Canada Labour Code lawyer settle cases out of court Resolving workplace disputes without going through a full court or tribunal process is often the preferred approach for both employees and employers. Many people wonder whether legal professionals can handle such matters efficiently outside formal proceedings. In practice, a Canada Labour…
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When facing employment termination, understanding the Reasonable notice period is critical. This period ensures that employees have sufficient time to adjust after losing their job, whether financially or professionally. The length of this notice can vary depending on factors like age, length of service, position, and availability of comparable employment.…
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wrongful dismissal Employment law provides protections for employees who are terminated, but questions often arise when the termination occurs after an illness. Many employees wonder, does wrongful dismissal apply to termination after illness? The answer depends on the circumstances surrounding the dismissal, including whether the employer followed proper procedures and…
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Get emotional support from a workplace harassment lawyer When someone experiences harassment at work, the impact often goes far beyond the professional sphere—it can deeply affect emotional health, confidence, and overall well-being. This is why many victims ask, “Can I get emotional support from a workplace harassment lawyer?” The answer…
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Biglaw Partner Gets Ear Pierced In Courtroom After Saving Claire’s From Bankruptcy: Fancy lawyering, fancier jewelry! Trump Sues NYT For Doing Their Jobs: Again. Get a new hobby, man. Luigi Mangione’s Terrorism Charges Dropped: Judge finds the charges wouldn’t have held up at trial. Perfectionism Can Be A Downer: Has…
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Above the Law has spent a lot of time and digital ink decrying the cowardly decision of nine Biglaw firms to bend a knee to Donald Trump and ink deals promising $940 million in pro bono payola for conservative causes. These deals have garnered a lot of criticism from around the…
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Feelings Matter More Than Facts To The Right: Can you point out where the associate said anything inaccurate in the post? Sorry Kilmeade, You Can’t Just Kill Homeless People: Makes you wonder how far the Supreme Court is from changing that. Whoa There, Partner!: Biglaw partner gets benchslapped due to…
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Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. President Trump lol. — An anonymous Am Law 100 associate’s response to a question found in the American Lawyer Midlevel Associates Survey about what they consider the biggest threat to their current role in the industry. As noted by Am Law,…
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Amy Coney Barrett Immediately Starts Hedging On Dictatorship Fanfic: Justice Barrett shut down Trump’s third term talk… until Fox asked her if she was sure and then she remembered to start hemming and hawing. Colbert Should Moonlight As Sotomayor’s Burner Account: The justice gives her colleagues the benefit of the…
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In this episode, host Steve Fretzin and lawyer coach Phyllis Sisenwine discuss the art of building a legal practice through intentional networking, relationship-building, and smart business development strategies. Phyllis shares her decades of experience helping lawyers and professionals connect more meaningfully, manage their time, and turn introductions into real opportunities. …
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(Image via Getty) Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! Which two Supreme Court justices have appeared on U.S. currency? Hint: Neither bill is currently in circulation, but justices have appeared on the $500 and $10,000 bill. See the answer on the next page. The…
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Greenberg Traurig’s Larry Hoffman Has Passed Away: We extend our condolences to his family, friends, and the firm. A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Billable Hours: Here’s a showing of the biggest associate bang for buck for housing. Activists Use AI To Identify Ice Agents: Masks won’t hide you for…
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Winston Churchill once said about Russia: It is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma. I’m starting to feel the same way about training young lawyers in the age of AI. How do we, as a profession, train law students and young lawyers with critical skill sets and…
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Justice Barrett Shares Concerns About Lawyers Using AI To Prep For Oral Argument: Can’t blame the software for predicting obvious questions. Nothing Says Competency Like Lawsuits: Kash Patel gets the FBI sued. Rookies Can Learn From Rooks: Here’s what chess has to teach us about lawyering. Kanye West Deposition Incoming:…
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If your firm is not collecting earned revenue, growth will slow, cash flow will tighten, and profitability will suffer. Fortunately, revenue and profit leakage can be minimized with awareness, the right tools, and disciplined financial oversight. Join our expert panel on Sept. 25 at 2pm ET to explore common sources of…
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Stephen Colbert Acts As Justice Sotomayor’s Anger Translator: “This just sounds like racial profiling with extra steps.” Making Social Media Great Again: Strange time to snap a pic with Russell Brand, Ed Martin. Remembering The TaxProf Blog: Steven Chung reflects on the legacy. Student Loan Forgiveness Class Action: It’s their…
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Tech-savvy lawyers understand the importance of generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools for law firms. AI offers significant benefits, including unmatched efficiency gains. However, that vast potential can sometimes stop you in your tracks. It’s the classic “choice paralysis” dilemma: With so many options available, how do you know where to…
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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!: Ropes & Gray decides against adopting nonequity partnerships. Voice Support, Get Appointed: Judge confirmed to federal…
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Attending the inaugural Kaleidoscope conference in Austin last week, I couldn’t shake a strange feeling: I’d been here before. That was impossible, of course, as this was 8am’s very first customer conference. But the energy, the setup, the vibe all felt uncannily familiar. It was, as Yogi Berra might have…
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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 watch & learn! Is That A Mariachi I Hear?: Megan Thee Stallion’s lawyers give Adin Ross…
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After a recent appellate decision declared Trump’s sweeping tariff regime unconstitutional, the administration is appealing the decision to the Supreme Court. That’s entirely expected, and even the Fourth Circuit kept the tariffs in place until mid-October to give Trump the opportunity to do so. Donald Trump reacted to the appellate…
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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 judges from threats. Amy Coney Barrett’s “Aw Shucks” Routine Eligible For SAG Card: Anyone buying the…
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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 professional reputation by establishing you as a thought leader in your field. However, reputation building is…
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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? Hint: No wonder the lateral partner market is hopping. See the answer on the next page.…
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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 find mentorship in Biglaw. Texting While Lawyering?: Some sound advice on how to communicate with clients…
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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 in federal funding! Lobbyist Defends Firms Capitulating To Trump: An argument was made. Not particularly strong,…
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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 that be a lesson to anyone else that sees her as a quick come up. Unexpected…
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Today is September 3. Labor Day has come and gone. It’s been nearly a full month since Milbank announced that it would be handing out special bonuses to associates ($6,000 to $25,000, based on class year). Other midsize and boutique firms have already stepped in to award summer bonuses to…
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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? Yes. Defamation?: Not so much. Dershowitz had to learn the hard way. You Aren’t The Only…
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Rudy Giuliani, former mayor of New York and priest doxxer, was rear-ended this Saturday on a highway. Last night, Rudy Giuliani was injured in a car accident on the highway after helping a domestic violence victim in New Hampshire. “Mayor Giuliani's vehicle was struck from behind at high speed. He…
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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 once again that bar associations should require basic humanity CLEs. Biglaw Divorce Gets Messy: Former partner…
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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 bona fide esquires. And this year the average score of July test takers is the highest…
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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 Louisiana Essentially Flipping Sides in Callais Case Before Supreme Court and Arguing Section 2 of the…
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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 dates was unconstitutional? Hint: The judges found the law violated voters’ 1st and 14th Amendment rights.…
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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 chaos in New Jersey thanks to President Trump’s insistence that his personal lawyer serve as the top prosecutor in the Garden State. The…
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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! We’re In The Authenticity Checking Phase Of It All: Trump admin is equivocating being anti-Trump with…
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With so many firms moving towards a full return to the office, those firms that offer flexibility and remote working in August will attract lawyers looking to balance life with work. —Christopher Clarke, founder of Definitum Search, commenting to Law.com about the trend at Biglaw firms (including Ropes & Gray,…
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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 Treats Aren’t For Kids!: Election official charged for drugging children’s ice cream. Gotta Try Harder To…
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As I continue to play catch up on some of the news announced during ILTACON, the e-discovery company Everlaw made two notable announcements there: The expansion from private to open beta of its AI Deep Dive, a tool that can answer complex questions about large document collections, and its having…
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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 reason for celebration! Mental Health And Product Liability: A teenage suicide puts the spotlight on who…
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Tiffany Monroe is going viral for all the right reasons. The Chief People & Culture Officer at the tax preparation company H&R Block — and a Pepperdine Law graduate — demonstrated pop culture savvy, a keen insight into human nature, and some good old-fashioned newsjacking. Yesterday the internet — nah,…
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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 Order” crackdown is looking pretty lawless. Hey Roberts, Get Somebody To Protect PACER!: Senator asks Chief…
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Even though ILTACON ended more than a week ago now, I am still digging out from the deluge of briefings and meetings I attended there. One of particular note was a media briefing with LexisNexis executives in which they provided further information on the company’s AI strategy. Just ahead of…
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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 Biglaw Executive Order Loss: He’s got people on the inside — why wouldn’t he? Pauline Newman…
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(Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) Donald Trump’s efforts to defend the executive orders targeting Biglaw firms that have earned his ire are loser cases. Four different district court judges from across the political spectrum have all ruled that EOs aimed at Perkins Coie, Jenner & Block, WilmerHale, and Susman Godfrey, respectively, are unconstitutional on a variety of grounds.…
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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 if you want to work from home. Biglaw’s Cracking The Whip: When it comes to getting…
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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 plummeted because he smoked weed on the Joe Rogan show, there’s that time Tesla stock sank…
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Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to the latest Vault ranking, which Biglaw firm took the top spot for best Summer Associate program? Hint: The LA-based firm with 18 offices in eight different countries also took the top space on last year’s summer…
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“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 matters when it makes him look bad. Justice Jackson Has Comical Words For Her Colleagues: And…
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Most law firms have systems in place when it comes to salary and bonus determinations. In many instances, law firms evaluate an attorney’s work on a yearly basis, and at that time decide what salary increase the attorney will receive, if any, and whether the attorney will receive a bonus at…
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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 your firm is on the list! Trump Is Merely A Fraud!: He’s pretty happy about no…
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Thomson Reuters President and CEO Steve Hasker believes the legal profession is experiencing “the biggest disruption … in its history” due to generative and agentic artificial intelligence, fundamentally rewriting how legal work products are created for the first time in more than 300 years. Speaking to legal technology reporters during…
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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” Sex Ring: Forthcoming details may make sense of the in-chambers shooting. Eric André Gets Second Swipe…
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(Image via Getty) Let’s face it: tens of thousands of students enroll in law school every year, each with a dream in their hearts of saving the world. Maybe they want to seek out justice for children, animals, or the environment. Maybe they want to serve their communities and make…
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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 Adoption Is Hitting Top Tier Law Schools: Somebody has to teach future attorneys how to proof…
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Just because you know somebody, doesn’t mean you appreciate exactly what it is they do for a living. Take our current interviewee, a gentleman married to one of my wife’s cousins and someone who I have known for at least 20 years. Yes, we have gotten to speaking a lot…
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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 Hours Target?: King & Spalding just did, and associates are pissed! That Isn’t The “Test Hacking”…
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Ask most legal or business leaders what’s buried inside their contracts, and the answers are usually vague. Someone in legal knows. It depends on the deal. We have templates. It’s under control. But the reality is, few companies truly understand what’s in their signed agreements across the board. That lack…
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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 fire extinguishers and flagpoles, though… much different story. The Biglaw Circle Of Life…: Morris Manning defections…
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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 — according to a new report by Thomson Reuters. The Law Firm Financial Index’s quarterly update,…
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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: Between December 2024 and July 2025, they tracked ~250 attorneys from the White House, Main Justice,…
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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 more test takers passed the February California Bar after score changes. Sandwich Thrower Caught On Video:…
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‘Yesssss!’ While this is not the first time in legal history that bar takers received failing grades and swore that they passed that damn thing, we have to be within the top five moments of that happening. After hundreds of California February bar exam takers were told that they failed,…
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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 at the top of the game! NY Politician Wants The NY Bar Examiners To Do Better:…
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The key to jury selection is deselecting jurors who are harmful to your case and selecting favorable jurors. Each side is trying to strike bad jurors and keep good ones, which means you’re trying to strike their favorable jurors and they’re trying to strike yours. Some argue that this…
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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 Looking For Anything To Save Their Client’s Reputation: From private communications to a Pulitzer Prize winner’s…
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It does not happen very often in the American legal system, but occasionally in a lawsuit, one side is ordered by the court to pay at least a portion of the other side’s legal fees. I still remember quite clearly the first time I got an attorneys’ fee award all…
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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 be a boon to tenants looking for a bit of help with their cases! Yes, Birthrates…
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Ed. note: Please welcome Vivia Chen back to the pages of Above the Law. Subscribe to her Substack, “The Ex-Careerist,” here. CONTRARY TO WHAT YOU’VE BEEN FORCED-FED by the likes of JD Vance, it’s not those career-obsessed cat ladies who are the culprits behind America’s decline in birthrates. The truth is that women…
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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 After Harvard’s IP: The Department of Commerce is threatening to take the school’s patents. Thinking About…
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In its latest Law Firm Financial Index, Thomson Reuters compares the legal market to the eye of a storm. Perhaps. Though the thing about the eye of a storm is you know you’re halfway to the other side, and there’s not much to suggest the looming danger will let up…
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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 from the Constitution. Complete coincidence. Former Associate Alleges Racist Incident: Claims partner used slur while trying…
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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 timely assist you if that actually happens! Ideally, law schools would be good enough to vet…
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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? Hint: The firm was founded in the 1800s in NYC. See the answer on the next…
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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 our condolences to his family and friends. Looking To Get Paid $1500 To Take The Bar?:…
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The new Blickstein Group COO Study demonstrates continued lawyer hubris, arrogance, and independence that impairs job satisfaction — and profitability. The July Law Firm COO Survey gathered responses from COOs about law firm operations, AI adoption, compensation, and business challenges. The Blickstein Group is a legal industry research and consulting…
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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 the NY bar taker’s GoFundMe!)! Private Equity Partners Are Staying Put: Not everyone is swept up…
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We lawyers love to talk. But listening? Not so much. Yet active listening and paying close attention go a long way to understanding others and improving your communication with them. Here are tips to improve your next conversation: Adopt a learner’s mindset. Treat every conversation as an opportunity to learn,…
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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 from one of their competitors. Suing White Supremacists, So Brave: No, literally — that’s the point…
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Every once in a while, you may meet a client that wants to start a business. Like most startups, they don’t have a lot of cash for legal fees so they offer an equity stake in the business. You may have heard stories of people who became instant millionaires by…
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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 for the newest Biglaw firm, McDermott Will & Schulte! Florida Declares War On DEI. Again: This…
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Ed. note: Please welcome Vivia Chen back to the pages of Above the Law. Subscribe to her Substack, “The Ex-Careerist,” here. ARE WE AT A POINT where it’s just no big deal that the president of the United States can use the government to go after a member of the judiciary…
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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 to be a little shortsighted. Ninth Circuit Takes On Birthright Citizenship Order: Here’s a preview of…
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In State of Washington, et al. v. Trump, et al., the Ninth Circuit reviewed the constitutionality of Executive Order No. 14160, issued by President Trump in January 2025. The Order attempted to deny U.S. birthright citizenship to children born on U.S. soil to parents who were either temporarily or unlawfully present in the country.…
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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 able to attend their dream (or fall back) schools. At the time of signing, the focus…
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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 at tech companies holding 13 of the top 20 spots, including that of the highest-paid CLO.…
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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 shop paid up to four weeks’ worth of vacation time to the departing worker. Many firms…
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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 graduating class of 2024? Hint: As noted by NALP Executive Director Nikia Gray, recent graduates had…
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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. Federal Judge Opens Up About Death Threats: He encouraged U.S. leadership to stop demonizing the judiciary.…
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* Kavanaugh tells judges that the Supreme Court can’t explain shadow docket opinions because it might suggest to lower courts that the Court has made a decision about the legal merits. This is a week after the Court explicitly told lower court judges to use shadow docket opinions to guess…
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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 War?: How’s about $15k extra for your hard work? Diddy Might Not Need That Pardon After…
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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! Do You Know The Best Law Schools For Women?: Compare your mental list to the one…
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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! The Minimally Competent Horror!: Tell us your bar exam horror stories! Keep Your Friends Close And…
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* New whistleblower report about Emil Bove, though honestly if the first one didn’t stop him, there’s not really any shame left. [The Hill] * Assaults on the rule of law… not just for the executive branch! The Federal Circuit extends its virtual impeachment of Judge Newman. [Law360] * As…
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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 Trump. Welcome Back?: Colorado dean reappointed following faculty feedback. Kagan Might Support AI More Than Her…
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* Jake Tapper holds the line on actual facts of the Epstein prosecution. [Huffington Post] * New York is for Biglaw. Mid-size law, not as much. [New York Law Journal] * Arnold & Porter opens new office in Seattle. [Bloomberg Law] * Trump finalizes deal with Qatar over private jet…
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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 the office. Do AI Bots Dream Of Electric Benchslaps?: Butler Snow lawyers earn one of the…
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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 to “Be Bold,” deep thoughts about the Dewey decimal system gave way to revolutionary resolve. In…
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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: Last year 52% listed inflation as a top concern. See the answer on the next page.…
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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. Like A Bad Penny, Alina Habba Keeps On Turning Up: Screw the rule of law and…
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* Trump withdraws Habba’s nomination so he can avoid statute the prevents nominee from serving as Acting U.S. Attorney… even though the statute actually says she’s blocked from holding the job if her name was ever submitted for nomination. But surely the devoted textualists on the Supreme Court will hold…
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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 This Up: Federal judge claws back opinion after discovering mistakes and misquotes. Looks like AI! Former…
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* Ninth Circuit able to read the plain text of the 14th Amendment, which is news in 2025. [Reuters] * Trump administration trying to do the opposite of that old, “look for the union label” ad. Fails, again. For now. [Bloomberg Law] * Dude, the FBI totally told Trump he…
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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 do it at the office for some reason. The ‘I Don’t Doodle’ Defense Isn’t Going Well:…
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* Pam Bondi fires Alina Habba’s replacement from her First Assistant job apparently because she doesn’t understand that her appointment has nothing to do with being First Assistant. Crackerjack legal team! [Politico] * The first Trump DOJ said Ghislaine Maxwell was untrustworthy and motivated to lie about anything to save…
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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 him to take his executive order strategy all the way to SCOTUS. The No-Spine Nine Are…
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* DOJ trying to unseal Epstein grand jury records knowing those won’t add anything but hoping it sounds official enough to get their own followers off their backs. [New York Law Journal] * John Roberts is responsible for every bit of this. [The Atlantic] * Breonna Taylor killer sentenced to…
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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 Litigation Partner!: Goodbye A&O Shearman, hello Freshfields! Take A Hike!: No seriously, Quinn Emanuel hosts great…
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* 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 injunctions triggers backlash over “equity.”. * Revenge Is A Dish Best Served During Billable Hours: List…
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In the heat of an argument — whether it’s a tense negotiation or a spirited debate among colleagues — lawyers often feel a reflexive pull to win the point. We’re trained for it. Law school hones our ability to spot laws in logic, dismantle weak arguments, and, let’s be honest,…
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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 be coming to a close. Habba sprung from her cage on Highway 9 to assume the…
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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, like this one, are “fun to play.” In the climax of the film, this villain is…
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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 the rules! Time To Say Bye-Bye To Habba?: We will have our answer by next week!…
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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 getting green lit by judges. Don’t Put Too Much Trust In Antitrust: If the DOJ won’t…
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Aspiring law clerks are applying and interviewing for clerkships right now. Before The Legal Accountability Project (LAP) launched our nationwide Clerkships Database (aka “Glassdoor for Judges”), clerkship applicants accessed information about judges, if it existed, from their law schools. But schools’ clerkship resources are insufficient at best and misleading at…
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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 this a sign of attendance policy consequences to come? Hey Man, Sorry Would Have Sufficed!: Apologizing…
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Big changes rarely happen quickly at Biglaw firms. Even before the rank-and-file associates catch wind of anything, there’s usually much discussion and analysis going on at the management level. So when the world’s richest law firm, Kirkland & Ellis, made a change to standard review assessments, it got tongues wagging.…
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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 lawyerly role model.. MAGA Meltdowns Down Realizing Superman Is Undocumented: Suffering a “Crisis on Infinite Cable…
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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 the 2025 Legal Marketing Decision-Makers Survey report “slightly” or “significantly” increased budgets in recent years, while…
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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 percentage of a new equity partners’ annual compensation? Hint: There is a big range of partner…
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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 is the video you didn’t know you needed. Looking Back, The Bar Exam Was A Wreck:…
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Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. I would say the state of our democracy. — Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, in response to being asked what kept her up at night, during an Indianapolis Bar Association event held earlier this week. As noted by the New…
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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 desist you can only dream of sending out. About Harvard’s Negotiations With Trump: They scrubbed diversity…
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Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. Sure, we’ve experienced some attrition. All law firms do. — Marc Kasowitz, managing partner and co-founder of Kasowitz (formerly known as Kasowitz Benson Torres), in comments given to Law.com, concerning the firm’s recent spate of partner exits, including co-founder…
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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. Don’t Call The Back-Down A Retreat!: The ABA President has an interesting characterization of their DEI…
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affect common law reasonable notice period The common law reasonable notice period is a critical concept in employment law that determines how much notice an employee should receive upon termination, in the absence of just cause. A variety of factors influence the length of this notice period, and one of…
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(Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) At the end of Chinatown, as our protagonist watches the bad guys win, he’s pulled away and admonished, “Forget it, Jake. It’s Chinatown.” The phrase lives on as a warning when corruption runs so deep that there’s no fighting it. In the film, the bad…
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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 Advocate Be An AI Program?: Adam Unikowsky thinks that AI is a mean, oral argument making…
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The height of summer is nearly upon us, but law students have their future careers on their minds. With so many things to take into account when considering their livelihoods, how can law students create meaningful distinction between firms? Perhaps they can take a look at the firms’ pro bono…
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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 about face. Is This An IP Lawsuit Or An Advertisement Campaign?: Lululemon drags Costco to court…
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It’s not surprising that Jenner & Block is adding to its appellate practice. The firm is well known for its top notch appellate work, so naturally, its always on the lookout for lateral talent that will bolster their roster. And Jenner & Block’s litigation prowess has been in the news…
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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 Is… Ignoring Costs, Harming People Who Trust Them In Good Faith, And Barreling Forward To The…
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Getty Images Ed. note: This is the third post in a series. In our journey to create a compelling CLE, we’ve laid a strong foundation by selecting the right topic, structured the content effectively, and incorporated ethics and humor to add depth and engagement. Now, as we move forward, it’s…
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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 walking barefoot across a field of rusty nails without a tetanus shot beforehand. The client is…
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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 arguing the most oral arguments? Hint: Alum from this law school made up 25% of the…
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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 firework celebration comes with a quiet room in case it gets to be too much! What…
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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 the firm, and other lawyers referred work to me that helped generate revenue in my first…
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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: Read up on it and plan accordingly. He Can Get Slowed Down, Actually: Jury issues verdict…
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(Photographer: Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg) Taking a sledgehammer where a chisel — or better yet nothing — would do, the Supreme Court nixed injunctions it didn’t like by striking down the power to issue universal injunctions totally and addressed schools teaching that gay people exist by expanding strict scrutiny to parents lodging…
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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: See if you can count all of the errors! UMG Wants To Dismiss Drake’s Cry For…
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Pictured: Shaky Warrior (Photo by Cole Burston/Getty Images) Rap lyrics are treated differently than other genres when it comes to facing legal consequences. Even when things are stated in the starkest of terms, there’s a degree of artistic license that is assumed. Gerard Way and the rest of My Chemical…
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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 netted a yuge win against Trump. Trump Administration Decides Harvard Didn’t Do Enough To Stop Antisemitism:…
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Last week, before the United States started bombing Iran, I speculated about whether we would actually drop bombs and, if so, what Iran’s reaction would be. I must admit, I never even considered the possibility that Donald Trump’s strategy might work: Drop a bunch of bunker busters in a single bombing run;…
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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 of the cuts. Biglaw Partner Watches A Little Too Much Pulp Fiction: And it shows in…
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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 and adverse health effects. Perhaps owing to this stress, some lawyers are more likely to suffer substance…
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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 were being blocked, but the practice has an incredibly long history in the United States. See…
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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 doing whatever he wants. Do Women Wearing Pants Offend Your Religious Sensibilities?: This SCOTUS decision gives…
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Writing separately in the transgender care case, Sam Alito injected the weird non-sequitur that “[t]he Court has also suggested that religion is a suspect class.” It turns out that was a preview of coming attractions, with Alito writing the majority in Mahmoud v. Taylor, officially ramming strict scrutiny into every…
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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 he got an A, it’s that THE JUDGE THOUGHT THIS WAS A WORTHY PAPER. Vault Ranked…
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There’s been some big news in legal tech circles recently. Harvey, a broad-based AI provider to law firms across practice areas and workflows, and LexisNexis announced a strategic alliance that will enable Harvey users to now have access to and integrate with the LexisNexis database. This is huge since firms using Harvey to leverage internal data will now be able to leverage the LexisNexis database…
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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 your best bet. Much Ado About Two Days: Trump administration sues District of Maryland for not…
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Part of learning to love your law school is learning about the little idiosyncrasies that separates it from every other law school. A few examples: Albany Law school has a basketball court in the middle of it, Harvard Law holds the record for the most graduates to serve on the…
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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: Supreme Court majority tried to give “deporting people to war zones” the Drive-Thru treatment, but Justice…
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Amy Wax Amy Wax continues to drape herself in high-minded concepts like the “First Amendment” and “academic freedom” as she fights the sanctions placed on the law professor by the University of Pennsylvania. But a federal judge just slapped down her bid for a preliminary injunction, noting what many of…
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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 The Program Changes: They don’t seem too happy. Looking For The Best Practice Areas And Regions?:…
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Ed. note: Please welcome Renee Knake Jefferson back to the pages of Above the Law. Subscribe to her Substack, Legal Ethics Roundup, here. Welcome to what captivates, haunts, inspires, and surprises me every week in the world of legal ethics. Hello from San Antonio, where I attended the State Bar of Texas…
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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 cameras in the courtroom. Of Course, SCOTUS Doesn’t Need Cameras In The Courtroom To Attract The…
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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 in Philadelphia, it now has 30 offices around the globe. See the answer on the next…
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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 throwing the “You Hate White Men!” accusations until something sticks. Which Firms Are The Biggest The…
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In this episode I chat with Cecilia Poullain, an international executive coach and former lawyer. Cecilia shares insightful career transitions from law to coaching, focusing on empowering women to become partners in law firms. The episode uncovers the hidden challenges of partnership, the importance of confidence, and striking a work-life…
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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 time ever? Hint: Notably, the Vault survey results closed before this firm (and a bunch of…
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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 Top 50 Law School Ranking fresh off the presses. Vault Scored Law Firms By Prestige: The…
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What did you do during the data wars, kid? That’s more or less how someone in the far-flung future will talk about legal technology in 2025. Or we’ll all be driven extinct by SkyNet. One or the other. As generative AI continues its march into the legal workflow, the flurry…
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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 much. NYC Comptroller Gets Arrested For Asking ICE Agent For Judicial Warrant: Since when is asking…
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The fascism is real, y’all. Current New York City Comptroller and candidate for mayor Brad Lander was arrested by masked federal ICE agents as he exited an immigration courtroom. There’s video of the incident, and it’s deeply chilling, particularly in a so-called democracy. NYC Comptroller Brad Lander was just arrested…
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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 sounds like a threat! Michael Avenatti Gets His Sentence Reduced: Takes some good lawyering to do…
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While life goes on as usual in the City of Los Angeles at large, about one square mile of downtown LA remains a hotbed of civil unrest, with mostly peaceful protests against ICE raids having been flooded by members of the National Guard and the U.S. Military. With a curfew…
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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 Bar Association. From The Halls Of Montezuma To Wilshire Boulevard: Marines claim they’re just detaining people,…
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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? Hint: The firm saw a 42% decrease in head count, from 293 lawyers to 170. See…
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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 being chief among them. They’ve worked for programs like the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund,…
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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 ideals”? Back And Worse For You!: The injunction restriction in the “Big Beautiful Bill” is going…
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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. “Woman accused of being a witch in Brazil can seek asylum in U.S., court rules”: Bob Egelko of…
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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 point. Former Judges Call Out State Bar For Being Cowards: Wisconsin isn’t known for its backbone.…
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Lawyers tend to get a reputation for being jerks, both within and outside of the legal industry. Try as they might, they’ve been unable to shake the designation — and maybe that’s because some lawyers really are jerks. BTI Consulting Group recently surveyed more than 1,000 lawyers to get some…
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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 Blames Collusion For Advertisers Wanting Nothing To Do With Twitter: Who wouldn’t want their advertisement being…
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After Elon Musk transformed Twitter into a racial slur generator and users fled en masse, advertisers understandably scaled back their ad spend. Apparently brands don’t like it when MAGAKing6969’s Great Replacement Theory post shows up next to a company’s “Speaking of replacement… is it time to replace your mobile carrier?”…
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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 was bad business, but was it an ethical misstep to boot? Scary Time To Be Innocent…
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For the fifth year in a row, it is time for this column to share some thoughts on the release of the Lex Machina Patent Report. As always, I highly recommend that readers register for the report and give it a read, as there may be more relevant information in the…
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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 the most of it! Low Approval Runs In The Family: Brad Bondi loses D.C. race by…
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We’ve known for years that Donald Trump despises liberal judges. Back in his first term, Trump categorized judges who ruled against him as “haters” or “so-called judges.” When Judge Arthur Engoron ruled against Trump in Letitia James’s civil fraud against him, Trump labeled Engoron a “Trump-hating, radical left, Democrat operative.” The attacks haven’t…
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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 Legal Tech” to explore AI upskilling in the legal industry. Here are some takeaways from the…
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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 largest offices in those markets? Hint: These are the hottest legal markets in the country, where…
