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  The sticky story in Big Law has shifted. Abruptly. Remember how it was about, including on "60 Minutes," the dealmaking with the Trump administration. Books like "Regime Change" and "Profiles in Cowardice" are still trying to run with that same-old. But, the reality is that those who had been in the loop on that one, such as Paul, Weiss partner Brad Karp, essentially have returned to the normal work of being aggressive representatives for clients. For Karp those include Apollo, Citi and the NFL. The guy is doing great. So are the lawyers at the other eight law firms which negotiated the Executive Orders with the White House. Now, the story, presented in urgent tones, is about hiring. That extends from entry level to those lateral star partners. In the front lines of this are legal journalists Roy Strom at Bloomberg Law and Sara Randazzo at Reuters Legal .  Let's cut to the chase. The grabber is that the leaders making those hiring decisions are more...

Sure, trend watchers know. Marriage is so 20th century. Fewer and fewer couples are getting married. According to Knot , that numbers about 2 million. But here is the reality that bites us, especially in the pocketbook. Of those who marry, over 80% will have a wedding. For those of us who are financially challenged or fear that in the near future (layoff) an invitation to that wedding could be unwelcome. So much so that The Wall Street Journal covers the new etiquette of declining to participate.  Believe it or not, if you're feeling this way, you have lots of company. Research from the Bank of America Institute  found that almost 60% of those receiving an invitation would decline because of their budgets. If the event happens out-of-town there's even more financial incentive to say "no." In addition to purchasing an outfit and ponying up a gift (cash is preferred) there are the expenses of transportation, lodging and meals away from home.  Manners experts recommend ...

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  Both parties seem to enjoy drama.  The latest in this high-profile dispute between billionaire Leon Black and the House Oversight Committee it this: The latter voted to hold Black in contempt. He failed to show up at a hearing about NDAs. The Hill reports: "Lawmakers have sought to question Black, who co-founded Apollo Global Management, about payments he made to Epstein totaling millions over a number of years."  There is the hypothesis that Black's money financed much of the Epstein network. However, although this makes makes noise, along with headlines, it has a long way to go before it becomes a legal reality. The entire House has to approve it. Then it goes to the Justice Department. In short, it is too early to look forward to a kind of high noon at the O.K. corral.  Another obstacle to full-blown legal theatrics is that Black filed a lawsuit "Black v House Oversight Committee, et al.  It contends that the defendants overstepped their authority. Black c...

"Profiles in Cowardice" by Jacob Weisberg showcases the eight who, it is contended, enabled the imperial presidency.  Weisberg's book ranks 393 on Amazon. So, like "Regime Change" (ranking 126) it's a best-seller. And it's doing that through an old-fashioned formula leveraged by hustlers, influencers, hot heads and more. That's this: Ride hard a cluster of cliches which have evolved into a kind of wisdom of the mobs.  Those selected for cowardice include Jeff Bezos, George W. Bush and, yes again, Brad Karp. No rolling out of the same-old would be complete without snippets of scenes from Karp's Executive Order Past. That's tied together with what we Boomers used to call "psychobabble." Gen Z labels plunging into the unconscious as "therapyspeak." Meanwhile, isn't that too cute and lazy: Playing on JFK's iconic "Profiles in Courage" for the title and theme of this book.  It's not unthinkable that Karp ...