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College Dropout. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. Yeezus. Kanye West’s albums have been expert classes in creatively sampling prior work. But Ye could stand to be better about giving credit where credit is due. A recent lawsuit accuses West of taking other musicians’ work and using it on his album “Donda” without compensating them for…
The law practice management platform Rocket Matter this week rolled out the next generation of its software, a “reimagined” version of the product that emphasizes flexibility and customization to meet the varying needs of different law firms and different practice areas. When it launched in 2008, Rocket Matter was one of the first of a…
Weird situation brewing in Florida–. Wait, we need to be more precise. Yet another weird situation brewing in Florida where attorney Matthew Weidner was contacted by another lawyer over a case that he had nothing to do with. And yet his name — signature and all — was right there on the filing. Anyone ever…
Anti-Trump protests on January 20, 2017. (Photo by JEWEL SAMAD/AFP via Getty Images) A lot of questions about the vital judgment calls that get made by government attorneys get waved away under the hopeful banner known as prosecutorial discretion. And that makes at least some sense as it would be nearly impossible to create the perfect…
Which Biglaw attorneys are most beloved by general counsel for their superior client service? Back in June, BTI Consulting Group released its annual list of “all-stars” — the lawyers (and associated firms) who handled in-house client service with ease. But who among the all-stars was most searched for by name? We’re about to find out….
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. We are working in a sustainable industry and we want our firm to last as well. One of the ways to do that is just to really make sure that your people have a workload that they can manage without getting burned out. —…
The lateral partner market is heating up. We know that more and more firms are changing their partnership rules to create flexibility in order to make sweet deals to entice big-time rainmakers to join their ranks. But what about the inverse? What are Biglaw firms doing to *keep* their partners right where they are in…
Been keeping the formation of that ~$1.6B revenue in 2023 firm on your radar? The good news is that Troutman Pepper and Locke Lord still intend on combining. The date of that merger is getting pushed back a bit, but don’t worry. Doing things the right way is often worth the extra time. Law.com has…
Prosecutors have now dropped aggravated sexual assault of a child charges against a Texas man following a hung jury. This decision not to attempt a new trial comes against the backdrop of learning that judge livestreamed the case on YouTube, shutting it down — thankfully — before the testimony of the alleged minor victim was…
(Photo by JIM WATSON and SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images) The country has never been more divided politically, and whether they’re strongly in favor of President Biden’s candidacy or adamantly opposed to him and cheering on former President Trump in the upcoming election, people have been inspired to go to law school as a means…