The Lawyer Behind Canned Cranberry Sauce
Love it or hate it, it's a Thanksgiving staple.
Biglaw Holiday Decision Tree: Do You Have To Work The Friday After Thanksgiving?
How can you tell if you need to be working on Black Friday? Allow us to help make your decision easier.
A Career In Legal Services: Practising Law Institute Honors Toby J. Rothschild
PLI honors Toby J. Rothschild with its inaugural Victor J. Rubino Award for Excellence in Pro Bono Training, recognizing his dedication and impact.
Biglaw Holiday Decision Tree: Do You Have To Work The Friday After Thanksgiving?
How can you tell if you need to be working on Black Friday? Allow us to help make your decision easier.
Non-Sequiturs: 11.25.15
Ed. note: Happy Thanksgiving! Above the Law will be dark tomorrow for the holiday and on a reduced publishing schedule on Friday, November 27. * This is one way to make sure atheist voices are heard... and immediately mocked. [Indy Star] * A roundup of fun and wacky recent cases. [Texas Lawyer] * A practical guide for lawyers looking to embark on annual planning. [Associate's Mind] * Finally, resolution on Judge Ashley Tabaddor's lawsuit against the DOJ after the DOJ ordered her off all cases involving Iranians based on her heritage. [PAAIA] * It's the holidays, so take time to catch up with friends -- just make sure you do it in this incredibly photogenic way. [The Onion] * John Kasich takes a swing at the big dog, Trump. This is one time that invoking Godwin's Law doesn't seem like hyperbole. [YouTube] https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=qCQhBYEMRQI&app=desktop
Old Lady Lawyer: Our Shared Nightmare — The Bar Exam
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The Strange History Of Presidential Pardons
How on earth did this strange tradition get started?
Thomson Reuters Brings The Human Touch To Artificial Intelligence
A “human-in-the-loop” approach helps us bring responsible and effective AI solutions together.
Beyond Biglaw: 3 Things Lawyers Should Be Thankful For
Even if times are tough, there is always something to be thankful for -- even for lawyers.
Biglaw Holiday Decision Tree: Do You Have To Work The Friday After Thanksgiving?
How can you tell if you need to be working on Black Friday? Allow us to help make your decision easier.
The Best Of Hours, The Worst Of Hours: ATL Survey Ratings
According to the ATL Insider Survey, which practice areas and law firms offer the best (and the worst) hours?
Biglaw Holiday Decision Tree: Do You Have To Work The Friday After Thanksgiving?
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8 Tips For Creating A Comprehensive ‘AI In The Workplace’ Policy
Corporate investment and usage in generative AI technologies continues to accelerate. This article offers eight specific tips to consider when creating an AI usage policy.
Morning Docket: 11.22.12
* We’ve discussed this trend before, and it continues: administrations of the LSAT plunge further, reaching their lowest level since 1999. [Economix / New York Times] * We’ve discussed this trend before, and it continues: judges are still offering unpaid clerkships (even though the days of law firm deferrals are behind us). [Salon] * We’ve discussed this trend before, and it continues: law schools sometimes discriminate against conservatives, as jurors from the Teresa Wagner trial told Iowa’s leading newspaper. [Des Moines Register] * Are you mooching off of someone else’s wireless internet? If so, consider yourself warned. [WSJ Law Blog] * Are you a lover of Twinkies? If so, consider yourself warned (although it’s possible that a buyer might snap up the Twinkies brand). [DealBook / New York Times] * Seven Am Law 200 firms are saying YES to work on a billion-dollar deal. [Am Law Daily]
Non-Sequiturs: 11.21.12
* I’m thankful every time an anti-gay lawyer gets arrested for child pornography. Lesbian child pornography. [Huffington Post] * I’m thankful for people like the lawyer who rushed to the defense of Shabazz Muhammad. [L.A. Times] * But I’m not thankful for the NCAA and the way it harms poor, young athletes with stupid, anachronistic rules. [Forbes] * I’m thankful for the separation of church and state. [Slate] * I’m thankful I don’t own Hewlett-Packard stock. [DealBook / New York Times] * I’m thankful that threatening people with umbrellas is just as stupid in real life as it is in the Batman comics. [Legal Juice] * Mainly, I’m just thankful it’s Thanksgiving, my favorite holiday. [Atlantic Wire]