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BiglawTop 50 Biglaw Firm Hands Out Year-End Bonuses But Associates Are Left Without Special Bonuses
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U.S.-based firms are getting out of China.
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BiglawTop Biglaw Firm To Open Its First Office Across The Pond In London
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BiglawIn A Year Marked By Associate Deferrals, Top 50 Biglaw Firm Hits Record Revenue
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BiglawBiglaw Firm Changes Tack After Diversity Lawsuit
The Supreme Court has forced changes to Biglaw's diversity programs. 
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Morning DocketMorning Docket: 09.19.23
* Rudy Giuliani sued by attorney over $1.36 million in legal fees. That’s about 4200 Cameos for the guy. [NBC]
* Weil, O’Melveny and Keker, Van Nest & Peters among firms sorting out the remains of the Pac-12. [American Lawyer]
* Internet “protect the children!” laws to restrict content are unconstitutional on a bipartisan basis. [Washington Post]
* Meanwhile, loot boxes aimed at kids? Yeah, those are trouble. [LegalCheek]
* Perkins Coie and MoFo hire counsel in pending DEI suits. Perkins hired Jenner & Block (and boutique firm Lynn Pinker Hurst & Schwegmann) and MoFo has hired MoFo has hired Gibson Dunn (and boutique firm Gelber Schachter & Greenberg). [Bloomberg Law News]
* David Boies charges $2110 an hour. Pro tip: it’s best to write down all your questions for your attorney beforehand to streamline the meeting! [Reuters]
* Winner, winner, market-manipulated chicken dinner. [Law360]
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PodcastsThe Law, The Law! It's Chock Full Of Clowns. Dubious Lawsuits Up And Productivity's Down!
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Biglaw
Two Biglaw Firms Sued Over Diversity Initiatives
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Morning DocketMorning Docket: 07.27.23
* With a potential indictment on January 6th related charges looming, Donald Trump takes to social media boasting abut how good he thinks he’ll do at trial. We’ll see. [Huffington Post]
* Hunter Biden’s plea deal has hit a snag. Yesterday, he pleaded not guilty to charges against him as the judge questioned the terms of the agreement. [NBC News]
* Six of Joe Biden’s judicial nominees got grilled by Republicans yesterday. [Law360]
* Biglaw steps up at HBCU: Perkins Coie announced a Technology Law Scholarship at North Carolina Central University School of Law. [Law.com]
* Behind the litigation strategy to fight climate change. [Vox]
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BiglawBiglaw Attorney Learns Hard Lesson About When *Not* To Recruit New Lawyers
The judge was tough but fair about this 'inappropriate' behavior. -
BiglawPerkins Coie Is The Next Firm To Defer Incoming Associates
Better late than never I always say. -
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BiglawElon Musk Rights 'Error' Of Hiring Competent Biglaw Firm
Sure... we can pretend this is a totally normal way to hire a Biglaw firm. -
BiglawTop 50 Biglaw Firm Ups Their Billable Hours Requirement, Sparking Ire Among Associates
'Every associate is livid.' -
BiglawElon Musk Blames Hiring Biglaw Firm He Personally Hates On An 'Error' Because He Has No Idea What He's Doing
Elon Musk uses even the most mundane business decision into fodder for retribution. -
Morning DocketMorning Docket: 01.09.23
* FTC goes scorched earth on non-compete clauses. Somehow creating a free market for employment is going to be blasted as “socialism.” [Corporate Counsel]
* Supreme Court eyes gutting the right to strike. Lochner era is back, baby. [Vox]
* Amid all the talk about free speech, the Court will hear a case about an actual speech issue: can the government criminalize telling someone they should stay in the U.S. illegally? [NY Times]
* And OF COURSE Elon Musk is blaming an “error” for the company hiring Perkins Coie. Just an absolute tire fire over there. [Reuters]
* Law firm merger frenzy on the horizon. [American Lawyer]
