Above the Law

GE Would Probably Have Been Better Off Doing No Accounting At All

Assuming you can call whatever it is they did accounting, anyway.

Rightwing Militia Planned To ‘LIBERATE MICHIGAN’ By Kidnapping The Governor

But Bill Barr said Antifa was the real danger. So confusing!

50 Positions Will Be Eliminated By October 15th At This Biglaw Firm

That's... a lot of layoffs.

Sidley Settles Federal Probe Over Diversity Of Its Summer Associate Program

The Trump administration said they were going to look closely at Biglaw diversity.

Pregnant Woman Takes Bar Exam While In Labor, Finishes Test From Hospital After Giving Birth

Would you have been able to finish the bar exam under these conditions?

Court Packing Has A Dr. Strangelove Problem

There are only two useful answers to this question.

Litigation Finance And The ABA — A Mixed Bag Of Best Practices (Part II)

Marla Decker of Lake Whillans discusses how the recent American Bar Association recommendations compare to current standard practices.

A Whole Bunch Of Anti-Immigrant DHS Rules Might Be Moot Under Federal Law

And let us say: HAW-ha!

Back To Work And Back To School

The normal mom guilt still exists, but now I have found myself feeling guilty when we are doing okay and when the days are not just impossible. 

A Virtual Legal Conference Success: Lawyer Mom Owner Virtual Summit 2020

Virtual conferences are the only option these days and have become the norm for now.

Trump Administration Thinks Wells Fargo’s Biggest Problem Is It’s Too Favorably Disposed Towards Black People

True story.

Morning Docket: 10.08.20

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* McDonald’s is paying $26 million to settle a wage-theft lawsuit. That would go a long way on the dollar menu… [Business Insider]

* Senate Democrats met with Judge Amy Coney Barrett yesterday ahead of Supreme Court confirmation hearings next week. [Fox News]

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Lawyers Should Be Ashamed Of Ourselves — See Also

Outrage: Every lawyer should be embarrassed by the online bar exams this week. So, It Looks Better When You Keep It?: Biglaw firms shying away from bonuses because they think paying associates right now would be a bad look. Back To Normalcy: Bryan Cave returns to full salary. So does Sheppard Mullin. Running Out The Clock: Trump lost his tax case months ago... it's still plodding along.

VP Debate Drinking Game: Two Lawyers, Lots Of Cups

Another legally themed drinking game.

This Biglaw Practice Area Is Not, What You’d Call, Flourishing

We'll let you speculate why this legal specialty is in a slump.