by RG | Sep 4, 2026 | above the law
Thomas Christopher Ross is the Republican nominee for a state House district in Missouri. He beat Louise Secker in the August 4 primary by a mere 32 votes. Then, on September 2, he was charged with conspiracy to distribute cocaine and amphetamine under 21 U.S.C. §§...
by RG | Sep 4, 2026 | above the law
The post Associate Compensation Scorecard: Biglaw Firms Will Eventually Get Around To Matching Milbank… Right? appeared first on Above the Law.Since we broke the news of the new $235K salary scale for associates at large law firms in the United States — a trend that...
by RG | Sep 4, 2026 | above the law
For much of the legal profession’s history, having a large and impressive office was seemingly an important part of running a successful law firm. Firms often occupied prime real estate in expensive parts of town, and attorneys might have private offices, conference...
by RG | Sep 4, 2026 | above the law
The July bar exam is over. Your job search should not be on pause. In Florida, the July 2026 results are scheduled for September 18. Some graduates have jobs. Others watch classmates announce start dates while their inboxes remain quiet. If you are in the second...
by RG | Sep 4, 2026 | above the law
One thing I learned as a trial lawyer, sometimes the hard way, is that trusting your gut instinct is not the same as relying on data. That’s why in later years I became such an advocate of data-based litigation analytics. Data has the unpleasant way of separating what...
by RG | Sep 4, 2026 | above the law
To quote the opening line from the court opinion that this post is based upon, “Millions of American teenagers have sex.” This post is has nothing to do with whether that sort of thing is good or bad, natural or otherwise, nor the moral implications of it all....
