by RG | Apr 29, 2025 | above the law
The Legal Marketing Association’s 40th Annual Conference (LMA25) was brimming with insights and real talk about where our profession is heading. The big themes? Understanding and aligning with lawyers’ needs, the necessity of tailored coaching and business development...
by RG | Apr 29, 2025 | above the law
University of Michigan isn’t the only T14 getting harassed by FASORP. As if getting singled out by Supreme Court cases and Executive Orders wasn’t enough, Harvard recently had to deal with the spite group emailing their 1Ls as they prepare for the arduous write on...
by RG | Apr 29, 2025 | above the law
Last month, faced with an Executive Order — described by the right as designed to bankrupt the firm — Paul Weiss chairman Brad Karp kissed the ring of Donald Trump. It was the first deal between a Biglaw firm and the Trump administration, and forever changed the...
by RG | Apr 29, 2025 | above the law
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to the 2025 Q1 report by the Wells Fargo’s Legal Specialty Group, how much is Biglaw demand — measured by logged lawyer hours — up in the first quarter of the year? Hint: Though demand is up,...
by RG | Apr 28, 2025 | above the law
As we’ve mentioned time and time again here at Above the Law, there are lots of factors that go into deciding what your perfect law school is. While net cost and job outcomes likely will — and should — dominate any decision calculus, there are still other things to...
by RG | Apr 28, 2025 | above the law
(Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. What has happened to our judiciary is beyond me. [The judges are] deranged is all I can think of. I think some of these judges think that they are beyond and above the...
