by RG | Apr 1, 2026 | above the law
If Biglaw thinks its shiny new “four days in the office” mandate is a show of discipline, Paragon Legal’s latest report suggests it may actually be a stress test… and not one the industry is guaranteed to pass. In “The Flexibility Tipping Point: What Legal...
by RG | Apr 1, 2026 | above the law
The post April Fools’ Wariness Nearly Spoiled Above The Law’s Greatest Law School Moment appeared first on Above the Law.(Photo by Ben Hider/Getty Images)I’ve not been keeping up with The Chase, the ABC primetime game show that offers Jeopardy’s Trinity of Ken...
by RG | Apr 1, 2026 | Law.com
An Illinois appellate court ruled that summary judgment was improper because questions remain about whether the chief of orthopedic surgery at St. Joseph Hospital in Chicago abused qualified immunity privilege about false accusations against another surgeon. An...
by RG | Apr 1, 2026 | above the law
* Obligatory “This Is Not An April Fools’ Joke” Disclaimer * Now that that’s out of the way, let’s move on to something that’s no laughing matter: student loan debt. According to Education Data Initiative, the average law student graduates with ~$140K in student loan...
by RG | Apr 1, 2026 | above the law
(Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)I parked at the Science Museum of Minnesota — about a mile by foot from the state Capitol grounds. I started alone. At the first stoplight, a woman came to my side. We crossed. A few more protesters emerged and clustered around us as...
