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Keeping Count — See Also

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Headcount: See, the number of women partners at a firm is a meaningful metric. Pure headcount is… not.

It’s A Kind Of Scale: Steptoe matches Cravath… sort of.

“THE” Problem With IP Law: Ohio State now owns the word “THE” because why not?

It’s Never RICO: Trump adds Rosenstein to his RICO claim because he’s never tired of losing.

The Misadventures Of Sheriff Lobo: Law enforcement unilaterally delegating prosecutorial discretion to themselves. Which isn’t how this works.

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Biglaw

Recent Law School Grads Aren’t That Interested In Staying At The Biglaw Firms That Hired Them

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Even junior associates get in on the lateral action.

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Small Law Firms

Parties Settle Cases More Often When They’re Tired Or Have Someplace To Be

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Sometimes, just like a dental appointment or going to the DMV, mediation can go on and on and on, hour after hour after hour.

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Government

The Price Of Freedom: A Law Meant To Curb Slave Labor And Its Costs

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Knowing your new phone doesn’t have the residue of slavery in it? Priceless.

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Biglaw

Biglaw Partner Explains Why His Firm Doesn’t Have A Unified Associate Pay Structure

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Money

It’s different pay for different markets at this Biglaw firm — and it’s not on the Cravath scale, either.

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Biglaw, Sponsored Content

Trending: Cryptocurrency In Employee Compensation And Benefits [Sponsored]

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PLI has put together a program to address the issues raised by integrating crypto into compensation and 401(k) plans.

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Podcasts

The Supreme Court Has A Little Chatterbox

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Justice Thomas Attends Forum On His 30 Year Supreme Court Legacy

Starting to notice a pattern?

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Biglaw, Sponsored Content

Groundbreaking structured finance. A top AmLaw Firm. Innovative and cutting-edge concepts. [Sponsored]

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Can you tell that we’re excited?

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Government

Cafeteria… I Mean, Constitutional Sheriffs Promise To Pick And Choose When Laws Matter

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‘The problem? Rather than provide a rigorous understanding of our founding document itself, officers are trained on how it may be applied in caselaw.’ – Some dude about to make a bunch of § 1986 violations.

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Government

Trump Amends Clinton RICO LOLsuit, Makes It 85 Pages Dumber

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Trump Grimace

But no closer to falling within the statute of limitations.

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Biglaw

Biglaw Firm Slashes Salaries Of Associates Who Aren’t Busy Enough

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Some folks are getting raises. Some are getting their salaries cut…

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Biglaw

The Biggest Biglaw Firms With The Most Women Lawyers (2022)

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An important ranking to show which firms are helping women achieve successful careers in the law.

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Intellectual Property

Ohio State Now Legally Owns ‘THE’ In Case You Wanted To Use *The* Most Common Word In The English Language

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Ohio State

This is why we can’t have nice definite articles of speech.

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Biglaw

New Biglaw Perk Hotness? Dogs

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Welcome to the office Fido!

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Biglaw

The Top 100 A To Z Law Firms In America!

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A new ranking of the legal industry that demands to be shared far and wide.

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Government

The Evidence Of Trump’s Criminal Intent Is Unequivocal, Undeniable, And Overwhelming

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It will be hard to convict Trump of a crime, but not because of issues with proving his intent. It will be hard to convict Trump because he is a former president who still has political support from a substantial minority of Americans.

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In-House Counsel, Sponsored Content

3 Common Pitfalls When Implementing Contract Intelligence [Sponsored]

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Changes to your current contract management process have their fair share of risk factors. Here’s how to head them off.

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Tax Law

Is It A Good Idea To Suspend Gas Taxes?

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The savings to individuals will be minimal at best while costing the government greatly.

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Government

John Eastman Burned Down His Life For Trump, Gets Bounced Out Of MAGAville For His Troubles

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House Committee Hears From Groups The IRS Targeted In Recent Screening Scandal

Pay your money, take your chances.

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Government

South Dakota Attorney General Convicted In Impeachment Trial

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Finally.

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Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 06.22.22

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* Preventing collusion with enslavement in China has Americans worried things won’t be as cheap. Very strong “Ethical accountability is cool and all, but I need to eat chocolate!” vibes. [NYT]

* Texas’s Robb Elementary school is slated to be demolished. [Reuters]

* SCOTUS thinks having a gun during a theft isn’t inherently violent. Little weird but okay. [CNN]

* Still figuring out where the Carson v. Makin ruling came from? The signs were there all along. [CNN]

* Rule of discretion: Sheriffs are running on the platform of NOT enforcing the laws they’d be sworn to protect. Like a bunch of them. [Colorado Sun]

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