by RG | Oct 27, 2026 | above the law
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! Since the National Baseball Hall of Fame opened in 1936, it has enshrined roughly 346 players, managers, executives, and commissioners — and, by a recent tally, 11 of them were also lawyers. Who is the...
by RG | Oct 27, 2026 | above the law
Jack Newton (Image via Clio)“We are not making hodgepodge of 16 different MCP connectors and a Rube Goldberg machine passing your data across different systems.” — Jack Newton, ClioCon Keynote 2026 The annual keynote by Clio CEO and founder Jack Newton always spells...
by RG | Oct 27, 2026 | above the law
On Monday, U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes issued a 70-page preliminary injunction in the fight over the East Potomac Golf Course. It bars the Trump administration from removing or damaging any more trees, and requires 10 business days’ written notice before the...
by RG | Oct 27, 2026 | above the law
The post Reports Of The Billable Hour’s Demise Are Greatly Exaggerated, 8am Data Finds appeared first on Above the Law.Reports of the demise of the billable hour have been greatly exaggerated, at least at smaller law firms.With apologies to Mark Twain, that is the...
by RG | Oct 27, 2026 | above the law
Earlier this month, we wondered what our readers thought would scare a lawyer the most. As first seen on Facebook’s Shit Women With Law Degrees Say, there are some phrases that will simply make lawyers cower in fear. But which phrases are the scariest of all? Today,...
by RG | Oct 27, 2026 | above the law
Things at Weil Gotshal & Manges have officially gone from rough patch to panic mode. According to the Wall Street Journal, Weil’s management committee met nonstop all day Sunday and picked things back up Monday, and that committee was already short a few members...
