by RG | Oct 28, 2026 | above the law
First Weil Called In A Bankruptcy Lawyer And Put Dissolution On The Menu: Plus a timeline of how a $2.1 billion firm got here in seven months. Then, Weil’s Capital Markets Chief Tells Associates To Find New Jobs: Keep billing, but keep your résumé open in the other...
by RG | Oct 28, 2026 | above the law
Some people turn to adult content platforms such as OnlyFans to generate income. Recently, a few that have made significant amounts of money went on podcasts to explain the life and finances of an adult content creator. Some did not make wise financial decisions with...
by RG | Oct 28, 2026 | above the law
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! Today’s news that Weil Gotshal is winding down after 95 years has Biglaw reaching for comparisons — and the obvious one is Dewey & LeBoeuf, whose 2012 implosion remains one of the largest law firm...
by RG | Oct 28, 2026 | above the law
A few weeks ago, I wrote that for law firms billing by the hour, the return on investment from AI was really a loss on investment. LOI, not ROI. If AI does what the vendors say it does, it does work that associates and paralegals used to bill. That would mean fewer...
by RG | Oct 28, 2026 | above the law
Earlier today, the advice for Weil Gotshal & Manges lawyers was blunt: look out for number one and enter the lateral market post haste. Turns out at least one Weil practice group leader agrees. According to Bloomberg Law, Alex Lynch, the head of Weil’s capital...
by RG | Oct 28, 2026 | above the law
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. I don’t believe that to be a great lawyer that is AI-enabled someone needs to have deep technical history. Anyone who wants to learn this stuff—sufficient enough to be an advanced AI builder as a lawyer—can do...
