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Morning Docket: 03.18.24

Morning Docket: 03.18.24

* A Kirkland associate is Chicago's St. Patrick's Day Parade Queen. [Law360] * Meanwhile, Kirkland hauls in over $7 billion. It would've been more but SOMEBODY had to go be a parade queen. [American Lawyer] * Supreme Court lets college keep its ban on drag shows. So...

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Trump Or Schopenhauer: Who Said That?

Trump Or Schopenhauer: Who Said That?

Who doesn't love a philosophy quiz? The post Trump Or Schopenhauer: Who Said That? appeared first on Above the Law.That was the philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer.Can you identify the speaker for each of quotations below?1.  “The concept of global warming was created by...

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Asher Elran: Feeding a Martech Passion

Attorney at Law Magazine sat down with Asher Elran, the founder of Dynamic Search, to discuss his career path and the legal marketing business he has developed since 2006 along with the challenges he’s faced and the lessons he’s learned.  AALM: What first drew you to...

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Asher Elran: Feeding a Martech Passion

Attorney at Law Magazine sat down with Asher Elran, the founder of Dynamic Search, to discuss his career path and the legal marketing business he has developed since 2006 along with the challenges he’s faced and the lessons he’s learned.  AALM: What first drew you to...

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How Appealing Weekly Roundup

How Appealing Weekly Roundup

The week in appellate news. The post How Appealing Weekly Roundup appeared first on Above the Law.(Image via Getty)Ed. Note: A weekly roundup of just a few items from Howard Bashman’s How Appealing blog, the Web’s first blog devoted to appellate litigation. Check out...

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Top AI Tools for Lawyer Marketers

If you’re a lawyer or marketing professional charged with marketing your law firm check out these top AI tools for lawyers. The post Top AI Tools for Lawyer Marketers appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms & Lawyers.If you’re a lawyer or marketing...

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Sui Generis: Draft Leases Like You Mean It

Sui Generis: Draft Leases Like You Mean It

The automatic acceptance of various boilerplate clauses in commercial leases in the face of jurisprudential modernity and evolving legal approaches is dangerous. The evolutionary exploits of a commercial lease aren't done yet, nor should they be.       Hi there.The...

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Morning Docket: 03.15.24

Morning Docket: 03.15.24

* Lawyer trapped in courthouse elevator for almost an hour. What's the billing code for this? [Roll on Friday] * Congratulations to ASSLaw for getting back in compliance with the ABA. You've done the bare minimum and we salute you. [Law.com] * Lawyers get scrappy...

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How Do Lawyers Celebrate Pi Day?

How Do Lawyers Celebrate Pi Day?

Notes to my (legal) self. The post How Do Lawyers Celebrate Pi Day? appeared first on Above the Law.Olga V. Mack is a Fellow at CodeX, The Stanford Center for Legal Informatics, and a Generative AI Editor at law.MIT. Olga embraces legal innovation and had dedicated...

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Our Advertisers Are The Best

Our Advertisers Are The Best

We really enjoy working with you. The post Our Advertisers Are The Best appeared first on Above the Law.Our Advertisers Are The Best - Above the Law Skip to content We’d like to express gratitude to our fantastic sponsors here at Above the Law:Aon Burford Capital...

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What Makes a Law Firm Attractive to Buyers?

Brooke Lively | What makes a law firm attractive to buyers? Exactly the same things that make a firm a joy to own. Focus on these three things. The post What Makes a Law Firm Attractive to Buyers? appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms &...

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Is It Time To Say Bye-Bye To OCI?

Is It Time To Say Bye-Bye To OCI?

Precruiting seems to be taking over as the way that Biglaw firms find law students to fill their summer associate classes. The post Is It Time To Say Bye-Bye To OCI? appeared first on Above the Law.Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day.What we’re...

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Let’s Do Lunch!

Let’s Do Lunch!

Is the lunch meeting still a thing? Is it a lost art? A lost opportunity?       Hi there.The email you just opened, or link you just clicked, was not sent by FeedBlitz. It was junk, sent by an unknown third party who is not using FeedBlitz to send their emails or...

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