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LexisNexis Context Expands To AI-Driven Attorney Insights

What attorneys may not even realize about themselves.

COVID-19 And The Law: Helping Clients Through A ‘Black Swan’ Event

Get the legal background and analysis you need to advise clients through an unprecedented pandemic.

Tahmina Talks Immigration

Please welcome our newest columnist covering the world of immigration law and related issues. 

Former Biglaw Partner Who Spent 20 Years As A Fugitive Loses His Retirement Account Too

After 20 years on the run, his retirement account is the least of his concerns...

Doctor Operates On Patient During Zoom Traffic Court Trial

It's a whole new world for the court system, and it's all thanks to COVID.

Compliance And The Deep Freeze In Texas

Preventing disasters is a thankless task. No one ever notices when a disaster is avoided.

A Story of Betrayal, SPACs, And Private Equity

What else could you ask for?

Morning Docket: 03.01.21

* A California physician Zoomed into a traffic court hearing last week while seemingly performing surgery. Talk about multitasking… [Sacramento Bee]

* Governor Andrew Cuomo is asking that an independent counsel review sexual harassments allegations made against him. [CNN]

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What’ll He Think Of Next? — See Also

For Rivendell!: Paul Davis continues to impress, stepping away from Tolkien to propose a new government where Donald Trump just gets to veto any government action. Honestly, this motion reads like something Gollum would write, except replace all references to his precious with Trump or “tacit public acceptance of transphobia.”

This Is Why We Have Black History Month: There’s rightly a lot of backlash against performative politics. Having a month set aside for corporate brands to repackage themselves with kente cloth before going back to systematically denying access to meaningful equality can be dispiriting. But this is why we have to keep having these observances — because lawyers unwittingly reveal exactly how far we really are from fixing the problem.

Flag That, ExamSoft: What will the proctoring algorithm do with someone peeing into a bottle during the test? We’re about to find out! But seriously, this is no way to manage a profession. We also learned of an applicant who got her period during the exam and is confident that she was flagged for cheating as she squirmed from cramps. Nothing about this test is acceptable.

Oh, Pardon Me: Steve Bannon thought getting a pardon would put an end to the federal charges against him. But the government points out that just because he can’t be punished doesn’t mean he isn’t still in the matter.

Attorneys Spend An Awful Long Time At This Biglaw Firm

That's a long time at one firm.

Stat Of The Week: The Pandemic Slammed Solos

But technology softened the blow for some.

Embrace Your Legal Tech Journey

Notes to my (legal) self.

Fifth Circuit Says Tasing A Person Soaked In Gasoline And Setting Them On Fire Isn’t An Unreasonable Use Of Force

Where does 'qualified' end?

There Is Always A Solution. Always.

It will take lots of work, as any good result by a trial lawyer always does.

What Productizing Means To Your Law Firm

Insights and predictions from Legal Rebel and professor Bill Henderson.