by RG | Dec 4, 2025 | above the law
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! Beginning in 2026, which state will become the first to require attorneys to take an annual civility oath to “conduct themselves with dignity, courtesy, and integrity”? Hint: While this is the first...
by RG | Dec 4, 2025 | above the law
Defending The Bar Exam Points To An Unexpected Icon: You can acknowledge the bar exam sucks AND that Kim Kardashian isn’t ready to be a lawyer. $200k Super Bonus?!: Cahill goes above and beyond for some of their 2018-2021 associates! Even More Bonuses!: Check out...
by RG | Dec 4, 2025 | above the law
The standard definition of “turkey” is a fowl eaten on Thanksgiving Day. But there’s another, slang, definition: In AI speak, a turkey “can mean a person or thing that is a failure, incompetent, or a dud.” Close enough for purposes of reviewing some of the most...
by RG | Dec 4, 2025 | above the law
In The Washington Post, NYU adjunct professor Max Raskin advances the entirely defensible claim that the bar exam is a cartel instrument designed to keep prices high, outsiders out, and the whole profession wrapped in the same warm, self-satisfied delusion that making...
by RG | Dec 4, 2025 | above the law
Bonus news is still coming in at Biglaw firms. The latest firm to announce a market match on associate bonuses is Katten Muchin Rosenman. Well, if you’ve been busy billing — and the bonus amount keeps going up the more you bill. Sure, the year-end bonus schedule at...
by RG | Dec 4, 2025 | above the law
Compensation news continues to spread across the Biglaw landscape, and associates couldn’t be happier. From Am Law 200 firms to boutique firms, there will be more money in associates’ pockets this holiday season, and the excitement is palpable. We’ve now confirmed...
