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Ten Percent Of Equity Partnership Being Cut At A&O Shearman
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Midlevel Biglaw Associates Are Going Hungry On The Job
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The 2024 ATL Top 50 Law School Rankings Are Here!
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Biglaw Firm's Managing Partner Passes Away After Battle Against Cancer
We here at Above the Law extend our condolences to his family, friends, and colleagues during this difficult time.
Courts
Donald Trump Disrespects His Lawyers RIGHT IN FRONT OF THEIR FACES
Trump lawyers get no respect... from Donald Trump.
Courts
'New Racist' Judge Kicked Off Bench For Racist Remarks About Black Americans
Maybe she'll use this setback to rebrand as Clarence Thomas's clerk!
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Yet Another Delay: Federal Circuit extends Pauline Newman's suspension.
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Appeals Court Extends Pauline Newman's Suspension
Newman's lawyer described her suspensions as ‘unprecedented.’
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More Biglaw Merger Mania As Am Law 100 Firm Looks To Expand In The Pacific Northwest
Biglaw mergers are all the rage.
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Midlevel Biglaw Associates Are Pretty Mad About How Awful The Technology Is At Their Firms
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Government
Kamala Harris, Code-Switching, And Being Alive
Do we really change words or dialects depending on the situation, or is this some kind of pandering?
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Get Ready For A Massive New Biglaw Firm In 2025
The Troutman Pepper and Locke Lord merger is actually happening.
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Short Seller Shifts From Taking On India To Taking On Our Future Robot Overlords
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 09.09.24
* Biglaw's decision not to match Milbank's bonuses may speak to firm power in the lateral market. Or they could just be lazy and planning to make everyone whole in a month or two. [American Lawyer]
* The antitrust showdown over Google's online advertising practices begins. [Reuters]
* Trump's decision to delay sentencing could backfire if he reaches the hearing because it's a lot easier to justify jailing a candidate when there's no risk that it influences an election. [Yahoo]
* Trump bashes all his lawyers in public and they just sit there and take it. [The New Republic]
* Bankruptcies increase following legalized sports gambling, placing Notre Dame in 6-way parlays. [Bloomberg Law News]
* Marc Elias sits down to discuss the work being done to fight the next round of election interference. [New Yorker]
* ERISA turns 50. Pretty soon it'll have to worry about the market wiping out all of its savings. [Arizona Republic]
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HP Doesn’t Care Mike Lynch Is Dead, Still Wants $4 Billion Of His Money
Although it might admit the continuing litigation has dulled a bit of the schadenfreude.
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