by RG | Mar 10, 2026 | above the law
Picking a dean can come down to a games of politicking. Firing deans can too. Over the last few years, we’ve seen employers nix diversity-focused positions to avoid getting sued because the Supreme Court decided that the Fourteenth Amendment hates measures that help...
by RG | Mar 10, 2026 | above the law
For years, legal leaders fought for a seat at the table. In many organizations, they got it. Legal is invited earlier. Executives ask for legal’s perspective before decisions are finalized. The department is treated as a strategic partner instead of a last-minute...
by RG | Mar 10, 2026 | above the law
Just two federal law clerks filed complaints under the Judicial Conduct and Disability Act (JCDA) in 2025, according to the judiciary’s recently released 2025 statistics. Not because judges don’t mistreat their clerks but because the complaint process is broken....
by RG | Mar 10, 2026 | above the law
Ed. note: This article first appeared in Strategies & Voices, an LMA publication. My first exposure to a law firm merger was in 2004, long before combinations became as common as they are today. At the time, I was a legal marketing contractor trying to break into...
by RG | Mar 10, 2026 | above the law
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. Law practice at the highest level, especially litigation, is a labour-intensive exercise. There really aren’t any shortcuts. There are no ‘Einsteins’ that enable you to do projects and get right to the end...
by RG | Mar 10, 2026 | above the law
Last night, at an event honoring the late Judge Thomas Flannery of the U.S. District Court of Washington, D.C., Justices Ketanji Brown Jackson and Brett Kavanaugh found themselves on opposite sides of one of the Supreme Court’s most controversial procedural tools: the...
