Leaving a job because of workplace harassment can be an emotionally difficult decision, but resigning does not automatically mean you lose your legal rights. A Sexual harassment lawyer can review the circumstances surrounding your...
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What is the role of unions in unjust dismissal Canada?
role of unions in unjust dismissal Canada What is the role of unions in unjust dismissal Canada? This question is important because unions play a major role in protecting workers’ rights, but their involvement...
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What laws does an employment lawyer Toronto specialize in?
An Employment lawyer Toronto is trained to handle a wide range of workplace legal matters, ensuring employees and employers understand their rights and obligations. These lawyers specialize in laws governing employment contracts, workplace rights,...
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Are employers audited for termination pay compliance?
employers audited for termination pay compliance Ensuring compliance with labor laws is a critical responsibility for employers, particularly when it comes to termination pay. Many employees and employers alike ask, Are employers audited for...
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How do I know if I need a workplace harassment lawyer?
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Depends On What Your Definition Of ‘Can’t’ Means — See Also
Fox News Asks Amy Coney Barret If The 22nd Amendment Is Vague: It isn’t. For now. E-Bike Accident Claims Biglaw Partner: Our condolences to the friends and family of Michele Mulrooney. No Two-Tier Here!:...
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Texas Holds A Litigation Funding Conference Flush In 2026
One of my little joys this past summer was a brown sugar cold foam cold brew from Starbucks, most often purchased after a strenuous sculling session. Simpler in both construction and calories than a...
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Y’all Work Like This? — See Also
Midlevels Are Dealing With Crappy Technology: Some say the laptops are “borderline unusable.” Tariff Case Headed To SCOTUS: Scott Bessent is damn near bragging about winning already. “Becoming Thurgood” Releases Tomorrow: Be sure to...
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Vendor Contracts: The Forgotten Goldmine Of Legal Ops, According To Navin Mahavijiyan
If you work in-house and you’re not treating your vendor contracts like strategic assets, you’re overlooking one of the most valuable sources of operational insight. In a recent episode of “Notes to My (Legal)...
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Federal Judges Getting Tired Of John Roberts Throwing Them Under The Bus — See Generally
Federal Judges Finally Say What Everyone’s Been Yelling At Their Screens: Trial judges share concern that SCOTUS is more interested in staying on the Chirstmas card list of the January 6 mob than protecting...
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Leveraging CLEs For Networking And Client Development
Getty Images Ed note: Latest in a series. Read the prior installment here. As we continue our journey into the strategic value of presenting a CLE, we’ve already discussed how CLEs can elevate your...
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Embracing Transparency, FDA Will Make All Future Drug Rejection Letters Public
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This Is How Non-Equity Partners Make The Most Of Their Client Relationships
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to SurePoint’s recent Partner Satisfaction Survey, what percentage of Biglaw non-equity partners say their client relationships are at least somewhat portable?...
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Fed Courts Have Had It With SCOTUS — See Also
Maybe They Do Police Their Own: A judge called the ramp up in shadow docket usage “inexcusable.” Verdict Reached In Donna Adelson Case: Guilty. Will Work For Mentorship: COVID consequences make it harder to...
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NetDocuments Judge Analytics App: Mining For Gold
NetDocuments recently announced the Judge Analytics App, an addition to 18 other apps in its ndMax Studio. The new App is designed to extract information in a firm’s files about particular judges. I have...
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Milbank Has Been Matched! — See Also
Law Firm Matches Milbank And Raises Salaries: Bet you wish you worked here! Court Cracks Down On Military Police Takeover: Gotta love the rule of law! Harvard Just Landed A Yuge Legal Victory: Billions...
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Solving The Formula To Become A Rainmaker
My wife and I have become increasingly skeptical about television. I’m guessing you have too. We’re all on the same endless search for something, anything, worth watching. It’s not just that so much of...
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Milbank Makes Money Moves! — See Also
They’ve Announced Bonuses!: Where the hell is everyone else’s announcements? Former Partner Pleads No Contest To Domestic Abuse Charges: Adam P. Beckerink will be sentenced on October 20th. Cardi B Wins In Court: Let...
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The Cities Where Law Firm Associates Can Get The Biggest Bang For Their Buck
Thanks to Biglaw’s bountiful compensation, the legal profession has long been known for its flashy salaries, but even with their generous paychecks, some associates are living much larger than others — and it’s all because of...
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1878 Is The New 2025 — See Also
The Trump Administration Is 140 Years Too Late: Can’t use the U.S. Military to execute domestic law, buddy. The Law School Price Bubble Is Deflating: Would much rather the damn thing burst. Publicly Wrong?...
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Kaleidoscope 2025: Short Sessions, Expert Panelists, And Lots To Talk About
(Photo via 8am) As one of my partners used to say, if I had more time, I’d have written a shorter letter. That philosophy certainly seems on display as the first 8am Kaleidoscope conference...
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Molotov Hoagie Avoids Indictment — See Generally
Not All Heroes Wear Capes… Not All Grinders Or Subs Either: Department of Justice fails to secure indictment for sandwich vigilante. Baby’s First Hostage Negotiation: Lawyers use newborn for leverage in scheduling spat, proving...
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Client Entertainment Expenses Are Worth The Cost
Law firms often spend substantial sums of money on business development in the belief that this will pay off with new work for the firm. Many law firms pay for their attorneys to attend...
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Bar Exam Scores Are Up!
The cost of living isn’t the only thing up this year! The bar exam — one of our industry’s time-honored hazing exercises, is the main hurdle that separates people who merely have JDs from...
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A Judge Approved Blue Cross Blue Shield’s $2.8B Settlement. Why Some Providers Are Opting Out.
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How Appealing Weekly Roundup
Ed. Note: A weekly roundup of just a few items from Howard Bashman’s How Appealing blog, the Web’s first blog devoted to appellate litigation. Check out these stories and more at How Appealing. “With...
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Alina Habba Breaks New Jersey Court System
(Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images) Alina Habba cares deeply about the rule of law. She just cares about her career more. Yesterday, the New York Times ran a three-byline piece detailing the...
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Harvey Goes To Law School — See Also
Harvey AI Partners With Law Schools: Notre Dame, UCLA, NYU and Stanford are early adopters. Here’s Your 1L Primer: Prepare yourself for success! Did You Hear About The Bar Scores?: Things are looking up!...
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Federal Court Protecting Mail-In Ballots
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! Which federal circuit court recently ruled that a state law requiring election officials toss mail-in ballots if they contain missing or incorrect...
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Lawyer Derails Questioning To Ask About Wigs — See Also
How Many Scalps Do You Have?: Attorney asks Cardi B about her hair in between assault allegations. Biglaw Firm Sues Former Partner For Over $1.5M: Fair game or airing dirty laundry? You decide! Those...
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Personal Injury Lawyers Lead The Way On AI Adoption
Technology adoption in the legal profession has always been a mixed bag. Historically, lawyers have been receptive to some innovations, like email, word processing, fax machines, and BlackBerrys, but have been slow to accept...
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‘Remarkable Failure’ By U.S. Attorney’s Office — See Also
They Can’t Even Prosecute A Sandwich!: Grand jurors weren’t too keen on imprisoning a man for throwing lunch. Employees Get Work Off Because Your Favorite English And Gym Teachers Are Getting Married: Truly a...
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Just How Big A Problem Is Padding Your Billable Hours?
(Image via Getty) What happened here [an Irwin Mitchell senior associate getting caught misrepresenting billable hours, who was ultimately banned from the profession by U.K. regulators] is not as extraordinary as it may sound....
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Not The Help He Was Looking For — See Also
Former Biglaw Associate Detained By Cops, FBI: He recently asked for Trump’s help with a workplace racial discrimination dispute. Federal Judge Says Even High Schoolers Would Know Police Can’t Do This: The “Law and...
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Extreme Work Quotas: Wrong On Multiple Grounds In Today’s World
According to a recent Above the Law article by Kathryn Rubino, an AmLaw 100 firm recently announced that it expected its associates to work at least 2400 hours a year to be in “good...
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Be There For Your Baby’s Birth Or Do Paperwork — See Also
Never Too Young For Aggressive Negotiations: Quinn Emanuel, Kirkland and Young Conaway play dirty. They’ve Arrested Abrego Garcia Again: He just got back and now they’re trying to send him to Uganda. Trump Appeals...
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U.S. Appeals Court Denies Pauline Newman’s Bid To Challenge Suspension
(Photo by Bill O’Leary/The Washington Post via Getty Images) Pauline Newman’s saga of keeping her enemies closer continues. Despite proving her capability with numerous mental evaluations, Supreme Court affirmations and highly visible lectures on...
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No Matter How Biglaw Firm Spins It, 2400 Is A Lot Of Hours — See Generally
King & Spalding Wants Associates To Account for 2,400 Hours: You only need 1,950 billable hours so, um that’s a lot of busy work. All Biglaw Practice Groups Are Not Created Equal: Especially not...
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Elon Musk Settles $500M Lawsuit Over Withholding Former Employee Severance Package Money
One of the strangest things about appointing Elon Musk as the head of government spending efficiency is that he’s largely known for easily preventable and repeated company value loss. There’s that time Tesla stock...
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Could Small Cash Prizes Motivate People To Be Healthier? Investors Say Yes
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The Best Summer Associate Program
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Where The Hell Are Bonuses? — See Also
“Special” Bonuses Lose Their Spark The Longer You Wait: Where is the money?! Don’t Be Afraid To Ask For Salary Increase: A very timely article. Now Trump Cares About Protecting Classified Documents: It only...
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Trump Administration Suddenly Understands Laws Protecting Classified Documents Now That It Can Be Used Against His Political Enemies
Early this morning, FBI director Kash Patel cheekily posted on social media “NO ONE is above the law…@FBI agents on mission” as raids were conducted on the Maryland home and Washington, D.C. office of...
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Sellout Firms Are Doing Commerce Department Work — See Also
Paul Weiss & Kirkland Are Working To Stay On Trump’s Good Side: Commerce work is on the more neutral end of what they could be doing. Where Are The Client Service All-Stars?: See if...
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A Secret Weapon For Young Lawyers To Look Like Rainmakers Before They Have An Umbrella
A few years ago, a programmer went viral — in was 2020, so maybe not the best phrasing — after seeing a job listing requiring “4+ years of experience in FastAPI.” Quite the feat,...
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Ed Martin Isn’t Too Proud To Beg — See Also
Martin Is Begging Tish James To Resign: He also pleaded with her to not release the letter to the public. So much for that. Slain Judge Alledged To Be Part Of “Nasty and Sickening”...
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The Sandwich Is Mightier Than The Sword
The new D.C. folk hero who threw a sandwich at Trump’s surge publicity stunt turned out to be a DOJ attorney. He’s been fired because this administration will not stand for disrespecting law enforcement…...
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What’s The Office Policy? It Depends — See Also
Four Days For Some: DLA Piper’s corporate associates will have to spend an extra day at the office. Make America Great No More?: Former MAGA attorney Roger Alford goes full HPE/Juniper merger truther. AI...
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Will AI Really Move The Needle On The Billable Hour?
Last year, I wrote an article about whether AI signals the end of the billable hour. In that article, I asked what Generative AI will do to the billable hour. Rates will go up. Rates...
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Show Up Or Pay For It — See Also
Do Your Time Or Do A Fine: Biglaw firms are penalizing attorneys for not showing face. Trump’s D.C. Police Takeover Has Failed: For now, at least. Did Your Firm Just Implement A Vague 2400...
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Trump Admin Beats Hasty Retreat On DC Police Order
“Our capital city has been overtaken by violent gangs and bloodthirsty criminals, roving mobs of wild youth, drugged-out maniacs and homeless people,” the president ranted last week. It has not. Violent crime in DC...
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The Hoagie Heard Round The World — See Generally
One If By Land, Two If By Subway: DOJ fires lawyer who tossed sandwich at federal officer and this administration WILL NOT STAND for sandwiches thrown at law enforcmenet. Trying to kill them with...
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Stat(s) Of The Week: Midsize Firms Gain Ground
The legal industry had an “unexpectedly prosperous” second quarter, as an uptick in countercyclical practices like litigation offset a slowdown in M&A demand — and smaller firms gained ground on the Am Law 100...
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Trump’s Push For U.S. Drug Manufacturing Expands To Pharma Ingredients With New Executive Order
The post Trump’s Push For U.S. Drug Manufacturing Expands To Pharma Ingredients With New Executive Order appeared first on Above the Law....
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The Law Firms Picking Up The Most Legal Talent From The Biden Administration
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to data tracked by Leopard Solutions, which law firms scooped on the most attorneys that served in the Biden administration? Hint:...
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It Was The Best Of Times, It Was The Worst Of Times — See Also
Staff Layoffs And Retention Bonuses: Pick a struggle, Willkie. Washington D.C. Pushes Back Against Militarizing The Police Force: Remember when Republicans were the small government party? What Happens To A Passing Grade Deferred?: Three...
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Clients Often Shouldn’t Use Multiple Law Firms For One Matter
Sometimes, it is absolutely necessary for clients to use multiple law firms for a single matter. For instance, if a client wants their usual counsel to appear in a lawsuit in a jurisdiction where their...
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Fast Food & Fast Former DOJ Employee Arrests — See Also
Alleged D.C. Sandwich Thrower Arrested: No Happy Meals where he’s going. Hunter Biden Responds To Threat Of Billion-Dollar Suit: Short, sweet, and to the point. These Are The Client Service Trailblazers: See who is...
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Viral D.C. Sandwich Thrower ID’d As One Of The DOJ’s Own
The latest bit of ridiculous news in our nation’s turn toward authoritarianism is the felony charges levied against the D.C. sandwich thrower. In case you missed the underlying story, in the midst of Donald...
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Will Obergefell Fall Soon? — See Also
Republicans Have Been Gunning For Obergefell For Years Now: Will SCOTUS finally shoot it down? Looking For A List Of The Most Elite Firms?: We saved you some of the work! Drake’s Lawyers Are...
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Drake’s Lawyers Are Making Accusations And Probing For Proof Afterward
Some Above the Law stories require a certain level of objectivity, balance, and finesse to be done well. This is not one of them. Drake’s goofy ass is still trying to make fetch happen...
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Swimming In Money! — See Also
This Law Firm Just Announced Bonuses: Is it yours? Read and find out! The ABA Strikes Back Against The Trump Administration: Strong words coming from the ABA. UChicago Plans Course Around AI: This will...
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Solving The Justice Delay Problem With AI
Justice too long delayed is justice denied. — Dr. Martin Luther King It’s axiomatic that if a litigant has to wait years for a ruling, or for wrongs to be remedied, the delay can...
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Did You Hear About The New Merger? — See Also
Morris Manning Plans To Merge With Taft: The new firm’s gross revenue will be worth nearly a billion! Things Seem Quiet. Too Quiet: The second quarter looks a little too good, considering. They’re Going...
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Politicians Who Decline To Fix What Ails Us
If you asked me to name one thing that seems politically feasible and would help fix what ails America, I’d tell you that it’s solving the problem of gerrymandered Congressional districts. In a gerrymandered...
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Money, Money, Money — See Generally
BONUS TIME!: Milbank opens up the Biglaw summer bonus season. Will anyone follow? Now You See Them…: Todd Blanche’s Library of Congress deleted habeas corpus and the part that says presidents can’t impose tariffs...
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Miss Your First Bite At Getting Paid To Take The Bar? Don’t Miss Out This Time!
No one in their reasonable mind would like to take the bar exam — not only is the test so stressful it could give you a heart attack, they don’t even have protocol to...
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Debunked Episode 18: Unpacking MAHA, Nutrition On A Regional And Global Scale
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Controversial New Federal Judge’s Biglaw Roots
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! Recent appointee to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals Emil Bove began his career (well, after two clerkships) at which Biglaw firm?...
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The Dollar Signs Are Heading Your Way! — See Also
If You Work At Hueston Hennigan, That Is!: They just dropped summer bonuses. The DOJ Is Leaking Lawyers: Who will be left to do the work? Biglaw Partner Dies In Apparent Suicide: We extend...
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Reassigning Judicial Law Clerks Is A Band-Aid Over A Bullet Hole
At least 106 federal law clerks were mistreated by judges in 2023, according to the judiciary’s own workplace climate survey, meaning as many as 106 federal judges committed actionable misconduct. Yet just three judicial...
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We’re In Summer Bonus Season! — See Also
Check Out Milbank’s Bonuses!: Maybe the good PR will overshadow their bending backward for Trump! Lessons To Learn From The Bar Exam: Read to learn what the bar can do better (and to find...
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Which Law Firms Do You Turn To For Outside Counsel?
If you are an in-house lawyer and haven’t yet taken our Outside Counsel Survey, there’s still time to weigh in. We are compiling our annual list of the top outside counsel, and we rely on...
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Will Somebody Habeas Corpus Habeas Corpus? — See Also
A Vital Part Of The Constitution Was Just Deleted From The Congress Website: Very convenient! Surely isn’t a cause for worry! All’s Fair In Love And Laterals: Biglaw firm just poached over 40 lawyers...
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Top Biglaw Firm Poaches 40+ Lawyers From Competitor In Latest Group Lateral Move
Group lateral moves are still all the rage in Biglaw, and Crowell & Moring ought to know — the Am Law 100 firm just gobbled up a group of more than 40 lawyers, complete...
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Former Covington Associate Accuses Partner Of Racial Discrimination — See Also
Paul Bryant’s Accusations Were Carried To LinkedIn: Yes, Donald Trump is involved somehow. No Problem With Punching Up: Pam Bondi doesn’t take too kindly to Chief Justice Roberts. Welcome To The Stage!: Three cheers...
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Former Biglaw Associate Alleges Partner Used Racial Slur
Late last night, a former associate took to LinkedIn to accuse a Covington partner of calling him a racial slur. Paul Bryant, a former fifth-year corporate associate at Covington, claims that a partner engaged...
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Bar Takers Spot Issues With Examiners’ Account Of Heart Attack Response — See Also
They’d Have Gotten Away With It Too, If Not For Those Pesky Eye Witnesses: Their media response looks more like covering their asses than accountability. Trump Launches Jack Smith Investigation: The scare tactic seems...
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Bar Applicants Call B.S. On Examiner’s Account Of Test-Taker Suffering Cardiac Arrest
Good news: the woman who collapsed during the New York bar exam at Hofstra reportedly survived. That’s worth saying up front because nothing that follows should overshadow that. But now that we know she’s...
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SAVE Won’t Be Saving You From The Compound Interest On Your Law School Loans Anymore
Student loan debt is one of the worst souvenirs a law school graduate can take on as a reminder of their alma mater. Without taking six figures in loans, many hopeful lawyers wouldn’t be...
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Stat(s) Of The Week: Tech Tops The Charts
This week, Corporate Counsel released its 2025 General Counsel Compensation Report, featuring pay for legal chiefs at Fortune 1000 companies. The tech sector dominates the upper portion of the ranking, with chief legal officers...
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Is It OK To Take A Long Vacation And Then Quit?
As a first-year Biglaw associate, the shop at which I worked had a generous vacation policy. They gave all attorneys four weeks of paid vacation each year, and when an employee left the firm, the...
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Historic Job And Salary Numbers For Law School Grads
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Trivia Question of the Day! According to the National Association for Law Placement (NALP), what was the employment rate and national median salary for the law school...
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Where Do Your Teachers Rank? — See Also
There’s A Survey Of The Law Schools With The Best Teachers: Does your school make the top? It might surprise you! Next, Locking Up The Homeless: Should have seen this coming after Grants Pass....
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Federal Judge Discloses Death Threats, Harassment Amid Toxic Rhetoric From Trump Administration
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. I’ve been on the bench almost 15 years, and I must say it’s the one time that actually shook my faith in the...
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Heart Attack During The Bar Exam — See Also
NY Bar Taker Suffers Apparent Heart Attack During Bar Exam: The surrounding test takers were expected to continue on as if nothing out of the ordinary happened. Is This The Start Of A Bonus...
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Performative Judicial Complaint? Meet Freedom Of Information Act.
On Monday, July 28, Attorney General Bondi’s Chief of Staff Chad Mizelle hand-delivered an ethics complaint to the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit. In typically indignant terms, it alleged a gross...
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Bonus Season Is Here!
This Boutique Firm Is Kicking Off Summer Bonuses?: Has your firm? Why not?! Suing Coldplay For Defamation Is The Last Thing The Former Astronomer CEO Should Do: Hey, what’s two terrible decisions? Double down!...
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Know What’s Going On In The Classroom! — See Also
Which Law Schools Offer The Best Classroom Experience?: Read this list to find out! Gotta Know Which Battles To Fight: This partner would have been better off not fighting a computer program. The Horror!...
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AI In The Courts: What Judges Are Using, How It Works, And Why Lawyers Need To Adapt
Rapid advances in generative AI are reshaping the professional world, and this trend appears only to be accelerating. A new Thomson Reuters survey of 2,275 global professionals in the law and related fields, for...
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Do You Know The Most Exclusive Law Schools? — See Also
See How Your Memory Compares To The Truth: These law schools are the hardest to currently get into. Pay The Costs To Fight The “Boss”: Milbank is billing lower rates in the cities fighting...
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Hanson Bridgett’s Managing Partner Shares Her Thoughts On Leading A Law Firm Through Challenging Times
Over the course of the past several years, law firm leaders have too often found themselves dealing with difficult situations on multiple fronts, all at the same time. From political strife to natural disasters,...
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So Many Ways For Law Students To Make Bad Decisions — See Generally
Ranking For The Sake Of Ranking: The Princeton Review found a plethora of ways to rank law schools other than the straightforward ones. King & Spalding Upping The Pressure: To get associates back in...
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Lawyers Shouldn’t Refer Some Matters To Other Attorneys
Since lawyers usually cannot handle all of the matters that cross their desks, attorney referrals are a huge part of the legal industry. Oftentimes, referrals are good for both attorneys involved — the referring...
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The Revolution Will Be Card Cataloged: Dispatches From The Law Librarian Frontlines
Librarians don’t come across as folks who storm the Bastille. But when the 118th annual meeting of the American Association of Law Libraries met in Portland this week under a banner exhorting the group...
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Lawyers Already Numb To Inflation
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to the 2025 Legal Risk Index Report by Embroker, what percentage of legal professionals say inflation is a top worry? Hint:...
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A&O Shearman’s Incoming Associate Class Gets Ready For Epic Bar Trip — See Also
Waiting Is The Hardest Part: A&O Shearman incoming associates won’t start job until January 2026. I’m Not Even Sure What Law School Quality Of Life Even Means: But some schools seem to ace it....
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Lawyer Turned Novelist Pens The Perfect Summer Read
In this episode of The Jabot, I interview attorney and author Audrey Ingram, who shares her compelling transition from a law career to writing. Explore Audrey’s journey, motherhood’s role in her life choices, and get...
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It Was The Left Of Times, It Was The Right Of Times — See Also
Wonder Which Law Schools Have The Strongest Political Skew?: Make your guesses then read this list! $200M Is A Little Too Late: Trump’s legal “wins” are getting overshadowed by huge media losses. Can’t Make...
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Federal Judge Pulls Opinion With Fake Quotes And YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS!
Ready to cross another milestone on the legal profession’s march into slop? Too bad! Because we’re already here. We’ve had lawyers citing fake cases excreted from generative AI without ever learning their lesson for...
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An Opportunity To Chew The Cud — See Also
Some Well-Meaning Advice For The Biglaw Biter: There are some personality quirks you leave at the office door. It Isn’t Enough To Go The 2100+ Hour Distance: King & Spalding also needs you to...
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Building A Successful CLE: Leveraging Your Program For Career Advancement
Getty Images Ed. note: This is the fifth post in a series. In our last article, we focused on crafting a compelling Ethics CLE — one that goes beyond compliance to spark real conversation and...
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Is Shutting Up Part Of The Job? — See Also
Davis Polk Associate Fired For Posting His Private Opinions In His Spare Time: Should the response be “Good on him” or “That’s what you get!”? Trump Wants To Say It To Alito’s Face: Expect...
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GenAI And Critical Thinking: The Problem Is The Problem
In our enthusiasm to adopt and use GenAI, are we ignoring a critical problem: what are the tools doing to our critical thinking skills? And just why are experienced partners better at using GenAI...
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More Money, More Law Clerks! — See Also
Latham & Watkins Is Bumping Up Their Clerk Compensation: Check out the new numbers here! Shon Hopwood Convicted In Domestic Violence Case: He could be facing several more years behind bars. There Goes Another...
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Judge Trolls Lawyer Over Flowery Excuses For AI Hallucinations
Last week, we wrote about yet another lawyer filing a brief riddled with AI hallucinations. But to spice up the story, the attorney, Steven Feldman, responded to the Order to Show Cause with a...
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Firm Wants Lawyers To Defend Their Office Time — See Generally
* Funny You Should Ask…: Kirkland wants to hear from associates about how faithfully they’re following the office policy. * Just Wait Until They Learn About Diversity Jurisdiction: Law professor’s social media conversation about...
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Despite Progress, Healthcare Cybersecurity Is Still Falling Short
The post Despite Progress, Healthcare Cybersecurity Is Still Falling Short appeared first on Above the Law....
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If You Want To See A *Really* Evil Judge In Action…
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! What Disney film features a judge as the primary villain? Hint: Christopher Lloyd played the character and has said overtly evil characters,...
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Alina Habba To Let The Screen Door Hit Her On Her Way Out Of U.S. Attorney Job (OR MAYBE NOT!)
Famed parking garage lawyer Alina Habba spent her tenure as the quasi-U.S. Attorney for New Jersey stoking Epstein file rumors and pushing political prosecutions against Democrats inspecting ICE facilities. Now, mercifully, that tenure should...
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Is AI Behind These In-House Microsoft Layoffs? — See Also
This Could Be Some Serious Disruption: A recruiting partner thinks that adopting AI could lessen the need for junior attorneys. Judge Suspended For Donating Money To Presidential Campaigns: May seem silly, but those are...
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More Law Firms Should Allow Remote August Policies
Most lawyers would agree that August is a pretty slow time for the legal profession. Along with the end of the calendar year in December, August is when lawyers are most likely to take...
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So Much For The Disclaimer — See Also
Biglaw Associate Fired Despite “These Views Are My Own” Disclaimer: Davis Polk won’t even let associates speak their minds on their private time. Secret ICE Agents And Secret Attorneys: The cover of anonymity is...
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Quantifying The Cost Of Retirement: It’s More In Your Control Than You Think
Does this sound familiar? Another late night at the office. It’s 9 p.m. and you’re staring at another stack of briefs. Your phone buzzes with a text from your spouse asking when you’ll be...
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There’s A New Firm On The Block! — See Also
$125M Cowardice Begets New Law Firm: Guess which firm these founding members came from! Alan Dershowitz’s Much To Do About “Nothing” About Epstein List Leaves Him Worse Off: Is no one nearby telling him...
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The 100 Largest Law Firms In Florida (2024)
There are many different and exciting ways to rank law firms. How prestigious are they? How much money are they making? How much take-home cash do partners earn? How big are they? Yes, size...
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Top 100 Firm Hit With Their Second Malpractice Claim This Year: They’re scoring big in a contest you don’t want to win! Hit-And-Run Claims First-Year Associate: Our condolences to his friends and family. Not...
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Thief Steals Unreleased Beyoncé Music In Atlanta
(Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage for Parkwood) Tragedy has struck one of the most successful female singers of all time. Beyoncé Knowles, known for Ring The Alarm and 102 other RIAA certified titles, had her...
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Revenge Ages Well — See Also
This Former Legal Secretary’s “I Quit!” Is Still Worth Talking About: If you bring your home life to work, your secretary might tell your spouse you were cheating! Kirkland Questionnaire Perks Up Ears: Is...
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Admit It: Trump’s Done A Few Things Right
(Photo by DON EMMERT/AFP via Getty Images) As regular readers of this column know, I’m no fan of Donald Trump’s. But even a stopped clock is accurate twice a day. Can we admit that Trump...
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Summer Associate Really Wanted To Sink Her Teeth Into The Work — See Generally
Summer Associate Really Bit Off More Than She Could Chew: A summer associate decided to make a lasting impression — via bite marks. Multiple chomped colleagues later, she’s learned Hannibal Lecter isn’t the ideal...
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Stat(s) Of The Week: Legal Marketing In The AI Age
For most legal marketing professionals, the AI era has seen growing budgets, according to a new report by the Legal Marketing Association and Above the Law. When adjusting for inflation, 54% of respondents to...
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Merck Breathes Life Into Its Respiratory Prospects With $10B Deal To Buy Verona Pharma
The post Merck Breathes Life Into Its Respiratory Prospects With $10B Deal To Buy Verona Pharma appeared first on Above the Law....
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Want To Be A Biglaw Equity Partner? It’ll Cost Ya!
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to a survey by Am Law, the high end of equity partner contributions at one Am Law 100 firm was what...
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Keep Your Mouth To Yourself — See Also
You Can Only Bite Your Colleagues So Many Times: Summer associate fired for repeatedly biting her co-workers. Not making this up. A Few Good Blondes: This Legally Blonde x A Few Good Men mashup...
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How Consistency Builds Business Growth And Brand Visibility
Getty Images You’ve probably heard the saying “consistency is key” — but in legal marketing, it’s more than a cliché. It’s a strategy that can define the future of your practice. In this recent...
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Another Day, Another Firm Bumping Up The In-Person Quota — See Also
This Time It’s Duane Morris: Which Biglaw firm will be the next to hop on the trend? Never A Bad Time To Call Out Stupidity: Marc Randazza wrote a response to a cease and...
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On LawNext: How LexisNexis and Harvey Are Partnering to Reshape Legal AI, with LexisNexis CEO Sean Fitzpatrick
When legal research giant LexisNexis and legal AI giant Harvey announced a strategic alliance last month, legal tech commentator Richard Tromans called it “possibly the most important legal tech move in a decade.” On...
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Gotta Bump Those Attendance Numbers Up — See Also
Biglaw Firm Adopts Four-Day, In-Person Mandate: At least you get to stay home on Fridays! Not Saying You Did Anything Wrong, But It Does Look Weird: A foreign fund wants Weil to produce documents....
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Vault ‘Quality Of Life’ Rankings: The Best Midsize Law Firms To Work For (2026)
Vault recently published the 2026 edition of all manner of its closely watched rankings for the largest law firms in the country, proving that money — in the form of Cravath’s perennially competitive pay...
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Texas Flood Hits Home — See Also
Flash Flood Hits Camp Mystic: We send our condolences to the impacted families. Meryl Governski Joins Boutique Firm: Who will be the next big name to leave Willkie? Will The Next Best Supreme Court...
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Let The Robots Do The Sh*t Work: How Legal AI Is Delivering Real Value
The Reality Check: AI Isn’t Magic, and That’s a Good Thing Legal AI promises transformation. But if you ask most legal professionals, the day-to-day reality still looks remarkably familiar – crowded inboxes, slow document...
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What success rate does your employment lawyer Scarborough have?
success rate does your employment lawyer Scarborough When considering legal representation for workplace-related matters, one of the most important questions a potential client might ask is, “What success rate does your employment lawyer scarborough...
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Check The Funny Papers — See Also
Doonesbury Can’t Take Biglaw Serious: Wait until you hear their solution to the Pro Bono Payola problem! About That Epstein List Disappearing Act: Pam Bondi and the DOJ just did one hell of an...
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Meet Me At ILTACON: Opus 2 And AI Workbench
Opus 2, named ILTA Solution Provider of the Year, is excited to share its latest innovations at ILTACON 2025. These include AI Workbench, which is seamlessly built into its award-winning legal case management software,...
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The Artificial Intelligence Legal Catastrophe Inches Closer To Reality — See Generally
AI Makes Up Cases, Court Says ‘Sure, Why Not’: Judge signed off on party’s proposed order. Apparently didn’t bother to check the made up cases. Textualism/Originalism May Be Bankrupt, But Like Donald Trump Always...
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Lawyers Should Help Other Lawyers Start Their Own Practices
When I first started my own law practice over six years ago, several attorneys were instrumental in helping me launch my law firm. Some lawyers gave me valuable advice in the early months of launching...
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Red, White, And Definitely Blue
One of the many secrets (or maybe not-so secret depending upon whom you talk to) is the issue of enforcing judgments — not winning them but collecting on them — which is comparable to...
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Healthcare Moves: A Monthly Summary Of Hires, Exits, And Layoffs
The post Healthcare Moves: A Monthly Summary Of Hires, Exits, And Layoffs appeared first on Above the Law....
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This Law School Has Quite A Bit Of Influence On The Supreme Court
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to data collected by Jake S. Truscott and Adam Feldman, in the October 2024 term, which law school had its graduates...
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Wishing A Happy Independence Day To Our Advertisers
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How You Disagree Matters Too, Breyer — See Also
Former Supreme Court Justice Pretends Sham Legal Theory Is Used In Good Faith: You can advocate for pragmatism without pretending originalism is a real thing. Biglaw Firm Celebrates With Its Audience In Mind: Their...
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How Appealing Weekly Roundup – Above the Law
Ed. Note: A weekly roundup of just a few items from Howard Bashman’s How Appealing blog, the Web’s first blog devoted to appellate litigation. Check out these stories and more at How Appealing. “Appellate...
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Prepare For More Days In The Office — See Also
Another Firm Adopts The Four-Day, In-Office Model: Enjoy three days while you can. A&O Shearman is changing it come September. The “Big Beautiful Bill” Could Leave An Ugly Mark On Your Student Loan Plans:...
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Be A Finance Bro, Not A Finance Baby: Wall Street Will Be Fine If Zohran Mamdani Becomes NYC’s Mayor
I remember an argument I had 10 years ago with an ancient fossil of a lawyer after I mentioned that I had attended a Bernie Sanders rally. “But he calls himself a socialist,” croaked...
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Faked It Till They Made It — See Also
Trial Court Judge Ruled On AI-Hallucinated Law: Was only a matter of time. He Doesn’t Know When To Quit: The DOJ appeals order that went in Perkin Coie’s favor. Iowa, The Civil Procedure State:...
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A Conversation with CEO Jack Newton on Clio’s Acquisition of vLex
Landmark news broke this morning that law practice management company Clio has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the AI and legal research company vLex for $1 billion in cash and stock. After my initial report earlier today,...
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Loss Can Drive Merging — See Also
60-Lawyer Exodus Starts Merger Talk: Move ’em while you still can! Contempt Of Public: Chief Justice Roberts really doesn’t like you people. Let us count the ways. 4th Time’s The Charm: Susman Godfrey just...
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The Top Biglaw Firms In Boston (2026)
Boston is brimming with business opportunities, which is just one of the reasons that Biglaw firms are flocking there to throw open their doors. If you’re a lawyer who runs on Dunkin’, Beantown is...
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Sotomayor Paints Path For The Resistance — See Generally
Just Because You Lost The Battle, It Doesn’t Mean You’ve Lost The War: Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s dissent shows there is a way forward. Perkins Coie Makes Some Big Staffing Changes: Staff bears the burnt...
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Are Lawyers More Likely To Suffer Health Problems?
Most lawyers can attest that being an attorney is a stressful occupation due to the conflict and human drama that lawyers experience daily. In addition, many lawyers work long hours, which only compounds the stress...
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At The NATO Summit At The Hague, Ukraine Takes A Backseat
The post At The NATO Summit At The Hague, Ukraine Takes A Backseat appeared first on Above the Law....
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Sure, NOW Nationwide Injunctions Are A Problem
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! When was the first universal injunction issued in the United States? Hint: Nationwide injunctions became a conservative hobby horse when Trump’s policies...
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Trump Thinks Reporting The Truth Is A Punishable Offense — See Also
Accurate News Coverage Of Unilateral Iran Strike Angers Trump: He wants the Press to apologize. First Amendment, who? So Long And Thanks For All The National Injunctions: Major blow to meaningfully stopping Trump from...
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How Appealing Weekly Roundup
Ed. Note: A weekly roundup of just a few items from Howard Bashman’s How Appealing blog, the Web’s first blog devoted to appellate litigation. Check out these stories and more at How Appealing. “Justice...
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Milbank Rediscovers How To Stand Up For Itself — See Also
Milbank Fights Back Against Trump Order: Better late than never! Emil Bove III Speaks At Judicial Confirmation: He doesn’t have the strongest memory. Florida Law School Dean Misses The Point: The problem isn’t that...
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Emil Bove’s ‘I’m Not A Henchman’ T-Shirt Has People Asking Questions At Judicial Confirmation Hearing
Ed. note: Please welcome Liz Dye back to the pages of Above the Law. Subscribe to her Substack, “Law and Chaos,” here. “It is my great honor to nominate Emil Bove to serve as a...
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Mind Your Gum, Please — See Also
Federal Judge Takes Court Room Littering Seriously: Bet they won’t treat the table underside as a gum receptacle again. Make Work-Life Balance A Little Easier!: Vault ran the numbers to see which firms are...
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Vault ‘Quality Of Life’ Rankings: The Best Law Firms To Work For In America (2026)
Last week, Vault released the 2025 edition of its closely watched law firm rankings, proving that money — in the form of Cravath’s perennially competitive pay scale — can buy prestige. But can that money...
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What’s The Bonus For A Third-Year Biglaw Assassin? — See Also
Biglaw Partner Thought He Was Running The Continental From John Wick: In fairness, Biglaw would be a lot more interesting if they replaced all the associates with “assassins.” Don’t Play Lawyerball With The Referee:...
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Puerto Rico Allows Non-Lawyer Ownership of Law Firms
I wrote yesterday about the Puerto Rico Supreme Court’s adoption of the duty of technology competence, done as part of its promulgation of new rules of professional conduct to replace a code of ethics...
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Staff Layoffs And AI Penalties — See Also
Trump-Fighting Firm Lays Off Staff: Best of luck to the former Perkins Coie staffers. Using AI Has Its Consequences: Life in prison may be a little much! Former Skadden Fellows Share Their Thoughts On...
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Ba- Ba- Ba-, Ba- Bomb Iran
Iran presents a real dilemma. I’m writing this on Saturday, and the United States is not (yet) bombing Iran. For Donald Trump, this is great. It’s great if Israel solves the Iran problem — eliminating...
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Latest In Supreme Court Opinions Reveal The Truth About Who The Justices Really Are — See Generally
Neil Gorsuch Tries To Get Cute With The Majority Opinion: It doesn’t end well for him. Embarrassing Courtroom Moment Caught On Camera: Maybe this is the real reason the Supreme Court shies away from...
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AHIP CEO On The Budget Bill: ‘We Are Very Concerned About The Impact On Coverage’
The post AHIP CEO On The Budget Bill: ‘We Are Very Concerned About The Impact On Coverage’ appeared first on Above the Law....
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A Biglaw Firm Where Partners And Associate Work Together In Harmony
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to the most recent Vault ranking. which Biglaw firm is ranked #1 for associate/partner relations? Hint: Though the firm was founded...
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Mistaken Honorifics In The Courtroom — See Also
Attorney Calls Judge “Honey” During Oral Argument: At least he immediately caught himself! Ketanji Reads Gorsuch’s Textualism Argument For Filth: She’s not pulling any punches! FASORP Takes Michigan Law School To Court: They’ll keep...
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Why Making Social Media Companies Liable For User Content Doesn’t Do What Many People Think It Will
Brazil’s Supreme Court appears close to ruling that social media companies should be liable for content hosted on their platforms—a move that appears to represent a significant departure from the country’s pioneering Marco Civil internet...
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It’s Easier For A Biglaw Firm To Increase Their Prestige Ranking When You Ignore The Whole ‘Craven Capitulation’ Thing
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to the most recent Vault 100 prestige rankings, which Biglaw firm entered the Vault Top 10 this year for the first...
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Rising Healthcare Costs: What Employers Are Doing To Manage Expenses, Per Mercer
The post Rising Healthcare Costs: What Employers Are Doing To Manage Expenses, Per Mercer appeared first on Above the Law....
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Alito Doesn’t Think Trans Children Deserve The Strict Scrutiny Standard — See Also
The Majority Of The Supreme Court Gave The Okay To Discriminate Against Trans Children: That said, Alito’s concurrence really goes the extra mile. Want To Know The Best Law School Ranking?: Ours! Read ATL’s...
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Vault 100 Rankings: The Most Prestigious Law Firms In America (2026)
What do associates at major law firms care about more than money? Prestige. But in times like these, when Biglaw firms are signing away their very legacies to appease Donald Trump’s unconstitutional whims, being a leader when...
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Time To Step Up Those Proposals — See Also
Your Firm Needs To Step Up Their Pitches: Less time assembling proposals, more time improving how you propose. Bribery?! In This Economy?!: American bribery gets a blessing. Bribing to another nation’s benefit? Not so...
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Supply Chain Chaos Is Stalling Beauty Industry Innovation, Says New Report
The post Supply Chain Chaos Is Stalling Beauty Industry Innovation, Says New Report appeared first on Above the Law....
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Can The Damage Control At Least Be Realistic? — See Also
Paul Weiss Says Everything Is Okay: If you squint past the horrible PR and the firm hemorrhaging partners, it’s a plausible narrative! Threatening Like A Lawyer: Merely wishing great harm occasions your enemies still...
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Palantir, Meta, OpenAI Execs To Commission Into Army Reserve, Form ‘Detachment 201’
The post Palantir, Meta, OpenAI Execs To Commission Into Army Reserve, Form ‘Detachment 201’ appeared first on Above the Law....
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Third Amendment Trending, Which Is Never Great — See Generally
AirBnBivouac: Trump sent troops to L.A. with no plan to house them and everyone dusted off their pocket Constitutions. Florida Secedes… Again: State supreme court orders state bar to back out of the American...
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This Biglaw Firm Lost 42% Of Its Attorneys Last Year
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to data collected by the National Law Journal, which Biglaw firm saw the largest percentage decrease in head count in 2024?...
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BioNTech To Buy CureVac In $1.25B Stock Deal That Would Also End mRNA Patent Dispute
The post BioNTech To Buy CureVac In $1.25B Stock Deal That Would Also End mRNA Patent Dispute appeared first on Above the Law....
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Skadden Fellowship Sells Out, Gets Rid Of Commitments They’ve Championed Since 1988
The Skadden Fellowships have been a pretty big deal for the last 37 years. Fellows have done a lot of good over the years, improving legal services for the poor and encouraging economic independence...
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Willkie Partners Are Walking Away! — See Also
To Cooley, That Is!: They are leaving in favor of a firm with a backbone. Skadden De-Fangs Their Distinguished Fellows Program To Keep Trump Happy: How will they reconcile helping the poor and “conservative...
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Lindsey Graham Thinks It Should Be Illegal To Identify ICE Agents
(Photo by Demetrius Freeman-Pool/Getty Images) We’re just supposed to assume that the masked person brandishing a gun and ordering us to get into an unmarked vehicle is a federal agent, rather than a criminal. We’re just...
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Sitting U.S. Senators Aren’t Safe From Arrest — See Also
Senator Padilla Arrested For Doing His Job: “Agents” tried to stop recordings of the arrest, citing “FBI rights.” California Widens Door On Who Can Practice Law: Just get rid of the bar at this...
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Morning Docket: 06.12.25
* Police officers file suit to force Republicans to hang statutorily required plaque honoring law enforcement efforts on January 6. [CBS News] * Judge orders administration to release Mahmoud Khalil setting up latest opportunity...
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So Long And Thanks For All The DEI — See Also
Kirkland Boots Their DEI Staff: Surprise surprise, everyone. If It Looks Like An Arrest And Smells Like An Arrest: Call it something else! Then the Marines can do whatever they want! Elon Musk Still...
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Morning Docket: 06.11.25
* Kirkland cuts diversity leader and staff in ongoing cowardice campaign. [American Lawyer] * Elon Musk’s Twitter strategy remains “threatening to sue anyone who doesn’t give us money.” It’s been his play for a...
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Hey, Third Amendment! Are You Ready For The Spotlight?! — See Also
How Much Longer Will The National Guard Sleep On The Floor?: And will hotels have to rely on the Third Amendment? Business Insider Draws Attention On Bob Giuffra: We know the pro bono payola...
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Morning Docket: 06.10.25
* Surrender firms basking in coverage suggesting they view Trump deals as empty gestures. Yes, and all those big ticket partner defections are just coincidental. [Bloomberg Law News] * Profile of Robert Guiffra’s embrace...
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Another One Bites The Salaried Partner Tier — See Also
Times Are Changing At Debevoise: If there’s a partner on your case, make sure to clarify which kind they are. Paul Weiss Is Bleeding Talent Over Kneeling To Trump: Dunn Isaacson Rhee is making...
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Morning Docket: 06.09.25
* Debevoise maintains lockstep compensation but creates non-equity tier. [American Lawyer] * Supreme Court tech glitch blasted out orders before official release. Dismantling a constitutional republic must be done on a proper schedule or...
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‘Adventures In Legal Tech’: The Challenges Of AI Upskilling
How are legal professionals and law firm managers adapting to rapid advances in artificial intelligence? Justin Cary of Drummond Woodsum in Portland, Maine, joined host Jared Correia in this recent episode of “Adventures in...
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The Cities With The Most Lawyers In America
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Trivia Question of the Day! According to data from the 2025 NLJ 500, which five U.S. cities have the most lawyers, and which five firms have the...
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The Quiet Crisis Of Law Firm Lead Conversion: Why You Don’t Have A Marketing Problem, You Have An Intake Problem
Law firms across the country are investing heavily in digital marketing. They’re running SEO campaigns, producing video content, launching PPC ads, and posting on every social media platform imaginable. And yet, many of these...
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The GOP’s Budget Plan Is A Crisis In The Making For Hospitals
The post The GOP’s Budget Plan Is A Crisis In The Making For Hospitals appeared first on Above the Law....
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We’re In The Folk Music Stage Of The #Resistance — See Also
WilmerHale Got A Musical Shout-Out For The Firm’s Hard Work: As did Perkins Coie, Jenner & Block, and Susman Godfrey! Did A Human CALI The Course?: AI is getting really good at answering law...
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Morning Docket 06.06.25
* Spat between America’s richest and orangest man makes Steve Bannon talk about nationalizing SpaceX. [Wall Street Journal] * Lawyers across the pond are getting in trouble for misusing AI in their work product....
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Another Biglaw Firm Adopts 4-Day In-Person Requirement — See Also
Add Another Day To Your Commute!: Hogan Lovells moves to a 4-day policy. Director Of Skadden’s Fellowship Program Resigns Over Firm’s Deal With Trump: Susan Plum was hired as the interim Executive Director. Even...
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Gross Revenue Is Not Created Equal Across Biglaw Firms
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Trivia Question of the Day! According to data collected by Am Law, which Am Law 100 firm had the lowest gross revenue in 2024? Hint: Compared to...
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Standing Up For The Rule Of Law Is An Easy Way To Get Popular! — See Also
Rise And Resist Gains A Bunch Of Support: Cheers for fighting the good fight! Here’s Your Preview Of The NextGen Bar Exam: Less time and less hassle! Will The Real IP Infringer Please Lawyer...
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