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Work From Home? That Was So 2024: Sidley only gave a week’s notice before ordering folks back. Above The Law In The New York Times: Normally this newsletter is about Above the Law stories of the week, but let’s make an exception for this Times feature on ATL. Hold These Shells Up To Your Ear And You Can Hear Kash Patel Being Insane: Former FBI Director’s beach pic inspires administration conspiracy theorists to see Manchurian Clamshell scenario. Young Lawyers Speaking Up; Law Firm Leaders Hit “Mute” And Turn Up Kid Rock: Lawyers, in particular minority lawyers, feel expendable as firms side with Trump. Lawyers Of Arabia: Kirkland Chair Jon Ballis leveraged firm’s collaboration with Donald Trump into a spot on the Saudi Arabia trip. Diversity Initiatives? Never Heard Of ‘Em: Firm removes diversity billing codes… and if it’s not billable it’s not happening. Judicial Campaigning (Contains 0% Real Content): Broward County judge in trouble for campaigning on AI deepfake video. What’s Worse Than One Congressional Investigation? Two! Senator Whitehouse launches probe into the nine Biglaw firms that capitulated to Donald Trump. The post Seashellgate: Trumpworld Sees Comey’s Day At The Beach As Criminal Assassination Threat — See Also appeared first on Above the Law.

Comey’s “Cool Shell Formation” Has Kash Patel Phoning In The SS: His abbreviation, not mine. These Firms Are Really LinkedIn: Is your firm on the top of its social media game? You Can Do A Lot When You Misread The Supreme Court!: Missouri’s AG misreads court opinion to over-police social media. John Morgan Of Morgan & Morgan Talks About Law Firm Scaling: Here’s some advice for the people! The post Takes A Lot Of Stones To Accuse James Comey Of Threatening The President Over This — See Also appeared first on Above the Law.

Caring about your colleagues’ mental health lends itself to cameraderie! The post Seems Like Law Firm Co-Workers Actually Care appeared first on Above the Law.

It’s best to be sure both sides are starting from the same point. The post Policies On Billing For Attorney Travel Time appeared first on Above the Law.

Before you can build habits that truly support your well-being, you have to change how you think about yourself, your time, and your needs. The post Mindshift: The Inner Work Of Sustainable Self-Care appeared first on Above the Law.

Another AI story. The post Am Law 200 Firm Slapped With Order To Show Cause Over Fake Citations… You Know Where This Is Going appeared first on Above the Law.

It’s fine if you have a sincere religious belief that precedent is optional. The post Wingnut Texas Judge Overrules SCOTUS Trans Decision Because YOLO appeared first on Above the Law.

ATL readers weigh in on Trump’s war on Biglaw. The post Stat(s) Of The Week: Get Up, Stand Up appeared first on Above the Law.

They have more anxiety and more mental health concerns than their predecessors. The post Gen Z Lawyers, Law Students May Be ‘Suffering More’ Within The Legal Profession appeared first on Above the Law.

The famed plaintiffs attorney discusses the business of law on the latest ‘Be That Lawyer’ podcast. The post John Morgan Of Morgan & Morgan On Blueprints for Organizational Transformation  appeared first on Above the Law.