by RG | Aug 11, 2026 | above the law
It’s been a long, quiet summer for Biglaw associate raises, with only a handful of firms matching Milbank’s new salary scale. At long last, we’ve got another match — but only for associates in New York. Ice Miller just announced a significant associate salary increase...
by RG | Aug 11, 2026 | above the law
Ed. note: Please welcome Josh Anisfeld, chief digital strategist of Baretz+Brunelle, to the pages of Above the Law. In this new series, he and his colleagues at B+B will share their thoughts on trends they’re seeing across the legal industry. Check out the prior...
by RG | Aug 11, 2026 | above the law
Law firms have spent the past several years asking whether artificial intelligence will improve productivity. A different question is beginning to emerge. What happens when AI starts making decisions on its own? The next generation of AI isn’t limited to drafting...
by RG | Aug 11, 2026 | above the law
Ed. note: This article first appeared in ILTA’s Peer-to-Peer Magazine. Breaking news: business and society, including the legal industry, have generally decided AI may have some benefit that is worth leveraging. Many of us have grown markedly more comfortable with...
by RG | Aug 11, 2026 | above the law
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! In the mid-1940s, which Supreme Court justice refused to recuse himself from a case argued by his former law partner. A fellow justice was so incensed that he fired off a public cable to Congress...
