Above the Law

Materials In 6-Point Font? No Way To Mark It Up? Online Bar Exam Plan Keeps Getting Better & Better!

We would all protest if attorneys were forced to work like this.

Hedge Fund Very Eager To Do Business With Very Incompetent Bank

We suppose it’s the really the least they could do.

Morning Docket: 09.09.20

* Three New Hampshire hospitals are suing Vermont over Medicaid reimbursements. Maybe they’ll accept payment in maple syrup… [Keene Sentinel]

* The Kansas Supreme Court has ordered a suspended attorney to serve a 30-day jail sentence for practicing law while his license was revoked. [Kansas City Star]

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Will The Bar Exam Shenanigans Ever End? — See Also

Security Concerns For The Bar Exam: Continue to mount.

Cleary Layoffs: For staff.

Come For The Bad Puns: Stay for the schadenfreude. 

HoLove Reverse Pay Cuts: For most attorneys.

Brooklyn ADA Dies After Being Hit By Bus: Rest in peace.

The Pro Bono Gold Standard

How does your practice stand up?

USPS Head DeJoy Issues Indignant Non-Denial Of Campaign Finance Charges

How very dare you, sir!

Mama’s Family: At 87, Carol Burnett Becomes Temporary Guardian Of Grandchild

Many grandparents make excellent choices for guardians because they are financially comfortable, retired, and feel a familial if not parental obligation to care for their own grandchild.

The Constitution Was Not Made Only For A Religious People

Our collective history as a nation has shown the Constitution is wholly adequate to the government of believers and nonbelievers alike.

3 Questions For A Litigation Finance Consultant (Part I)

Rebecca Berrebi's background and credentials are right on target for the work that Avenue 33 performs.

T14 Law School Grad Tells New York Times How Bar Exam Is Screwing Class Of 2020

She can't work and needs to pay her loans, so she's babysitting.

Ding Dong Lawyer Dinged For Showing Dong

History of sexual misconduct finally catches up to attorney.

Whistleblowers Charge CEO Of NJ Firm With Inflating AI Capability, Calling Employees ‘Dirty Indians’

They allege that ElectrifAi is touting an improperly developed healthcare AI tool amidst a pandemic and accuse the CEO of racism, a charge that finds corroboration in an employment lawsuit.

ExamSoft Partner Suffered 440K User Data Breach… ExamSoft Still Says Everything’s Fine

ProctorU's mass data breach is just one more worry for bar examinees.

Biglaw Firm Restores Pay Cuts — Retroactively

For most of the firm's attorneys, there are no more salary cuts.

The 60 Best Law Firms For Women (2020)

Which firms made the cut for this year’s ranking?