by RG | Apr 13, 2026 | above the law
A prominent MAGA-world figure attempting to leverage a public-facing role into something that looks suspiciously like a personal perk? Though it’s an increasingly familiar tale in the Trump 2.0 admin, this time we’re talking about attorney Elliot Berke. According to...
by RG | Apr 13, 2026 | above the law
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to Bloomberg Law’s Workload & Hours Survey, what is the average billable hour target for associates? Hint: 92% of respondents report the consequences for not hitting the billing target...
by RG | Apr 13, 2026 | above the law
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. So, while a downturn would certainly impact our more profitable areas like M&A, capital markets and some types of lending transactional work, with the countercyclical practices we have built up, we see...
by RG | Apr 13, 2026 | above the law
Professor Applies To Be Dean At School His Agency Investigated: Is this a strong application or an attempt at strong-arming? Here’s The Best Of DC!: How does your firm compare to the best Biglaw firms in the region? There’s A New Boutique In Town: Liu Shur Kravis make...
by RG | Apr 12, 2026 | above the law
Yale Fail: Yale’s two-decade stranglehold on the No. 1 law school ranking ends in a rankings shakeup. Well, at least they have JD Vance — another famous second banana! Feel Free To Let The Screen Door Hit You On The Way Out: Pam Bondi’s tenure as Attorney General ends...
by RG | Apr 12, 2026 | above the law
After years of indulging Professor Amy Wax as she traded scholarly research for right-wing trolling, the University of Pennsylvania finally considered a formal complaint — brought by then law school dean Ted Ruger — against Wax for “promotion of white supremacy.”...
