by RG | Nov 5, 2025 | above the law
As I write this, it is Tommie Give Day, the cleverly branded annual day of scholarship fundraising for the University of St. Thomas in the Twin Cities. I’m just about to make a small donation to my alma mater. Making a donation to the law school you went to might seem...
by RG | Nov 5, 2025 | above the law
The push to bring associates back into the office four days a week is accelerating at lightning speed, leaving firms scrambling to keep pace. These attendance mandates have typically applied firmwide, but one firm has taken the next step in the return-to-office race...
by RG | Nov 5, 2025 | above the law
Before the Portland inflatable frog, there was the D.C. Sandwich Guy. Sean Dunn, a Department of Justice paralegal, became a symbol of resistance for flinging his Subway sandwich at a Customs and Border Patrol agent, Greg Lairmore, occupying D.C. as part of the Trump...
by RG | Nov 4, 2025 | above the law
Kirkland & Ellis — the world’s richest law firm — has received some harsh and pretty public feedback. According to reporting from the Financial Times, last year, during a limited partners industry event hosted by Institutional Limited Partners Association,...
by RG | Nov 4, 2025 | above the law
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! Which was the last state to lift the ban on alcohol sales on Election Day? Hint: The Election Day ban on alcohol sales started in the mid-1880s and was intended to discourage bribery at the polls (a...
by RG | Nov 4, 2025 | above the law
The Daily Show Open Has A Career Suggestion: And we follow it up with a couple disclaimers. ChatGPT Is No Harvey: Kim Kardashian’s ChatGPT legal queries had some infuriating results. At The Cutting Edge Of AI And DEI: Davis Wright Tremaine Managing Partner Jaime Drozd...
