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STRUGGLING AT HARVARD – Just because you’re smart enough to get into Harvard Law School doesn’t mean you’ve got it made in the shade. A new report reveals that more than half of the Harvard Law students surveyed in 2017 showed signs of depression or anxiety, Karen Sloan reports. Many students also reported not getting enough sleep and exercise. The law school has added on-site, drop-in counseling and bolstered mental health training since the survey was conducted. Dean John Manning said the school plans to offer more mental health supports in the future.

LITIGATION INVESTIGATION – We told you yesterday that Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher was named the American Lawyer’s 2019 Litigation Department of the Year. But there are other lessons to be gleaned from the 50 law firms that were in the running for the prize, writes Samantha Stokes. For instance, smaller litigation departments are pulling more than their own weight at a number of firms when it comes to revenue generation. And litigation boutiques don’t dominate this sphere—litigation departments accounted for less than half the attorney headcount at most of the firms under consideration in this year’s contest.