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Afternoon Briefs: BigLaw firm offers gifts on top of bonuses; second state adopts consumer privacy law   Associates at this BigLaw firm get pricey gifts Associates at Davis Polk & Wardwell are getting a choice of gifts as a thanks for their hard work during the COVID-19 pandemic. Gift choices include an outdoor adventure excursion for two, a $1,000 Marriott gift card along with a Tumi suitcase, and a $1,000 Nordstrom shopping spree with a personal shopper. Davis Polk previously showed its generosity when it set the standard for special bonuses that ranged from $7,500 to $40,000. (Above the L...

The legal services industry has gained jobs for two months in a row but still has 35,700 fewer jobs than a year ago.

Afternoon Briefs: Lawyer gives frank reply to Justice Barrett; new site has law school scholarship information GOP lawyer gives candid answer to Justice Barrett A lawyer for the Arizona Republican Party gave a frank answer in oral arguments Tuesday when Justice Amy Coney Barrett asked why the GOP didn’t want to count votes cast in the wrong precinct on Election Day. “Because it puts us at a competitive disadvantage relative to Democrats,” lawyer Michael Carvin replied. “Politics is a zero-sum game, and every extra vote they get through unlawful interpretations of Section 2 hurts us.�...

Law student using American Sign Language wins 4th Circuit appeal   Jehanne McCullough. Jehanne McCullough, a University of Virginia School of Law student who is deaf, recently argued a federal excessive force appeal through the school’s appellate clinic, and three American Sign Language interpreters were also involved in the process. McCullough, a 3L, signed oral arguments, which one interpreter, Kate O’Regan, spoke to the court. Another interpreter, Rene DeVito, signed what was said by the court, opposing counsel and McCullough’s co-counsel Nina Oat, another 3L at the law school who h...

At these top law firms, profit boosts followed layoffs of lawyers and staff members   Image from Shutterstock.com. Some of the nation’s top law firms posted substantial boosts in profits last year after laying off attorneys or staff members, according to an analysis by Law.com. According to financial numbers reported to Law.com so far, at least 15 of the nation’s 200 highest-grossing firms posted revenue or profit increases of more than 5% last year, even after layoffs. Most were among the nation’s top 100 firms. Some law firm leaders who spoke with Law.com said layoffs were needed to ...