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Most law firms have a billable-hour requirement under which attorneys need to bill a certain number of hours over a specific period, usually 12 months. Law firms have various periods over which they determine if attorneys satisfied the billable-hour requirement, and many shops judge attorneys from a period starting and ending before the holiday season. I have also heard of some firms assessing billable-hour expectations on a fiscal-year basis, and this 12-month period starts and ends in the summer. For a variety of reasons, it usually makes sense to evaluate attorneys based on the calendar year rather than any other period.

I am fortunate to have only worked at a law firm that assessed the billable hours of attorneys based on the calendar year. When I was starting at a firm, I welcomed this. My first day of work was in or around the middle of October, and it was

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Everywhere you turned this year, Jonathan Turley was there.

The George Washington University law professor continued his all-consuming passion to stay relevant with countless cable news hits, a flurry of vacuous articles in The Hill, and an unfiltered string of Tweets and personal blog posts. Wherever a far-right talking point needed the imprimatur of a fading scholar, Turley jumped at the opportunity to spout all manner of nonsense to get another taste of that sweet, sweet attention.

He’s the legal equivalent of a down-and-out doctor writing oxy scrips in exchange for the hard stuff that he really craves. Here’s some quasi-intellectual analysis of how John Durham is going to take down Hillary Clinton in exchange for 5-minutes on Hannity.

AHHHHHHH! Take a deep breath and ride that high, buddy.

In any event, as we close out 20-Turley-2, let’s look back on the professor’s greatest hits.

Olga V. Mack is the VP at LexisNexis and CEO of Parley Pro, a next-generation contract management company that has pioneered online negotiation technology. Olga embraces legal innovation and had dedicated her career to improving and shaping the future of law. She is convinced that the legal profession will emerge even stronger, more resilient, and more inclusive than before by embracing technology. Olga is also an award-winning general counsel, operations professional, startup advisor, public speaker, adjunct professor, and entrepreneur. She founded the Women Serve on Boards movement that advocates for women to participate on corporate boards of Fortune 500 companies. She authored Get on Board: Earning Your Ticket to a Corporate Board Seat, Fundamentals of Smart Contract Security, and  Blockchain Value: Transforming Business Models, Society, and Communities. She is working on Visual IQ for Lawyers, her next book (ABA 2023). You can follow Olga on Twitter

On December 15, 2022, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., along with Senator Patty Murray, D-Wash., and Congresswoman Susan Wild, D-Pa., introduced the Right to Build Families Act of 2022. The bill, if enacted, would prohibit state and local governments from imposing limitations to access to assisted reproductive technology, as well as all medically necessary care surrounding such technology.

Access To Assisted Reproductive Technology Is Currently Vulnerable

If the bill were to pass, it would be reason to celebrate for parents-to-be in the United States … and around the world. Partly, that’s because assisted reproductive technology is about to become an even bigger issue when it comes to family formation. Recent scientific data shows a precipitous drop in men’s sperm count across the world. I know there are a lot of alarming things in the world, and my brain can barely take one more alarming thing; but here it is.

The deadline is fast approaching for legal tech startups to apply for a spot in the 2023 Startup Alley competition at ABA TECHSHOW.

Now in its seventh year, Startup Alley has helped catapult the success of a long list of legal technology startups and has become the signature opening-night event of TECHSHOW, which will be in Chicago March 1-4, 2023.

Out of all the entries received, 15 startups will be selected to participate in a live pitch competition that will be the opening event of TECHSHOW. In addition, the 15 finalists will be highlighted as exhibitors in a special Startup Alley section of the conference exhibit hall. 

But you cannot be selected if you do not apply. The deadline for applications to be received is 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time on Friday, Jan. 6, 2023.

To apply, you must complete this application form. 

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