by RG | Jun 11, 2026 | above the law
It has been more than a week since Milbank fired the starting gun on the 2026 salary wars, and the compensation scorecard is filling up fast. Recruiters predicted a rapid wave of matches. And they were right — with one notable catch: the firms doing the matching are...
by RG | Jun 11, 2026 | above the law
It’s a good time to be a lawyer and for law firms if you believe the latest information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. But you have to wonder what exactly is going on here. All we hear is how legal technology and AI will replace much of the work lawyers do, so...
by RG | Jun 11, 2026 | above the law
Judge Eleanor Ross is getting a lot of justified scorn right now, but folks are really not directing enough disdain toward her judicial colleagues. While carrying out an affair with a high-ranking law enforcement official in chambers and then lying about it will...
by RG | Jun 11, 2026 | above the law
Senator Mike Lee, your constant reminder that Supreme Court clerkships don’t necessarily signal intellectual accomplishment, took to social media to applaud a new Justice Department memo declaring that disparate impact liability is unconstitutional, despite being...
by RG | Jun 11, 2026 | above the law
If you’ve ever wondered how a monster like Jeffrey Epstein happens — how he operated for decades, surrounded by some of the most credentialed, well-connected people in the country, with seemingly no one willing to say enough is enough — well, do I have a story for...
by RG | Jun 11, 2026 | above the law
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. It’s a little bit of a power move. The top 25 law firms are making more money than ever, and they’re absolutely outpacing the next 25 and then the next 25—it’s not even close. — Sean Burke, founder of legal...
