February 2022

All the argle-bargle you need. The post Continuing Legal (Mis)education appeared first on Above the Law. Source: https://abovethelaw.com/2022/02/continuing-legal-miseducation/

ShareEvery term brings the court a hot topic. This term one of the recurring topics is health-care reimbursement. November brought Becerra v. Empire Health Foundation and American Hospital Association v. Becerra. January brought Gallardo v. Marstiller. Next week brings Marietta Memorial Hospital Employee Health Benefit Plan v. DaVita Inc. Like the three earlier cases in […]

ShareEach weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. To suggest a piece for us to consider, email us at roundup@scotusblog.com. Here’s the Friday morning read: Biden to nominate Ketanji Brown Jackson to be first Black woman to sit on Supreme Court (Jake Tapper […]

ShareThursday’s opinion in Unicolors v. H&M resolves a narrow question of copyright law: when an error in an application for copyright registration is sufficiently serious to invalidate the subsequent registration. Justice Stephen Breyer’s opinion for a 6-3 court holds that such an error invalidates the registration only if the applicant had actual knowledge that the […]

Biglaw’s Russian Offices: What’s going on with that? Putin’s Invades Ukraine: And it tells on more than just Russians. More Biglaw Raises: At O’Melveny, Sidley, CWT, Freshfields, Schulte, Linklaters, Hueston Hennigan. Of All The Dumb Hills To Die On: A dress code??? At the bar exam??? Law School Is Tough: So take it easy on […]

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Sidley weighs in on the Biglaw salary wars. The post Top 10 Biglaw Firm Ponies Up Money For Hardworking Associates appeared first on Above the Law. Source: https://abovethelaw.com/2022/02/sidley-raises-22/

Eek… the future may not be as bright as it seems. The post Will Biglaw Associates Regret Their Raises Once The Market Cools Down? appeared first on Above the Law. Source: https://abovethelaw.com/2022/02/will-biglaw-associates-regret-their-raises-once-the-market-cools-down/

This guy wriggles out of more jams than Houdini. The post Departure Of NY Prosecutors Suggest Rather Less To Trump Case Than Meets The Eye appeared first on Above the Law. Source: https://abovethelaw.com/2022/02/departure-of-ny-prosecutors-suggest-rather-less-to-trump-case-than-meets-the-eye/

Magic is in the air at this Biglaw firm! The post The First Magic Circle Firm To Make Davis Polk Money Magically Appear For Associates appeared first on Above the Law. Source: https://abovethelaw.com/2022/02/linklaters-raise-2022/