by RG | May 26, 2026 | above the law
Are you a law firm partner wondering why your midlevel associates keep leaving? Well, the good folks at Chambers have some thoughts. The State of the US Legal Talent Market 2026: What’s Really Motivating the Next Generation of Associates? surveyed 8,200 associates...
by RG | May 26, 2026 | above the law
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. [We’re] pretty certain we will bring the full firm operationally to our clients on day one. We have the expertise, because Hogan Lovells was created through a merger 16 years ago. Our business team is quite...
by RG | May 26, 2026 | above the law
You can tell when a reform starts to gathering real momentum when new, bad critiques start rolling out. Specifically when the forces arrayed against a proposal stop laughing about how impossible it is and start grasping for new reasons to block the runaway train of...
by RG | May 26, 2026 | above the law
A terrifying scene unfolded outside of a North Carolina courthouse last week, where a disgruntled litigant shot opposing counsel after a tense hearing in a civil case involving a police department’s officer-worn body camera video. According to WRAL News, lawyers...
by RG | May 26, 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. Happy Tuesday! I’ve just...
by RG | May 26, 2026 | above the law
Brace yourself. This fact pattern is stupid. In Tennessee, a former sheriff recently earned an $800k+ settlement after his free speech rights were infringed. Police arrested him at his home and jailed him for over a month because he posted a Charlie Kirk meme. It was...
