by RG | May 15, 2026 | above the law
When generative AI first crashed into legal, my biggest question wasn’t whether it was useful, but if lawyers would embrace the idea of a chatbot. It worked for the masses, but would lawyers really want to do their work by typing vague questions to an obsequious...
by RG | May 15, 2026 | above the law
The time for spring cleaning is upon us. Closets. Garages. Attics. All are more than likely do for their annual check up and clean out. Law firms, on the other hand, may have landed at an even more daunting space on the chore wheel: they need to get their data ...
by RG | May 15, 2026 | above the law
Two weeks ago, the Department of Justice filed a motion in the White House ballroom litigation that read suspiciously like the a case of lawyers throwing up their hands and just hitting “file” on the their client’s dementia-addled markup. And, but for the fact that...
by RG | May 15, 2026 | above the law
Davis Polk & Wardwell isn’t wasting any time making itself at home in Los Angeles. Just weeks after announcing its long-awaited L.A. launch, the firm is already reportedly looking to build out a full-service office in Southern California, not merely plant a flag...
by RG | May 15, 2026 | above the law
Lawyers and law professors have worn the soles out of “it depends” when answering legal questions, but the shoulder shrug is a legitimate response given the last few years of Constitutional developments. The Court shrugged off stare decisis in a big way with Bruen...
by RG | May 15, 2026 | above the law
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. It’s really all about putting in the work. I think it’s so important. With enough hard work and perseverance, you can accomplish pretty much anything. — Jimmy Chilimigras, a recent summa cum laude graduate of...
