by RG | Aug 25, 2025 | above the law
In the grand tradition of turning every shred of human decency into a bargaining chip, a motion in a bankruptcy action seeks a filing extension from the court after the words “my wife is in the hospital being medically induced eight months into pregnancy” were...
by RG | Aug 25, 2025 | above the law
* Federal government takes roughly 10 percent stake in Intel with Skadden’s help. Wonder if Skadden did it pro bono… [Bloomberg Law News] * Inmate moved out of low-security prison after publicly criticizing the idea of moving a convicted sex trafficker into the...
by RG | Aug 24, 2025 | above the law
King & Spalding Wants Associates To Account for 2,400 Hours: You only need 1,950 billable hours so, um that’s a lot of busy work. All Biglaw Practice Groups Are Not Created Equal: Especially not if you want to work from home. Biglaw’s Cracking The Whip: When it...
by RG | Aug 24, 2025 | above the law
“Sooner or later, all our games turn into Calvinball,” Calvin once said of textualism and originalism. Actually, he was talking about a football game gone off the rails, but the sentiment fits right-wing legal philosophy just as well. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has...
by RG | Aug 22, 2025 | above the law
Today is August 22. It’s been two full business weeks since Milbank announced that it would be handing out special bonuses to associates ($6,000 to $25,000, based on class year). Other midsize and boutique firms have already stepped in to award summer bonuses to their...
by RG | Aug 22, 2025 | above the law
Getty ImagesAs we transition into the second part of our series, “The Strategic Value of Presenting a CLE,” we shift our focus from the mechanics of crafting a CLE to the broader, strategic advantages that come with presenting one. The foundational work done in Part 1...
