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Does unjust dismissal apply after termination without cause?
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Fed Courts Have Had It With SCOTUS — See Also
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Federal Court Protecting Mail-In Ballots
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King & Spalding Wants Associates To Account for 2,400 Hours: You only need 1,950 billable […]
Elon Musk Settles $500M Lawsuit Over Withholding Former Employee Severance Package Money
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Could Small Cash Prizes Motivate People To Be Healthier? Investors Say Yes
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The Best Summer Associate Program
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Paul Weiss & Kirkland Are Working To Stay On Trump’s Good Side: Commerce work is […]
Paul Weiss & Kirkland Doing Free Trump Commerce Department Work As Part Of ‘Please Don’t Hurt Us, Daddy’ Deals
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The Law Firms Picking Up The Most Legal Talent From The Biden Administration
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Courts appear to be embracing AI and GenAI technologies for eDiscovery workflows, but with clear […]
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Another day, another ranking for lawyers to ogle in a search for meaning as they […]
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If you’re a law student who’s interested in a clerkship, but you’ve missed the boat […]
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A Vital Part Of The Constitution Was Just Deleted From The Congress Website: Very convenient! […]
Congress Just Deleted Habeas Corpus From The Constitution On Its Website
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Former Covington Associate Accuses Partner Of Racial Discrimination — See Also
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Bar Takers Spot Issues With Examiners’ Account Of Heart Attack Response — See Also
They’d Have Gotten Away With It Too, If Not For Those Pesky Eye Witnesses: Their […]
Trump Launches Jack Smith Investigation… And That’s Probably Going To Backfire
The over-the-top bullying of the Trump II reign continues. Over the weekend it was revealed […]
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This week, Corporate Counsel released its 2025 General Counsel Compensation Report, featuring pay for legal […]
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As a first-year Biglaw associate, the shop at which I worked had a generous vacation […]
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Where Do Your Teachers Rank? — See Also
There’s A Survey Of The Law Schools With The Best Teachers: Does your school make […]
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If you’re considering applying to law school, you obviously want to attend the best one […]
Heart Attack During The Bar Exam — See Also
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Bar Exam Taker Suffers Apparent Heart Attack
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Everyone loves a good bar exam horror story. This week, tens of thousands of people […]
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How can you measure a law school’s worth, aside from the employment statistics of its […]
So Many Ways For Law Students To Make Bad Decisions — See Generally
Ranking For The Sake Of Ranking: The Princeton Review found a plethora of ways to […]
Lawyers Shouldn’t Refer Some Matters To Other Attorneys
Since lawyers usually cannot handle all of the matters that cross their desks, attorney referrals […]
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Librarians don’t come across as folks who storm the Bastille. But when the 118th annual […]
Lawyers Already Numb To Inflation
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A&O Shearman’s Incoming Associate Class Gets Ready For Epic Bar Trip — See Also
Waiting Is The Hardest Part: A&O Shearman incoming associates won’t start job until January 2026. […]
Coalition Of 28 Organizations Urge Congress To Extend ACA Enhanced Tax Credits
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Morning Docket: 07.24.25
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Morning Docket: 07.23.25
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Davis Polk Associate Fired For Posting His Private Opinions In His Spare Time: Should the […]
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* Funny You Should Ask…: Kirkland wants to hear from associates about how faithfully they’re […]
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In the heat of an argument — whether it’s a tense negotiation or a spirited […]
Despite Progress, Healthcare Cybersecurity Is Still Falling Short
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Alina Habba To Let The Screen Door Hit Her On Her Way Out Of U.S. Attorney Job (OR MAYBE NOT!)
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Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! What Disney film […]
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This Could Be Some Serious Disruption: A recruiting partner thinks that adopting AI could lessen […]
So Much For The Disclaimer — See Also
Biglaw Associate Fired Despite “These Views Are My Own” Disclaimer: Davis Polk won’t even let […]
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Revenge Ages Well — See Also
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Lawyer Cites AI Hallucinations, Responds With Pretentious Meditation On Nature Of Being
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Summer Associate Really Wanted To Sink Her Teeth Into The Work — See Generally
Summer Associate Really Bit Off More Than She Could Chew: A summer associate decided to […]
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For most legal marketing professionals, the AI era has seen growing budgets, according to a […]
Merck Breathes Life Into Its Respiratory Prospects With $10B Deal To Buy Verona Pharma
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Want To Be A Biglaw Equity Partner? It’ll Cost Ya!
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It used to be the case that if you left Biglaw for a small, boutique, […]
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At UpLevel Ops, we take a vendor-agnostic approach, adapting to the tools our clients already […]
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Biglaw Firm Adopts Four-Day, In-Person Mandate: At least you get to stay home on Fridays! […]
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Texas Flood Hits Home — See Also
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The Artificial Intelligence Legal Catastrophe Inches Closer To Reality — See Generally
AI Makes Up Cases, Court Says ‘Sure, Why Not’: Judge signed off on party’s proposed […]
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When I first started my own law practice over six years ago, several attorneys were […]
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One of the many secrets (or maybe not-so secret depending upon whom you talk to) […]
Healthcare Moves: A Monthly Summary Of Hires, Exits, And Layoffs
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This Law School Has Quite A Bit Of Influence On The Supreme Court
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Major Biglaw Firm Ups Their In-Office Requirement For Attorneys
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Faked It Till They Made It — See Also
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California has a certain kind of easy-going vibe that’ll make you appreciate that business casual […]
Loss Can Drive Merging — See Also
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Biglaw Firm Enters Merger Talks After Losing Nearly 60 Lawyers To Competitors In Mass Lateral Moves
Biglaw firms are trying to expand their presence in the Southeast, specifically Atlanta and Charlotte, […]
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Just Because You Lost The Battle, It Doesn’t Mean You’ve Lost The War: Justice Sonia […]
Are Lawyers More Likely To Suffer Health Problems?
Most lawyers can attest that being an attorney is a stressful occupation due to the […]
At The NATO Summit At The Hague, Ukraine Takes A Backseat
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Sure, NOW Nationwide Injunctions Are A Problem
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! When was the […]
Trump Thinks Reporting The Truth Is A Punishable Offense – See Also
Accurate News Coverage Of Unilateral Iran Strike Angers Trump: He wants the Press to apologize. […]
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(Image via Getty) In-house lawyers spend a lot of time talking about contract efficiency. We […]
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A Biglaw Firm Where Partners And Associate Work Together In Harmony
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Mistaken Honorifics In The Courtroom — See Also
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It’s Easier For A Biglaw Firm To Increase Their Prestige Ranking When You Ignore The Whole ‘Craven Capitulation’ Thing
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to the […]
Rising Healthcare Costs: What Employers Are Doing To Manage Expenses, Per Mercer
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Alito Doesn’t Think Trans Children Deserve The Strict Scrutiny Standard — See Also
The Majority Of The Supreme Court Gave The Okay To Discriminate Against Trans Children: That […]
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Time To Step Up Those Proposals — See Also
Your Firm Needs To Step Up Their Pitches: Less time assembling proposals, more time improving […]
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Attorney Allegedly Texts Judge, ‘I Wish You Die Tonight In A Car Fire,’ But Doesn’t Say HE’S Going To Do It, Making This The Most Lawyerly Threat Ever
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Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to data […]
BioNTech To Buy CureVac In $1.25B Stock Deal That Would Also End mRNA Patent Dispute
The post BioNTech To Buy CureVac In $1.25B Stock Deal That Would Also End mRNA […]
Skadden Fellowship Sells Out, Gets Rid Of Commitments They’ve Championed Since 1988
The Skadden Fellowships have been a pretty big deal for the last 37 years. Fellows […]
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So Long And Thanks For All The Bonuses
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How are legal professionals and law firm managers adapting to rapid advances in artificial intelligence? […]
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Law firms across the country are investing heavily in digital marketing. They’re running SEO campaigns, […]
The GOP’s Budget Plan Is A Crisis In The Making For Hospitals
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