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50 Lessons Every Young Lawyer Should Learn Before Year Five
Building Your Foundation 1. Professionalism. Your reputation begins the moment you enter the profession. Treat everyone with respect because judges, opposing counsel, court staff, clients, and colleagues all remember how you conduct yourself long after they forget the...
Navigating Utah’s Legal Landscape with Kurt London + Boston’s Debut Album & Rock Trivia
Kurt London and Jared Correia break down the operational playbook for launching a personal injury practice, securing capital runways, and navigating Utah's evolving legal tech landscape. The post Navigating Utah’s Legal Landscape with Kurt London + Boston’s Debut...
Law Librarians In The City Of The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
Well, it’s done. AALL has concluded its annual conference, this time in Cleveland, home of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. My first inclination after spending 2 ½ days with them: law librarians rock. Then I thought about it: maybe they don’t. Which, strangely enough,...
Legal Research Startup Midpage Crosses Another Threshold Of Coverage, Adding Federal and State Statutes, Regulations and Agency Guidance
It was just 18 months ago that I wrote about the legal research startup Midpage passing what its founder considered a critical threshold in its development, achieving full data coverage of key U.S. case law. Now the company is crossing another threshold, adding full...
AI Is Making Your Law Firm Faster — That’s Not the Same as Making It Better
Despite productivity gains, AI is exposing operational gaps law firms can no longer ignore. Actionstep CEO Early Stephens breaks down the 2026 Midsize Law Firm Priorities Report. The post AI Is Making Your Law Firm Faster — That’s Not the Same as Making It Better...
Hell Week Is Coming
Not to freak out bar examinees any more, well, maybe just a little, but the last week of July should be renamed Hell Week, a la fraternity hazing. Taking the bar exam is its own particular form of hell, and the only ticket to being a practicing lawyer, at least in...
Microsoft’s Own Legal Department Will Use Harvey, As The Two Companies Deepen Their Alliance
The post Microsoft’s Own Legal Department Will Use Harvey, As The Two Companies Deepen Their Alliance appeared first on Above the Law.Microsoft’s legal department is becoming a Harvey customer.The legal AI company Harvey announced today that Microsoft’s Corporate,...
First Post-Mahmoud LGBTQ+ Curriculum Case in Mass. Survives Dismissal Bid
The lawsuit is part of a wave of litigation testing the balance between public school curriculum and parents' religious rights following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Mahmoud v. Taylor. The lawsuit is part of a wave of litigation testing the balance...
The Future of Lawyering: Lawyer Training
In this second piece, I focus on how lawyers can become good lawyers when AI is beginning to absorb much of the research, analysis, and drafting traditionally assigned to junior attorneys. In this second piece, I focus on how lawyers can become good lawyers when...
Vacant Benches: Delayed Appointments Vetting Lag or Policy Choice?
In states without appointment deadlines, prolonged judicial vacancies can leave courts short-handed while raising questions about whether governors are carefully vetting candidates—or simply exercising unchecked discretion. In states without appointment...
Matt Damon Still Can’t Believe He Was Ketanji Brown Jackson’s College Scene Partner
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. I can’t believe she would say ‘I know that guy’ when she’s a Supreme Court Justice! It’s amazing. — Actor Matt Damon, in comments given during an interview with CBS Mornings, after being shown a clip of Justice...
The Next President Should Throw Open The Gates Of Trade To BYD And Other Electric Automakers
Shenzhen, China-based BYD Co. is the largest manufacturer of electric automobiles in the world. Last year, BYD fully electric models outsold Tesla by more than 600,000 units. BYD’s most affordable electric vehicle costs the equivalent of about $8,000. Those who have...
New Bill Seeks To Create Public Option On ACA Marketplaces
The post New Bill Seeks To Create Public Option On ACA Marketplaces appeared first on Above the Law.The post New Bill Seeks To Create Public Option On ACA Marketplaces appeared first on Above the Law.
Morning Docket: 07.23.26
* Holland & Knight sued for $1.2 billion by embattled client hit with multiple state AG cases. [Reuters] * Delaware adapting to future of AI managed companies. [Bloomberg Law News] * Peter Navarro’s contempt conviction upheld by D.C. Circuit. [Roll Call] * Senate...
Entegrata Hires Simpson Thacher AI Leader Andrew Baker To Head New AI Enablement Product Line
The legal data company Entegrata, whose data lakehouse platform helps law firms consolidate siloed data into a single source of truth, has hired Andrew Baker, who for more than five years led applied AI and data science at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, as its first...
Amid Rising Rents, Litigators Await Guidance on Challenges to Rent-Setting Algorithms
With litigators awaiting guidance on the growing crop of suits over the use of algorithms to set rents, a related case at the Third Circuit concerning hotels "has been pending since last fall, and I think a lot of people are waiting for it," law professor Salil Mehra...
In Australia, AI Is Accelerating the Decline of the Billable Hour, Law Firms Say. But What Comes Next?
Clients want a share of the benefits of AI. Clients want a share of the benefits of AI.
Johnson & Johnson Wins Big: Federal Judge Orders Nearly 70,000 Talc Claimants to Show Why They Shouldn’t be Dismissed
In Wednesday's order, U.S. Magistrate Judge Rukhsanah Singh, in the District of New Jersey, raised "deep skepticism" about the plaintiffs' specific causation experts and sought to reevaluate how to manage the "aged and complex mass tort MDL." In Wednesday's...
Over 500 Former DOJ Lawyers Explain How They *Somehow* Managed Jobs Without Massive Ethical Violations
The Justice Department’s lawsuit against the D.C. Office of Disciplinary Counsel rests on the claim that lawyers working for the federal government cannot be held to the same rules of legal ethics and professional responsibility that bind every other attorney’s...
Willkie Farr And OpenAI Building Proprietary AI Named After Guy Who Would Not Have Cut A Deal With Trump
Willkie Farr & Gallagher just announced a partnership with OpenAI to build the next generation of its in-house AI tools, a collaboration that comes with a firmwide rollout of ChatGPT Enterprise and access to Codex for the firm’s engineers. While many firms seek...
When You Run Out Of Law, Reach For ‘Absurd’ — See Also
DOJ Files Childish Brief, Begs Judge Not To Take Its Allowance: The $1,000 a day fine Todd Blanche would really like to avoid. Heartbreaking: DOJ Lawyers Used To Have To Follow Ethics Rules: While the current DOJ argues that government lawyers should be immune from...
Todd Blanche’s Brief Has The Tone Of A Kid Yelling ‘That’s Not Fair’
This is anything but your typical lawyerly brief. That is not some small, stylistic quibble. Lawyers know to go after the arguments being made, not the person making it, because judges notice, because opposing counsel will quote it back at you, and because the instant...
The Law Schools Where Starting Salaries For Graduates Exceed Their Student Debt (2026)
In today’s world, the vast majority of students attending law school have been saddled with seemingly insurmountable six-figure debt loads. Many law students are under the mistaken impression that they’ll be able to pay off that debt quickly; after all, they believe...
2026: A Rule Of Law Odyssey
A Vault 50 law firm announced deep staff layoffs — upward of 10 percent — last week. Is this a sign of things to come — a byproduct of AI pressure and a precarious economy — or a unique problem for that firm? Controversy erupted after the Trump administration swiftly...
Senate Democrats Reintroduce Supreme Court Term Limits Bill, And The Polling Has Never Been Friendlier
Sheldon Whitehouse is back with the BATL Act, and this time, the public is standing behind him. Whitehouse, along with Senators Cory Booker, Richard Blumenthal, and Alex Padilla, reintroduced the Supreme Court Biennial Appointments and Term Limits Act today. Same...
A Class Action Lawsuit Will Determine Whether Nintendo Customers Are Entitled To Tariff Refunds
In August 2025, Nintendo announced that it would raise the prices of the Nintendo Switch 2 console due to market conditions. At the time, the Trump tariffs were in effect starting with a 24% reciprocal tariff. Later, a negotiated 15% reciprocal tariff was imposed on...
Biglaw Firm With A Stellar Rep On Associate Compensation
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to Vault’s most recent associate survey, which Biglaw firm (with a reputation for operating above the going Biglaw market rate) gets the number one spot for compensation? Hint: Interestingly,...
‘I’m Trying to Help Both Sides’: Judge in Uber Sex Assault Trials Wants Bellwether Plan Replenished
At a Tuesday hearing, U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer, in the Northern District of California, said the first sexual assault trials haven't provided clear answers on Uber's alleged negligence. At a Tuesday hearing, U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer, in the...
Paramount/Warner Bros Merger Secures Green Light From EU
The powerful EU regulator was one of the last hurdles facing Paramount and Warner Bros. The U.K.'s regulator must still issue its decision, and a lawsuit opposing the merger is pending in the U.S. The powerful EU regulator was one of the last hurdles facing...
Nicolás Maduro’s Narcoterrorism Trial Slated for June 2027
U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein of the Southern District of New York set the trial date during a Wednesday hearing. U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein of the Southern District of New York set the trial date during a Wednesday hearing.
Landlords Sue to Overturn New York City Rent Freeze
Dechert and Rosenberg & Estis filed an Article 78 petition challenging the Rent Guidelines Board's independence and economic analysis. The coalition of landlords alleged that the board predetermined its June rent-freeze vote and ignored economic data supporting...
Senate Confirms Former Ohio Solicitor General Benjamin Flowers to Sixth Circuit
Flowers, who clerked for Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and Ninth Circuit Judge Sandra Ikuta, fills the vacancy left by Sixth Circuit Judge Jeffrey Sutton, who announced plans to take senior status. Flowers, who clerked for Supreme Court Justice Antonin...
Organizing Legal Work with Copilot Notebooks
Tech Tips: Ben Schorr shows how Copilot Notebooks give you a "walled garden" workspace that helps you move from scattered information to useful work product faster. Here's what you can do with it. The post Organizing Legal Work with Copilot Notebooks appeared first on...
Clifford Chance Partner Profits Top £1B as PEP and Revenue Rise 9%
The firm saw 9% growth in the Americas, with CFO Daniel Burton and global managing partner Charles Adams discussing the latest set of figures with Law.com The firm saw 9% growth in the Americas, with CFO Daniel Burton and global managing partner Charles Adams...
8th Circuit Judge Bobby Shepherd to Take Senior Status, Giving Trump Another Vacancy
Shepherd's announcement of senior status hands President Donald Trump his third opportunity in his second term to add a judge to the St. Louis-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, which covers Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota...
How I Made Partner: ‘Don’t Wait for Things to Fall in Your Lap,’ Says Joseph Gerber of Knobbe Martens
"Who do you want to work with? What kind of clients do you want? What are you going to do to find them? Be proactive in thinking about these questions, and don't wait for things to fall in your lap—they probably won't." "Who do you want to work with? What kind...
Critical Mass With Law.com’s Amanda Bronstad: Lawsuits Hit Taylor Farms and Taco Bell Over Contaminated Lettuce, 1st Checks Sent From $4B Sex Abuse Settlement Amid Fraud Scandal
This week: At least five lawsuits have been filed against Taylor Farms over its lettuce contaminated with cyclospora, and Taco Bell is an additional defendant in most of the cases. More than $700 million of a massive settlement with Los Angeles County is being sent...
After Major Setback, Ultra-Processed Food Lawsuits Face Uncertain Path
"Even though they are brought under different state laws, even though they are brought before different judges, they're going to face exactly the same problem," Erica Graves of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips said. "Even though they are brought under different...
Built By Lawyers, For Lawyers: DingDuff Is A Free Claude Connector That Its Founders Say Rivals The Legal Research Giants
Two practicing lawyers in Austin, Texas, have built a free connector that plugs Claude directly into millions of court opinions, statutes, regulations and court rules, along with federal court filings via PACER — and they say that, in their own testing, it matches and...
$1.2B Malpractice Suit Alleges Holland & Knight ‘Eviscerated’ Real Estate Brokerage
The plaintiff argues the firm failed to identify potential regulatory pitfalls in its $320 million property tech business. The plaintiff argues the firm failed to identify potential regulatory pitfalls in its $320 million property tech...
John Yoo Wants DOJ To Investigate Mamdani For Crime He Literally Did Not Commit
John Yoo is back on his bullshit. The man best known for authoring vaguely legal-sounding memos turning the U.S. into a torture state went on Fox News yesterday to muse that New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani should be investigated by the Trump Justice Department. Yoo...
Lawyers Learning You Can’t Square Peg AI Into eDiscovery Round Holes
Attorneys can do a lot with new generative AI tools beyond earn sanctions for faking citations. But despite the AI industry’s curiously apocalyptic advertising claims — like Anthropic’s World Cup ad that sort of implied AI would kill us all? — the fact of the matter...
Todd Blanche Feared Judges Giving It To DOJ In Extremely Uncomfortable Place
The Trump administration is staffed almost exclusively by guys who saw Full Metal Jacket and decided to root for the drill sergeant. Obviously, that describes Pete Hegseth, whose whole persona is “Gunnery Sergeant Hartman attitude and Private Pyle physique,” but it...
This Judge Is Just Begging For A Benchslap — See Also
Judge VanDyke Has Taken To Asking The Supreme Court For Favors: Of the benchslap variety. Full Metal Briefing: Todd Blanche feared DOJ would get “skullfucked” by the courts. The Tortured Logic Of John Yoo: Yoo tells Fox News that the DOJ should probe Zohran Mamdani...
No Merger Needed: Linklaters Posts Strong Financial Results
Linklaters has spent years talking about its international growth strategy. This year, the numbers suggest it’s paying off. The Magic Circle firm reported revenue of £2.5 billion ($3.3 billion) for fiscal 2026, a 6.8% increase over the previous year. Pre-tax profit...
Courtroom View Network: Learning Trial Skills By Watching Real Lawyers In Real Trials
It’s 11 p.m. Sunday night. You are a young lawyer trying your first case that starts tomorrow. You have prepared and carefully thought through how to present your case. Then it hits you. You have to get a complex set of documents introduced into evidence. Your case...
The One Thing You Didn’t Think To Look For In Legal AI
When a law firm evaluates a legal AI tool, the questions are almost always about the things you can see in a demo. How fast is it? Do the citations look right? Can it draft something usable in under a minute? These are fair questions but not what I would lead with. I...
This Biglaw Partner Got A Crash Course In Comedy From Larry David
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. [It was] pretty, pretty, pretty good. The obvious highlight was getting to see firsthand how true experts in their field approach comedy and storytelling. Quite frankly, I thought I was simply going to be an...
Enterprise AI Is Quietly Creating Its Own Standard Contract
One of the things I’ve noticed over the years is that every major technology shift eventually develops its own recognizable contract. It doesn’t happen overnight. In the early days, every agreement feels different because vendors are still figuring out how to describe...
Skadden Said Its Trump Deal Raised No Ethical Issues. Intel’s Shareholders Disagree.
There is a version of the Biglaw capitulation story where the nine firms that bent a knee to Donald Trump did some pro bono work on behalf of veterans, ate a news cycle, and moved on. That is the version the firms have been selling since jump, but the reality is quite...
The Unexpected Place You Can Improve Your 1L Grades
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to a recent report, JD-Next’s 1L Reality Check published by Aspen Publishing, what percentage of 1Ls who reported they exercise multiple times a week say their grades are better than...
Trump Must Disclose Financial Records in BBC Suit, Miami Judge Rules
"We know that the evidence lies within the trust,” lead British Broadcasting Corporation attorney Charles Tobin, partner at Ballard Spahr, said in a Tuesday discovery hearing. "We know that the evidence lies within the trust,” lead British Broadcasting...
Skadden’s Deal with Trump and Work for Intel Deal Gets Scrutinized by Democratic Lawmakers
Several Democratic lawmakers sent a letter on Tuesday to Skadden, requesting the firm to respond to questions related to its work for Intel and apparent work for the Commerce Department following its deal with the Trump administration. Several Democratic...
Rare In-Camera Requests Pile Up in Chicago Steakhouse Investor Dispute
“You all are the extreme outlier," Circuit Court of Cook County Judge Alison Conlon said, adding that no other party has ever asked her for an in-camera review. “You all are the extreme outlier," Circuit Court of Cook County Judge Alison Conlon said, adding that...
The Fab Firm Guide to Law Practice Management, Inspired by The Beatles
When Paul McCartney released “The Boys of Dungeon Lane," Teddy Snyder began wondering how the Beatles’ oeuvre might help your law practice. Enjoy this "Fab Firm" guide to law practice management, inspired by some favorite Beatles songs. The post The Fab Firm Guide to...
Connecticut Parents Receive State’s Largest-Ever Wrongful Death Settlement for Their 5-Year-Old Son
Chantel T. Pierre Louis and D'Meza Shultz Pierre Louis claimed their son Romeo D. Pierre Louis's death in April 2022 was preventable and resulted from inadequate supervision during outdoor recess. Chantel T. Pierre Louis and D'Meza Shultz Pierre Louis claimed...
The Courts and the Country: A Conversation Between Judge Mustafa Kasubhai and Yusuf Zakir
In this conversation, U.S. District Court Judge Mustafa Kasubhai for the District of Oregon and Yusuf Zakir, chief talent and inclusion officer at Davis Wright Tremaine, discuss the importance of the courts and their role shaping the national fabric. In this...
Biglaw May Want To Break Up With The Billable Hour Thanks To AI
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. We all need to collectively move on in our thinking to get alternative fee arrangements working in the right way. — Sunny Mann, global chair of Baker McKenzie, in comments given during a recent appearance on...
DOJ Wants Susman Godfrey Kicked Off The ABA’s Case Because DOJ Subpoenaed Susman Godfrey
The Justice Department has decided that the problem with the ABA’s lawsuit over the Biglaw executive orders is the lawyers bringing it. The ABA sued the administration over the Trump administration’s campaign of executive orders — stripping disfavored firms of...
SCOTUS To Decide If Cops Can Steal 82-Year-Old’s Plane Over Passenger’s Bud Lights
The Supreme Court just took a new case to explore the nature of cruel and unusual punishment. Don’t worry, it’s not about halting a state’s plan to execute a scientifically exonerated man by dunking him in a chamber of sharks — which is presumably in the planning...
Harvard Law Student Has Already Won Nearly $350K On Jeopardy!
Law school is pretty expensive. One of the latest ways to deal with that is to become extremely good at Jeopardy!. We have a new reigning law student champion after Jamie Ding’s amazing $882,605 haul on the show this past spring. Now it’s Caleb Groen’s turn. The...
The Ways That Congress Should Regulate Itself
Members of Congress should not be permitted to profit from inside information. If a member of Congress learns material, nonpublic information about a company, the member is forbidden to trade in that company’s securities. Why can’t Congress pass that law? Shall we...
To Help Heroin Trafficker Keep His Gun, Fifth Circuit Considers ‘What If We Got Rid Of All Federal Laws?’
Every few years, in between collecting luxury gifts and vacations, Justice Thomas slaps together a concurrence literally no other justice would even consider as a prank, explaining that some load-bearing pillar of constitutional order is, on closer inspection,...
Angela Madathil Is Right: The Best In-House Lawyers Aren’t Compliance Police. They’re Translators.
Over the years, I’ve noticed something interesting. The compliance conversations that drag on for weeks rarely end because lawyers finally found the right legal argument. They end because someone finally explained the problem in a way the business understood. I...
Legal Ethics Roundup: SCOTUS Justices Testify About Enforceable Ethics, 20 AGs Want Clark Discipline Challenge Dismissed, Law Democratized On LawNext & 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. Happy Monday! As promised...
T14 Degrees Aren’t All That Anymore…
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to SurePoint’s new 2026 Law School Hiring Report, in 2025, what percentage of Am Law 200 entry-level hires were graduates of T14 law schools? Hint: The dominance of the top 14 law schools in...
Supreme Court Takes Up Case Of Most Expensive Six-Pack Of Bud Light Ever — See Also
Just ‘Plane’ Wrong: Alaska wants to take a man’s $95,000 plane because he didn’t notice a passenger bringing a six-pack of Bud on board. By the state’s reasoning, it’s perfectly reasonable that it’s only a $1,500 fine, but a $95,000 forfeiture. The Trump...
‘This Outbreak Is Going to Get Bigger’: Lawsuits Begin Over Taylor Farms Lettuce Recall
At least four lawsuits have been filed against Taylor Farms over this month's outbreak of cyclospora in shredded iceberg lettuce, much of which was sold at Taco Bell. At least four lawsuits have been filed against Taylor Farms over this month's outbreak of...
‘Tip of the Strategic Spear’: New HSF Kramer, Simpson Thacher Offices Fuel Competition in Luxembourg
The arrival of more top firms in the world's second-largest investment funds center has intensified the battle for talent, according to local partners. The arrival of more top firms in the world's second-largest investment funds center has intensified the battle...
Age Data for App Developers Primed to Trigger Cascading Effects
The children's privacy risk model is changing in the United States. Historically, many businesses could credibly say they did not know whether children or teens were using their apps and services. Now, that defense is becoming harder to sustain, bringing with it a...
After Full Bench Sounds Off, How Much Did 3rd Circuit Reveal of Itself?
Arthur Hellman, a law professor who studies federal appeals courts, said an en banc ruling in an assault weapons case demonstrates that litigators should not assume a judge's party affiliation will predict case outcomes in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third...
Coinbase’s New GC Sees AI as Legal Department’s Biggest Opportunity and Risk
Molly Abraham says general counsel must become AI "super users" as Coinbase prepares for a new era defined by artificial intelligence, crypto rulemaking and post-SEC litigation growth. Molly Abraham says general counsel must become AI "super users" as Coinbase...
Law Democratized: Renee Knake Jefferson on Her Blueprint for Solving the Justice Crisis
Martin Luther King famously said, “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” My guest today quoted his words in her 2024 book, Law Democratized: A Blueprint for Solving the Justice Crisis. But now, two years after that book’s publication —...
DOJ’s Extensive Subpoenas to 14 Law Firms Revealed
The subpoenas to 14 law firms go much further than previously believed, requesting that firms turn over any and all communications related to Trump's law firm executive orders or deals. The deadline passed last week. It's unclear if any firms have responded. The...
Paramount/Warner Bros Paused Following California Challenge
The group of 12 state attorneys general presented “compelling evidence that Paramount's acquisition of Warner Bros. would result in a “substantial market share of 27% of U.S. theatrical distribution, U.S. District Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin of the Northern District...
Mass. Gov. Nominates 5 Attorneys to State’s Trial Courts
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey and Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll announced the nominations Wednesday and said the candidates will be considered by the Governor's Council later this year. Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey and Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll announced the...
How I Made Partner: ‘Be a Sponge, Ask for Feedback and Be Receptive to It,’ Says Ian Shaffer of Much Shelist
"First, do good work. That is always the focus. Be a sponge, ask for feedback and be receptive to it, and continue to sharpen your skills." "First, do good work. That is always the focus. Be a sponge, ask for feedback and be receptive to it, and continue to...
Paul Hastings Takes Paris Arbitration Team From White & Case
Two partners are moving across two years after Paul Hastings took White & Case's head of Latin American arbitration in Washington. Two partners are moving across two years after Paul Hastings took White & Case's head of Latin American arbitration in...
Your AI Initiative Has a Records Problem — Here’s How to Diagnose It
Law firms that realize the greatest long-term value from AI will be the ones investing first in understanding, organizing, securing and governing the information AI depends on. The post Your AI Initiative Has a Records Problem — Here’s How to Diagnose It appeared...
DOJ Wants to Disqualify Susman Godfrey from ABA Suit
The government says Susman Godfrey cannot both serve as advocate and fact witness in the suit the American Bar Association filed against the Trump administration. The government says Susman Godfrey cannot both serve as advocate and fact witness in the suit the...
Bad News Out Of Biglaw — See Generally
Opening The Gates (To Push People Out): K&L Gates cut roughly 10 percent of its business-services staff — accounting, marketing, and IT, several of them with more than a decade at the firm. U.S. Attorney’s Fifty-Four Minutes Of Fame: Roger Rogoff was sworn in as...
After Disqualifying Beasley Allen, Johnson & Johnson Sets Sights on Other Talc Lawyers
Johnson & Johnson lawyer Kristen Fournier, at Kirkland & Ellis, wrote in a July 9 letter to U.S. Magistrate Judge Rukhsanah Singh in the talc multidistrict litigation about "concerning and newly developed facts" that surfaced during a July 6 evidentiary...
Healthcare Groups Praise Unanimous Committee Approval Of MA Prior Auth Bill
The post Healthcare Groups Praise Unanimous Committee Approval Of MA Prior Auth Bill appeared first on Above the Law.The post Healthcare Groups Praise Unanimous Committee Approval Of MA Prior Auth Bill appeared first on Above the Law.
The Death Watch For Biglaw On-Campus Interviews Has Begun
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to SurePoint’s new 2026 Law School Hiring Report, what percentage of law firm offices no longer participate in on-campus interviewing (OCI)? Hint: With the push to secure 2L summer jobs...
DOJ Remains Dullest Tools In The Shed — See Also
The DOJ Gabs About Its Biglaw Subpoenas: I don’t think it’ll work out the way they planned it in their head. House Oversight Caught With Their Pants Down: Alan “Underpants” Dershowitz cancels Monday Epstein interview at the last minute. Holding The Powerful… Not...
Litigants Ask To Check Reflecting Pool For ‘Sabotage’
After spending the evening free associating blather about a six-year-old election, the president woke up and started free associating blather about the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. The universe’s least subtle metaphor is once again revealing its filthy, corrupted...
Veteran GOP Election Lawyer Still Has One Problem With Trump’s 2020 Claims: The Evidence
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. What stood out to me is there is still no evidence of the result of any election being incorrect. There still were not the documents, there still was not the evidence, although we’ll see what’s produced. — Ben...
Remember When Alan Dershowitz Begged To Testify About Epstein? Well, Now He’s Not Showing Up
Alan Dershowitz loudly and publicly told everyone he could that he wanted to testify about Jeffrey Epstein. He said he’d do it “anytime” and he’d be “thrilled” and “happy” to get under oath and tell the world about how the “vast majority” of women claiming to be...
Voice Search For Lawyers: Why Your Firm May Already Be Losing Clients
If you have been putting serious effort and attention into growing your law firm through search engine marketing strategies, there is a strong chance that you have been watching the growth of AI search with concern. Google’s own AI Mode, as well as other LLM (large...
7th Circuit Sends Wake-Up Call to TCPA Litigants. Is SCOTUS Next?
The novel ruling has put the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit out of sync with other courts' textual interpretations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act and has left some questioning whether the U.S. Supreme Court will eventually need to resolve the...
Professor’s Bid to Keep Fed. Judge From Starting Monday as Univ. of Kentucky’s Next Law Dean Stalls in Court
The lawsuit a professor at the University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg College of Law filed this week to prevent federal district Judge Greg Van Tatenhove from starting his deanship Monday was reassigned Friday morning to the Kentucky's Western District from the...
UPDATE: Professor Can’t Keep Fed. Judge From Starting Monday as Univ. of Kentucky’s Next Law Dean
The lawsuit a professor at the University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg College of Law filed this week to prevent federal district Judge Greg Van Tatenhove from starting his deanship Monday was reassigned Friday morning to the Kentucky's Western District from the...
Ohio Supreme Court Garners Support to Change Accreditation Requirements for Bar Eligibility
The Supreme Court of Ohio solicited comments about proposed amendments that would allow graduates of non-American Bar Association-accredited law schools to sit for the bar, and 65% of responses supported the proposal. error code: 502
The BigHand Legal Report: More Trouble For Ostriches
I recently reported on the findings of a Deloitte Legal survey that revealed the continuing sizable gap between where legal departments are with respect to AI versus their law firms. Broadly put, legal departments are well ahead of their firms when it comes to AI use...
DOJ Cites Fake Case To Keep Man Locked Up By ICE, Judge Declines To Do Anything About It
The Justice Department strolled into federal court to argue that a man nabbed by ICE shouldn’t be allowed to challenge his detention. To make this argument, the U.S. Attorney’s Office cited Taylor v. Hott, 724 F. App’x 387, 392 (6th Cir. 2018), a case standing for the...
The DOJ’s Biglaw Subpoena Explanation Raises More Questions Than It Answers
Remember when Trump turned on the nine capitulating Biglaw firms that sold out the rule of law to escape his retaliatory, constitutionally dubious executive orders? Yeah, well, now we’ve got more details on what’s behind that decision. Quick recap for anyone just...
Litigation Trends to Watch: Claims Surge Over Law Firm Data Breaches, Cannabis Employment Practices and Contactless Payments
New suits targeting Blank Rome are part of a string of cases triggered by recent cyberattacks against law firms. New suits targeting Blank Rome are part of a string of cases triggered by recent cyberattacks against law firms.
Things Are Heating Up At This Newly Merged Global Megafirm — Literally
The honeymoon phase of Hogan Lovells Cadwalader has hit an unexpected snag: apparently things got a little too hot at the brand-new megafirm. According to RollOnFriday, the firm’s London lawyers and staff were told to pack up and head home after the air conditioning...
What Lawyers Really Need To Know About Marketing
In this episode, I sit down with Deborah Farone, one of the most experienced legal marketing and business development advisors in the country, to dig into what actually drives sustainable practice growth. Farone traces her career from a PR firm handling Milbank’s...
Lawyers Should Spend More Time Studying Legal History
There is an adage that those who do not study history are doomed to repeat it. This essentially means that if you do not learn the lessons of history, you may face a similar problem in the future and make mistakes that could have been avoided if you had had better...