by RG | Sep 2, 2026 | above the law
When the Florida Bar didn’t want to perform the most basic of its duties as the state’s designated professional licensing authority, it invented a new rule out of whole cloth to justify punting a detailed ethics complaint about then-Attorney General Pam Bondi. The...
by RG | Sep 2, 2026 | above the law
At a recent conference at which I spoke, a member of the audience raised her hand and asked why law firms are having so much trouble determining the ROI of artificial intelligence tools that they are buying. I thought about it for a minute, and then it hit me: it’s...
by RG | Sep 2, 2026 | above the law
The Supreme Court’s shadow-docket blessing of Donald Trump’s ballroom was always going to draw reviews. And y’all — Ty Cobb has THOUGHTS. The former Hogan & Lovells partner, who left Biglaw to serve as special counsel in the first Trump White House, has since made...
by RG | Sep 2, 2026 | above the law
The paralegal with too many tabs open Walk into a busy personal injury firm on any Tuesday and look over a paralegal’s shoulder. Multiple tabs are open: intake, document management, a records portal, e-signature, the calendar, and a settlement spreadsheet. Ask what’s...
by RG | Sep 2, 2026 | above the law
Getting off the plane at Nashville International Airport last week — an airport set to be renamed after Dolly Parton by the time I left — I saw 5 legal tech ads before making it to baggage claim. In fact the only ads I saw on the airport’s video boards were two Harvey...
by RG | Sep 2, 2026 | above the law
The Financial Times just published an article titled “Wall Street banks push Big Law to cut fees because of AI.” Apparently the investment bankers have decided that paying legal bills doesn’t make sense now that ChatGPT can spit out answers. We’re mere months removed...
