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NYU Law Prof Caught Up In Cuomo Mess: Not a great look generally, but even more so for an ethics professor.

Law Prof Suing Over Vaccine Mandate: Truly, this is the dumbest timeline.

Bonuses For Counsel: At Troutman Pepper.

Raises Ahoy! At boutique law firm.

You Get This Round: How do you decide?

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Oof, The Gap Between Earnings And Student Debt At This Law School Is Alarming

With earnings like these, servicing your loans can be a real challenge.

Woman-Led Remote Litigation Startup Raises $1 Million Seed Round

Founded by Seattle trial lawyer Alisa Brodkowitz, the startup is developing an end-to-end platform for remote testimony, mediations and legal proceedings. The company describes its mission as 'to facilitate online justice.'

Examining The Bar Exam, Again

There's not much, if any, disagreement (except from the National Conference of Bar Examiners) that the current bar exam format sucks. 

ABA Survey: Lawyers Are Stressed Out

The survey results indicated that despite the high stress levels, many law firms fail to provide adequate mental health support for their employees.

Of Coffee And Conception: Retaining Good Attorneys Through Their Fertility Challenges

The legal profession can (and should) do more to support lawyer moms before motherhood.

Trump Legal Brain Trust Won’t Block Jan 6 Probe, Wouldn’t Mind If Former DOJ Minions Did It For Them Though

That is some lazy, lazy nonsense.

Some Partners Pretty Pissed About Davis Polk’s Mandatory Vaccination Policy

Whoa...

Law School Professor Sues Over Vaccine Mandate, Because Of Course He Does

You'll absolutely guess which law school!

Bar Tabs: This Round Is On Me

Does paying it forward ever feel like paying what's due?

Outranking The Rest: Vorys Takes First Place In The 2020 TrueLaw Litigation Index

Read on to find out why.

Top Vault Firm Bumps Up Salaries For First-Year Associates, Leaves Everyone Else In Black Box

These firms are showing associates the money -- for their market, of course.

More Biglaw Firms Delay Openings, Lay Down Strong Vaccination Policies

Paul Weiss, Simpson, and Winston release new statements.

NYU Law School Ethics Professor Pegged In Efforts To Discredit Andrew Cuomo Accuser

It's worth taking some time to get inside the heads of those who enable this conduct.