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My firm is toxic af. On track to bill 2800 hours!

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Hi y'all...does anyone have a connection for "Lawyers for Biden" or a similarly affiliated group? I was involved with Lawyers for Obama but seem to have fallen off the email list.

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Anybody know of any firms looking to hire a RX clerk (from a top venue) 👀 lol

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