by RG | Nov 1, 2025 | above the law
If you weren’t already super psyched for the Big Beautiful Bill borrowing caps making law school unaffordable for many, get ready to learn that most lawyerly public service is no longer getting loan forgiveness. Because public service itself is going to “illegal.” The...
by RG | Oct 31, 2025 | above the law
Pick up a copy of any law review that you see, and the first article is likely to be, you know, the influence of Immanuel Kant on evidentiary approaches in 18th century Bulgaria or something. –Chief Justice Roberts back in the day, in a quote resurfaced by The New...
by RG | Oct 31, 2025 | above the law
Weil Gotshal partner Gerhard Schmidt, co-managing partner of the Biglaw firm’s German offices and a private equity and mergers & acquisitions attorney, is on the hot seat thanks to a €5 million personal investment. According to reporting by the Financial Times, in...
by RG | Oct 31, 2025 | above the law
Trump’s New Rule Declares Totally Above Board Work ‘Illegal’: Representing people in immigration cases could cost you your student loan forgiveness. Biglaw Partner Caught Up In Spyware Scandal: Convenient time to make a €5 million personal investment! The Kavanaugh...
by RG | Oct 31, 2025 | above the law
Traditional in-house IP functions often rely on ingrained, inertia-driven systems and legacy processes. Inventors hit frequent bottlenecks, stifling innovation and frustrating organizational goals. Internal customers and other stakeholders see legal as gatekeepers...
by RG | Oct 31, 2025 | above the law
“Make sure you join a study group!” is great one size fits all advice that 1Ls hear all the time. Why? Because you’re there to be a cog in a Biglaw firm learn, and the immediate feedback, problem solving, and note-sharing opportunities of being in a study group are...
