by RG | Nov 18, 2025 | above the law
Bonus season has officially begun. Cravath, the firm that’s the standard bearer for Biglaw associate compensation, has kicked off the 2025 bonus sweepstakes. And Cravath’s not here for restraint. The firm announced year-end bonuses and a round of special bonuses that...
by RG | Nov 18, 2025 | above the law
The American Bar Association has come under fire for requiring schools to put some effort into making sure that their student bodies don’t look like the start of a small ethnostate. Schools had to show some attempt at encouraging diversity in recruitment, admissions,...
by RG | Nov 18, 2025 | above the law
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! In the 80s when Cravath moved from Wall Street to One Worldwide Plaza, the lease required the developer to buy — and demolish — what nearby business? Hint: The firm leased the space in exchange for a 7...
by RG | Nov 17, 2025 | above the law
Magistrate Judge William Fitzpatrick just dropped a legal mic on prosecutors in the James Comey case. In a blistering 24-page opinion, he ordered the Department of Justice to turn over all grand jury materials related to the Comey indictment to the defense. (Though...
by RG | Nov 17, 2025 | above the law
I would imagine that if you polled most people on whether it was okay to record an unconscious naked person in their home and spread the video on a social media platform you’d be met with resounding “Hell No!” answers. However, that gutcheck assumption got questioned...
by RG | Nov 17, 2025 | above the law
Lots of questions swirl around the use of AI by lawyers in general and young lawyers in particular. The questions all center around how do we train young lawyers to use AI tools safely and proficiently while ensuring they develop the skills firms want them to have? At...
