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Biglaw Firm To Eliminate Salary Cuts And Award Lump Sum True-Up Payment On New Year’s Eve

Happy new year, associates!

Opportunity To Gain Hands-On Skills at Litigation Boutique in New York

For a mid-level litigation associate. Contact us today.

Biden Granddaughter To Join D.C. Biglaw Firm

Welcome to the billable hour!

Stat Of The Week: The Quotes Of 2020

They're horrifying.

2020 Can Suck It: The Cat Lawyer Died

Sad news.

Want The COVID-19 Vaccine? What’s Your Personal Virtue Score?

We have to have standards.

Associate Compensation Scorecard: Biglaw’s 2020 Bonus Bonanza

Is your firm listed here? If not, what are the partners waiting for?

Steve Mnuchin Says He’ll Maybe Probably Hopefully Do Something About Fannie And Freddie In The Next Five Weeks

Then again, he says a lot of things.

Morning Docket: 12.11.20

* A “robot lawyer” startup, that once focused on parking tickets, is now helping users file FOIA requests. Hope the platform can’t write the Morning Docket… [TechCrunch]

* A new lawyer for the Trump Campaign allegedly argued that Kamala Harris was not a natural-born U.S. citizen. [Forbes]

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Mix Of Good News And Bad In Today’s Bonus Roundup — See Also

There’s Good Bonus News: At Boies Schiller and Schulte Roth.

And Bad Bonus News: At Sidley and Arnold & Porter.

Speaking Of Bad News: This effort at citation goes poorly for the Trump legal team.

When Will The (COVID) Bad News End: And when will you go back to the office?

This Is Kinda Good News: But don’t take your eye off the big picture.

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Incoming ‘Second Gentleman’ Proves There’s Life After Biglaw

He's left DLA Piper, but he isn't done with the law.

Ray Dalio Figures Out What ‘Sustainable’ Means, How To Make Money From It

The great semantic debate of, uh, this week is over!

Biglaw Firm Offers $20,000 Bonus For New Associates Who Don’t Even Work There Yet

Boies Schiller is sharing the love with associates before they even start working.

Amid Disaster, Clients & Lawyers Align On Priorities: Top 5 Takeaways From The 2020 CLIO Legal Trends Report

For law firms, the 2020 report provides actionable steps towards moving into 2021 and the eventual post-pandemic world.