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Real estate
fromBusiness Insider
3 months agoI left my six-figure law job and bought a mobile-home park. Despite the drawbacks, I'm happier and still live comfortably.
High-paying corporate tax law provided status and income but lacked tangible, fulfilling work, prompting a career change to full-time mobile-home park ownership for hands-on satisfaction.
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4 months agoCelebrity lawyer Alex Spiro's hourly rate has nearly doubled to $3,000 in four years
It has risen quickly: As recently as spring 2021, Spiro charged $1,595 an hour. Two years later, it was $2,180 an hour. Those are the rates that Brock Pierce, the child actor-turned-crypto investor, said he was charged for Spiro's advice by his law firm Quinn Emanuel, which is trying to stick Pierce with a $1 million legal bill that he says isn't his responsibility.
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US politics
fromBusiness Insider
7 months agoObama slams Big Law attorneys who won't fight Trump because they want to 'finish that kitchen rehab' at their Hamptons homes
Big Law firms compromised their principles to protect their careers and lifestyles while collaborating with the Trump administration.
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Law
fromBusiness Insider
9 months agoMeet Richard Lawson, the sole Justice Department lawyer taking on Big Law in court
Richard Lawson represents the Trump administration in legal battles against major law firms opposing executive orders.
Major law firms have united to challenge Trump's executive orders aimed at them, showcasing significant legal opposition.
fromBusiness Insider
9 months agoTwo attorneys at a Big Law firm targeted by Trump have lost security clearances
"This development underscores that the Executive Branch stands ready and willing to implement the Executive Order absent judicial intervention," said Paul Clement, underscoring the executive branch's decisiveness.
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