by RG | Nov 19, 2025 | above the law
New Megafirm Announces Bonuses: McDermott Will & Schulte’s bonuses are above the Cravath scale for some! More Money For Associates!: Check out Dechert and Fried Frank! Lindsay Halligan Wows With Incompetence: This is what happens when you fire all of the...
by RG | Nov 19, 2025 | above the law
Lindsey Halligan, the insurance lawyer elevated to run the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia, has managed to run face first into a professional wood chipper over and over during her short and almost assuredly illegal tenure. Thrust into the...
by RG | Nov 19, 2025 | above the law
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to analysis by Dr. Adam Feldman, across 176 federal court nomination, George W. Bush saw his nominees pass with an average margin of how many votes? Hint: It’s a symbol of an age where the...
by RG | Nov 19, 2025 | above the law
Bonus news is being announced left and right, and Biglaw firms are busy stuffing their associates’ bank accounts like the Thanksgiving turkeys they’ll be gobbling down next week. The latest bonus news comes from a brand new megafirm that last night issued its first...
by RG | Nov 19, 2025 | above the law
I agree with Ezra Klein on a lot. Heck, I even recommended his latest book. However, he recently made a comment on his podcast the substance of which was that he thinks it’s nuts to cut off contact with a family member because of vastly different political views. To...
by RG | Nov 19, 2025 | above the law
Well, well, well — look who just slid into bonus season with their checkbook open. Dechert has officially matched the prevailing year-end and special bonus scale, ensuring associates can breathe for at least five minutes before remembering their hours are due today....
