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Biglaw Firm Makes 2 Rounds Of Stealth Layoffs After Billable Work Disappears

About 30 associates are now out of work thanks to the firm's cuts.

Does Twitter Have Any Employees Left Who Remember That The Company Is Under A Strict Consent Decree With The FTC?

Something to look into.

Morning Docket: 11.11.22

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* California’s drilling laws are getting burned by fossil fuel companies. [Desert Sun]

* The FTC turns its eye to Twitter after the mass evacuation. [Law.com]

* Studying with the Kardashians: This was an interesting example of using hypos. [Daily Research Plot]

* The increase in law school applications may signal a lack of direction. [Yale Daily News]

Chris Williams became a social media manager and assistant editor for Above the Law in June 2021. Prior to joining the staff, he moonlighted as a minor Memelord™ in the Facebook group Law School Memes for Edgy T14s.  He endured Missouri long enough to graduate from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. He is a former boatbuilder who cannot swim, a published author on critical race theory, philosophy, and humor, and has a love for cycling that occasionally annoys his peers. You can reach him by email at [email protected] and by tweet at @WritesForRent.

Blue Checkmark Rudy Giuliani Is Gold — See Also

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Not Even Rudy Is That Crazy: Twitter’s latest Buy-A-Checkmark strategy brought us a fake verified Rudy Giuliani account that manages the impossible and comes out as an even more embarrassing Rudy.

Hit Dog Will Holler: The Federalist Society opened its annual meeting with 16 minutes of complaining about Slate and Above the Law. It’s good to know that with a 6-3 majority on the Supreme Court they’re still owning that persecution complex.

Must Have Been In Volume 4 Of Das Kapital: Trump called an independent monitor “communism.” The judiciary disagreed.

Everyone Feeling The Pinch: Even high-billing Cooley associates got caught up in the stealth layoffs.

Give Me “Epic Fail” For $600, Ken: Jeopardy couldn’t name KBJ? Come on, people.

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Trump Org Controller Testifies He Had NO IDEA It Was Illegal To Pay Employees With Pre-Tax Dollars

They just kept a second set of books for ... uh ... fun!

Trailing Justice To Oregon: NYU Takes A State To Court

Hey look, if you're gonna get accused of crimes you may or may have not committed, just be rich! /s

Report: Health Insurance Is Influencing Americans’ Job Choices

More than 31% of people with employer-sponsored insurance stuck with a job they disliked for the company’s health insurance, a Forbes Advisor survey found. Another 8% of respondents left a job they liked to seek better coverage.

More Cuts Could Be Coming As Biglaw Firms Brace For Recession

Things could, in fact, get even worse....

Another Downside (For Trump) Of Running For President in 2024? The RNC Will No Longer Cover Your Legal Bills

All those legal battles are racking up the billable hours.

Federal Judge Weeps For Poor Defenseless Federalist Society, Ruthlessly Bullied By Legal Bloggers

Sorry, not sorry.

Trump Screeching That Trial Judge Is ‘Communist’ Fails To Persuade NY Appeals Court

Maybe shit-talking the judge online is, like, not great legal strategery?

Looking For An Excellent Latin American-Focused Opportunity Right Here In NYC?

This opportunity es buena onda!

Tom Girardi: The Story That Will Not Fade Away

Would any other lawyer have gotten away with this?

For Those Of You Who Thought We Had Another Week Before Twitter Under Elon Got Really Bad, Read This

You know things are bad when Tumblr decided to let boobs back on.