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Not With THAT Attitude: Law firms fear economic good times aren’t sustainable.

At Least She’s Used To Losing: Sarah Palin is having a bad… what is it now? Decade and a half?

They May Take Our Lives, But They Will Never Take Our FREE DOCKET SEARCHES!!: PACER will move toward free searches.

They’re Doing Wonders In Therapy: Appellate court kicks Lin Wood’s bizarre challenge.

Priorities?: The Court just affirmed that “innocence isn’t enough” to get off death row, so maybe people need to rethink what is and isn’t tyranny.

Trump Threatens Libelslander LOLsuit Against Pulitzer Board For Defaming Him With 2018 Prizes

Trolls gonna troll.

The Best Reason To Pick A Biglaw Firm

This is actually a very prudent answer.

Will Biglaw Associate Salaries Shrink If They Want To Work Fully Remote?

This likely won't happen any time soon.

Hey, Tyranny People, You Do Realize SCOTUS Just Said It’s Okay For The State To Kill Innocent People, Right?

I'd honestly be less salty if their justification was 'Me have gun because pew pew sound cool,' but that's a lot harder to balance out with the whole people-being-murdered-as-a-regular-occurrence thing.

11th Circuit Sees No Reason Lawyer Lin Wood Should Not Have His Head Examined

Girl, same.

Annoying Lawyers Sometimes Get More For Their Clients

The squeaky wheel gets the grease.

Free PACER Searches Coming! Federal Judiciary Boldly Steps Into Early 2000s!

Don't worry, there's a catch.

Donald Trump Was The Strongest President On Gun Control In The Past Quarter Century

It's a useful exercise in many different contexts to ignore what people say and instead look at their actions. Case in point: Trump on guns.

The 2022 Outside Counsel Rankings: The Top Law Firms According To GCs

The law firms clients count on.

Biglaw Firms Brace For Possible Recession

Are these firms prepared for the financial doom and gloom that's lurking on the horizon?

What Would Republicans Want To See In A Student Loan Forgiveness Bill?

A viable student loan forgiveness bill will need to have some bipartisan support.

The Podigal Son Returns: Elie Mystal Talks About The Supreme Court

Original Thinking Like A Lawyer co-host Elie Mystal makes a guest appearance.

Federal Judge Wildly Unimpressed With Sarah Palin’s Defamation Case

Judge Rakoff does not mince words.

What You Need To Know About The Latest Technologies Impacting Health Care

PLI is offering a one-day program that will address how today’s health care industry is harnessing emerging technologies as well as best practices for their use.