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Prior COVID Illness Probably Won’t Get You Out Of Your Law Firm’s Vaccine Mandate

If you've been sick from COVID, get vaccinated as soon as your doctor says it's okay.

Biglaw Partner Wants To Know How Responsible Sandy Hook First Grader Is For His Own Murder

Exhibit A: Timmy never slept all the way through nap time.

Lin Wood Has Some Thoughts About Walmart Using Fetuses To Help The Illuminati Or Something

He's having himself a week.

Male Law Prof Has Thoughts For The Ladies About Abortion

Do NOT tell me to calm down.

An Outsider’s Perspective On The Legal Industry

How does someone who’s not a lawyer get involved in the legal industry?

How The Pandemic Breathed Life Back Into Law Schools

Whether the pandemic-fueled law school boom is a good or bad thing is a matter of perspective.

The Interim Talent Solution In A Competitive Hiring Market

In-house legal department leaders are navigating an exceedingly difficult hiring environment these days. One solution? Interim counsel placements.

Direct Threat To 80% Of Revenue Translates To 7% Decline In Robinhood Shares

Makes as much sense as any of the rest of it, no?

Using Stories To Market Your Law Firm

By sharing your story, clients better understand your law firm and why they should care how you can help solve their problems.

America’s No. 2 Biglaw Firm Finally Gets On Board With Vaccination For All

Almost 100% of employees are vaccinated, but almost isn't good enough for this firm.

Where Texas’ Social Media Law & Abortion Law Collide: Facebook Must Keep Up AND Take Down Info On Abortion

It's like these people weren't really trying to build an effective government.

Morning Docket: 09.03.21

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* Dude LARPing as a shaman during the failed insurrection pleads guilty. He might be the son of the witches they tried to burn, but he should have brushed up on his anti-containment spells. [CNN]

* Ex-DA charged with obstructing justice in Ahmaud Arbery’s murder. [CNBC]

* Match CEO and Bumble team up to support folks swiped by SB8. [NBC News]

* The House is trying to codify Roe v. Wade after SCOTUS opted out of doing their job. Let’s see how this goes. [PBS]

* Surprising no one, Florida is already in the works styling an abortion law based on the one in Texas. [Forbes]

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].

What Is Up With The Fourth Circuit Today? — See Also

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Fourth Circuit’s West Virginia Decision Is Interesting: And by “interesting,” I mean a way to lock in the GOP’s dominance in the state.

Also In The Fourth Circuit: Infighting!

Police Aren’t Thrilled With the South Dakota AG Getting Away With Killing A Man: And released the body cam footage to prove it.

Rudy Giuliani’s Continued Debasement Continues: For the low, low price of $400.

That Supreme Court Non-Action On The Texas Abortion Law Was 5-4: Yeah, the Chief has some thoughts about this one.

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Law Firm Partners Aren’t Swimming In Bonus Money

But don't worry, they're doing just fine.