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One Of World’s Richest Biglaw Firms Finally Adopts New Salary Scale

The firm took its sweet time to make this decision.

Report: Federal Agencies Fighting Healthcare Fraud Recouped $3.1B In 2020

Spearheaded by the Departments of Justice, and Health and Human Services, efforts to investigate and prosecute healthcare fraud resulted in the government recovering billions, including about $2.1 billion for the Medicare Trust Funds.

Morning Docket: 07.20.21

* Representation Matters: Confirmed that the Party really against voter fraud hired fake supporters. [MSNBC]

* Ku Klux Klan not all that bad apparently, says Texas Senate. I know I shared something similar yesterday, but history clearly repeats itself. [HuffPost]

* Guy who committed light treason gets 8 months in prison. [USA Today]

* What? A politician suspended from Twitter because they shared information that could cause deaths?! I thought this was America! [Axios]

* SCOTUS reverts some of its COVID-related filing instructions. [SCOTUSblog]

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].

Just Get This Vaccine So We Can All Go Back — See Also

It’s Really Simple: Get vaccinated and then you can get back to work.

Eyeing Numbers Nervously: Morgan Stanley wants their outside counsel back in the office around the clock and, no, it has nothing to do with their dealings in the commercial real estate market, why do you ask?

But, Your Honor, Have You Heard Of CeeLo Green?: There are some things you probably shouldn’t say to judges.

Private Dicks: Kraken hired private investigators to bother election workers… in places Trump won.

The Biglaw Associates Most Likely To Make A Lateral Move

No, the answer isn't *just* the unhappy ones.

LawGeex Gets An Evangelist; Names Sameena Kluck To New Role

The AI-driven contract review technology company LawGeex has named legal industry veteran Sameena Kluck to the newly created position of director of brand evangelism.

Anatomy Of A Federalist Society Complaint

The SocHeads were fired up about an article this weekend and responded with their well-worn playbook.

Finding A Brand New Subfield

Quite a few lawyers have made these kinds of transitions.

Mike Brown Withdraws As Acquisition Nominee

Brown, the head of the Defense Innovation Unit, was caught in an Inspector General complaint.

For The First Time In Ages, Associates Are In Control Of The Market

Money, power, success: grab it all while you can!

Kraken Lawyer Siccing Private Investigator On Michigan Election Clerks

These people will never go away!

Salaries Are On The Rise At Yet Another Law Firm

Associates are very happy about the news.

Elite Firm Will Require Vaccination, But Other Reopening Policies Are Very Flexible

This is one of the few firms that will require COVID-19 vaccinations for all employees.

Hospitals Sue Surgical Robot Maker, Saying It Forced Them Into Restrictive Contracts

Health systems filed two separate class-action lawsuits against surgical robot maker Intuitive Surgical. They allege that the company used its market power to force them to sign restrictive repair contracts and buy replacement parts at high prices.

Trump’s Lawsuits Against Social Media Companies: What About ‘Typicality’?

It's probably terribly hard to prove that Trump's claims are 'typical' of other members of the putative class.