Above the Law

Morning Docket: 06.18.21

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Ed. note: Above the Law will be having a reduced publication schedule today in honor of Juneteenth.

* Kanye West allegedly called his lawyer “f*cking stupid” and stormed out of a hearing. Sounds pretty “heartless“… [Sun]

* Meet the former lawyer who started a successful accessories brand. [Cut]

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So Much Money Getting Thrown Around Biglaw — See Also

So, So Many Firms Raised Salaries: Seriously, it’s been a day. Paul Weiss, Sheppard Mullin, Willkie, Fried Frank, Munger Tolles, Morgan Lewis, Wilkinson Stekloff, oh my god, it’s still going… Goodwin Procter, WilmerHale, Paul Hastings, Allen & Overy, still going…. Fish & Richardson, Debevoise, Cohen Ziffer, and Simpson Thacher.

Oh, And The Supreme Court Had A Big Day: Busy saving the ACA and making Justice Alito MAD.

What? You Want More? How about the DOJ dropping its suit against John Bolton.

More?? Fine, Kim Kardashian, something something. That’s all I got friends.

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Magic Circle Firm Wows Associates With Neat Salary Trick

How exciting!

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