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After Willkie Farr announced another round of seasonal bonuses, Davis Polk went over the top and announced another two rounds of bonuses. The good times keep rolling in Biglaw. Joe and Kathryn also discuss the impending release of the US News and World Report Law School rankings -- could there be a big change this year? And a disturbing study from a few years ago started making the rounds showing...

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon faces more challenges on criminal law reform but this time from his constituents through recall efforts. Joshua Spivak returns to give us the skinny. Special thanks to our sponsor Nota. Sources: Previous Episodes: Suing Gascon! Recalling Newsom ABA News article ‘Judge Rules Mostly in Favor of LA County Prosecutors’ Union in Lawsuit against DA Gasc...

Jill Wine-Banks was barely 30 when she became an assistant Watergate special prosecutor investigating President Richard M. Nixon. In Watergate Girl: My Fight for Truth and Justice Against a Criminal President, Wine-Banks (who was then known as Jill Wine Volner) shares her experience battling political obstruction, courtroom legal wrangling and the era's sexism. Though she'd originally attended law...

So much of legal marketing over the past decade has emphasized generating client leads. And, for the most part, those focused on lead generation are seeing those leads come in. But are those leads turning into appointments and paying clients? Kara Prior, the co-founder of James Publishing’s Marketing Amplifier program, says there’s a gap between generating leads and signing a client. Prior tells h...

Lawyers have a lot of annoying habits, but Jared’s figured out the worst—referring to their fellow humans as “nonlawyers.” Not only is it demeaning to, well, everyone, but it can also be the source of an unhealthy culture between lawyers and their legal staff. Be honest now . . . have you fallen into this pattern? Don’t worry! Jared has some great tips for how not to be an ass and, instead, promot...

Joshua Spivak, Senior Fellow at the Hugh L. Carey Institute, walks us through California’s attempt to recall its 40th Governor, a journey of signatures, extensions, certifications, and possible elections. Special thanks to our sponsor Nota. Sources: KCRA (NBC) article by Brandi Cummings ‘Newsom Recall: What to know about California’s process for Governor’ The Recall Elections Blog by Joshua Spivak...

In this part 2, we continue our conversation with Walter Olson from the CATO about the history, legality, and policy considerations of raising the minimum wage. What are the long-term implications? Tune in and find out! Special thanks to our sponsor Nota. Sources: Hunton Andrews Kurth article by Jessica N. Vara ‘Proposed Federal Minimum Wage Raise  and its Effect on Retailers’ Kiplinger article by...

More than two months after the event, federal prosecutors continue to file charges against individuals involved in the January 6th U.S Capital riot. In his confirmation hearings, now confirmed U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland stated that charging those involved in the Capitol Riot would be his #1 priority. “We begin with the people on the ground and we work our way up to those who were involv...