Doonesbury humorously critiques major law firms in its latest strip. Characters Joanie and Ginny discuss Ginny's departure from Skadden and Willkie due to unethical pro bono commitments. Ginny now works for the fictional Grandison firm, which ironically adopted a $50 million billable hour model to meet its $100 million pro bono obligation tied to the Trump administration. The strip highlights the comic's historical engagement with political themes while lampooning real-life legal practices and their implications.
It seems Grandison's approach to meeting their $100 million pro bono commitment to help the Trump administration defend police brutality is their new invention: the $50 million billable hour.
The strip, available here, sees series regular Joanie meet up with her law school roommate Ginny to discuss current events in Biglaw.
Congratulations to the nine surrendering firms. You're the butt of all our jokes and now you've officially made it into the funny pages.
Ginny has decamped from both Skadden and Willkie over the pro bono payola deals. Now she works for the fictional Grandison firm who also caved to Trump.
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