by RG | Dec 22, 2025 | above the law
* The Trump administration broke the Epstein files disclosure statute, but can anyone do anything about it? [The Guardian] * One of the more comically inept breaches involved the Justice Department deleting one of the photos they’d already released once they realized...
by RG | Dec 21, 2025 | above the law
Cadwalader Joining Up With Hogan Lovells: After a few months of merger chatter, we have a new home for America’s oldest firm. ICE Accidentally Publishes Enemies List: The agency briefly posted what looked an awful lot like a watch list of immigration lawyers, in case...
by RG | Dec 19, 2025 | above the law
Mike Lee is a United States Senator, a former Supreme Court clerk, and a deeply unserious clown. Lee’s new “Patriots of the Caribbean” initiative — which sounds like a militia group that got lost on January 6 searching for its lost shaker of salt — seeks to help the...
by RG | Dec 19, 2025 | above the law
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to a survey by the Association of Corporate Counsel, what percentage of surveyed in-house legal department leaders say they have “high or severe” levels of stress? Hint: The report warns,...
by RG | Dec 19, 2025 | above the law
WilmerHale Is Paying Out Bonus!: Having a backbone pays the bills! Associates At Top 50 Firm Can Make Up To $218k In Bonuses!: MoFo is handing out the big bucks! King & Spalding Joins The Bonus Train: Love to see a match! Right Wing Piracy: Mike Lee wants to send...
by RG | Dec 19, 2025 | above the law
Pro bono matters can be an invaluable experience for rookie lawyers. Depending on the law firm, many new attorneys might not have the chance to work on substantive tasks related to the regular matters a law firm handles, since partners may not want novice lawyers...