by RG | Jan 28, 2025 | above the law
Some see the legal profession as more of a “calling” than simply a job. For more religious would-be law students, faith is of such importance that they may seek it out in their legal educations. If you’re searching for an institution where spirituality is as important...
by RG | Jan 28, 2025 | above the law
Generative AI burst on the scene and bestowed every 6th grader with the power to not do the reading and turn in a passable one-page essay anyway. It also provided some very lazy lawyers with some very embarrassing moments. That said, the technology held out so much...
by RG | Jan 28, 2025 | above the law
If Stefan Passantino wants to be remembered for something other than his disastrous representation of Cassidy Hutchinson, he could start by shutting up about it. The former Trump ethics lawyer sued MSNBC commentator Andrew Weissman for defamation and filed a bar...
by RG | Jan 28, 2025 | above the law
(Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. I think the question is less about how committed most law firms are to diversity and inclusion and more so how they frame their views and what words they use when talking...
by RG | Jan 28, 2025 | above the law
Contracts are the backbone of commerce, but they often create friction, delay, and unnecessary expense. In Season 10, Episode 7 of “Notes to My (Legal) Self,” I sat down with Jake Stein, co-founder and CEO of Common Paper, to explore how standard contracts can...
by RG | Jan 28, 2025 | above the law
(Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)Let’s think first about the Biden pardons; after that, the Trump pardons. I understand, if I don’t necessarily agree with, President Biden’s pardons of his son, Hunter; the January 6 Committee; and other Biden family members. When...