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Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 03.31.16

* The essential questions every in-house counsel should ask before they pick a law firm. [Forbes] * Donald Trump's comments advocating punishment for women who have abortions have been turned into an attack ad. That didn't take much time at all. [The Hill] * Read up on the lawsuit filed by the US Women's National Team filed against US Soccer alleging discriminatory wage practices. [Huffington Post] * What are the best practices for answering emails when you are at home? [Corporette] * Another reason to not have lifetime appointments for Supreme Court justices. [Medium] * Yup, this is real: Missouri lawmakers made quite the mistake. [Gawker] * Are you preparing mentally for the possibility of a brokered convention? Then read up on the last person to emerge as the candidate from a brokered convention to win the presidency. [Slate]

By Kathryn Rubino
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 12.14.15

* What is the best way to construct your Out Of Office message? And by "best" I mean "least likely to force you to respond to an email mid-Midnight Mass." [Daily Lawyer Tips] * When you confess to mass murders on the radio -- even ones that are 40+ years old -- you can expect some consequences. [Lawyers, Guns and Money] * Yup, female attorneys are still dinged for caring about fashion, as Ariel Colangelo explains. [Racked] * How can you measure the health of your practice? [Attorney at Work] * Color me not surprised at all -- Ohio Attorney General tries to stir up a new Planned Parenthood scandal. [Slate] * Reminder: the deadline for our Law Firm Holiday Card Contest is almost here! [Above the Law]

By Kathryn Rubino
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 10.08.15

* Even Bill Cosby cannot escape the power and force of the American judicial system. [Gawker] * A #tbt look at a bygone era when people took honest-to-goodness lunch breaks. [Slate] * Let the fanfic commence! Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg tells of the time Justice Scalia serenaded her. [Huffington Post] * More people pile on Mary Jo White. [Above the Law] * A primer on the legal issues that will dominate the next year. [Pacific Standard] * The British legal system is going to war over offensive tweets. [Overlawyered] * The closing you use at the end of your email can say a lot about you. [Daily Lawyer Tips]

By Kathryn Rubino