by RG | Mar 24, 2026 | above the law
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to the 2025 ALM Go-To Law Schools ranking, which top law school had the most 2024 graduates enter Biglaw? Hint: 71.85% of this law school’s 2024 grads went to Biglaw. See the answer on the...
by RG | Mar 24, 2026 | above the law
The Biggest Losers Of Our Disbar March Madness: Jeanine Pirro and Kash Patel were neck and neck! $35 Never Felt So Good!: Chance the Rapper wins lawsuit against Pat the Manager. There’s More To Lose Than Money: The legal industry’s coverage of the Iran War is more...
by RG | Mar 23, 2026 | above the law
Biglaw doesn’t change overnight — until someone comes along and quietly, persistently forces it to. That’s exactly what Jami McKeon did over the past 12 years at Morgan Lewis & Bockius, and now, as she prepares to hand over the reins, it’s worth taking a moment to...
by RG | Mar 23, 2026 | above the law
You don’t want to get on Pete Hegseth’s bad side … literally. That maniac just booted photographers from Pentagon press briefings for failing to capture his manly jaw from a sufficiently flattering angle. But the secretary will be seeing a bunch of his old enemies...
by RG | Mar 23, 2026 | above the law
I remain deeply skeptical of the prospect that AI will “replace” lawyers. The technology keeps making impressive inroads into legal work, but every advancement promises to take tasks off an individual lawyer’s plate, but not to remove the lawyer from the process. It...
by RG | Mar 23, 2026 | above the law
The legal system is being tested in ways that extend beyond new tools or regulations. Fairness, access, and accountability have become everyday concerns, not academic ones. The survey results behind 8am’s 2026 Legal Industry Report reflect this reality. Legal...
