by RG | Sep 30, 2026 | above the law
M&A Power Players Start Their Careers At These Law Schools: Check out the top 10 law schools for dealmakers here. Hawkeye Fallout: Graduates of Harvard and ASSLaw both caught up in Senator Eric Schmitt’s embarrassing Jack Smith failure. But let’s still not get...
by RG | Sep 30, 2026 | above the law
On Tuesday, Donald Trump gathered the leaders of America’s most powerful tech companies for a White House luncheon, and they emerged with the White House Accord on Super Intelligence, “super intelligence” being the president’s stupid preferred nomenclature for...
by RG | Sep 30, 2026 | above the law
So, you want to make partner in Biglaw’s high-stakes mergers and acquisitions practice? After years of blockbuster deals, brutal slowdowns, and hopeful rebounds, it’s a career path that isn’t for the faint of heart. But which law schools will give you the best chance...
by RG | Sep 30, 2026 | above the law
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! In 1948, a Harvard Law graduate from near the top of his class couldn’t land an offer from New York’s white-shoe firms because he was Jewish and took the only job available, as the first associate at a...
by RG | Sep 30, 2026 | above the law
I facilitated a lunch discussion with about 20 law firm leaders at the International Legal Technology Association’s 2026 annual conference to help answer a question the profession still struggles with: How do you measure the return on legal AI? I expected the...
by RG | Sep 30, 2026 | above the law
The Supreme Court finally put down the dead horse that the Eighth Circuit kept beating, ruling for the third time that Missouri can’t impose an illegal gerrymander in time for this election. But this farce highlights a growing problem as conservative — primarily...
