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5 To Thrive: In-House Email Hacks 2.0

Email efficiency is key to your success.

How You Can Find Your Perfect CLM Fit

A sea of new vendors? Complex implementation barriers? No problem. This guide will match your business profile to your contract lifecycle management solution.

Law School Halloween Party Turns Into Rockin’ COVID Party!

Get used to this for a while.

ATL’s 12th Annual Legally Themed Halloween Costume Contest: ‘Post’-Pandemic Edition

Have you got what it takes to top the winners of years past?

Federal Judge’s Ethical Lapse In 100+ Cases

That's... a LOT of cases.

Kevin Durant Launches Second SPAC To Buy A Crypto Business Because Everything Is Perfectly Normal And Reasonable And It’s A Totally Sensible Thing To Do

We’re doing great. Really. Why would you ask?

Morning Docket: 11.04.21

* Jury to decide the legal significance of Ahmaud Arbery's murder pulls the "I have a black friend" rule to look a little less racist. Still racist enough for the judge to call it "intentional discrimination" though. [CNN] * Biden shows off his new judge picks. [Law360] * How many oopsies does it take for a judge to admit he broke the law? 1, 2... 138! [ABA Journal] * Say you live in a police state without saying you live in a police state — here are some nifty guidelines on if you should record the police, even if it’s legal. [FOX8] * Airbnb renters in Texas found out they were being spied on and may have signed away their right to sue. [WFLA]

Winter (Money) Is Coming — See Also

More Money Means… Also More Money: As one firm announces its third raise of the year, the market wonders if bonuses are about to go even higher.

Can Compensation Go Even Higher?: Well, in a sense…

Up Next, Subpoena By Ordeal: Donald Trump keeps making up legal theories. What’s next?

There’s A Phrase You Don’t Hear Often: Too racist for Alabama.

Contracts Won’t Save You: Tinder’s founders feel they got a raw deal, but that’s kind of what happens when you contract with someone way richer than you are.

Supreme Court Controversies Could Be Worse

In a fictional world.

Law Firms Should Consider Hosting Holiday Parties This Year

Interacting with other lawyers at such industry events is good for networking, business development, and a variety of other purposes.

Colorado Fertility Mandate Will Not Go Into Effect On January 1, 2022 

Rep. Kerry Tipper plans to introduce a fix-it bill at the beginning of the 2022 legislative session.

Will Higher Fines And Stricter Regulations Be Enough To Control The Underground Street Racing And Car Modification Culture?

Will these new measures deter street racing, intersection-blocking sideshows, and loud mufflers at night? To some degree, yes. But others will stay defiant and roll the dice.

Biglaw Associate Is Advocating For Therapeutic Use Of Psychedelics — And The Firm Is Backing Him Up

Advocacy gets personal.

How Much Higher Is Biglaw Willing To Go On Bonuses?

Stay tuned, associates, because much bigger bonus bucks could potentially be coming soon.

Broke Judge Deemed Too Racist For Alabama

Not gonna lie, 'Too racist for Alabama' would be a sick LinkedIn line.