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RAISES KEEP COMING: If that makes you feel better.

NOT JUST FOR BIGLAW, BUT FOR BOUTIQUES AS WELL: I mean, we live in a fascist state that houses children in cages, but at least we’re rich.

OH LOOK, CALIFORNIA IS HERE FOR THIS TOO: It feels like California should be the mustering ground for the counterattack against the Nazi takeover. If that comes to pass, hopefully some of these lawyers can put people up for a night so we don’t have to violate the Third Amendment.

IN NON-RAISE NEWS, RANSOMWARE IS COMING: I mean, the President of the United States is holding children hostage for his wall funding, I don’t see why the bots should behave any differently.

I DON’T THINK THE SUPREME COURT WILL BE OF ANY HELP: That august body has been completely compromised by the same rot that infects the rest of the nation.

Each attorney is a benefit to the firm.

Texas mainstay has entered the salary fray.

By focusing on innate characteristics, professionals can improve themselves not only as job candidates, but as people too.

Associates are “livid.”

* Are you paying too much in mutual-fund fees? If you’re paying more than zero, then yes — or so argue Professors William Birdthistle and Daniel Hemel in this interesting and persuasive op-ed. [Wall Street Journal]

* James Comey, FBI director turned author (affiliate link), responds to the criticisms of him in the Inspector General’s report. [Althouse]

* It’s complicated — but just how complicated? Adam Feldman uses word counts and citations to measure opinion complexity during the current Term of the Supreme Court. [Empirical SCOTUS]

* Judge Alex Kozinski (Ret.) pays tribute to the memory of his late colleague on the Ninth Circuit, Judge Stephen Reinhardt. [Concurring Opinions]

* If you’re confused by why the latest Obamacare litigation over the individual mandate matters, since the mandate was rendered toothless by the recent tax reform, Professor Ilya Somin can help. [Volokh Conspiracy / Reason]

* Ethics expert Steven Lubet reviews Ryan Holiday’s book (affiliate link) about the Hulk Hogan/Gawker case — and argues that Peter Thiel’s financing of the litigation might have violated legal ethics. [American Prospect via PrawfsBlawg]

* Thomson Reuters, a leader in applying artificial intelligence in the law — we’re partnering with them on our Law2020 series, exploring how AI is affecting the legal profession — also utilizes machine learning to help people trade cryptocurrencies (among many other use cases). [Artificial Lawyer]

CLIFFORD CHANCE RAISED SALARIES: The first Magic Circle firm to do so.

AND CAHILL: I mean, why not at this point?

AND GOODWIN PROCTOR: Same.

WHICH KIND OF FORCED ROPES TO DO IT: But they tried to play it coy for reasons entirely passing understanding.

AND PAUL MANAFORT WENT TO JAIL: Oh, wait, that’s not a salary thing. Holy crap, this story is NOT about Biglaw salaries!

I FEEL BAD FOR SCOTT PRUITT’S DAUGHTER: Her father is so corrupt, it’s kind of hard to believe that she got into UVA Law, honorably. Even though I want to respect UVA enough to believe that she did.

IS BEN BRAFMAN’S PLAN FOR WEINSTEIN DEFENSE TO ATTACK THE #METOO MOVEMENT? How does that even work? “This movement that my client kind of proved was necessary is a victim… of a thing… that didn’t really exist… until everybody found out what a sleaze he is.”

It’s official: this is the new salary scale. How come your firm hasn’t matched yet?

This must be a relief to WSGR associates — and associates at peer firms — that they’ve made their announcement.

Notes to my (legal) self.