by RG | May 1, 2025 | above the law
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to data collected by ALM as part of their Am Law 100 ranking, what are the profits per equity partner at Kirkland & Ellis? Hint: The firm is the richest by gross revenue by a hefty...
by RG | May 1, 2025 | above the law
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by RG | May 1, 2025 | above the law
The tech people are trying to make lawyering easier — or at least more profitable and secure — but their worst enemy remains the lawyers they aim to help. “Purchase, install, ignore” remains a disturbingly common pattern for law firms. It’s not universal by any means....
by RG | May 1, 2025 | above the law
David Rose (courtesy image)The U.S. law firm merger landscape continues to show an ever-increasing interest in strategic growth with many midsize firms combining to further enhance their competitiveness. Thanks to all of these mergers, is the midsize firm bound to...
by RG | May 1, 2025 | above the law
(Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. Having done this a long time, I am used to rises and falls in applications. I think this increase, in part, is a result of the election of Donald Trump. We saw it after he was...
by RG | May 1, 2025 | above the law
There’s nothing more antithetical to the rule of law than the fact that judges are not subject to the laws they interpret. Advocating for democracy necessarily requires us to ask why the laws that apply to the rest of us do not apply to judges who interpret them. This...