Doing The Right Thing Is Doing The Right Thing (With Apologies To Spike Lee)
Aah, blowback. Sweet, sweet blowback.
From Sea To Shining Sea, Legal Professionals Behaving Badly
Fortunately, it is impossible to roll your eyes so far back in your head that they get stuck.
Pursuing The Pro Bono Story: A Conversation With Alicia Aiken
This Pro Bono Week, get inspired to give back with PLI’s Pursuing Justice: The Pro Bono Files, a one-of-a-kind podcast hosted by Alicia Aiken.
Mean Guys
Will the clueless will ever understand that a conference is not a sex-themed Disneyland ticket?
Trials And Tribulations Of Girardi And Trump
Every reputationally challenged lawyer adds to the stain on the profession.
Continuing Tom Girardi Saga Drags Itself Into Yet Another New Year
A tale slightly older than time ...
Where’s The Money?
Collecting on that judgment after all avenues of appeal have been exhausted is a journey all its own.
AI + legal workflows: 5 plays that actually move the needle
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Morning Docket: 09.14.23
* This may come as a shock, but new study suggests the public defender system is overburdened. Who could have known other than anyone who listened to public defenders for the last 50 years? [ABA Journal] * Cleta Mitchell missed out on indictment, but the disgraced former Foley & Lardner lawyer is still leading the election denial movement. So maybe it's more fair to say she's escaped indictment so far. [The Intercept] * For a guy with a Real Housewives pedigree, Tom Girardi does not understand a hot mic. [Law360] * Wachtell still trying to get its Twitter money. [American Lawyer] * Court papers can now "slide into your DMs," proving Twitter really can get worse. [Legaltech News] * Law firms line up to advise clients on maintaining productive and often client- and investor-demanded diversity programs in the face of activist lawsuits. While other firms cower in fear. [Reuters] * DISCO chief's departure causes shares to take a tumble. What's next for Kiwi Camara? If history is any guide, maybe a company called "Hair Metal." [Bloomberg Law News]
Legacies, Unions, And Omnipresent AI. And A Dollop Of Girardi.
Much like the horizon, the end of the tale of Tom Girardi continues to recede as we approach it.
California’s State Bar Is Trying To Save Face By Mandating Attorneys Snitch On Each Other
Tom Girardi had to ruin it for everybody.
Will The State Bar Ever Get It Right?
Are you finding a disconnect between what the California State Bar says and what it does?
Chrometa: Turning Time Into Billable Value For Modern Lawyers
Adoption of Chrometa represents more than a technological upgrade; it reflects a professional philosophy that values accuracy, transparency, and efficiency.
More Layoffs, More STFU, And Yes, More Tom Girardi
It is left as an exercise for the student to imagine what Tom Girardi's yearly performance review would look like.
Morning Docket: 02.02.23
* Law firms don't appreciate associates building their own brand through social media. Because "professional development" only flows one direction. [Legal Intelligencer] * Hunter Biden seems to have found lawyers who are aware that ripping private data off a computer is generally a crime. [Washington Post] * Real Criminal Defendants Of Beverly Hills. [Reuters] * Andrew Tate's got a new lawyer. He's probably mansplaining how the law works to her right now. [Rolling Stone] * Supreme Court considers whether algorithms might evade the spirit of internet laws. [The Atlantic]
Tom Girardi: The Story That Will Not Fade Away
Would any other lawyer have gotten away with this?
California Selling, Opining, And Bragging
Legal ethics (and the lack thereof) in La La Land.
Pushing Private Judging Out Of The Shadows?
There’s no question that some of these private judges will be wiping off reputational mud based on what’s been revealed in the Girardi investigation.