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May 17, 2019 | Law.com

Mental Health, Heartbeat Bills, 1L Life: What You Said

Law.com's launch of the Minds Over Matters mental health initiative mined deeply personal quotes from members of the legal community. For a look at…

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May 10, 2019 | Law.com

Puzzling Professor, Lawyer Dissatisfaction, Jerrold Nadler: What You Said

Top quotes in the legal news this week hit some highs and lows. In one story, a Georgia State University College of Law professor reached the zenith…

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May 03, 2019 | Law.com

Smart Looks, Law Jobs, the Lawyer's Job: What You Said

Some folks think Amal Clooney is off-the-charts beautiful. But why are we even talking about this? She's a lawyer of great consequence, and she also…

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April 26, 2019 | Law.com

Mueller Moments, Parkland Public Defender, Practicing Together: What You Said

The recently revealed Mueller report keeps on giving. Two of the week's top quotes come from within. Also sharing a comment that stood out was the…

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April 19, 2019 | Law.com

Bar Failure, Barr Failure, Still Investigating: What You Said

This week's debut of The Big Fail, Law.com's probing series on the rising rate of test takers failing the bar exam, prompted much discussion. One of…

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April 12, 2019 | Law.com

Cancer Fighter, Comic Contest, Switching Sides: What You Said

A law dean's fight against cancer led to a memorable quote this week, as did one law firm associate's plan to give away his comic book store. Here's…

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April 11, 2019 | Law.com

Black Hole Twitter: Gravity Pulled the Law Into This Week's Big Space Photo

What do you get when scientists release the first, and very grainy, picture of a black hole? Lots of jokes related to the law, of course. And not just…

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March 29, 2019 | Law.com

Law Firm Independence, Mental Health, Overturning Precedent: What You Said

Quotations from lawyers in the news this week touched on topics near and dear to lawyers across the country: oral arguments and the business of law.…

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March 22, 2019 | Law.com

Social Media Finance, Lotta Lotto, Breastfeeding Rights: What You Said

Quotes of note this week came from a partner at Sullivan & Cromwell, discussing the intersection of social media and money, a Rivkin Radler lawyer…

By Thomas Phillips

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November 16, 2018 | Law.com

This Big Law Associate Is Setting FIRE to All His Money

A new—and anonymous—Twitter personality run by a Big Law associate is taking on the big-spending ways some of his colleagues know all too well.…

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