by RG | Jul 9, 2026 | above the law
In 2025, Steve Bannon said the quiet part out loud, on his own podcast, when it came to the Trump administration’s goals when issuing (unconstitutional) executive orders aimed at Biglaw firms. Bannon said of the targeted firms, “What we are trying to do is put you out...
by RG | Jul 9, 2026 | above the law
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. The continued high mobility of recent graduates is one of the report’s most significant findings. Early-career lawyers are changing jobs at unprecedented rates, making the ability to practice in different...
by RG | Jul 9, 2026 | above the law
Most lawyers who step into leadership roles do so for good reasons. They want to help. They want to support a bar association, a firm committee, a nonprofit board, a civic group, or a professional organization that helped them along the way. They want to give back....
by RG | Jul 9, 2026 | above the law
The dog days of summer are now upon us, and we’ve got just what every lawyer and law student wants to see to get them through the rest of the week: a ranking of the best law schools in the world. Move over U.S. News, because we’re about to go global. Before we get to...
by RG | Jul 9, 2026 | above the law
(Image via Getty)Recently, I wrote about chaos being part of the job. I spent time on the idea that people are not predictable and that no amount of legal training fully prepares you for the human side of in-house practice. I have been thinking more about that since....
by RG | Jul 9, 2026 | above the law
* Trump asks Supreme Court to rehear birthright citizenship case, in case the English language has changed since last week. [CNBC] * Judge Ross denies recusal request in civil case based on the claim that she barely supervised clerks on her civil docket. Or maybe her...
