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‘Reverse Robin Hood’: Capital One Swarmed With Class Actions Alleging Theft of Influencer Commissions in January
At least eight class actions accusing Capital One Financial of stealing affiliate marketing commissions from influencers were filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia this month. At least eight class actions accusing Capital One...
Biglaw Firms Introduce ‘Trump Trackers’ To Keep Up With White House Executive Orders
Less than two business weeks have passed since Donald Trump was inaugurated as president, but in that short amount of time, the country has been thrown into legal chaos thanks to a series of executive orders that don’t exactly pass the constitutional smell test....
Sullivan & Cromwell Joins Trump Defense As Age Of Obsequiousness Begins!
(Photographer: Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post/Bloomberg via Getty Images)For years, Donald Trump was radioactive in elite legal circles. No white-shoe law firm would touch him. Todd Blanche had to quit Cadwalader when he took on Trump’s defense in 2023...
Never Take A Case Billed Out On An Hourly Basis Without A Retainer Big Enough To Easily Cover A Month’s Fees
If you’re in Biglaw, unless you’re representing Donald Trump or Rudy Giuliani, you generally don’t have to worry too much about getting paid. Huge corporate clients don’t run away from their legal bills. It’s a different story at a small or midsize law firm. Longtime...
Chief Justice John Roberts Already Came Out Against Federal Spending Freeze
(Photo by Jabin Botsford – Pool/Getty Images)Yesterday the Trump administration attempted one of the crueler plays in the Project 2025 playbook — cutting off federal funds for all federal public loans, grants, and other assistance. This resulted in hours of chaos and...
Judge Nukes Funding Freeze After Press Secretary Admitted New Legal Defense Was Bogus
(Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)The federal funding freeze never rested on anything approaching firm legal footing, so when the administration swiftly issued a retraction before Judge McConnell of the District of Rhode Island was set to hear the matter, that...
Judge Answers Charlie Adelson’s Request For Resentencing
Charlie AdelsonEarlier this month, Charlie Adelson’s lawyer argued that his client should be resentenced over a counting error. After what is a very short turnaround considering how drawn out these cases have been, a judge has ruled on if the bad arithmetic should...
Trump DOJ Dismisses Stolen Docs Case It Used To Bury Special Counsel Report
In the world’s least surprising plot twist, the Justice Department has withdrawn its appeal to the Eleventh Circuit in the stolen documents case. And — don’t stop the presses! — Trump’s henchmen Walt Nauta and Carlos De Oliveira have no objection. This turn of events...
First Transgender Lawyer To Argue Before SCOTUS Hopes To Welcome More Trans Lawyers To High Court’s Bar
Chase Strangio (Photo by MICHAEL TRAN/AFP via Getty Images)Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. It is in the service of excellence that we expand the Supreme Court bar, and the people who are in court as litigators. For younger trans lawyers, I...
Partners Chained To The Office More Than Associates At This Biglaw Firm
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! Which 233-year-old Am Law 100 firm has partners in the office four days a week, while associates are only required to come to the office Tuesday though Thursday? Hint: The Biglaw firm was also the...
The Company You Keep — See Also
Self-Described Woman Hater Is One Of The Newest Trump Administration Hires: Great to be in good hands. Wonder What Chief Justice Roberts Thinks About The Spending Freeze?: He already wrote about it at length! Let’s see if his opinion changes this go around. Biglaw,...
Meta agrees to pay $25 million to settle lawsuit from Trump after Jan. 6 suspension
The settlement comes as Meta and its CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, have joined other large technology companies in trying to ingratiate themselves with the new Trump administration. Hi there.The email you just opened, or link you just clicked, was not sent by FeedBlitz....
‘A Long 6 Years’: No $150M for Goldman Sachs Investors
Manhattan Civil Court's Justice Joel Cohen tossed the case, finding that the investors were “unreasonabl[y] attempting to use notice agreements to make Energy Transfer liable for delays beyond July 1, 2018. Manhattan Civil Court's Justice Joel Cohen tossed the...
Attorneys Leading $10M Pension Settlement Against CITGO Score $4M Payday
The 1,700-member class will receive $10 million in increased benefits, and attorneys representing the retirees will receive $4.75 million in attorney fees. A federal judge in Chicago approved a $14.75-million settlement Monday between CITGO Petroleum Corp. and...
HUD Charges Texas HOA With Housing Discrimination in Last Days of Biden Administration
HUD charged a Texas homeowners association with race-based housing discrimination, but if the Trump administration does not proceed, complainants have civil recourse. Hi there.The email you just opened, or link you just clicked, was not sent by FeedBlitz. It was...
Judge in AGs’ Suit Set to Block ‘Chaotic’ Trump Funding Freeze
U.S. District Judge John McConnell Jr. said the Trump administration appeared to still be pursuing the "pause" on federal grants even though the Office of Management and Budget rescinded a memo authorizing the freeze. U.S. District Judge John McConnell Jr. said...
Portuguese Law Firm Launches Tech Arm, Becoming Multidisciplinary Operation
Morais Leita o has decided to launch a technology-based offering after firms were permitted to offer multidisciplinary services in the country. Hi there.The email you just opened, or link you just clicked, was not sent by FeedBlitz. It was junk, sent by an...
Profits Surge Across Big Law Tiers, but Am Law 50 Segmentation Accelerates
Revenue across law firm segments rose 12.5%, and with tight control over the size of equity partnerships, PEP increased by 16.9%, Wells Fargo said. Hi there.The email you just opened, or link you just clicked, was not sent by FeedBlitz. It was junk, sent by an...
Canadian Private Equity Firms Are Eyeing the Tech Sector
Despite uncertain trade headwinds, lower interest rates and lots of available capital portend a busy 2025, according to outlooks from Canadian law firms. Hi there.The email you just opened, or link you just clicked, was not sent by FeedBlitz. It was junk, sent...
‘You Became A Corrupt Politician’: Judge Gives Prison Time to Former NJ Sen. Robert Menendez For Corruption Conviction
Prosecutors alleged Menendez traded his authority and influence as a senator for gold bars and other bribes, and charged him with extortion, obstruction of justice, acting as a foreign agent, bribery, and other counts. Hi there.The email you just opened, or link...
‘You Became a Corrupt Politician’: Judge Gives Prison Time to Former Sen. Robert Menendez for Corruption Conviction
Prosecutors alleged Menendez traded his authority and influence as a senator for gold bars and other bribes, and charged him with extortion, obstruction of justice, acting as a foreign agent, bribery, and other counts. Hi there.The email you just opened, or link...
Cozen O’Connor’s Bernard Nash Pioneered the Modern State AGs Practice. Now He’s Hanging Up His Boots
After drafting the influential Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Act as a senate staffer, Nash went on to represent clients including AT&T, HBO, Mastercard, Pfizer, Time and Walmart. Hi there.The email you just opened, or link you just clicked, was not sent by...
Whistleblowing 101: Protection Laws to Know Before You Speak Up
What does it mean to be a whistleblower? Quite simply, a whistleblower in the employment context is someone who raises concern to their employer — verbally or in writing — that the company is violating some law. Blowing the whistle on corporate misconduct is a big...
Legal Tech Startup To Launch AI-Powered Arbitration Service, Promising Reduced Costs and Consistent Outcomes
To this day, one of my most popular and viral posts ever involved the 2017 launch of LegalBoard, a keyboard designed for lawyers by lawyer Brian Potts, who is now a partner at Husch Blackwell. Hits to that post went through the roof, far exceeding any post I’d ever...
‘High Demand’: Former Trump Admin Lawyers Leverage Connections for Big Law Work, Jobs
"The big choice for them is whether to go back into the administration or to basically take advantage of their connections in either changing firms or upping their business development,” said recruiter Steven Nelson. Hi there.The email you just opened, or link...
In-House AI Adoption Stalls Despite Rising Business Pressures
"There's a real opportunity for legal to step into a leadership role here, advising the business on the safe and effective use of AI rather than just serving as the final checkpoint before approval,” said Tom Dunlop, CEO of Summize, a maker of AI contract-review...
Texas Asks Trump DOJ to Reject Housing Enforcement
Butler Snow attorneys, acting as counsel for the Texas General Land Office, wants the U.S. Department of Justice to reject a request from Housing and Urban Development to start a race discrimination in housing enforcement action. Hi there.The email you just...
On LawNext: Reflections On 25 Years Of Innovation In Legal Aid, With The LSC’s Longtime Program Counsel Glenn Rawdon
Earlier this month, the Legal Services Corporation, the largest funder of civil legal aid in the United States, held its annual Innovations in Technology Conference in Phoenix. This year’s conference was particularly special for two reasons. For one, it was the...
Universal Migrator Expands Global Reach with New Backup Tools, Now Supporting Over 2,770 Migration Paths
Universal Migrator has significantly expanded its backup and migration capabilities, adding several new tools specifically designed for Australian legal practice management systems and enhancing dozens of existing connectors. The company has also introduced new...
Former CIA General Counsel Joining Hilton Worldwide as Legal Chief
Caroline Krass comes to the lodging giant after a quarter-century holding key roles in the federal government. Krass has "spent her career leading large global teams through complex legal matters in high-stakes, fast-paced environments," Hilton CEO Christopher...
Federal Judge Approves Harvard’s Dismissal of Chip-Patent Suit Against Samsung
Troutman Pepper Locke filed the notice of dismissal with prejudice on behalf of Harvard College this week, just five months after lodging its initial complaint against Samsung in Texas federal court. Hi there.The email you just opened, or link you just clicked,...
Philadelphia Saw Record Year of High-Dollar Verdicts in 2024
Court data shows that the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas saw more eight-plus-figure civil jury verdicts in 2024 than it had in any single year, going back to at least 2017. And damages awards seem to be trending larger in more than just the highest-stakes...
President Trump Hires Sullivan & Cromwell to Handle Manhattan Criminal Appeal
The formal notice of appeal was filed on Wednesday. Trump's new legal team includes Robert Giuffra, James McDonald, Morgan Ratner, Jeff Wall and Matthew Schwartz. Hi there.The email you just opened, or link you just clicked, was not sent by FeedBlitz. It was...
SEC Official Hints at More Restraint With Industry Bars, Less With Wells Meetings
Antonia Apps predicted during this year's Securities Enforcement Forum that new agency leadership would be more thoughtful in deciding when to ban individuals from the securities industry, and would be more receptive to Wells meetings. Hi there.The email you...
AI Legal Assistant Platform Paxton Secures $22M Series A Funding
Paxton, an artificial intelligence platform serving the legal industry, has raised $22 million in Series A funding, bringing its total funding to $28 million, it said today. The round was led by Unusual Ventures, with participation from Kyber Knight, 25Madison, and...
Class Action Claims Amazon’s Point-Based Attendance Policy Is Discriminatory, Suit Says
This complaint was first surfaced by Law.com Radar, ALM's source for immediate alerting on just-filed cases in state and federal courts. Law.com Radar now offers state court coverage nationwide. Sign up today and be among the first to know about new suits in your...
University of New Hampshire Law School Launches Specialized Health, Life Sciences Program
The rapidly expanding global economy, combined with the demand for attorneys with IP or life sciences expertise across several industries makes the new concentration an intriguing option for students, University of New Hampshire's Franklin Pierce School of Law...
Empowering Your Lawyers: A Marketing Team’s Guide to Achieving Goals and Fostering Lawyer Satisfaction
As a marketing professional, your job isn't just to check tasks off a list — it's to show attorneys why these efforts matter and how they can actually make their lives easier (and more profitable). This guide is packed with strategies to help you bridge the gap, build...
AAA Releases First In Planned Series Of Free AI-Powered Handbooks for Arbitration
The American Arbitration Association today released the first in a planned series of free AI-driven handbooks, which the AAA calls AAAi Chat Books, that allow users to ask questions and get answers about various aspects of arbitration. The first of these chat books,...
Trump Fires EEOC Commissioners, Kneecapping Democrat-Controlled Civil Rights Agency
A White House official defended the purge, calling the three women who lost their jobs "far-left appointees with radical records of upending longstanding labor law." Testing the bounds of his authority, President Donald Trump fired two of the three Democratic...
Generative AI for Lawyers: From Fear to Functionality, How Lawyers Can Ethically Integrate AI into Their Practice
2Civility.org's Mark C. Palmer challenges lawyers to embrace GenAI policy development and explore and integrate AI into daily practice. The post Generative AI for Lawyers: From Fear to Functionality, How Lawyers Can Ethically Integrate AI into Their Practice appeared...
Not the Typical Defense: Strategic Motion in Limine Kills $2M Demand
"The classic defense strategy is to drag things out, file motions for summary judgment and try to prevent trial. Here, we did the opposite." "The classic defense strategy is to drag things out, file motions for summary judgment and try to prevent trial. Here,...
Critical Mass With Law.com’s Amanda Bronstad: U.S. Trustee Objects to J&J’s $10B Talc Bankruptcy Plan, City of Los Angeles Braces for Wildfire Lawsuits
Welcome to Law.com Class Actions: Critical Mass, a weekly briefing for class action and mass tort attorneys.This week: The U.S. Trustee, insurance firms and lawyers for talc claimants objected to Johnson & Johnson’s proposed $10 billion bankruptcy plan....
How I Made Office Managing Partner: ‘Educate Yourself About Law Firm Economics,’ Says Gregory Hessinger of Mitchell Silberberg
"I would advise them to focus on three things: 1) maintain excellence in lawyering, which garners the respect of your partners and the legal industry; 2) spend more time listening in firm meetings than speaking; 3) build meaningful relationships with partners that you...
How I Made Managing Partner: ‘Educate Yourself About Law Firm Economics,’ Says Gregory Hessinger of Mitchell Silberberg
"I would advise them to focus on three things: 1) maintain excellence in lawyering, which garners the respect of your partners and the legal industry; 2) spend more time listening in firm meetings than speaking; 3) build meaningful relationships with partners that you...
Devin Nunes, Former California GOP Congressman, Loses Move to Revive Defamation Suit
A three-judge appellate panel affirmed a lower court's ruling that Nunes and his family failed to prove their reputations were damaged by a 2018 Esquire story alleging their farm hired undocumented laborers. Hi there.The email you just opened, or link you just...
Judge Sides With Retail Display Company in Patent Dispute Against Campbell Soup, Grocery Stores
The court granted the summary judgment motion regarding the alleged direct infringement of the patents, concluding the defendants failed to offer any non-infringement contentions regarding the products before the summary judgment proceedings. Hi there.The email...
Arizona Supreme Court Presses Pause on KPMG’s Bid to Deliver Legal Services
The justices were not ready to act on a committee's recommendation to grant the first Alternative Business Services license to a Big Four firm. The justices were not ready to act on a committee's recommendation to grant the first Alternative Business Services...
Divided Eighth Circuit Sides With GE’s Timely Removal of Indemnification Action to Federal Court
Judge Ralph R. Erickson found that GE filed a notice of removal within the proper 30-day window after receiving a complaint from Monsanto, now owned by Bayer. Judge Ralph R. Erickson found that GE filed a notice of removal within the proper 30-day window after...
AI And Environmental Sustainability: Insights From Pamela Isom
AI and environmental sustainability might not seem like the most obvious pairing, but Pamela Isom is here to prove otherwise. As the founder and CEO of Izabayte Consulting, Pamela has spent her career at the intersection of technology, governance, and safe digital...
Alina Habba Did What She Does Best (Lie)
(Photo by Julia Demaree Nikhinson – Pool/Getty Images)Alina Habba is back, baby. And she’s better than ever! And by “better” we mean even more hilariously indignant and wrong about the law than when she was just a rich bitch harassing a waitress at the breakfast bar....
Trump’s Budget Freeze Just Constitutional Fan Fiction
(Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)The Trump administration continues pumping out executive action at the pace rivaling a trashy romance novel pulp house. And, like the trashiest of romance novels, each installment makes you go, “Oh… I don’t think you’re supposed to...
Reese Witherspoon, Who ‘Definitely Did Not Go To Law School,’ Selected As Jury Foreman Because Of ‘Legally Blonde’ Role
(Photo by Tracy Bennett/MGM Pictures)Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. Listen, I did not want to do jury duty. But I remember it was probably seven years after ‘Legally Blonde,’ I got called for jury duty and it was in Beverly Hills. I thought,...
Former U.S. Dept. of Education Attorney Suspended for Failure to Complete CLE Credits
The Supreme Court of Illinois's Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission recommended the 30-day suspension after Lauren Elizabeth Moynihan failed to register and complete minimum continuing legal education requirements over a two-year period. The...
And When You’re A President, They Let You Do It — See Also
Grab ‘Em By The Executive Power: Here’s how Trump is circumventing the Constitution. No Truth In Television: Count each time Alina Habba says something wrong! Diversity Lab Is Still In Business: Diversity is still going. What, Like It’s Hard?: You’ll guess who was...
Bittensor Hackers, Accused of Stealing Over $28 Million, Face Federal Lawsuit
“There are not more than 100 lawyers in the world who even have the expertise to track this stuff down, said Franklin L. Zemel, a partner at Saul Ewing and co-chair of the Florida Bar's Cybersecurity and Privacy Law Committee. “There are not more than 100...
In Novel Oil and Gas Feud, 5th Circuit Gives Choice of Arbitration Venue
The U.S. Fifth Circuit appeals court tackled a novel arbitration dispute where an arbitration forum of choice ceased to exist, finding its replacement might or might not be suitable. The U.S. Fifth Circuit appeals court tackled a novel arbitration dispute where...
X Faces Intense Scrutiny as EU Investigation Races to Conclusion & Looming Court Battle
The EU executive is working furiously to conclude an investigation into whether X breached the bloc's tough content moderation standards, but warned that any decision would be challenged in court by top-notch lawyers. The European Commission is “working as fast...
‘Nation is in Trouble’: NY Lawmakers Advance Bill to Set Parameters for Shielding Juror IDs in Criminal Matters
A bill setting out the parameters for when a juror's identifying information can be shielded from the public during a state criminal trial is making its way through the New York Legislature. It would follow up on a newly enacted law providing for juror anonymity if...
‘Nation Is in Trouble’: NY Lawmakers Advance Bill to Set Parameters for Shielding Juror IDs in Criminal Matters
A bill setting out the parameters for when a juror's identifying information can be shielded from the public during a state criminal trial is making its way through the New York Legislature. It would follow up on a newly enacted law providing for juror anonymity if...
As Nonprofits Plead for Answers, Dem AGs Plan Suit to Block Trump Funding Freeze
"This is a level of chaos I have never seen in my career," said Salena Copeland, executive director of the Legal Aid Association of Califonia. Hi there.The email you just opened, or link you just clicked, was not sent by FeedBlitz. It was junk, sent by an...
Federal Judge Pauses Trump Funding Freeze as Democratic AGs Plan Suit
"This is a level of chaos I have never seen in my career," said Salena Copeland, executive director of the Legal Aid Association of Califonia. A federal judge in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday temporarily blocked a Trump administrative directive freezing grant...
Testing Legal Authority, Trump Fires NLRB Chair, Leaving Panel Without Quorum
In a note to clients Tuesday, Littler Mendelson called the dismissal of Gwynne Wilcox "literally unprecedented." Hi there.The email you just opened, or link you just clicked, was not sent by FeedBlitz. It was junk, sent by an unknown third party who is not using...
Testing Legal Authority, Trump Fires NLRB Chair, Leaving Panel Without Quorum
In a note to clients Tuesday, Littler Mendelson called the dismissal of Gwynne Wilcox "literally unprecedented." In a note to clients Tuesday, Littler Mendelson called the dismissal of Gwynne Wilcox "literally unprecedented."
U.S. Trustee, Insurers Object to J&J’s $10B Talc Bankruptcy Plan
Objections to Johnson & Johnson's talc bankruptcy plan cite the U.S. Supreme Court's decision last year invalidating nonconsensual releases in Purdue Pharma's $6 billion opioid settlement. Objections to Johnson & Johnson's talc bankruptcy plan cite the...
Tributes Pour in for Pioneering Miami Judge, UM Adviser
He died Jan. 20 at age 76. Hi there.The email you just opened, or link you just clicked, was not sent by FeedBlitz. It was junk, sent by an unknown third party who is not using FeedBlitz to send their emails or manage their RSS feeds. FeedBlitz hasn’t been...
Tributes Pour in for Pioneering Miami Judge, UM Adviser
He died Jan. 20 at age 76. He died Jan. 20 at age 76.
Dechert Sues Former Attorney for Not Returning Compensation
Dechert claims that former senior project attorney Kathleen Fay, who had been hired on a temporary basis, was erroneously paid more than $132,000 after her temporary work was revoked and that she has thus far failed to reimburse the firm. Hi there.The email you...
Help Chart The Future Of Legal Tech: Vote For Your Favorite Startup Alley Finalists Before The Time Is Up
The post Help Chart The Future Of Legal Tech: Vote For Your Favorite Startup Alley Finalists Before The Time Is Up appeared first on Above the Law.Less than two weeks remain to cast your vote to help pick the 15 legal tech startups that will get to compete at the...
Lawyer Too Inexperienced? Firm Sued for Malpractice Over Junior Attorney
The firm faces a malpractice suit after it delegated a case to a lawyer with less than two years' experience—allegedly contrary to promises the firm principal would take an active role. The firm faces a malpractice suit after it delegated a case to a lawyer with...
‘A Human in the Loop’: Authors of Lawyer’s Guide to AI
Law professor James Cooper and tech industry analyst Kashyap Kompella say AI can enable access to justice and present both opportunities and roadblocks in the legal profession. Law professor James Cooper and tech industry analyst Kashyap Kompella say AI can...
The Emperor’s New Associates: ALSPs Replacing Junior Lawyers
Junior associates powered the engines of Biglaw. Like the human batteries of the Matrix except instead of the deluded bliss of the late 20th century, they survive on the deluded bliss of ever having the time to spend their bonus on something fun. They slogged through...
Diversity Lab Remains Focused On Diversity, Despite Trump Administration’s Gambit To Do Away With DEI
With diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives under attack in America writ large thanks to the Trump administration, the Diversity Lab has changed some of the language included on its Mansfield Certification website. The American Lawyer has noted several of these...
Putting A Nail In the Coffin of Its On-Prem Product, Relativity Sets 2028 Deadline for All New Cases to Move to the Cloud
Relativity has long been one of the dominant providers of e-discovery software, and for many years, that meant its widely used, on-premises Relativity Server product. Thus, when the company introduced its cloud platform RelativityOne in 2017, those reading the tea...
Spotify GC Steps Down, Opts to ‘Step Away From Full-Time Corporate Life’
"This marks the end of a chapter that's been filled with unforgettable experiences and immense personal growth," Eve Konstan wrote on LinkedIn. "This marks the end of a chapter that's been filled with unforgettable experiences and immense personal growth," Eve...
5 Cost Control Strategies To Manage Law Firm Spend
The post 5 Cost Control Strategies To Manage Law Firm Spend appeared first on Above the Law.Reducing your law firm overhead goes hand in hand with better serving your clients. After all, with more consistent cash flow, you can spend more on the critical resources,...
Adding ‘Credibility’ to the Pitch: The Cross-Selling Work After Mergers, Office Openings
Some law firm leaders say they're gaining “credibility in a market that is helping them go deeper with clients and propel record performances. Some law firm leaders say they're gaining “credibility in a market that is helping them go deeper with clients and...
Natasha Nazareth: Knowing Your Why
AALM: Tell us how you began your journey as a legal professional and what inspired you to co-found your law firm? NN: My path started where it mattered most—serving kids through Legal Aid where justice was about ensuring children had access to healthcare, education...
Prisoner’s Dilemma: Why Running A Law Firm Requires A Unique Mindset
Did you ever sit down, watch “Shawshank Redemption,” and think to yourself: There are real lessons in here for how I should manage my law firm? Well, if you haven’t, An Ruda of Bartko sure has. The managing partner of a midsize San Francisco law firm makes her...
6 Years Of Future Ready Lawyer Reports
Last fall, Wolters Kluwer released the sixth annual installment of the Future Ready Lawyer report. Time has flown and the legal profession has moved just as quickly, if not faster. Consider the inaugural 2019 survey that asked 700 lawyers across the U.S. and Europe to...
LexisNexis Ushers In New Era For Legal AI
Generative AI burst on the scene and bestowed every 6th grader with the power to not do the reading and turn in a passable one-page essay anyway. It also provided some very lazy lawyers with some very embarrassing moments. That said, the technology held out so much...
MAGA Lawyer Loses Case Against J6 Committee For Tortious Making Me Look Bad
If Stefan Passantino wants to be remembered for something other than his disastrous representation of Cassidy Hutchinson, he could start by shutting up about it. The former Trump ethics lawyer sued MSNBC commentator Andrew Weissman for defamation and filed a bar...
How Will Biglaw Firms Handle Their DEI Efforts Without Incurring Trump’s Wrath?
(Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. I think the question is less about how committed most law firms are to diversity and inclusion and more so how they frame their views and what words they use when talking...
Standard Contracts: Benefits, Challenges, And The Path To Adoption With Jake Stein
Contracts are the backbone of commerce, but they often create friction, delay, and unnecessary expense. In Season 10, Episode 7 of “Notes to My (Legal) Self,” I sat down with Jake Stein, co-founder and CEO of Common Paper, to explore how standard contracts can...
Pardon Me
(Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)Let’s think first about the Biden pardons; after that, the Trump pardons. I understand, if I don’t necessarily agree with, President Biden’s pardons of his son, Hunter; the January 6 Committee; and other Biden family members. When...
Morning Docket: 01.28.25
* Administration fires career DOJ lawyers who worked on Trump cases, claiming that the non-partisan attorneys “could not be trusted” because they weren’t down with private citizens stealing nuclear codes. [Reuters] * Reese Witherspoon served on a jury and everyone was...
Are ICHRAs Actually Good For Employers And Employees?
The post Are ICHRAs Actually Good For Employers And Employees? appeared first on Above the Law.ICHRA — Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangement — seems to be the new buzzword of 2025. ICHRAs allow employers to provide their employees pre-tax dollars to...
On The Dotted Line
The overwhelming majority of patent cases settle at some point in their lifespan. Some settle quickly after a case is filed, while others do not reach their denouement until after a trip up to the Federal Circuit or even the Supreme Court. No matter how convoluted a...
Morning Docket: 01.28.25
* Administration fires career DOJ lawyers who worked on Trump cases, claiming that the non-partisan attorneys “could not be trusted” because they weren’t down with private citizens stealing nuclear codes. [Reuters] * Reese Witherspoon served on a jury and everyone was...
Doug Emhoff Returns To Private Practice At Top 30 Biglaw Firm
Doug Emhoff, America’s first ever Second Gentleman, will be returning to Biglaw after his stint at the White House. He left DLA Piper in November 2020 before his wife, Kamala Harris, assumed the role of Vice President of the United States. But which firm did he land...
Why Better Financial Acumen Is The Key To Law Firm Success In 2025
The legal industry is facing a perfect storm. While profits in many firms have risen, the push for growth has led to key financial fundamentals being sidelined. This year, 86% of firms plan to hike rates, yet 75% anticipate higher write-offs as discounts are used to...
The Attacks On Tenure Could Change How Law Professors Run Their Classrooms
The term “fascism” and its conjugations have been thrown out often on the road to Americans voting for a second season of The Apprentice: White House Edition, but it is rarer to see someone take a moment to sit with a (proposed) policy change and explain how it fits...
Ranking The Most ‘Devout’ Law Schools (2025)
Some see the legal profession as more of a “calling” than simply a job. For more religious would-be law students, faith is of such importance that they may seek it out in their legal educations. If you’re searching for an institution where spirituality is as important...
LexisNexis Ushers In New Era For Legal AI
Generative AI burst on the scene and bestowed every 6th grader with the power to not do the reading and turn in a passable one-page essay anyway. It also provided some very lazy lawyers with some very embarrassing moments. That said, the technology held out so much...
MAGA Lawyer Loses Case Against J6 Committee For Tortious Making Me Look Bad
If Stefan Passantino wants to be remembered for something other than his disastrous representation of Cassidy Hutchinson, he could start by shutting up about it. The former Trump ethics lawyer sued MSNBC commentator Andrew Weissman for defamation and filed a bar...
How Will Biglaw Firms Handle Their DEI Efforts Without Incurring Trump’s Wrath?
(Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. I think the question is less about how committed most law firms are to diversity and inclusion and more so how they frame their views and what words they use when talking...
Standard Contracts: Benefits, Challenges, And The Path To Adoption With Jake Stein
Contracts are the backbone of commerce, but they often create friction, delay, and unnecessary expense. In Season 10, Episode 7 of “Notes to My (Legal) Self,” I sat down with Jake Stein, co-founder and CEO of Common Paper, to explore how standard contracts can...
Pardon Me
(Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)Let’s think first about the Biden pardons; after that, the Trump pardons. I understand, if I don’t necessarily agree with, President Biden’s pardons of his son, Hunter; the January 6 Committee; and other Biden family members. When...
Alternative Legal Services Market Grows to $28.5B as Industry Faces Critical Juncture, Thomson Reuters Report Finds
The market for alternative legal services providers has grown to an estimated $28.5 billion, achieving an 18% compound annual growth rate from 2021 to 2023, but the industry appears to be reaching a critical juncture, with a bifurcation emerging between...
Law Firms Are ‘Struggling’ With Partner Pay Segmentation, as Top Rainmakers Bring In More Revenue
Some partners last year "doubled their book of business, and not just from $20 to $40 million, but $60 to $120 million," noted Blane Prescott. "More firms are struggling with: what should the top be?” The widening gap between the most profitable law firms and...