren’t Cool At Cooley — See Also

They’re Back In The Hot Seat: They’re on probation because of their low bar exam scores.

Kamala Harris Calls Out CEOs For Not Resisting Trump: Did your husband get the message?

Paul Weiss And Kirkland Have Some Explaining To Do: How is their pro bono work legal?

Are YOU The Next One On The Terrorist List?: The White House announced a big net to capture dissent with.

Can’t Sleep? You’re Not Alone!

Lawyers are in need of a good night's sleep.

So Long, Farewell, Elon Musk: After 7 Long Years As A Tesla Shareholder, I’ve Liquidated My Position

Praise. Defend. Skewer.

Former SCOTUS Justice Anthony Kennedy Rejects ‘Swing Vote’ Label In New Memoir

The longtime justice insists his decisions reflected the cases, not a change in his views.