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Back to SearchThe Fundamental Dishonesty Of The Supreme Court
Season 1 Episode 431
Law school is more expensive than it used to be... but barely more expensive!
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Federal judges have had to deal with more and more threats from conservatives whipped into up by the Trump administ…
Published on 11 hours ago
DOJ Has Egg On Its Face
Season 1 Episode 430
The Department of Justice is having a rough time getting those trumped up charges (pun intended) from the fed's takeover of D.C. to stick. Plus lawyer getting slammed for trying to use opposing couns…
Published on 1 week ago
2400 Reasons To Brush Up That Resume
Season 1 Episode 429
We know where some of those pro bono payola hours are going.
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Be prepared to be on the clock a lot longer at King & Spalding, where the firm has introduced a 2400 hour “productive” time target. …
Published on 2 weeks ago
The Sandwich Is Mightier Than The Sword
Season 1 Episode 426
Law firms get some worrying numbers from last quarter.
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The new D.C. folk hero who threw a sandwich at Trump's surge publicity stunt turned out to be a DOJ attorney. He's been fired because this…
Published on 3 weeks ago
Missing: Biglaw's Summer Bonus Matches
Season 1 Episode 427
Milbank delighted with special summer bonuses, ranging from $6-25 thousand, for associates. And that's great for them! But where are all the matches? We have a theory on when associates at other firm…
Published on 4 weeks ago
The Bar Exam Death Drive Becomes Dangerously Literal
Season 1 Episode 425
And Coldplay and pierogis.
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A woman went into cardiac arrest during the New York bar exam. Thankfully, the administrators responded swiftly. JUST KIDDING! They yelled at other examinees to be qu…
Published on 1 month ago
Lawyers Getting Really High On AI Hallucinations
Season 1 Episode 425
Get it together, people!
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It was a very bad week for lawyers and hallucinations. A federal judge had to withdraw an opinion with fake cites. One Biglaw firm fired a partner over an invented case…
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
Who Knew Biting Other Lawyers Was Frowned Upon?
Season 1 Episode 423
Lots to chew on this week.
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Biglaw summer associate let go after biting upwards of 15 people at the firm. Now that sounds crazy, but that's because it is. We also discuss a lawyer's biting respo…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
The Hallucinations Are Winning
Season 1 Episode 422
Law firm mergers and John Roberts brags for the crowd.
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Has the era of the mid-sized firm come to an end? Probably not, but with increasing nationalization and the financial pressures that go al…
Published on 2 months ago
Supreme Court A Hot Mess
Season 1 Episode 418
The Term ended with a whole lot of nonsense.
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Taking a sledgehammer where a chisel -- or better yet nothing -- would do, the Supreme Court nixed injunctions it didn't like by striking down the p…
Published on 2 months, 1 week ago