by RG | May 27, 2026 | above the law
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to a new report from Firm Prospects, what percentage of law firm associate hires were laterals, i.e., they came from other law firms, in 2025? Hint: Last year, laterals outpaced the hires...
by RG | May 27, 2026 | above the law
Firms Are Hiring More Laterals Than Law Students: Killing OCI has its consequences. Quinn Emanuel Earns Another Benchslap!: If an associate did what the leading partner on the matter did, they’d have been shown the door. Let’s Look At Trump’s Settlement Agreement: It...
by RG | May 26, 2026 | above the law
Litigant Allegedly Opened Fire On Opposing Counsel: She was charged with two counts of attempted first degree murder. Look At This Lawyer, Dog; He’s Going To Jail: Attorney jailed on bestiality charges. Churn Baby, Churn: Associate burnout lateraling is real and law...
by RG | May 26, 2026 | above the law
Everything’s bigger in Texas, including the doggone disgusting legal scandals. Houston attorney Steven Swain, better known to his clients as S. Tyler Swain, is facing a bestiality charge after his wife discovered surveillance footage allegedly showing him engaged in...
by RG | May 26, 2026 | above the law
If the Dark Knight were to be updated for a 2026 audience, the Joker v. Harvey Dent hospital scene may have gone a little like this: “If, tomorrow, I tell the press that, like, a girl will develop bulimia from their Twitter usage, or a bus full of kids will fry their...
by RG | May 26, 2026 | above the law
According to a law clerk who reported the behavior to the Eleventh Circuit, a federal judge — on multiple occasions — “engaged in sexual activity with a uniformed law enforcement officer in chambers during work hours within earshot of the judge’s staff.” Probably...
