by RG | Aug 8, 2025 | above the law
Most people think of the Law School Admission Council as the nerds who write the LSAT. The folks that had to be dragged kicking and screaming from forcing another generation to answer questions like “if Peter is taller than Nancy but shorter than Steve, what color is...
by RG | Aug 8, 2025 | above the law
At least 106 federal law clerks were mistreated by judges in 2023, according to the judiciary’s own workplace climate survey, meaning as many as 106 federal judges committed actionable misconduct. Yet just three judicial misconduct complaints were filed by law clerks...
by RG | Aug 8, 2025 | above the law
Someone hacked the federal courts’ beloved filing platform. Once a humble slush fund for courts to finance office renovations, PACER is now just a creaking but functional database struggling under the demands of power users and the sort of morons who think feeding...
by RG | Aug 8, 2025 | above the law
Many attorneys practice law in multiple states, since clients often like to use the same lawyers to handle as many matters as possible. Today, it is relatively easy to begin practicing law in different jurisdictions since many states have reciprocity and do not...
by RG | Aug 8, 2025 | above the law
* Tariffs starting to drag down client earnings. [Bloomberg Law News] * Reed Smith putting a cheerful face on massive defections to Crowell. [American Lawyer] * An interview with Andry Hernández, the makeup artist the Trump administration kidnapped and sent to El...
by RG | Aug 8, 2025 | above the law
The new Blickstein Group COO Study demonstrates continued lawyer hubris, arrogance, and independence that impairs job satisfaction — and profitability. The July Law Firm COO Survey gathered responses from COOs about law firm operations, AI adoption, compensation, and...
