by RG | Jun 8, 2026 | above the law
Trump’s Kennedy Center Benchslapped Over Loser Of A Lawsuit: You think they’d point to an actual contract in a breach of contract suit! Groom Law Adopts The Milbank Scale: Setting their associates up for success! Zealous Advocacy Has Its Limits: Ken Paxton’s own...
by RG | Jun 7, 2026 | above the law
Milbank Shocks The Market: Everyone had settled into the old associate pay scale, when Milbank decided to yet again respond to the rise in the cost of living. Scoreboard: Follow all the matching salary moves with this scorecard. That’s The Price Of A Checked Bag:...
by RG | Jun 5, 2026 | above the law
Legal Geek North America was held June 2 in Chicago. Despite some changes, it’s still geeky. And still cool. Its tone was set in a powerful 10-minute opening talk from Gina Passarella, Centellic’s chief content officer. Last year, I wrote that the conference tone was...
by RG | Jun 5, 2026 | above the law
Back in February, we told you the Trump administration was bullying one of Biglaw’s best diversity initiatives out of existence. At the time, Diversity Lab founder Caren Ulrich Stacy was calling it a “pause.” We were… skeptical that was the right word for it. Turns...
by RG | Jun 5, 2026 | above the law
Getty ImagesEd. note: This article first appeared in ILTA’s Peer-to-Peer Magazine. The promise of artificial intelligence in law feels almost boundless. Each week brings new announcements about firms adopting generative tools to automate drafting, summarize case law,...
by RG | Jun 5, 2026 | above the law
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. Milbank’s decision to raise salaries as opposed to giving another bonus has a far bigger impact because it impacts so many associates over the long run. The bonus is really, theoretically, meant for exceptional...
