by RG | Aug 6, 2026 | above the law
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! Who was the last justice to serve on the Supreme Court without a law degree? After quitting formal schooling at 14, this man made a clean sweep of the three branches of government (he served in...
by RG | Aug 6, 2026 | above the law
Go Big Or Go Home: Biglaw may be the largest single employer of new law school grads, but now associate class sizes are shrinking. Senator Schiff Tried A New Approach With Trump’s Election-Denying Judicial Nominees: He asked about 2008, 2012, and 2016 first. The...
by RG | Aug 6, 2026 | above the law
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. The issue is not what my beliefs are or even my motives when I bring a case; the issue is the merits of the case that I bring. The notion that the cases lack merit because of the belief of the prosecutor is a...
by RG | Aug 6, 2026 | above the law
Most lawyers I know have considered writing a book. They have an idea. They have experience. They have lessons they have learned through years of practicing law, managing clients, trying cases, building firms, developing business, or leading organizations. They have...
by RG | Aug 6, 2026 | above the law
NetDocuments recently announced its venture into the plaintiffs’ contingency fee lawyer’s market. That fact in and of itself is interesting. But how it got there is perhaps even more so and a good lesson. According to its press release, NetDocuments is now offering...
by RG | Aug 6, 2026 | above the law
My condolences go out to all examinees who suffered through the general bar exam last week and who encountered tsuris (Yiddish for grief); specifically in those states where meltdowns occurred. How about in Washington state, where the “NextGen” exam resulted in six...
