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Supreme Court Leaves Nine Stones Unturned

Joe Patrice — Wed, 25 Jan 2023 18:43:28 +0000

The Supreme Court’s inquiry into the source of the leak of its draft opinion in Dobbs failed to find the culprit among the clerks and permanent staff. Attorneys familiar with internal investigations pointed out that the report appeared carefully drafted to mislead the public without technically lying about the failure to investigate the people with the most access and motive, leaving the Court’s legitimacy more compromised than when the investigation started. Meanwhile, an attorney caught billing hundreds of hours for document review he didn’t do earns a suspension, and Goodwin Procter makes heads spin as its layoffs are immediately followed with a major lateral move.

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2022 Legal Year In Review

Joe Patrice — Thu, 29 Dec 2022 18:26:52 +0000

The gang breaks down the biggest trends across the legal industry this year. From the Supreme Court’s leaking to major ethical lapses, 2022 came in with a bang (raises) and leaves with a whimper (stealth layoffs). Did we learn anything? Probably not.

Are we going to talk about it anyway? Of course. What else are we going to do?

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Biglaw Firm Seeks Its Pound Of Bar Prep Flesh

Joe Patrice — Wed, 21 Dec 2022 20:42:53 +0000

When an associate left Jones Day before serving a full two years, the firm billed for pro-rated bar study expenses. Once again, just because an agreement allows a firm to do something, doesn’t mean it should. It’s just not a good look for a firm. Speaking of optics, we also talk about Justice Brett Kavanaugh partying with Matt Gaetz and Alex Acosta — and more importantly, parties with business before the Court this Term — all while Supreme Court legitimacy sinks like a stone. Speaking of legitimacy, the Fifth Circuit agrees that a judge committed an ethical breach in hearing a case, but decided to just sweep it under the rug. Also, by the time this posts, Twitter will have changed its policies five more times, but we discuss the legal ramifications, if any, of Twitter’s short-lived ban on mentioning “competitors.”

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Bar Exam Cheating Tale Almost Too Stupid To Believe

Joe Patrice — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 16:12:05 +0000

An anonymous Illinois bar applicant took to Reddit to confess to cheating on the exam. Perhaps “anonymous” should be placed in quotes because the author proceeded to provide a ton of identifying details triggering a bar examiner investigation. Also, new data suggests lawyers should raise rates, but is that really true? And merger mania is back in Biglaw with two top-tier mergers. All that and a brief aside about Liechtenstein admiralty law.

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Clio Conversations

Joe Patrice — Thu, 13 Oct 2022 21:17:24 +0000

The crew couldn’t convene this week because of the Clio Cloud Conference, but here’s Joe’s interview with Pamela Smith talking about lawyer public relations.

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Maybe Elon Musk Shouldn’t Have Waived All Those Protections?

Joe Patrice — Wed, 20 Jul 2022 19:15:49 +0000

(by Heisenberg Media)

Twitter has sued Elon Musk for walking away from his plans to purchase the company and it’s hard to see how Musk gets out of this unscathed. Twitter’s deal lawyers negotiated a pretty ironclad agreement, Musk’s complaints fail basic logic, and Delaware law is roundly against him. But other than that, he’s doing great! We also talk about the value of impeaching Supreme Court justices for lying during the confirmation process — even if there’s no hope of removal — and we chat about the value of a good video deposition angle.

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Texas Social Media Law DEMANDS That You Listen To This Episode!

Joe Patrice — Wed, 18 May 2022 20:44:46 +0000

Does the new Texas social media law banning platforms from moderating content really require you to listen to this episode? Well, it’s on Twitter so now you’re compelled! Frustratingly, this reasoning is just as stupid as the Fifth Circuit’s crayon-scratched opinion rubberstamping the statute. It’s an opinion so bad that Justice Alito immediately swooped in to get the appeal rolling. Meanwhile, we also talk about the changing nature of in-house counsel and the growth of “legal operations” as the chief operating officers of legal departments, a judge with a penchant for handcuffing lawyers, and the latest law school dean hypocrisy.

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A Journey Of (e)Discovery

Joe Patrice — Wed, 16 Mar 2022 17:33:40 +0000

Joe and Chris discuss the latest nonsensical efforts to derail Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination and ask the audience to guess which baseless attack comes next. They also break down the happenings between ABA TECHSHOW and Legalweek 2022, which marked Chris’s first foray into the wild world of legal technology. And Joe has a nasty non-COVID cold that he caught at these shows so don’t let that throw you off.

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Evolve The Law Podcast: Law360 Pulse’s Kerry Benn

Lucas Gladstein — Mon, 22 Nov 2021 14:57:14 +0000

Kerry Benn is the Director of Series, Surveys, and Data at Law360 — a leading source for legal news which employs over 170 reporters, editors, and news assistants, and publishes over 200 stories every business day.

This week’s Evolve the Law Podcast was recorded with ETL Host and Contributing Editor Ian Connett (@QuantumJurist). Join us as Ian and Kerry take a deep dive into the Law360 Diversity Snapshot, the 2021 Glass Ceiling Report and the 2021 Lawyer Satisfaction Survey.

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Evolve The Law Podcast: Kerry Benn Of Law360 [Sponsored]

Lucas Gladstein — Tue, 17 Aug 2021 15:45:40 +0000

This week’s Evolve the Law Podcast was recorded with ETL Host and Contributing Editor Ian Connett (@QuantumJurist). Join us as Ian and Kerry take a deep dive into what Law360 Pulse is, the results of their annual Summer Associates Survey, and fascinating trends among different age groups as they return to the office. Kerry and Ian also discuss the evolution of data visualization, and more.