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A Visionary In Bringing Legal To The Cloud, NetDocuments Cofounder Alvin Tedjamulia Retires

CEO Josh Baxter said that Tedjamulia will continue to work with the company as its chief evangelist, a role he has already played in spirit if not in title.

Classic Stealth Layoffs: Those ‘Performance-Based’ Layoffs At Cooley Hit High Billers, Too

Not all the layoffs were based on performance after all.

Biglaw Late To The Law Template Party

Biglaw firm Wilson Sonsini’s subsidiary SixFifty just launched a marketplace where businesses can purchase document templates on an ala carte basis.

Shifting Dynamics: A New Era Of L&E-Related Legal Matters

Join us for this webinar presented by our friends at Axiom and learn how to cost effectively address L&E investigations.

You Have To Check Out This Epic Supreme Court Jeopardy! Fail

It's not that hard.

Layoffs Watch ’22: Citi I-Bankers

Winter is coming for dealmakers. Bonus season, not so much.

Morning Docket: 11.10.22

New York University School of Law (photo by David Lat).

* You know you have to be doing something wrong as a state when a law school sues you. [NYU News]

* Things appear to be looking up for the Indian Child Welfare Act. [West Hawaii Today]

* Success doesn’t always make you safe in layoff season. [Law.com]

* The infighting among judges soft banning aspiring Yale clerks continues. [Daily Princetonian]

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.

Time Keeps On Slipping Slipping Slipping Into Disciplinary Proceedings — See Also

Bill Around The Clock… And Then Some: I know he got disciplined for billing more than 24 hours in a day, but did he at least try to blame daylight saving?

That’s Not Cool(ey): Stealth layoffs befall Cooley.

That’s A *Kind* Of Evidence: The Fifth Circuit cites fringe theorists and vaccine skeptics because that’s literally the best evidence they could come up with.

Discrimination Is Still Out There: New study suggests the legal profession is not advancing as quickly as it might like.

Remedial Attorney General: Kris Kobach messed up a case so badly the judge ordered him to take remedial legal schooling. Now he’s going to be a state attorney general because Kansas is Kansas.

States Protecting Abortion Rights This Election

The federal government may not be codifying abortion rights, but these states are.

After Kris Kobach’s Incompetence Costs Kansas $1.9M, Voters Choose Him As State’s Top Lawyer

Well ... can't say they weren't warned.

Express Scripts Must Pay State AG $3.2M For Allegedly Overcharging For Prescriptions

Following an investigation, the AG claimed Express Scripts, 'billed and obtained payment for prescription drugs from payers of workers' compensation claims in excess of amounts permitted by Massachusetts laws and regulations,' according to court documents.

Will Biglaw Firms Make ‘Deeper Cuts’ Or Offer Smaller Payouts For Partners?

Take a wild guess while you brush up your resume....

Former Biglaw Partner Loses His Bid For Congress

The elite legal pedigree didn't translate into the win.

Minority Report: Progress Just Isn’t Progressing As Quickly As You’d Think

It is really hard to do discovery when people are pretending they don't see you.

Criminal Prosecutions Of Cryptocurrency And NFT Scammers Could Increase So That Victims Can Take Advantage Of Enhanced Tax Benefits

Even if there is no indictment, crypto and NFT fraud victims can still take a theft loss if they invested the money with the intent of making a profit.