{"id":26038,"date":"2022-12-21T15:42:53","date_gmt":"2022-12-21T20:42:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/?p=923719"},"modified":"2022-12-21T15:42:53","modified_gmt":"2022-12-21T20:42:53","slug":"biglaw-firm-seeks-its-pound-of-bar-prep-flesh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/legal-innovation-center\/2022\/12\/21\/biglaw-firm-seeks-its-pound-of-bar-prep-flesh\/","title":{"rendered":"Biglaw Firm Seeks Its Pound Of Bar Prep Flesh"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"greedWhen an associate left Jones Day before serving a full two years, the firm billed for pro-rated bar study expenses<\/a>. Once again, just because an agreement allows a firm to do something, doesn’t mean it should. It’s just not a good look for a firm. Speaking of optics, we also talk about Justice Brett Kavanaugh partying with Matt Gaetz and Alex Acosta<\/a> — and more importantly, parties with business before the Court this Term — all while Supreme Court legitimacy sinks like a stone. Speaking of legitimacy, the Fifth Circuit agrees that a judge committed an ethical breach in hearing a case, but decided to just sweep it under the rug<\/a>. Also, by the time this posts, Twitter will have changed its policies five more times, but we discuss the legal ramifications, if any, of Twitter’s short-lived ban on mentioning “competitors.”<\/p>\n