by RG | May 7, 2026 | above the law
If there’s one thing that Chief Justice John Roberts loves more than stripping Black people of meaningful voting rights, it’s playing the disappointed dad act with the public. Over the last several years, Roberts has fed the media manicured sound bites as a reluctant...
by RG | May 7, 2026 | above the law
A lawyer has to zealously advocate for their client. But after the case is done and the client has, you know, died… attorneys don’t have an obligation to keep defending them. Just because an attorney shouldn’t bad mouth a former client, doesn’t mean they have to keep...
by RG | May 7, 2026 | above the law
A&O Shearman, a firm that completed a major merger just a few short years ago to become one of the largest firms in the world, is continuing its push to streamline operations, and in this case, that means staff members will be losing their jobs. According to a...
by RG | May 7, 2026 | above the law
Ed. note: This is the latest installment in a series of posts on motherhood in the legal profession, in partnership with our friends at MothersEsquire. Welcome Katie Wiley back to our pages. Click here if you’d like to donate to MothersEsquire. The billable...
by RG | May 7, 2026 | above the law
We’ve been following Kim Kardashian’s quest to become a lawyer (without going to a traditional law school) since she first announced her apprenticeship back in 2019 (actually before that), and if there’s one thing this journey has taught us, it’s that the California...
by RG | May 7, 2026 | above the law
Well. This is not great for the legal profession. The DOJ announced an indictment yesterday against 30 corporate attorneys and financial professionals in connection with a sweeping insider trading scheme that prosecutors say targeted some of the country’s most...
