by RG | Jul 29, 2026 | above the law
After months of studying, thousands of dollars in expenses, and enough stress to shave years off a person’s life, bar applicants should at least be able to count on one thing: actually being able to take the exam, on time. Apparently not. The first administration of...
by RG | Jul 29, 2026 | above the law
A ‘Historic Milestone In Legal Licensure’ That Nobody Got To Take: Washington scrapped its entire NextGen bar exam after six hours of dead wifi — while the NCBE insisted its platform worked fine. The Show Me State Left Wanting: Missouri’s bar exam descended into chaos...
by RG | Jul 29, 2026 | above the law
Gibson Dunn just landed a homerun lateral haul this week, snatching six litigation partners out of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, including executive committee co-chair and litigation co-chair William Savitt, reportedly set in motion by a coffee meeting with...
by RG | Jul 29, 2026 | above the law
The biggest story in legal last week was an unfortunate guerrilla antagonizing of a couple making out on a park bench… who just happened to be a Wachtell partner and associate. And now an internal HR problem is suddenly national news. Say what you will about the...
by RG | Jul 29, 2026 | above the law
[READ MORE HERE: About bar exam horrors in Washington and Maryland] The most credulous voices in legal spent the last year dunking all over California’s haphazard effort to administer its own bar exam. California’s initiative admittedly moved too fast — a byproduct of...
by RG | Jul 29, 2026 | above the law
* Federal judges call out government attorneys for the 3 “U”s: “unlawful,” “unethical” and “unseemly” conduct. [Pro Publica] * Gibson Dunn snags big litigation team from Wachtell. [NY Times] * Judge orders immigration authorities to release man they’d kept under lock...
