{"id":100102,"date":"2025-01-13T06:02:22","date_gmt":"2025-01-13T14:02:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/01\/13\/morning-docket-01-13-25\/"},"modified":"2025-01-13T06:02:22","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T14:02:22","slug":"morning-docket-01-13-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/01\/13\/morning-docket-01-13-25\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning Docket: 01.13.25"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>* Will the rest of the Big 4 follow KPMG&#8217;s lead into legal services? [American Lawyer]<br \/>\n* Associates getting squeezed by new firm hiring model. [ABA Journal]<br \/>\n* TikTok warns of grave constitutional consequences if Supreme Court goes through with ban. [Reuters]<br \/>\n* Rare three-way law firm merger. [Philadelphia Business Journal]<br \/>\n* Law firm mergers are still all the rage, but don&#8217;t overlook the law firm alliance model. [Bloomberg Law News]<br \/>\n* Alina Habba may just like guys with sexual misconduct allegations swirling over them. [Yahoo]<br \/>\n* New York joining NextGen bar exam train in 2028. [Law360]<br \/>\nThe post Morning Docket: 01.13.25 appeared first on Above the Law.<\/p>\n<article id=\"post-1079711\" class=\"post-1079711 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-morning-docket tag-morning-docket\">\n<div class=\"post__content single-post\">\n<div class=\"single-post__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"single-post__content-column\">\n<div id=\"single-post-content\" class=\"single-post__content\">\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/abovethelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1426667134-300x201.jpg?resize=300%2C201&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"KPMG Building, Tysons Corner, Virginia (USA)\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1079712\" title=\"\">* Will the rest of the Big 4 follow KPMG\u2019s lead into legal services? [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.com\/americanlawyer\/2025\/01\/10\/kpmg-wants-to-provide-legal-services-in-the-us-now-all-eyes-are-on-their-big-four-peers\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">American Lawyer<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Associates getting squeezed by new firm hiring model. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.abajournal.com\/web\/article\/law-firms-reduced-the-pace-of-associate-hiring-shifting-to-new-talent-model-report-says\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">ABA Journal<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* TikTok warns of grave constitutional consequences if Supreme Court goes through with ban. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/legal\/tiktok-warns-broader-consequences-if-us-supreme-court-allows-ban-2025-01-11\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Reuters<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Rare three-way law firm merger. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/philadelphia\/news\/2025\/01\/13\/three-law-firms-cohen-vaughan-philadelphia.html\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Philadelphia Business Journal<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Law firm mergers are still all the rage, but don\u2019t overlook the law firm alliance model. [<a href=\"https:\/\/news.bloomberglaw.com\/business-and-practice\/law-firms-launch-alliances-when-mergers-are-too-much-to-bear\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Bloomberg Law News<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Alina Habba may just like guys with sexual misconduct allegations swirling over them. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/trump-lawyer-drools-over-accused-185519742.html\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Yahoo<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* New York joining NextGen bar exam train in 2028. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law360.com\/articles\/2282365\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Law360<\/a>]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>* Will the rest of the Big 4 follow KPMG&#8217;s lead into legal services? [American Lawyer] * Associates getting squeezed by new firm hiring model. [ABA Journal] * TikTok warns of grave constitutional consequences if Supreme Court goes through with ban. [Reuters] * Rare three-way law firm merger. 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