by RG | Jun 22, 2026 | above the law
I’ve been in enough conversations with in-house teams lately to know this is no longer abstract. AI agents are moving out of demos and into real workflows. They are drafting, deciding, and triggering actions across systems. And at some point, one of those actions will...
by RG | Jun 22, 2026 | above the law
Last week, The Onion announced that it wasn’t going to wait for courts in Texas to unlock the Infowars IP. “The new InfoWars will livestream every Thursday at 8 p.m. this summer across any platform you watch video,” the company’s CEO Ben Collins said on social media....
by RG | Jun 22, 2026 | above the law
Quinn Emanuel has long had a complicated relationship with associate compensation and the levers attached to it. The firm’s 2,100-hour floor to access market-rate bonuses is above average, and through the years, the firm has played with the requirements for associates...
by RG | Jun 22, 2026 | above the law
Ed. note: Please welcome Renee Knake Jefferson back to the pages of Above the Law. Subscribe to her Substack, Legal Ethics Roundup, here. Welcome to what captivates, haunts, inspires, and surprises me every week in the world of legal ethics. Happy Monday! Last week...
by RG | Jun 22, 2026 | above the law
The U.S. Justice Department is pursuing criminal investigations into the President’s political opponents. This case was just one example of that, but we are seeing daily reminders of this administration’s lawlessness — in Minnesota and around the country. We all must...
by RG | Jun 22, 2026 | above the law
“Lawyer Gets Caught Using AI” stories usually have a point and laugh, “How could they be so stupid?!” vibe to them, but this one feels more like a an unexpected retirement nobody bothered to plan a party for. After decades of lawyering, it isn’t uncommon for lawyers...
