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Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to Bloomberg Law’s 2024 Attorney Well-Being Report, what percentage of respondents say they have disrupted sleep? Hint: Attorneys experience disrupted sleep and anxiety at high levels. See the answer on the next page. The post Can’t Sleep? You’re Not Alone! appeared first […]
(Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue) It was May of 2018. “Avengers: Infinity War” was in theaters. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle got married, which people cared about for some reason. Mike Pence was the vice president, and no one had tried to hang him yet. As for me, there I was, […]
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. The cases swung, not me. — Former Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, in a passage written in his upcoming memoir, “Life, Law and Liberty” (affiliate link) set to be published on October 14. Kennedy, who stepped down from the high court in 2018, often […]
The Jimmy Kimmel suspension and return has felt more rapturous than the alleged Rapture was. And as understandable as it is that it has grabbed many people’s attention, it isn’t the only huge attempt at chilling free speech that happened this week. On Monday, the White House announced an executive order that designates “antifa” (short […]
The Associates At These Firms Are Putting The Hours In: Is your firm on the list? No Drinking On The Job: Judge accused of showing up drunk and harassing colleagues. LSU Settles With Former Law Dean: Best of luck to both of them! Our Condolences To Alfred Youngwood: He is missed by family, friends and […]
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to data collected by ALM, which Biglaw firm on the 2025 Global 100 ranking has the highest profits per equity partner? Hint: Profits per equity-partner are $9,253,000 at this firm. See the answer on the next page. The post A Pretty Profitable […]
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Law school dean changes usually occasion a LinkedIn update, but the change in command at LSU was a little more complicated. For publicly unspecified reasons, LSU asked then law school dean Alena Allen to step down from her position. After an alleged attempt at being forced out of her job, Allen responded with a suit […]
My first experience with technology adoption for a law firm was probably in 1993. I was attending a partner meeting for a top Am Law firm to demonstrate the first version of Lexis on Microsoft Windows. My pitch was strong enough to get a partner to grab the mouse and try for himself. The problem […]
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