by RG | Mar 3, 2026 | above the law
For many, Kesha represents the original recipe 4Loko, nights you can’t remember (because of the 4Loko), and damn catchy party anthems. But the White House recently pushed the party animal to take on a new role: a spokesperson for peace, human dignity, and a reminder...
by RG | Mar 3, 2026 | above the law
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. The trend is clearly: firms are becoming much more careful [about expanding in their equity tier.] — Blane Prescott, a law firm consultant on compensation issues and managing shareholder at MesaFive, in...
by RG | Mar 3, 2026 | above the law
On Monday, the U.S. Department of Justice waved the white flag in the Biglaw executive order cases, filing a voluntary dismissal request, seeking to quietly slink away from Donald Trump’s constitutionally suspect vendetta against major law firms. It was, by any...
by RG | Mar 3, 2026 | above the law
Another day, another fictitious case citation. Blink, and you’ll miss the most recent comedy of AI-created errors.Since the release of ChatGPT in late 2022, the frequency of court submissions riddled with AI-hallucinated gibberish has increased exponentially. Now,...
by RG | Mar 3, 2026 | above the law
Where do legal teams still have meaningful leverage in rate negotiations? Even where legal teams negotiate aggressively and achieve apparent “wins,” net year-over-year increases frequently remain in the high single to double digits, according to proprietary Persuit...
by RG | Mar 3, 2026 | above the law
With just over 100 days until kickoff, U.S. host cities for the 2026 World Cup went to Capitol Hill with a warning — not a progress report. Before the House Homeland Security Committee, local officials described frozen FEMA funds, coordination gaps, and mounting...
