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Sometimes Dealing With Jerks Just Isn’t Worth It

You don't have to deal with that.

5 Reasons It’s Time To Disrupt Your eDiscovery Model

Read on and learn how to regain control of your eDiscovery data and spending.

Biglaw Widower Of Halyna Hutchins Hires Firm Specialing In Wrongful-Death Suits

It seems as though the Latham associate may be poised to file suit.

Law School Would Really Like To Be Rid Of Genocider’s Name

What's in a name? A lot of murder, actually.

Gunman In Law School Holds Students Hostage… Law School Moves Classes Online

The show must go on.

Biden Administration Asks Congress To Regulate Stablecoins, Meaning Stablecoins Will Go Unregulated

In a timely but ultimately meaningless coincidence, there’s also another crypto scandal brewing.

Morning Docket: 11.05.21

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* Facebook hit with antitrust lawsuit over its handling of competitor Phhhoto Inc. [Law360]

* If the prospect of killing a parent isn’t enough to stop you from drunk driving, hopefully future budgeting will. Take the Lyft home. [KMOV]

* While there is some concern that strengthening the Second Amendment will directly lead to more deaths, SCOTUS doesn’t appear to like the idea of not being able to bring the glock to the bar. [NPR]

* Texas is really going for the whole controlling access to rights thing — next up is restricting voting! [WSJ]

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. Before that, he wrote columns for an online magazine named The Muse Collaborative under the pen name Knehmo. He endured the great state of 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.

Billable Hours Are Here To Stay — See Also

Biglaw Capping Billable Hours? LOL, seems unlikely.

Legally Themed Halloween Costumes? Send them in!

Speaking Of Halloween: Law school party turned COVID spreader event!

More Lin Wood Nonsense: This is not a great look.

That’s… A Lot Of Ethics Violations: Like 100+.

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Remote Work Is Making Better Lawyers

And more productive ones too!

Help Clients And Stay Sane — With Questions

In most instances, you can control your schedule by developing policies and procedures that manage client expectations and address basic questions.

Everlaw Becomes Legal Tech’s Latest Unicorn, With $202M Raise At $2B Valuation

The news follows a year in which the company experienced 80% year-over-year growth.

What Is The Ransberger Pivot?

Simply listen. Don’t interrupt, don’t talk.

UnitedHealth, Change Meet Requirements For DOJ Investigation, Agree Not To Merge Before February

The companies have certified substantial compliance with a request for additional information from the Department of Justice, which opened an investigation of the merger in March. They struck an agreement with the agency not to merge until February of 2022, unless it drops its investigation before then.

15 of The 16 Potential Jurors In The Ahmaud Arbery Trial Are White. Problem?

No way this is gonna be an issue on appeal.