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On LawNext: How One Mass Tort Firm Uses Supio, the AI Platform for PI Lawyers
Supio, an AI-driven platform developed specifically for personal injury lawyers, has been generating a lot of buzz. On the heels of reporting record growth last year and raising $25 million in Series A funding in October, last month it raised another $60 million in a...
Judge Sides With Meta in Key AI Copyright Case, But Says Better Lawyering Might Carry Future Plaintiffs to Victory
A federal judge handed Meta a major win Tuesday in a closely watched copyright case over its use of books to train large language models, but the ruling stopped well short of giving tech companies blanket protection to scrape creative works for artificial...
Supreme Court Liberals Raise Temperature of Dissents in Decisions Backing Deportations, ‘Moneyed Interests’
A string of recent Supreme Court decisions backing President Donald Trump, Republican state policies and big business has led two of the court's three liberals to deploy increasingly pointed attacks on their conservative colleagues. A string of recent Supreme...
Mind Your Gum, Please — See Also
Federal Judge Takes Court Room Littering Seriously: Bet they won’t treat the table underside as a gum receptacle again. Make Work-Life Balance A Little Easier!: Vault ran the numbers to see which firms are your best bet. Much Ado About Two Days: Trump administration...
Texas Lawyer Finds Stress Relief, Success Breeding Cutting Horses
Austin attorney Geoff Weisbart finds solitude outside the courtroom and his legal practice at his ranch in Manchaca breeding and riding world championship cutting horses. It's just one of his hobbies that provides stress relief. He's also a licensed...
Whistleblower Letter, Alleged Quid Pro Quo Dominate 3rd Circuit Pick Bove’s Confirmation Hearing
President Donald Trump's nominee for the appeals curt refused to answer a Democratic senator's question on whether he consulted with the president or White House officials in advance of the U.S. Justice Department's move to dismiss corruption charges against New York...
Summer Associates at Baker Botts Learn How to Use AI on the Job
"At the end of the day, the answer the firm keeps coming back to is you are not going to lose your job as a lawyer to AI, but you will lose your job to lawyers with AI," said AI co-chair Travis Wofford. "At the end of the day, the answer the firm keeps coming...
Sullivan & Cromwell Co-Chair Pays A Visit To Second Circuit To Affirm His Loyalty To Trump
Sullivan & Cromwell co-chair Bob Giuffra is working his way up the MAGA hierarchy. Yesterday, he was spotted by Business Insider’s Jacob Shamsian at the Second Circuit argument in the E. Jean Carroll defamation case where the president’s lawyers were arguing that...
Trump Administration Goes Full Sovereign Citizen And Sues ALL THE JUDGES!
Garbage… like this complaint. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)Somewhere in the Department of Justice, a light flickered and someone fresh off losing a night of Constitution-themed bar trivia with Pete Hegseth decided to sue the entire bench of the U.S....
Karen Read Post-Trial Arguments Get Saucy
For him to attempt to supplant his personal views for that of the jury is a desperate attempt to save face in the wake of a unanimous rejection of the prosecution’s case. — Karen Read attorney Alan Jackson, responding to an earlier statement by special prosecutor Hank...
The Biggest Partner Compensation Gap In Biglaw
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to data collected by American Lawyer, which Biglaw firm has the largest equity partner pay ratio in the Am Law 100? Hint: In the Am Law 100, the average grew to a 12.3-to-1 equity partner pay...
State Appellate Court Reinstates Teacher’s Lawsuit Over Political Divide on Social Media
"We're pleased that the appellate court agreed with us that the Citizens Participation Act was intended as a shield for good faith participation in the political process, and should not be weaponized to enable bad faith, politically motivated, and false allegations of...
Davis Polk Hires Willkie Partner to Co-Head Firm’s T&E Practice
Jillian Merns had been at Willkie for close to 14 years. Jillian Merns had been at Willkie for close to 14 years.
Allstate Subsidiary Launches Legal-Malpractice Suit Against Lewis Brisbois
The complaint claims the insurance company had to pay out a judgment that was $2.5 million over the policy limit after its Lewis Brisbois counsel failed to accept a $25,000 settlement offer. The complaint claims the insurance company had to pay out a judgment...
2025 Legal Industry Report: State Of Immigration
The U.S. immigration system is undergoing rapid transformation, notes James Pittman, a former immigration lawyer and co-founder of Docketwise. A new report authored by Mr. Pittman, 2025 Legal Industry Report: State of Immigration, shares valuable data to help...
Lawyers Hate Marketing But This Might Make Them Hate It Less
Lawyers are some of the worst marketers on Earth. Not because they’re dumb, but because the skillset that makes a good lawyer rarely overlaps with sales. An attorney keeps their nose to the detail grindstone and if they find an extra minute they’d rather put it into...
Yale Law Library Aquarium Set To Sleep With The Fishes
Part of learning to love your law school is learning about the little idiosyncrasies that separates it from every other law school. A few examples: Albany Law school has a basketball court in the middle of it, Harvard Law holds the record for the most graduates to...
Founding Partner Leaves Kasowitz Benson Torres to Launch New Firm
The firm, which announced a rebrand as Kasowitz LLP on Tuesday, thanked Dan Benson for his "decades-long dedication, contributions and friendship." The firm, which announced a rebrand as Kasowitz LLP on Tuesday, thanked Dan Benson for his "decades-long...
First Woman to Lead Bankruptcy Court in Southern District of Florida to Retire From Federal Bench
The retirement opens a key opportunity to fill a pivotal seat. The retirement opens a key opportunity to fill a pivotal seat.
Navigating the Aftermath of a Suicide Following (or During) Divorce
The dissolution of a marriage is, by its very nature, a deeply emotional and often contentious journey, with the aftermath potentially amplifying issues and emotions to a higher magnitude. Settling into a “new normal” is difficult for everyone, and for some, the...
Vault ‘Quality Of Life’ Rankings: The Best Law Firms To Work For In America (2026)
Last week, Vault released the 2025 edition of its closely watched law firm rankings, proving that money — in the form of Cravath’s perennially competitive pay scale — can buy prestige. But can that money buy happiness? In a companion ranking to the Vault 100,...
Introducing The 2025 Legal Marketing Decision-Makers Survey!
Getty ImagesIn early 2025, the Legal Marketing Association and Above the Law set out to provide benchmarking insights CMOs could rely on to guide their decision-making. We surveyed nearly 100 marketing and business development decision-makers, who shared their...
Chewed Gum Under Courthouse Table Becomes Federal Case Because Of Course It Does
When I first skimmed this order from Judge T. Kent Wetherell II, I thought it said “Things would have been considerably worse for Plaintiff had she not admitted it because the courtroom security video clearly shows her placing the GUN under the table.” How could a...
The U.S. Is Minting A Thousand New Millionaires A Day: They’d Make Better Allies Than Antagonists
Contrary to popular opinion, the economy was good in 2024. The latest evidence of that is a new study from UBS which concluded that the United States minted, on average, more than 1,000 new millionaires every single day last year. America got 379,000 new millionaires...
3 Questions For Another Court Access Crusader (Part I)
Last fall, this readership and I were fortunate to hear from the head of the Free Law Project (FLP), Michael Lissner. FLP is a nonprofit that brings innovation and equity to the legal ecosystem through a host of open tools and data including CourtListener, the RECAP...
You Catch More Judges With ‘Honey’ Than With Vinegar
Except those judges aren’t going to like it when you catch them. Like the poor lawyer here who called a judge “honey” during oral argument and entered a spiral of no return. We also had a dramatic week at the Supreme Court, with Justice Gorsuch trying to start...
Free Legal Research Site Descrybe.ai Launches A Paid Suite of Legal Research Tools, Including Its Own Citator
Even free legal research platforms need to make money at some point, and so as Descrybe.ai today launches a paid upgrade, it is making it worth your while, offering a “Legal Research Toolkit” with a suite of features, including its own AI-driven citator, which it...
Know Your Data: Why AI-Driven Information Governance Is Essential
The wave of cyberattacks and data breaches has turned information governance from a compliance afterthought into a required business function. Yet, despite well-publicized threats and skyrocketing costs associated with cyber incidents, most companies remain both...
G-III Apparel Group Files $250 Million Lawsuit Against PVH Corp., Clothing Rental Company CaaStle Files For Bankruptcy
The post G-III Apparel Group Files $250 Million Lawsuit Against PVH Corp., Clothing Rental Company CaaStle Files For Bankruptcy appeared first on Above the Law.The post G-III Apparel Group Files $250 Million Lawsuit Against PVH Corp., Clothing Rental Company CaaStle...
The Curious Persistence of the Six-Factor Trade Secret Test, Part 2
This two-part article discusses the requirements for information to be considered a trade secret under U.S. law, focusing on courts' continued use of the six-factor test outlined in the Restatement of Torts. Part One covered the evolving tests for establishing a trade...
Doug Emhoff Heads To Top Law School To Serve As Visiting Professor
Doug Emhoff, America’s first ever Second Gentleman, returned to Biglaw after his stint at the White House, landing at Willkie Farr & Gallagher. Emhoff, of course, was critical of the firm’s decision to capitulate to Trump, as he wanted to fight the threat of what...
Kirkland’s Nonequity Partners Are Such ‘Hot Sh*t’ That Almost All Other Biglaw Firms Have Been Driven To Copy Their Partnership Model
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. They’ve done a perfect job of it. You have Kirkland non-share partners on the recruiter’s speed dial, because they’re hot sh*t. It doesn’t matter that they aren’t equity. The recruiting firm gets to tell all...
Morning Docket: 06.25.25
* DOJ files suit in the District of Maryland against every judge in the District of Maryland. CHECKMATE! [Bloomberg Law News] * Court agrees that using copyrighted material to train AI is fair use. [Washington Post] * Judiciary tells Congress that PACER poses a cyber...
Critical Mass With Law.com’s Amanda Bronstad: Families of Boeing Crash Victims Divided Over DOJ’s Deal, the Next Class Action Could Come From AI
Partner Pay Ratios Keep Stretching at Highest-Grossing Law Firms
Am Law 100 firms leaped to a 12.3-to-1 equity partner pay ratio on average last year, according to ALM survey data. Am Law 100 firms leaped to a 12.3-to-1 equity partner pay ratio on average last year, according to ALM survey data.
‘Moral Imperative’: Harvard Alumni Group Urges University to Continue Stand Against Government Demands
“Even though we are speaking as part of Harvard alumni, our ultimate goal is to point out the fact that this isn't just about Harvard. This is about all higher education," said Crimson Courage spokesperson Evelyn Kim. “Even though we are speaking as part of...
Don’t Be Afraid to Rely on Intuition
Your intuition can steer you to new inquiries, positive reactions, and feelings that make you frown and squirm. Pay attention. The post Don’t Be Afraid to Rely on Intuition appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.Good lawyers rely on...
Slip and Fall Suit Slides Forward Against Walmart, Judge Decides
"In short, a reasonable person in Bryant's position might have overlooked it. Courts have routinely denied summary judgment and found a genuine issue of fact as to whether a condition was open and obvious where the plaintiff failed to notice a condition prior to...
Legal Department Head Counts Shrank Over Past Year, Defying Narrative They’re Poised for Years of Growth
“The overwhelming majority of the sophisticated legal departments I work with are growing—emphatically not plateauing or shrinking, said Jason Winmill, managing partner of the in-house consultancy Argopoint. “The overwhelming majority of the sophisticated legal...
Amy Wax Loses Bid To Enjoin Sanctions
Amy WaxAmy Wax continues to drape herself in high-minded concepts like the “First Amendment” and “academic freedom” as she fights the sanctions placed on the law professor by the University of Pennsylvania. But a federal judge just slapped down her bid for a...
Judge Accuses Pillsbury Lawyer of ‘Unreasonable Conduct’ in Federal Trial, Threatens Disciplinary Action
“Ultimately, this court's grace evaporates in the face of lies, misrepresentations, and omissions, wrote U.S. District Judge Cristina Silva. “Ultimately, this court's grace evaporates in the face of lies, misrepresentations, and omissions, wrote U.S. District...
‘The Room Looked Stunned’: As Whistleblowers, Critics Emerge, Here’s What to Expect for Emil Bove’s 3rd Circ. Confirmation Hearing
In one of the more explosive letters sent to lawmakers, a former colleague of Bove's raised serious allegations of partisan actions and advocating for lawyers to ignore court orders. In one of the more explosive letters sent to lawmakers, a former colleague of...
‘The Room Looked Stunned’: As Whistleblower, Critics Emerge, Here’s What to Expect for Emil Bove’s 3rd Circ. Confirmation Hearing
In one of the more explosive letters sent to lawmakers, a former colleague of Bove's raised serious allegations of partisan actions and advocating for lawyers to ignore court orders. In one of the more explosive letters sent to lawmakers, a former colleague of...
Inside K&L Gates’ Hackathon for Summer Associates
The firm's U.S.-based summer associates recently competed to build workflows with CoCounsel, alongside a number of first-years, partners and other staffers. The firm's U.S.-based summer associates recently competed to build workflows with CoCounsel, alongside a...
The Top Biglaw Firms In Washington, DC (2026)
Life as a DC lawyer may be tough right now due to the whims and fancies of the current administration, but for many lawyers, Washington is the place to be if they want to do work related to the government, be it litigation, transactional, or even lobbying. But which...
Onboard Your Clients Like A Boss: The Modern Approach For Firm Sales And Onboarding
In law, first impressions aren’t just important, they’re everything. Onboarding a new client isn’t a back-office chore; it’s your first real chance to show how your firm delivers value. Every interaction, from initial contact to the first signed agreement, sets the...
Biglaw Partner Makes A Mistake, Decides To Respond With Humility And Humor
Typos happen. That is just a fact of our increasingly digital life. We write so much — on social media, emails, texts — that not everything gets the intense scrutiny of, say, a filed brief, and yes, mistakes get made. There’s not much you can do except own up to it...
It’s Time To Reconsider Technological Competency And The Value Of Legal Services
Last week, the Puerto Rico Supreme Court came out with a much more realistic and impactful definition of a lawyer’s technological competence obligations than that promulgated by some 40 states. The Puerto Rican rules are a stronger statement about competence and...
This State Is In Desperate Need Of Legal Assistance
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to a recent study by Spartacus Law Firm, which state is the most “legally anxious,” that is, they ask Google the most legal questions per capita? Hint: The most common legal question in this...
What’s The Bonus For A Third-Year Biglaw Assassin? — See Also
Biglaw Partner Thought He Was Running The Continental From John Wick: In fairness, Biglaw would be a lot more interesting if they replaced all the associates with “assassins.” Don’t Play Lawyerball With The Referee: Supreme Court majority tried to give “deporting...
Janssen Biotech Ordered to Turn Over Privileged Info Shared With Consultants, Judge Rules
U.S. District Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV of the District of Massachusetts ordered Janssen Biotech, a wholly owned subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, which manufactures and sells Remicade and Simponi ARIA, to produce related to the litigation, where it is...
Judge Nixes Visa Gift Card Suit, Says No One ‘Reasonable’ Would Believe Cards Were Scam-Proof
A New Yorker represented by Wolf Popper had argued that he had bought Visa Vanilla gift cards, believing that the payments giant had taken measures to protect its cards from widespread card draining scams. But U.S. District Judge Gregory Woods for the Southern...
Companies Accused of Breaching Fiduciary Duty to Employee Benefit Plans in ERISA Litigation Wave
The number of ERISA class actions against Fortune 500 entities was up 162% in May, according to data from Law.com Radar. The number of ERISA class actions against Fortune 500 entities was up 162% in May, according to data from Law.com Radar.
Gaming Company’s CLO to Retire Following Spate of Legal Spats With Rivals
After seven years as the top lawyer at Light & Wonder, the maker of Bally casino games, 64-year-old James Sottile is passing the legal reins to his top deputy, Susan Dawson. After seven years as the top lawyer at Light & Wonder, the maker of Bally casino...
Zillow Real Estate Listing Policy Faces Antitrust Challenge Alleging Market-Wide Harm
"Zillow has willfully maintained and abused its monopoly power in the residential real estate online search services market by adopting the anticompetitive and exclusionary policy that is the Zillow Ban and thus violated Section 2 of the Sherman Act," counsel for...
Houston Lawyer Finds Harmony Between High-End Audio and Legal Practice
David Bissinger, law partner at Bissinger, Oshman, Williams & Strasburger in Houston, leverages his passion for audio systems and audio skills to improve courtroom presentations, linking music composition to legal arguments. David Bissinger, law partner at...
SCOTUS Presidential Immunity Ruling Hangs Over Trump’s Appeal of E. Jean Carroll Verdict
“There's been no assertion and no finding that President Trump unequivocally and explicitly renounced his immunity in this case, his attorney said in pressing for the verdict to be reversed. “There's been no assertion and no finding that President Trump...
Why a Wachtell Lipton Star Took a Mid-Career Leap to Salesforce, and How He’s Shaping Its Future
"The goal is simple: Let AI handle the repeatable tasks so humans can focus on high-value, relationship-driven work," said Sabastian Niles, president and chief legal officer of Salesforce. "The goal is simple: Let AI handle the repeatable tasks so humans can...
Managing Ethics Considerations in the Context of Partner Departures
Communication, Collaboration, and Access to Partnership Agreement Details Are Key Communication, Collaboration, and Access to Partnership Agreement Details Are Key
ProfitSolv, Parent To Multiple Law Practice Management Platforms, Secures ‘Substantial’ Strategic Investment
ProfitSolv, the parent company to a group of practice management and payments products for legal, accounting and professional services firms, said today that it has secured a significant strategic investment co-led by private equity firms FTV Capital and Lightyear...
Lawyers Weigh In on the Threat of Deepfake Evidence in Litigation
In an era where AI-generated audio, video, and images can convincingly mimic real people, how are courts, attorneys, and lawmakers preparing to tackle the threat of falsified evidence? In an era where AI-generated audio, video, and images can convincingly mimic...
‘Language Whac-A-Mole’: Big Law Tries to Keep Up with the Trump Administration’s Word Targets
While replacing problematic words may seem minor compared with other law firm actions, it's a high-stakes environment. While replacing problematic words may seem minor compared with other law firm actions, it's a high-stakes environment.
In Trump’s Second Term, Every Law Firm Decision on DEI Comes With Risk
One thing is consistent: Almost no one currently working at a firm large enough to feel exposed wants to discuss DEI publicly. One thing is consistent: Almost no one currently working at a firm large enough to feel exposed wants to discuss DEI...
Law Schools Are Quietly Changing DEI Messaging. What Does That Mean for Big Law’s Future Talent Pipeline?
As many law schools scale back their diversity, equity and inclusion messaging to avoid being targeted, some are wondering what another blow to DEI could mean for the future of diversity in the profession. As many law schools scale back their diversity, equity...
The Talent Report: Who Makes Up Big Law’s Talent
Here's our demographic data on who makes up Big Law's talent. Here's our demographic data on who makes up Big Law's talent.
Why Every Lawyer Must Defend Our Judiciary Now
In recent years, inflammatory political rhetoric—regardless of party—has fueled a troubling surge in violence against judges. This kind of rhetoric not only undermines public trust in the judiciary, weakening the very foundation of our legal system, but also endangers...
How a Disgraced Financier Defrauded His Investors—and His Own Mother
Notably, the SEC did not take the position that any particular cryptocurrency asset was a security, but rather that the investment in the funds satisfied the security requirement, said David Oliwenstein, formerly with the SEC's Division of Enforcement and now a...
9th Circuit Revives Antitrust Counterclaims Against Real Estate Data Company CoStar
Commercial Real Estate Exchange Inc. "plausibly alleges that CoStar has monopoly power in the relevant markets and engaged in anticompetitive conduct by entering de facto exclusive agreements and constructing technological barriers," Judge Anthony D. Johnstone wrote...
Doug Emhoff to Return to Alma Mater as Law Professor in California
“In this difficult moment for the legal community, I believe it is more important than ever to instill in the next generation of lawyers the same principles that drove me to the legal profession: the imperative of speaking out on behalf of the vulnerable, standing up...
Health Tech Startup Sues Online Medical Networking Platform for Allegedly ‘Reverse-Engineering’ AI Tool
Stephen Broome, a partner at Quinn Emanuel who is representing OpenEvidence, acknowledged that though the complaint addresses some groundbreaking intellectual property disputes associated with emerging technology, the trade secrets at issue are, at their foundation,...
The Cities With All The Lawyers
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to the most recent National Law Journal 500 ranking, what are the top five cities by attorney headcount? Hint: NYC tops the list, as it’s home to 17.8% of all attorneys employed by NLJ 500...
Staff Layoffs And AI Penalties — See Also
Trump-Fighting Firm Lays Off Staff: Best of luck to the former Perkins Coie staffers. Using AI Has Its Consequences: Life in prison may be a little much! Former Skadden Fellows Share Their Thoughts On The Program Changes: They don’t seem too happy. Looking For The...
FTC Clears Omnicom-Interpublic Merger After Securing Restriction on Ad Boycotts
The companies received the green light for their $13.5 billion deal after promising not to direct advertising dollars toward or away from publishers based on political content. The companies received the green light for their $13.5 billion deal after promising...
5th Circuit Unanimously Strikes Down Law Requiring 10 Commandments in Classrooms
Jon Youngwood, global co-chair of Simpson Thacher's litigation department, said the Fifth Circuit's ruling that struck down a state law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public classrooms "rests upon the wisdom of the First Amendment and the...
Employee Questioning Employer’s COVID-19 Policies Qualifies as Protected Conduct, 3rd Circuit Rules
"The company's knowledge of Vincer's protected activity, coupled with a change in its response to Vincer's problematic behavior mere days after the protected activity, and the absence of any investigation, analysis, or documentation in his personnel file to otherwise...
Supreme Court Gives Trump Green Light to Continue, for Now, ‘Third Country’ Deportations
Over the dissents of the liberal justices, the Supreme Court's conservative majority temporarily paused a lower court order blocking deportations to "third countries" such as South Sudan. Over the dissents of the liberal justices, the Supreme Court's...
Judge Suggests Briefs With Hallucinated Citations Could Land Lawyers In Prison For Life
Whenever we catch lawyers in the U.S. turning in court filings filled with fake cases that ChatGPT spit out, they earn a healthy round of public ridicule and, at worst, some fines. The Department of Justice tried to consign people to an El Salvadoran slave camp based...
It’s A Really Weird Time To Have One Of The Most Prestigious Public Interest Jobs In The Legal Industry
It’s been almost three months since Skadden took the coward’s way out and inked a deal with the Trump administration promising $100 million in pro bono payola — earmarked for conservative clients and causes — in order to prevent the issuance of an unconstitutional...
Biglaw Firms That Capitulated To Trump Reveal Deep Divide Between Corporate Lawyers And Litigators
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. Corporate lawyers in many of the top firms have more power when it comes to administrative decisions because they generate more revenue than most litigators. As a result, they may have played a bigger role in...
US Judge Compels Trump Administration to Disburse Impounded Funds to Open Tech Fund
"The defendants' continuous withholding of congressionally appropriated funds, month after month, with no explanation, is a violation of the Administrative Procedure Act," U.S. District Senior Judge Royce C. Lamberth of the District of Columbia wrote in his...
‘Not Idle Speculation’: Brooklyn Judge Won’t Let Jurors Hear About Plaintiff’s Immigration Status While Deciding Damage Award
“Permitting broad inquiry into a person's immigration status risks creating a significant chilling effect," said Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Aaron Maslow. "If courtrooms are perceived as opportunities for [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] enforcement,...
Jeffery Kruse On What Legal Teams Get Wrong About Contracts And How To Fix It
(Image via Getty)In-house lawyers spend a lot of time talking about contract efficiency. We run RFPs for CLM tools, benchmark turnaround times, build clause libraries, and explore AI-powered review platforms. But there’s one thing we don’t talk about enough, even...
Trump Judge Gives Nazi-Sympathizing Law Student High Marks For Rehashing Klan Legal Theory Calling For Minority Disenfranchisement And Murdering Immigrants
The core of modern conservative ideology isn’t that hard to understand. It has three axioms: 1) White is Right.2) Violence toward members of outside groups is encouraged, actually — it reinforces social cohesion and feels good to boot!3) The proper way to deal with...
Midsize Law Firm Challenges And Opportunities In The World Of AI
The midsize U.S. law firm law market often gets overlooked in the press and to some extent by vendors. Part of the reason is definitional: a midsize firm in New York City is far different than one in, say, Duluth, Minnesota. Part of it is the differing client mix....
Cybersecurity and AI: What Clients Really Think
Discover where your firm stands in comparison to industry benchmarks—and what actionable strategies can help yougain a competitive edge. Discover where your firm stands in comparison to industry benchmarks—and what actionable strategies can help yougain a...
Families of 737 Max Victims Call for Special Prosecutor, Say DOJ’s Promise Not to Charge Boeing Usurps Judicial Authority
"The appointment of a special prosecutor is necessary not only to ensure accountability for the 346 people who died in the Boeing 737 Max crashes, but also to preserve the rule of law itself," the families wrote in their motion. "The appointment of a special...
Cigna Sued for Allegedly Sharing Medical Data With Third-Party Advertisers
Jim Treglio of Potter Handy, counsel for the plaintiffs, claimed in some instances, patients communicated with their doctors through Cigna's website and shortly after received targeted advertisements on social media for their medical condition. Jim Treglio of...
Supreme Court to Decide if Prisoners Can Seek Damages Under Religious Freedom Law
The justices will hear the case of a Rastafarian who alleges his religiously worn dreadlocks were forcibly shaven by Louisiana correction officers. The justices will hear the case of a Rastafarian who alleges his religiously worn dreadlocks were forcibly shaven...
Biglaw Firm Fighting Trump Announces Staff Layoffs
Perkins Coie was one of the very first firms that Donald Trump issued a retaliatory executive order against, punishing its lawyers for the crime of representing the president’s perceived enemies: Democrats. In its suit against Trump, Perkins Coie noted that thanks to...
Legal Ethics Roundup: CA Upholds Eastman Disbarment; Toxic Work Culture For Federal Clerks; ABA Sues Trump; Honoring Juneteenth & More
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. Hello from San Antonio,...
Ba- Ba- Ba-, Ba- Bomb Iran
Iran presents a real dilemma. I’m writing this on Saturday, and the United States is not (yet) bombing Iran. For Donald Trump, this is great. It’s great if Israel solves the Iran problem — eliminating Iran’s path to a nuclear weapon — without the United States getting...
Vault’s Top Law Firms By Practice Area And Region (2026)
Vault recently released its closely watched rankings of the nation’s 100 most prestigious law firms. It was there that we learned Cravath has held onto its title as the most prestigious firm in America for a decade, and that the top firms saw some interesting changes...
Building A Successful CLE: Structuring Content With Value, Ethics, And Humor
Ed. note: This is the second article in a series. In our first article, we laid the groundwork for your CLE by focusing on choosing the right topic and leveraging technology for research and idea generation. Now, as we move forward in our series, it’s essential to...
How I Made Partner: ‘Don’t Wait to Be Asked to Do Something,’ Says Poonam Kumar of Gibson Dunn
"Be proactive: Don't wait to be asked to do something if you think it needs to be done. Speak up: The common theme in all of these points is that your voice matters. You were hired by the firm for your intelligence, skills, and judgment, so use them!" "Be...
Walmart to Pay $10M to Settle Charges It Let Money Transfer Scammers Run Wild
Under its pact with the Federal Trade Commission, the retailer agreed to submit to three years of compliance-monitoring. It did not admit or deny the allegations. Under its pact with the Federal Trade Commission, the retailer agreed to submit to three years of...
Morning Docket: 06.23.25
* Kilmar Abrego Garcia released pending trial. [Axios] * In addition to massively expanding the deficit, Congress is also planning student loan caps that will crowd out law school access for many. [Reuters] * White nationalist receives law school prize from Trump...
Operation Midnight Hammer: How The US Conducted Surprise Strikes On Iran
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‘Wreaking Violence?’ U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem Sued for Allegedly Using ‘Excessive Force’ Against Journalists, Protesters
Journalists and media organizations sued the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, claiming that DHS officers unlawfully used "militarized weapons" on protesters and reporters who were documenting demonstrations against immigration...
Reed Smith Global Managing Partner Elected to 4-Year Term
Casey Ryan first moved into the role in 2023, when prior firm leader Sandy Thomas stepped down to take up a chief legal officer position at a nonprofit. Casey Ryan first moved into the role in 2023, when prior firm leader Sandy Thomas stepped down to take up a...
Sticky Notes for Legal Professionals: Analog Attorney’s Ultimate Compendium
Analog Attorney | Sticky notes. Post-its. Tacky notes. Every color. Every hue. Every use. The post Sticky Notes for Legal Professionals: Analog Attorney’s Ultimate Compendium appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.Analog Attorney | Sticky...