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May 2021
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Joe and Kathryn discuss the latest legal Zoom fail as a defendant flirts with contempt after his sister changed his Zoom moniker to some sort of sci-fi sex machine. The pair also talk about Ropes & Gray's decision to transition to a four-day office work week and the latest insulting, dubious rant from the National Conference of Bar Examiners declaring that p ... Show More
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