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How The Legal Industry Is Adapting To The Cloud

We surveyed 200+ stakeholders on cloud-based eDiscovery. Here's what their answers reveal.

Pay No Attention To How Much SPACs Are Padding Law Firms’ Bottom Lines

This is a matter of principle, they say without trace of irony.

Is This How Abortion Goes Out? Not With A Bang, But A Whimper

It's a dark time for those who care about reproductive freedom.

Davis Polk Won’t Delay Its New York Office Reopening, But Adjusts Its Face-Time Expectations For Attorneys

A specific number of days per week in the office will no longer be required.

A GC’s Guide To Keeping Your Company Secure

Our friends at DocuSign detail how legal and security teams successfully complement each other in this free white paper.

Sidney Powell Gives Dumpster Fire Interview Defending Lawyers’ Right To ‘Occasionally Misrepresent Things’

It's not like she's facing multiple billion dollar defamation suits, right? Oh, wait ...

Afghanistan, Immigration, Lawyers In The U.S., And 3 Things You Can Do

You don't have to be an immigration lawyer to help.

Rudy Giuliani Shaving Over His Food Raises So Many Questions

It still haunts me.

Hackensack Meridian Health, Englewood Health Appeal Court Decision To Block Merger

The FTC sued to block the merger between the two New Jersey-based health systems and won a preliminary injunction earlier this month. But the providers believe that the merger would not raise prices or stifle competition — like the FTC alleges it would — and have filed an appeal.

Morning Docket: 08.31.21

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* Judge blesses woman’s request that her hospitalized husband be treated with horse de-wormer. [10TV]

* Texas is still fighting Roe; SCOTUS is asked to intervene. [SCOTUSBlog]

* Looks like SCOTUS is dramatically changing how it handles shadow docket requests. Rule of Law profs: speak on this in your classrooms. [The Guardian]

* Biden is incentivizing letting the sun shine in on federal lands. [Reuters]

* WHAT WAS THE REASON?! No more dismissing potential jurors without case in Arizona come January 1st. [ABA Journal]

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].

Whatever Happened To THAT Law Student Who Couldn’t Get Cold Calls Right? — See Also

D’Oh!: Appellate life is just a cold call for grown ups.

Vaccine Living: Courts have varying rules on vaccine requirements.

Bizarre: Speaking of vaccines, John Pierce thinks they’re bad… and now he’s got COVID. Maybe?.

Working From Home: There’s a lot to distill from my recent chats with legal tech vendors, but preparing for a flexible office time reality is a recurring theme.

Just How Prevalent Are Raises In The Legal Industry This Year?

Did you get a raise this year?

Appellate Amicus Brief Details The Sexual Harassment Federal Judiciary Employees Face

More stories of harassment from the federal judiciary.

Former Police Deputy Sentenced To 12 Years For Attack On Divorce Lawyer

He'll go to prison following the disturbing incident.