by RG | Sep 16, 2025 | above the law
Above the Law has spent a lot of time and digital ink decrying the cowardly decision of nine Biglaw firms to bend a knee to Donald Trump and ink deals promising $940 million in pro bono payola for conservative causes. These deals have garnered a lot of criticism...
by RG | Sep 16, 2025 | above the law
At ILTACON 2025, Litera had a lofty goal: turning lawyers into legends. On the heels of five new product announcements this summer, the company made a major splash at the recent conference. From drafting airtight documents and surfacing firm-wide knowledge to driving...
by RG | Sep 16, 2025 | above the law
Last week, employees at Debevoise & Plimpton’s New York office had a terrifying experience that is far too common in this country. An emergency notification went out through the building, informing of an active shooter in the area. Fortunately, the alert, which...
by RG | Sep 16, 2025 | above the law
We’ve all lost count of the times we’ve received an email, policy, or memo from a lawyer so “well written” that nobody understands it. It’s frustrating, and you want to write back: “Great legal summary — I have no idea what it means.” Unfortunately, that’s often how...
by RG | Sep 16, 2025 | above the law
Ed. note: Please welcome Vivia Chen back to the pages of Above the Law. Subscribe to her Substack, “The Ex-Careerist,” here. Unless your perception of law firm life is warped by Suits, The Good Wife, or Ally McBeal, no person would think of law as a fun, sexy...
by RG | Sep 16, 2025 | above the law
Bursting an “EO” Myth? Two weeks into the new term, a Seattle courtroom offered the year’s defining image of presidential power meeting its limits: a Ninth Circuit panel upheld a nationwide block on the administration’s attempt to curtail birthright citizenship,...
