by RG | Oct 19, 2026 | above the law
Stan Woodward is definitely earning his keep. When someone’s gotta put their name on an argument so batshit that no one else at DOJ will get near it, Woodward is their man. Which is how the associate attorney general wound up all by his lonesome in the signature block...
by RG | Oct 19, 2026 | above the law
(Image via Getty)Everyone expects AI to make legal work faster. Clients expect it most of all, and some now expect lower bills to follow. Joe Patrice of Above the Law observes that clients want faster and cheaper results regardless of what AI realistically delivers....
by RG | Oct 19, 2026 | above the law
Seventy percent of lawyers have left jobs because of adverse effects on their mental or physical well-being, according to a new study. The Illinois Lawyers Assistance Program surveyed more than 6,700 lawyers and judges across the state about mental health, workplace...
by RG | Oct 19, 2026 | above the law
(Image via Getty)I recently had occasion to review another lawyer’s invoices in connection with a case I was handling. As I examined the bills, I noticed that the attorney had recorded dozens of 0.1-hour time entries for relatively minor tasks performed during the...
by RG | Oct 19, 2026 | above the law
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by RG | Oct 19, 2026 | above the law
* Trump staffers lawyering up assuming Democrats win midterms. [WSJ] * Trump admin fails to get Susman Godfrey kicked off law firm suit. [Reuters] * Judge accused of misconduct over having “abandoned” job. [Bloomberg Law News] * NCAA goes to war with Ohio [Law360] *...