by RG | Oct 5, 2026 | above the law
The post Calling All Associates: Will Your Firm Show You The Money This Bonus Season? appeared first on Above the Law.With bonus season right around the corner, if you’re a Biglaw associate in the fall of 2026, two things are probably true: (i) you’re billing your...
by RG | Oct 5, 2026 | above the law
Lexis and Westlaw have been best in class in legal research. As of today, that is no longer true. Your skepticism is welcome. Lawyers are paid to be right. But they are expected to not be wrong. You are justifiably hesitant to experiment. But you should experiment....
by RG | Oct 5, 2026 | above the law
Ed. note: Please welcome Renee Knake Jefferson back topages of Above the Law. Subscribe to her Substack, Legal Ethics Roundup, here. Hello First Monday! What is a “First Monday” edition? Every Monday here at the LER you receive a summary of the top ten legal ethics...
by RG | Oct 5, 2026 | above the law
According to the Wall Street Journal, a senior Justice Department official invited an 81-year-old Dick Nixon deadender to headquarters to spend two hours walking the Office of Professional Responsibility through a lengthy slidedeck he created called “Watergate As...
by RG | Oct 5, 2026 | above the law
A company deploys an AI agent to manage software purchases. Procurement tells it to reduce costs. The business tells it to close quickly. Security requires specific protections. Finance imposes spending limits. Legal prohibits certain contractual terms. Whose...
by RG | Oct 5, 2026 | above the law
Last August, the FBI reinstated agent Stephen Friend, who left the bureau in 2023, and awarded him a lump sum settlement of $61,430, plus “hundreds of thousands of dollars in back pay.” In December, FBI Director Kash Patel personally fired him for “unprofessional...
