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Six Signs It Might Be Time to Quit Your Job

Joan Feldman | Quitting is pretty tough for those of us who believe our highest accomplishment is to dig in our heels and persevere. The post Six Signs It Might Be Time to Quit Your Job appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.While many of...

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3 Ways Your Firm Can Conjure A Cash Flow Miracle

3 Ways Your Firm Can Conjure A Cash Flow Miracle

It’s no secret that lawyers can be pretty bad with money management, and there are many reasons why.  “Let’s go back to the very beginning,” says Joyce Brafford of Profitsolv. “We know that law schools are very good at taking people’s money. But what about when the...

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How Appealing Weekly Roundup

How Appealing Weekly Roundup

Ed. Note: A weekly roundup of just a few items from Howard Bashman’s How Appealing blog, the Web’s first blog devoted to appellate litigation. Check out these stories and more at How Appealing. “Who will check Trump? The Supreme Court (maybe); The court majority’s...

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Men Push Back, Students Sue: The Culture War on Campus

Men Push Back, Students Sue: The Culture War on Campus

What happens at college campuses mirrors the fervor and agitation felt these days as the country at large endeavors to redefine the national culture.       What happens at college campuses mirrors the fervor and agitation felt these days as the country at large...

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Men Push Back, Students Sue: The Culture War on Campus

Men Push Back, Students Sue: The Culture War on Campus

What happens at college campuses mirrors the fervor and agitation felt these days as the country at large endeavors to redefine the national culture.       What happens at college campuses mirrors the fervor and agitation felt these days as the country at large...

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Litigation Trend: Exempt Employees Sue for Overtime

Litigation Trend: Exempt Employees Sue for Overtime

"Even though you do the managerial stuff, that is only like 20 minutes a day, or an hour a day. The rest of your day is unloading trucks, cleaning bathrooms, stocking shelves, something that a clerk would ordinarily do. You're not really a manager, right? The employer...

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Davis Polk’s Leor Landa on Wild Times in Fund Formation

Davis Polk’s Leor Landa on Wild Times in Fund Formation

The expansion of private credit and increased private equity hold times have led to a surge in creative solutions to get capital back to investors.       Leor Landa leads the investment management practice at Davis, Polk & Wardwell. That practice steered over $200...

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Authenticity In an AI World

Authenticity In an AI World

In today's digitally connected world, we have unparalleled tools at our disposal to connect with target audiences. But with them comes a critical challenge: how to maintain authenticity, human intelligence and personal connection in a landscape increasingly dominated...

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Tom Goldstein Is Free! For Now.

Tom Goldstein Is Free! For Now.

It’s been a whirlwind week for the SCOTUSblog co-founder: arrested on Monday, banished to federal lockup on Tuesday, and now free on Thursday. Goldstein, the Supreme Court litigator charged with a number of tax and fraud claims stemming from an alleged second life as...

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Top Biglaw Firms Love Elite Law Schools

Top Biglaw Firms Love Elite Law Schools

Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to Firm Prospects’ 2025 Am Law 50 Placement Report: A Review of the Class of 2023, graduates from the top 14 (T14) law schools made up what percentage of hires at Am Law 50 firms? Hint:...

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Pray The State Away — See Also

Pray The State Away — See Also

Religious Leaders Sue To Keep ICE Out Of Their Sanctuaries: Talk about keeping the church and state separate! ABA Shouts Down Attacks On The Rule Of Law: This would really piss off Trump & Co. if they actually knew how to read. Making Moves! Lateral Ones!: Famous...

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Elon Musk Is Coming For Biglaw

Elon Musk Is Coming For Biglaw

(Photo by Apu Gomes/Getty Images) It should be abundantly clear by now, but it bears repeating: Elon Musk has no respect for the rule of law. His position on everything depends solely on his calculation of how much he personally benefits. Musk’s unelected and...

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