by RG | Jun 10, 2026 | above the law
Today seems to be the day to announce over-the-top raises. One firm that prides itself on staying ahead of the market dropped a new updated pay scale that maintains it leading position, and threw in special bonuses up to $75K for good measure. Kellogg Hansen saw the...
by RG | Jun 10, 2026 | above the law
Even with the Court majority checking box after box on the Project 2025 to-do list, conservatives are interested in maintaining the position that their views are censored or that they are being ostracized just for sharing them. This is a silly position, of course....
by RG | Jun 10, 2026 | above the law
A Connecticut prosecutor who allegedly went full scorned-spouse — yelling outside a woman’s apartment complex, sending 41 text messages in a single hour, and oh yeah, using her privileged access to restricted law enforcement databases to dig up dirt on her husband’s...
by RG | Jun 10, 2026 | above the law
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. The last decade has been so strong in terms of firm performance that the rising tide was lifting all boats, and some of those boats were rising too much. [Having a portion of compensation fixed] helps to push...
by RG | Jun 10, 2026 | above the law
Like a lot of people in this region, I’ve spent the past few weeks thinking about the World Cup. Part of that is simple excitement. We do not get many opportunities to host an event of this scale. In a matter of days, millions of people from around the world will be...
by RG | Jun 10, 2026 | above the law
A law firm economic theory has been expressed by people like Professor Ben Barton in his 2015 book “Glass Half Full: The Decline and Rebirth of the Legal Profession” and others. The basic premise is that in the future, large firms will survive and prosper because of...