by RG | Sep 29, 2026 | above the law
Every so often, a new job appears that makes you wonder: Where did that come from? Add this one to the list: Legal Engineer. If you haven’t heard the term before, you’re not alone. Five years ago, relatively few lawyers would have known what one was. Today, legal...
by RG | Sep 29, 2026 | above the law
Imagine sitting down for tacos and discovering that the evening’s specials include chips, salsa, and glockamole. That’s what recently happened when a Georgia state court judge finished his meal at a local taco joint and accidentally fired his weapon when trying to...
by RG | Sep 29, 2026 | above the law
Justice Samuel Alito will not, after all, be deciding the climate change case his stock portfolio has a rooting interest in. On Monday, Supreme Court Clerk Scott Harris sent the parties in Suncor Energy v. County Commissioners of Boulder County a one-sentence notice,...
by RG | Sep 29, 2026 | above the law
The law school applicant boom isn’t going anywhere, and the people actually reading the applications say you can thank (or blame) the political climate. According to a new Kaplan survey of admissions officers at 90 of the nation’s 198 ABA-accredited law schools...
by RG | Sep 29, 2026 | above the law
At this point, the Justice Department’s staffing crisis has its own expanding series of soap opera subplots, and the newest one is in uniform. According to Bloomberg Law News, a Marine Corps major on Thursday messaged military lawyers about openings for active and...
by RG | Sep 29, 2026 | above the law
The post Beyond CLM: The Road To An Agentic Future appeared first on Above the Law.Facing increasing demands to do more with less, corporate law departments are exploring the promise of agentic AI. With good reason: Even the most helpful tools for tasks like document...
