Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

All right, it's not midnight but it's dark out.

More money for associates, yay!

Forecast says 100% chance of Benjamins.

Even more money is coming associates' way at this firm!

It's bonus time at this leading law firm!

More firms join in to protect their employees from the spread of COVID-19.

An overview to help our audience understand the developing corpus of rules and guidance set forth by international arbitral institutions.

Unsurprisingly the elite firm made a salary move!

More bonuses are sprouting up in Biglaw!

Somehow, I can't help but think this is a response to trying to mess with the AG's authority.

And associates don't think it was the right move to make.

The firm is serious about cutting back on staff.

After graduating from Columbia Law and spending five years at Cleary, David worked as an in-house lawyer at Goldman Sachs and Fortress Investment Group, before becoming COO of a multibillion-dollar business.

Lockstep partnership comp is in decline but some elite firms are holding the line.

Another firm shows they have the cash to keep up.

Freshfields is looking to make its mark in New York.

Humor and insight from the U.S. attorney turned bestselling author.

* Who are the least stressed out attorneys? [Law360]

* Looks like Michael Cohen’s phone was in Prague after all. Could it be… these people lied about everything? [McClatchy]

* Missouri’s public defender system is broken and the state Supreme Court is being asked to do something, anything about it. [Courthouse News Service]

* Do you need feedback from a senior attorney? Cleary has an app for that! They used to have an app for that called “walking to a colleague’s office and just asking them” but whatever. [American Lawyer]

* Your cars are spying on you to build a better driverless car using all your habits. Tomorrow’s Tesla’s will flip off that asshole who never leaves the left-hand lane with uncanny resolve. [Legaltech News]

* Dean Erwin Chemerinsky explains the importance of the Supreme Court’s 2018 roller coaster. [ABA Journal]

* Another law school professor benched over sexual misconduct investigation. [Law.com]

* Eric Trump has decided to go after George Conway and proves he’s every bit as effective a defender of his father that The Onion makes him out to be. [Washington Post]

* Today is E-Discovery Day, so tune in for a huge day of educational programming about the electronic discovery space. [E-Discovery Day]

* As his client prepares to testify before the body on a naked political stunt new subpoena, Dechert partner David Kelly trolls the House Judiciary Committee for wasting everyone’s time and money on the empty Benghazi investigation. Biglaw trash talk is the best trash talk. [Washington Examiner]

* After kicking off the year under investigation for enabling domestic violence for years, Ohio State coach Urban Meyer is retiring meaning we will no longer have to suffer through sports reporters praising his “resilience” in succeeding after being caught in a scandal of his own making. [ESPN]

* Cleary joins other DC firms in swapping real estate. Hopefully, no one will ever have to suffer from street performers ever again! [National Law Journal]

* Avvo’s former CLO is now in the cosmetic surgery game. Why do these seem like strikingly similar industries? [Corporate Counsel]

* As sure as the rising sun, Marriott faces multiple lawsuits over its massive data breach. [Law360]

* Remember to RSVP for next week’s Above the Law Holiday Party. [Above the Law]

* While you were busy watching Kanye spew drivel in the Oval Office, you may have forgotten that he was there to watch the Music Modernization Act get signed into law to enrich artists. And by “artists” we mean the RIAA. [The Verge]

* The public service loan forgiveness program appears to be a total disaster. Glad we got 10 years of free public service out of those chumps who honestly believed the Department of Education would honor its commitments! [Law.com]

* Washington strikes down the death penalty as racially biased in application. [Washington Post]

* A reminder that Republicans used to support “sanctuary” laws because they objected to the federal government commandeering local law enforcement. How the times of changed… [Mother Jones]

* Cleary’s hired a chief talent officer to handle recruiting, retention and diversity and it’s a wonder more firms haven’t gone this route. [American Lawyer]

* Former Newsweek owner pleads not guilty in $10 million bank fraud scheme, claiming the charges are false and trumped up by Manhattan DA Cy Vance in retaliation over negative news coverage. This is the fundamental problem with Vance staying in this job: these charges may be legit but based on his history of high profile screw-ups, this retaliation defense sounds entirely reasonable. [Law360]

* Georgia sued over law that its Secretary of State is using to block new voter registrations from mostly minority citizens. For the record, that Secretary of State is himself in a tight race for governor against a black woman. Funny that so many minority registrations would get blocked like this, huh? [AJC]