by RG | Jan 31, 2025 | above the law
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! Since 2008, Kirkland & Ellis’ global revenue has increased by what percentage? Hint: The average revenue growth for the Am Law 100 during that period was 108%, but Kirkland isn’t the largest...
by RG | Jan 31, 2025 | above the law
Taking The Test Is A Test In Itself: Broken portals, wrong sized fonts, and where the hell are we even supposed to go? Judge Orders Professor Back In Class: Take that, Jeff Landry! Not Just FBI Head Nominee: Have you check out Patel’s kid friendly Trump fanfics? Gonna...
by RG | Jan 30, 2025 | above the law
Entrepreneurship often conjures images of fearless risk-takers, but the reality is more complex. Founders frequently juggle the weight of their ventures alongside their personal struggles. In a raw and insightful episode of “Notes to My (Legal) Self,” Collin Williams,...
by RG | Jan 30, 2025 | above the law
The post On LawNext: Reflections On 25 Years Of Innovation In Legal Aid, With The LSC’s Longtime Program Counsel Glenn Rawdon appeared first on Above the Law.Earlier this month, the Legal Services Corporation, the largest funder of civil legal aid in the United...
by RG | Jan 30, 2025 | above the law
(Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. [T]here’s a high demand [for lawyers with Trump ties]. I even had somebody… who’s at a law firm tell me that he’s gotten more client work because of that, because of the...
by RG | Jan 30, 2025 | above the law
Unlimited pro bono hours are a lot like unlimited vacation days. Everyone knows that they’ll never all get used, but it’s the principle of the thing. It’s a nice signal to associates that the firm cares about public service work or work-life balance respectively....