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Personal Branding – For You, Lawyers

Business lawyers – your clients’ products are known by their brands. We’ve written many times about the tools you can use as a company’s attorney to help your clients build value by insightful trademark selection, appropriate trademark use, and successful trademark...

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Michael J. Fischetti: Getting it Done Right

Attorney at Law Magazine sat down with personal injury attorney Michael J. Fischetti, the founding and managing partner at The Fischetti Law Group. When we last spoke with Fischetti, he was two years into his solo practice. Today, he has led his firm for almost a...

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Morning Docket: 10.18.24

Morning Docket: 10.18.24

* The rate increases will continue until morale improves. [American Lawyer] * Indian foreign intelligence official charged with attempting to assassinate New York attorney. See... this is why you have to be careful about rate increases. [Law360] * Just when you...

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Stat(s) Of The Week: That’s What I Want

Stat(s) Of The Week: That’s What I Want

The factors that prompt Biglaw lawyers to make a lateral move. The post Stat(s) Of The Week: That’s What I Want appeared first on Above the Law.Money is the main motivator for Biglaw lawyers deciding whether to remain where they are or to change firms, according to a...

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Morning Docket: 10.17.24

Morning Docket: 10.17.24

* Biglaw's big billables slowing urge to reimagine pricing. [Bloomberg Law News] * DA launching a secret investigation into a judge based on conspiracy theories she found online just one of the reasons she's losing her law license. [9News] * New records reveal that...

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Learning How To Be A Professional

Learning How To Be A Professional

From young attorneys to the Chief Justice, a lot of lawyers are dropping the ball. The post Learning How To Be A Professional appeared first on Above the Law.From young attorneys to the Chief Justice, a lot of lawyers are dropping the ball. The post Learning How To Be...

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Usha Vance Left Biglaw For This?

Usha Vance Left Biglaw For This?

At least she tried to play nice. The post Usha Vance Left Biglaw For This? appeared first on Above the Law.Sen. J.D. Vance and his wife Usha Chilukuri Vance (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)Yeah my wife hates it too.— Donald Trump’s quip to former Biglaw...

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Cheers To Brick And Mortar! — See Also

Cheers To Brick And Mortar! — See Also

A New, Physical Law School Is On The Way!: Good news for Alaska! Close Reading Must Not Be His Forte: If Joe Deters doesn't understand "Boneless," you think he gets statutes? Tax Crimes Come To Roost: Ex-Biglaw partner sentenced to prison time. The Part Of Partnering...

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Morning Docket: 10.16.24

Morning Docket: 10.16.24

* Gorsuch's new book presents factually inaccurate record to advance political agenda. Not really a shocker -- in Bremerton v. Kennedy the dissent explicitly calls him out for his propensity for making up facts. [Politico] * Biglaw firms are increasingly suing clients...

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Rob Lowe to Headline Legalweek 2025

Rob Lowe to Headline Legalweek 2025

Registration for the event, which will take place at the New York Hilton Midtown from March 24-27, 2025, is now open.       Hi there.The email you just opened, or link you just clicked, was not sent by FeedBlitz. It was junk, sent by an unknown third party who is not...

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Managing eDiscovery Teams and Rampant Burnout

Keli Maire | Working in eDiscovery is a pressure cooker. With the right approach, burnout can be managed and averted. The post Managing eDiscovery Teams and Rampant Burnout appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.If you are in the...

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