by RG | Aug 28, 2026 | above the law
Kara Maciel always knew she wanted to be a lawyer, and a high school trip to Washington, DC sealed the deal. What she didn’t plan for was building her own firm. In this episode, the Conn, Maciel & Carey co-founder talks about the years she spent paying off law...
by RG | Aug 28, 2026 | above the law
One of the more interesting changes to the legal profession since the COVID-19 pandemic has been the way lawyers dress for work. Before the pandemic, there were fairly well-established expectations about what attorneys should wear in different professional settings....
by RG | Aug 28, 2026 | above the law
Remember earlier this week, when the Supreme Court’s shadow docket handed Trump his mail-in ballot wish by deciding the blue states had sued too early — that they’d have to wait for the Postal Service to actually finalize its rule before anyone could complain about...
by RG | Aug 28, 2026 | above the law
Last year, Law Firm 2.0, or the reimagined law firm, was a big topic at the TLTF Summit. Now, even AI-native law firms are part of the vernacular, designed from scratch around AI technology. Venture capital is flowing into firms built from the ground up, and existing...
by RG | Aug 28, 2026 | above the law
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. I think it’ll be fun. I like tax, so I think it’s going to be like a little vacation. — Jimmy Chilimigras, who recently graduated from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law at the age of 18, in comments...
by RG | Aug 28, 2026 | above the law
Donald Trump has amended his defamation trollsuit against the New York Times. Now instead of being 40 pages of incoherent gobbledygook, it’s 62 pages of incoherent gobbledygook. But don’t worry, he’s still seeking just $15 billion in damages. No extra charge for the...
