by RG | Jul 31, 2025 | above the law
It was a very bad week for lawyers and hallucinations. A federal judge had to withdraw an opinion with fake cites. One Biglaw firm fired a partner over an invented case, while another firm got tossed off a case over AI shenanigans. And the scribe of Ashurbanipal got...
by RG | Jul 31, 2025 | above the law
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. [P]eople [in the New Jersey office] are concerned about leadership of the office and their directives about which cases to pursue or not to pursue. This is not the normal course of business, not by any means....
by RG | Jul 31, 2025 | above the law
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by RG | Jul 31, 2025 | above the law
* Biglaw backs away from pro bono causes to avoid Trump ire. [Reuters] * Florida bashes ABA as “woke” for persisting in its belief in this whole “constitutionality” thing. [Bloomberg Law News] * Music’s top lawyers profiled. [Variety] * NSA’s GC fired. Cool. That...
by RG | Jul 30, 2025 | above the law
Between May 2024 and March 2025, threats against judges increased a staggering 327%, according to data from the Global Project Against Hate and Extremism. That stark stat isn’t terribly surprising — upsetting, sure. But if you’ve been paying attention at all over the...
by RG | Jul 30, 2025 | above the law
The dog days of summer are nearly upon us, but there’s nothing that’ll make law firm associates perk up quicker than news of bonuses. That’s right — summer bonuses have been unleashed! Biglaw might not be ready to announce bonuses, but that’s not stopping boutique...
