by RG | Oct 20, 2025 | above the law
* Federal judiciary begins shuttering some operations as funds dry up. [National Law Journal] * George Santos has sentence commuted. [Reuters] * What does a future associate even look like? [Law.com] * USPTO director taking direct control of patent reviews. There’s no...
by RG | Oct 20, 2025 | above the law
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. The simple reason why lawyers like Alex Spiro can charge so much is that the work they do is valuable. — Professor Jonathan Choi of the Washington University School of Law in St. Louis, in comments given to...
by RG | Oct 20, 2025 | above the law
Getty ImagesFor many lawyers, billing is the most uncomfortable part of the job. You do great work, solve complex problems, and deliver real value, yet when it comes time to follow up on an unpaid invoice, things suddenly feel awkward. In my conversation with legal...
by RG | Oct 20, 2025 | above the law
Few things bump up law application numbers like a volatile political environment and how absurdly difficult it is to get a job right now. Deciding to go to law school is choosing to bet on yourself under normal circumstances, but our rapidly changing circumstances...
by RG | Oct 20, 2025 | above the law
The 13th annual Clio user conference kicked off this week with the traditional opening keynote by Jack Newton, Clio CEO. Newton delivered what may have been the most consequential keynote in the company’s history and one that signals a shift by Clio from a traditional...
by RG | Oct 20, 2025 | above the law
Third-party cookies have dominated digital advertising for decades. Developed initially to help protect the privacy and anonymity of web browsing activities, in the 2010s cookies became virtually synonymous with digital surveillance. “Big data” collection allowed the...
