by RG | May 4, 2026 | above the law
Todd Blanche is pretending to prosecute James Comey for threatening the president … but he’s not pretending very hard. Yesterday the Acting Attorney General sat down for a chat with Meet the Press’s Kristen Welker. Like his predecessor, he knows his main job is going...
by RG | May 4, 2026 | above the law
Firms are struggling with robust AI adoption. If it wasn’t bad enough before, firms are now facing more and more client pressure to do something with AI. Anything. And that can lead to even greater adoption problems. But the solution may be as simple as avoiding the...
by RG | May 4, 2026 | above the law
Kinney’s client, a Texas-based commercial litigation boutique law firm, is seeking a talented litigation Partner with 8-10 years of sophisticated litigation experience to join its nationally recognized Houston office. This role will be a “hands on” role, with...
by RG | May 4, 2026 | above the law
Brad Karp is back in law school. The former Paul, Weiss chair, you’ll recall, became notorious in the world of Biglaw when, under Karp’s leadership, the firm became the first to cut a deal with the Trump administration, agreeing to eliminate DEI programs and pledge...
by RG | May 4, 2026 | above the law
One of the odder threads in the ABA being attacked as part of political theatre saga has been the antitrust accusations. It makes sense that there would be pushback for stances like “the rule of law is good and worth defending” at a time when the collective shrugs off...
by RG | May 4, 2026 | above the law
Ed. note: Please welcome Renee Knake Jefferson back to the pages of Above the Law. Subscribe to her Substack, Legal Ethics Roundup, here. Welcome to what captivates, haunts, inspires, and surprises me every week in the world of legal ethics. Hello First Monday! What...
