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Nice Guys Can Finish First
When I first got into sales in the 1990s, the model was pretty clear. The loudest person in the room usually won. The most aggressive closer got the deal. And the guy with the slicked-back hair and the perfect pitch was the one everyone was supposed to emulate....
In Ex-Partner’s ‘Frat Boy’ Culture Lawsuit, Judges Mull Harassment, Bias Distinctions
At least one of the three judges on the panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, appeared critical of the ex-partner's argument, appearing to lean toward Thompson Hine's position on where the court should draw the line between gender bias and sexual...
Your Legal Clients Are Already Using AI. Now What?
Everyone in the legal profession is talking about AI. Conferences, bar association panels, LinkedIn posts, law school curriculums. The conversation is everywhere. But most of it is still framed around the future tense: AI is coming, AI will change things, attorneys...
Oregon Wildfire Victims File DQ Motion Against Appellate Judge Who Reversed PacifiCorp Verdict
The disqualification motion claims Oregon Court of Appeals Judge Anna Joyce should have recused herself from hearing the case since she previously represented defendant PacifiCorp before taking the bench in 2022. The disqualification motion claims Oregon Court...
Kirkland Investing $500M in Proprietary AI System to Support Client Work, ‘Start to Finish’
The proprietary AI system is designed to help client work in a variety of practices and has been in the works for three to four years, said a source with knowledge of the project. The proprietary AI system is designed to help client work in a variety of...
Law Firm Disrupted: From Brand Stewards to Revenue Generation Gurus
The evolution of marketing department roles helps explain how law firms are now operating with a level of sophistication that matches the broader business world. The evolution of marketing department roles helps explain how law firms are now operating with a...
Target Taps Former Kimberly-Clark Legal Chief as New CLO
Grant McGee succeeds Amy Tu, who was among two Target executives ousted last June. Grant McGee succeeds Amy Tu, who was among two Target executives ousted last June.
Florida Supreme Court Tackles AI Hallucinations with New Rule Applicable to All State Courts
Aiming to curtail the glut of court filings containing hallucinated legal citations, the Florida Supreme Court today issued a new rule that requires the signer of any document filed in any Florida court to represent that “the legal authorities identified exist and are...
Wheeler Trigg O’Donnell Steps in to Rep Mintz Levin in Legal Malpractice Suit
This action was surfaced by Law.com Radar, which delivers real-time alerting on new litigation across more than 2,600 state and federal courts. Click here to get started and be first to act on opportunities in your region, practice area or client sector. This...
Legal Ops Has a New AI Mandate: Show the Money
For Alyse Wilkinson, senior director and certified risk manager at WSP, ROI has to speak the language of the business. She said her team used AI prompts to help the CFO find legal spend data more quickly. For Alyse Wilkinson, senior director and certified risk...
Aiming To Provide Members with Affordable AI Tools, Illinois Bar Partners with SimpleDocs for Contract Review
For Illinois attorneys who are curious about trying artificial intelligence for contract review, now is their chance to do it for free. The Illinois State Bar Association and the AI contract review platform SimpleDocs said today that they have entered into a...
Your Law Firm’s Knowledge Is Trapped: A Chatbot Can Let It Out
Ernie Svenson: A curated chatbot finally makes all the knowledge trapped in your law firm useful — without a big-firm budget and without a KM department. Here's how. The post Your Law Firm’s Knowledge Is Trapped: A Chatbot Can Let It Out appeared first on Articles,...
Australia Sues 3M for $1.4B Over PFAS Contamination
Alleges 3M withheld information. Alleges 3M withheld information.
Amid Flurry of FDA Warning Letters, Failure to Plan Is Prescription for Pain, Attorneys Say
"I hate to be rudimentary for those who've been in this business for a long time, but I often have clients that don't understand that FDA enforcement...is law enforcement," said attorney David Graham. "I hate to be rudimentary for those who've been in this...
‘This Result Was Shocking’: Judge Grants Directed Verdict for Pharmacies in Florida Opioid Trial
Broward County Circuit Court Judge Carol-Lisa Phillips granted a motion from Walmart, Walgreens and CVS for a directed verdict in a novel opioid trial that ended Dec. 8 in a mistrial after the jury failed to reach a decision. Broward County Circuit Court Judge...
The End-to-End Medical Record Retrieval Playbook
The medical record problem in personal injury is often a pipeline problem. Firms may use separate tools or vendors for authorizations, retrieval, OCR, chronologies, and case intake. Each handoff can add delay, duplicate data entry, and make it harder to track which...
Biglaw Now Hires More Lateral Associates Than Law Students
Biglaw used to be a well-oiled pyramid scheme. Hire an army of junior minions to toil in discovery or due diligence for a few years and by process of elimination the next generation of partners would rise. Law students camped out in some hotel, submitting themselves...
Will The Pope’s Weighing In On AI Impact Legal Education?
The Pope’s interventions in public policy over the last few years have been very interesting. We’ve seen Pope Francis taking our current administration to task for their treatment of migrants and refugees and Pope Leo’s apology for the Church’s role in legitimizing...
Imminent Changes To International Student Visas Will Have Major Impact
In August 2025, the Department of Homeland Security proposed sweeping regulatory changes affecting the F-1, M-1, and I visa categories. The F-1 visa applies to international students pursuing academic studies in the United States; the M-1 visa is designated for...
Technology And AI: Turning Personal Injury Litigation Upside Down
“Yet let’s be content, and the times lament, you see the world turn’d upside down.” — The World Turned Upside Down reportedly played upon the surrender of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown. The world of personal injury litigation may indeed be turning upside down as...
Quinn Emanuel Is Having A Bad Year For Judicial Benchslaps
They say when it rains it pours, and that’s what it feels like when it comes to litigation ethics and Biglaw firm Quinn Emanuel. We recently covered Quinn Emanuel’s recent $3 million ethics adventure in federal court, a sanctions order where Judge Edward M. Chen...
Between Largely Dodging Both Leaded Gas And AI-Driven Social Media, Millennials Might Be The Smartest Generation
I was listening to a podcast from the economist Tim Harford (who you should really check out if this is the first time you’re hearing of him) the other day when he said something that particularly piqued my interest. Harford said that he and everyone else his age is...
Burnout, Anxiety, And Billables: Biglaw Continues Searching For A Wellness Fix
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. We’ve counseled everyone here—if you see something, say something. — Rick Engel, managing partner at Armstrong Teasdale, in comments given to the American Lawyer, concerning mental health awareness among...
Lateral Associate Hires Are All The Rage
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to a new report from Firm Prospects, what percentage of law firm associate hires were laterals, i.e., they came from other law firms, in 2025? Hint: Last year, laterals outpaced the hires...
Experience Rewarded — See Also
Firms Are Hiring More Laterals Than Law Students: Killing OCI has its consequences. Quinn Emanuel Earns Another Benchslap!: If an associate did what the leading partner on the matter did, they’d have been shown the door. Let’s Look At Trump’s Settlement Agreement: It...
Vice Chancellor Imposes Evidentiary Sanction Against WWE Officials for Failing to Preserve Signal Messages in Delaware Litigation
In a 40-page memorandum opinion, Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster wrote that Vince McMahon and WWE's senior officers "acted recklessly—at a minimum—in allowing the spoliation to occur." In a 40-page memorandum opinion, Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster wrote that...
Trump Wants Florida Judge Removed From BBC Case
The president's lawyers argue the judge's past role in another one of his lawsuits "creates an appearance of impropriety." The BBC, meanwhile, says this is an attempt to delay providing financial records sought in discovery from the Donald J. Trump Revocable...
The Week in Data May 27: A Look at Legal Industry Trends by the Numbers
Catch up on the latest data from across the Law.com newsroom, including the 2026 Mental Health Survey. Catch up on the latest data from across the Law.com newsroom, including the 2026 Mental Health Survey.
How I Made Office Managing Partner: ‘Embrace Every Aspect of Your Experiences,’ Says Kobi Brinson of Winston & Strawn
"Every singular experience provided me with the foundation to defend banks against billion-dollar class actions and regulatory enforcement actions, but also to care about which coffee machine works best in our café. My advice? Embrace every aspect of your career,...
Critical Mass With Law.com’s Amanda Bronstad: Removals and Remands Roil Roundup Settlement, Meta Settles School District’s Bellwether Addiction Case
This week: Objectors to the $7.25B Roundup settlement removed the case to federal court, where Monsanto is fighting to remand the class action back to Missouri state court. Meta Platforms settled a school district case that was set for a first-ever trial next month....
EPA’s Forever Chemical Rollback Complicates Compliance, Regulatory Lawyers Say
Industry eschews uncertainty, said Armstrong Teasdale partner Tim Bergère. And what the Trump administration is doing is, they're creating some uncertainty among the regulated community." Industry eschews uncertainty, said Armstrong Teasdale partner Tim Bergère....
Darrow, the ‘AI Lab for Legal Risk,’ Launches a Platform to Let Plaintiffs’ Firms Manage Litigation Like an Investment Portfolio
The legal system has a blind spot, often failing to recognize risk until a lawsuit is filed. By that point, it is too late to mitigate and the only course is to react. That is the premise of Darrow, a company that built its early reputation by scanning the web to...
In Banning AI, Is Berkeley Law Shortchanging Its Students — and Endangering their Future Clients?
UC Berkeley School of Law has adopted one of the most restrictive student AI policies of any top law school, barring the use of generative AI for nearly every step of producing graded work — and prohibiting it outright in any exam. The policy takes effect this summer....
Lawyers Enjoy Rising Share of Big Ticket M&A Riches, Data Shows
A Law.com analysis of 50 deal documents from the past 12 years shows that top lawyers are taking home a larger chunk of the fees on £1 billion+ M&A transactions in the U.K., thanks in large part to an increasingly complex regulatory environment. A Law.com...
Partner Pay Spreads Moderate for Am Law 100, as Comp Packages Grow and Equity Ranks Thin
More firms are setting pay packages starting at $20 million to $25 million for top equity partners. As Big Law firms create bigger pay packages for their star performers, pay ratios tend to spread more. More firms are setting pay packages starting at $20 million...
Building a Law Firm PPC Strategy That Actually Signs Cases
Cheap clicks? Bo Royal pulled data from PI, criminal defense and bankruptcy ad campaigns to find out which ads actually work. Here's his advice on building a law firm PPC strategy that drives more signed cases, not more clicks. The post Building a Law Firm PPC...
Navigating the 2026 Labor Market with the Second #WTF Is Up Report
Larry Port unveils the second #WTF Is Up Report, using freshly published spring 2026 data to expose the reality of AI job optimization and the blue-collar resurgence. The post Navigating the 2026 Labor Market with the Second #WTF Is Up Report appeared first on...
Authors Sue Meta’s AI Scientists Directly in Llama Copyright Case
A proposed class action targets not just Meta and Mark Zuckerberg but the research scientists who allegedly carried out the company's mass piracy of tens of millions of books. A proposed class action targets not just Meta and Mark Zuckerberg but the research...
Shots Follow Court Hearing — See Also
Litigant Allegedly Opened Fire On Opposing Counsel: She was charged with two counts of attempted first degree murder. Look At This Lawyer, Dog; He’s Going To Jail: Attorney jailed on bestiality charges. Churn Baby, Churn: Associate burnout lateraling is real and law...
Lawyer Lands In Doghouse After Disturbing Bestiality Allegations Surface
Everything’s bigger in Texas, including the doggone disgusting legal scandals. Houston attorney Steven Swain, better known to his clients as S. Tyler Swain, is facing a bestiality charge after his wife discovered surveillance footage allegedly showing him engaged in...
Supreme Court Tells Meta To Lick Their Lower Court Wounds
If the Dark Knight were to be updated for a 2026 audience, the Joker v. Harvey Dent hospital scene may have gone a little like this: “If, tomorrow, I tell the press that, like, a girl will develop bulimia from their Twitter usage, or a bus full of kids will fry their...
Federal Judge Had Sex In Chambers Bringing New Meaning To Gavel Bang
According to a law clerk who reported the behavior to the Eleventh Circuit, a federal judge — on multiple occasions — “engaged in sexual activity with a uniformed law enforcement officer in chambers during work hours within earshot of the judge’s staff.” Probably...
Top Tax Biglaw Firm
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to Vault’s most recent practice area rankings, which Biglaw firm ranks the highest in tax? Hint: This firm also took home Vault’s top spot for firms in the Mid-Atlantic. See the answer on the...
Berkeley Law Implements AI Ban
“The challenge for law schools is to teach students how to effectively use AI, but to prevent it from being used to cheat on exams or papers, said Dean Erwin Chemerinsky, adding that the school is looking to “do both by incorporating it into the legal writing classes...
‘Baseless and Untimely’: Monsanto Moves to Remand Roundup Settlement After Objectors Head to Federal Court
Attorney Ashley Keller removed the case behind the $7.25 billion Roundup class action settlement to Missouri federal court on behalf of 10 objectors. Attorney Ashley Keller removed the case behind the $7.25 billion Roundup class action settlement to Missouri...
‘Baseless and Untimely’: Monsanto Moves to Remand Roundup Settlement After Objectors Head to Federal Court
On Friday, attorney Ashley Keller removed the case behind the $7.25 billion Roundup class action settlement to Missouri federal court on behalf of 10 objectors. On Friday, attorney Ashley Keller removed the case behind the $7.25 billion Roundup class action...
Law Firms Aren’t Losing Power. They’re Losing The First Move.
There is a familiar narrative circulating in legal circles. AI is coming for lawyers. In-house teams are replacing firms. Litigation expertise is being automated away. That narrative is wrong. What is actually happening is more precise and more consequential. Law...
Claude For Legal And Access To Justice: The Good, The Bad, And The Unknown
The post Claude For Legal And Access To Justice: The Good, The Bad, And The Unknown appeared first on Above the Law.Last week, when Anthropic released its biggest legal push to date — more than 20 MCP connectors, 12 practice-area plugins,a and integrations with...
The DOJ Purge’s Latest Target: Prosecutors Who Enforced Federal Abortion Clinic Protections
Let’s take a moment to appreciate the audacity of the framing. Last month, the Department of Justice fired four career prosecutors who had worked on cases against anti-abortion activists under the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act. The firings came just before...
Biglaw Culture Is Fueling The Associate Lateral Churn
Are you a law firm partner wondering why your midlevel associates keep leaving? Well, the good folks at Chambers have some thoughts. The State of the US Legal Talent Market 2026: What’s Really Motivating the Next Generation of Associates? surveyed 8,200 associates...
Hogan Lovells Doesn’t Expect Its Mega-Merger With Cadwalader To Be A Headache
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. [We’re] pretty certain we will bring the full firm operationally to our clients on day one. We have the expertise, because Hogan Lovells was created through a merger 16 years ago. Our business team is quite...
When It Comes to Your Personal Brand, Don’t Let AI Flatten Your Voice
“Editing your LLM output doesn't have to be any different than how your English teacher hurt you with that red pen, said Tanya Svoboda, senior content manager at Workday. "You are not a prompt. “Editing your LLM output doesn't have to be any different than how...
Broadside Against Supreme Court Term Limits Misses The Mark
You can tell when a reform starts to gathering real momentum when new, bad critiques start rolling out. Specifically when the forces arrayed against a proposal stop laughing about how impossible it is and start grasping for new reasons to block the runaway train of...
Fox Rothschild Attorneys Sustain ‘Non-Life-Threatening’ Wounds in Shooting Outside North Carolina Courthouse
The suspect made her first court appearance Tuesday morning in Raleigh after being charged with two counts of attempted first-degree murder. The suspect made her first court appearance Tuesday morning in Raleigh after being charged with two counts of attempted...
Announcing the Finalists for the 2026 Elite Trial Lawyers
We are pleased to unveil the finalists and honorees for The National Law Journal Legal Awards highlighting the top litigation and appellate work from the past year. We are pleased to unveil the finalists and honorees for The National Law Journal Legal Awards...
Biglaw Attorneys Shot Outside Courthouse After Contentious Hearing
A terrifying scene unfolded outside of a North Carolina courthouse last week, where a disgruntled litigant shot opposing counsel after a tense hearing in a civil case involving a police department’s officer-worn body camera video. According to WRAL News, lawyers...
Legal Ethics Roundup: $3M Sanction + Ethics Training For Misleading Court, Broadview Six Tossed On Prosecutor Malfeasance & 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 Tuesday! I’ve just...
Ahead of June 10 Shareholder Vote, Union Investor Renews Push for Thomson Reuters to Assess Human Rights Impact of Its Products Used By ICE
Last month, I wrote about the pushback by employees, shareholders and others against Thomson Reuters over its contracts to sell law enforcement data to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), primarily through two products: CLEAR (Consolidated Lead Evaluation...
When Did The First Amendment Become A Money Printer?
Brace yourself. This fact pattern is stupid. In Tennessee, a former sheriff recently earned an $800k+ settlement after his free speech rights were infringed. Police arrested him at his home and jailed him for over a month because he posted a Charlie Kirk meme. It was...
Something Just Happened At The Supreme Court That Has NEVER Happened Before
If you’re not familiar with the sports phenomenon of “Scorigami,” it describes a situation where teams set a final score that has never happened before in the history of the sport. For instance, has an NFL game ever ended in a 40-40 tie? The answer is yes, and it...
Takeda Vows Appeal Of $885M Jury Verdict In ‘Pay-For-Delay’ Antitrust Case
The post Takeda Vows Appeal Of $885M Jury Verdict In ‘Pay-For-Delay’ Antitrust Case appeared first on Above the Law.The post Takeda Vows Appeal Of $885M Jury Verdict In ‘Pay-For-Delay’ Antitrust Case appeared first on Above the Law.
Morning Docket: 05.26.26
* Judge tosses Kilmar Abrego Garcia charges as result of vindictive prosecution. [Reuters] * Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader clearing final hurdles before merger. [American Lawyer] * Former U.S. Attorney arrested for hit-and-run. [ABA Journal] * In-house counsel are...
Stop Spending More On Marketing Until You Watch This – Featuring Ron Latz
LegalFenix founder Ron Latz joins the show to discuss legal marketing transparency, call tracking, and how to stop burning cash on underperforming campaigns. The post Stop Spending More On Marketing Until You Watch This – Featuring Ron Latz appeared first on Articles,...
Why Your Brain Needs Creative Rest (and What That Actually Looks Like)
For a profession that runs on cognitive performance, creative rest isn’t optional. It’s strategy. Karen Skinner explains what that looks like for busy lawyers. The post Why Your Brain Needs Creative Rest (and What That Actually Looks Like) appeared first on Articles,...
Top Court Raps Pinsent Masons for ‘Cavalier Attitude’ to AI, Informs Regulator
The firm self-referred to the Solicitors Regulation Authority after submitting "misleading" information to the court that followed a conversation between one of the firm's lawyers and its AI tool. The firm self-referred to the Solicitors Regulation Authority...
Why Wachtell Is Now Exposed in the Lateral Market
Still, Wachtell hasn't remained entirely unchanged amid the market competition. The firm has re-allocated partner compensation away from the lowest of its junior partner ranks, according to sources. Still, Wachtell hasn't remained entirely unchanged amid the...
AI Use in Marketing Presents Panoply of Legal Peril, Say Advertising Attorneys
"It's just that people are not thinking about the fact that there may be claims embedded in there, in the (AI) content that was created," said attorney Aaron Goodman. "They're just not thinking in the context of having to vet that in the same way." "It's just...
‘A Catastrophic Failure to Communicate’: NTSB Hearings Highlight UPS Plane Crash Problems, Lawyers Say
The National Transportation Safety Board held a hearing on what caused a UPS cargo plane to crash on Nov. 4, 2025, while taking off in Louisville, Kentucky. The National Transportation Safety Board held a hearing on what caused a UPS cargo plane to crash on Nov....
Biglaw Firm Slapped Over ‘Culture Of Lawyering That Is Deeply Disturbing’ — See Generally
Write Your Own Detention Slip: Judge Edward Chen hit Quinn Emanuel with nearly $3 million in sanctions and ordered three of its attorneys to complete an eight-hour ethics course that the firm itself must design. Devil’s Food, Not Bundt Cake: The DOJ indicted a former...
Does Doodling Make You a Better Listener? 4 Good Reasons to Unleash Your Inner Doodler
Analog Attorney: Doodling may be the very last activity you'd look to for improving your productivity, uncorking your creative genius and deepening your listening skills. But stay with me. There’s science. There’s history. There are famous people. And cats. The post...
Don’t Leave Getting Paid Up to Chance—Autopay Makes Sure You Don’t Have To
Most law firms have automated their practice, yet payments remain heavily manual. Discover how the new Autopay feature in Tabs3 Cloud seamlessly integrates automatic payment processing into your existing legal billing workflow to secure predictable cash flow. The post...
Ex-Public Defender Suing Judiciary Alleging Harassment Takes Case to Supreme Court
A former public defender suing the federal judiciary over alleged sexual harassment says the judicial branch is a "uniquely insulated institution" whose thousands of employees "lack basic workplace protections." A former public defender suing the federal...
Quinn Emanuel Attorneys Face ‘Unusual’ Sanctions Following Finding of Ethical Misconduct
The discipline handed out by Northern California District Judge Edward M. Chen is a rare instance of firm-mandated ethics training and a hefty $3-million fine. The discipline handed out by Northern California District Judge Edward M. Chen is a rare instance of...
Smiling Through The Pain — See Also
Paul, Weiss Loses Two More Litigation Partners: They insist everything is still alright. Sure, Just Let AI Do The Hiring Now I Guess: Revolut’s “disruptive” tech adoption is getting ridiculed. Expensive Internet? Blame The Migrants!: Trump wants to pin broadband cost...
How Appealing Weekly Roundup
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 these stories and more at How Appealing. “There Are Scandals. There Is the Law. And Then There’s This.” Emily...
Payday For General Counsel Is Impressive
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to BarkerGilmore’s 2026 In-House Counsel Compensation Report, what is the median total compensation for General Counsel at large public companies? Hint: The earnings of the top-quartile...
Beyond the Billable Hour: The Pricing and Operations Case for Change
Join US for a candid webcast on modern legal pricing, value-based billing, AFAs, and why accurate effort data is key to delivering transparency and client value Join US for a candid webcast on modern legal pricing, value-based billing, AFAs, and why accurate...
Litigation Trends to Watch: Suits Strike at AI Training, PPP Loan Fraud and ‘Limited Time Only’ Emails
Tech giants are getting swarmed with class actions for using voiceprints to train AI. Tech giants are getting swarmed with class actions for using voiceprints to train AI.
Company Hands Law Firm Hiring Over To AI Bot — What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Hiring outside counsel used to be a function of handshakes and law school connections. To some extent, it still is. But over the past several years, the in-house legal function went through the same “efficiency expert” transformation that hit other industries decades...
Goodbye Broadview 6, Hello Broadview Sanctions
Yesterday the case against protesters for criminal making an ICE agent late to work exploded in spectacular fashion in a Chicago courtroom. “I have read hundreds, if not thousands, of grand jury transcripts involving prosecutors who are the most junior of prosecutors...
GC Pay Keeps Climbing, but Equity and Company Scale Are Driving a Wider Divide
“Equity plays a central role because it aligns the GC with long-term enterprise value creation, said Mary Rombaut, a fractional chief marketing officer at BarkerGilmore. “Equity plays a central role because it aligns the GC with long-term enterprise value...
SCOTUS Opinions Keep Getting Snippier — And There May Be A Reason Why
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. Sometimes, we forget that they are people. They are not, as one of my students elegantly put it, law robots. They have feelings and emotions, and they can’t keep them under wraps all the time. — Jessica A....
Trump FCC Using False Claims Of Immigrant Fraud To Drive Up Costs Of Broadband For Everyone
Back in February the Trump FCC announced it was launching new “reforms” of a major bipartisan FCC program that helps poor people afford broadband. Dubbed Lifeline, the program provides a modest $9.25 stipend to help low-income Americans afford either broadband or...
California State Bar Approves Privacy Law Specialization Certification
This is the first time the State Bar of California has approved a new legal specialization in more than 20 years, making California only the second state, joining North Carolina, to have a certificate in privacy law. This is the first time the State Bar of...
Paul, Weiss Loses Two More Litigation Partners. The Firm Would Like You To Know Everything Is Fine.
The slow bleed of litigation talent at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison is not slowing down. Two more litigation partners are departing the firm, adding to a string of high-profile exits that has fundamentally reshaped what was once one of Biglaw’s most...
Biglaw’s Lockstep Era Continues To Crack As Top Firm Announces Partner Bonus Pool
In the world of Biglaw, the only thing more exciting than associate bonuses is partner bonuses. As luck would have it, one top 50 Am Law firm just got the memo. According to a new report from the American Lawyer, Debevoise & Plimpton has created a new bonus pool...
Judges Should Not Weaponize Delays To Force Compromises
Many judges and lawyers have a cadence by which courtroom activities happen in the morning, then court activities stop so that judges and lawyers can have a lunch break and finish their paperwork in the afternoon. Sometimes judges hold sessions in the afternoon, but...
Indicting Former DOJ Lawyer Tells You Exactly How Bad The Jack Smith Report Must Be For Trump
Kash Patel took a break from polygraphing everyone in his field of vision to find out who keeps telling journalists about his drinking to triumphantly announce that the Justice Department secured an indictment of a former DOJ lawyer for “allegedly emailed the...
Will Mark Cuban’s Cost Plus Wellness Appeal To Employers?
The post Will Mark Cuban’s Cost Plus Wellness Appeal To Employers? appeared first on Above the Law.The post Will Mark Cuban’s Cost Plus Wellness Appeal To Employers? appeared first on Above the Law.
How I Made Practice Group Chair: ‘Don’t Wait for a Title,’ Says Kevin Lin of Foley Hoag
"My advice is simple: don't wait for a title. Start building the habits now: things like empathy, clarity, follow%E2%80%91through, and genuinely caring about what the people around you are trying to achieve. Those are skills you develop over time, not things that...
Coinbase’s Chief Legal Officer Predicts Congress Will Pass Crypto Bill Before November Elections
Paul Grewal predicted the Clarity Act's passage while discussing a breakthrough agreement in the U.S. Senate that allowed the legislation to move forward. Paul Grewal predicted the Clarity Act's passage while discussing a breakthrough agreement in the U.S....
UC Berkeley Cracks Down On AI Use With New Policy
One of the main rationales for AI adoption, besides the lazy “AI is inevitable” slop that gets bandied about, is that it helps speed up the process of thinking. Want a little help organizing your ideas? Throw whatever shards of an argument you have in the black box...
FIFA’s Bigger World Cup May Come With A Bigger Cost For Fans
The 2026 FIFA World Cup is being promoted as the biggest and most inclusive tournament in the sport’s history. For the first time, the field will expand from 32 teams to 48. The tournament will feature 104 matches spread across the United States, Canada, and Mexico....
Keeping Up With AI Has Become Biglaw’s Full-Time Job
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. Certainly, nobody wants to say we don’t know what we’re doing. But the reality is, if we’re honest about it, they don’t know what’s going to happen and they’re desperate to keep up with what’s happening. What...
Morning Docket: 05.22.26
* Michael Cohen says he’s applying to the DOJ slush fund. Let’s see how this plays out. [Daily Beast] * Gibson Dunn and Davis Polk eye largest IPO in history — a $2 trillion valuation for a company that brings in about $15 billion a year. Who doesn’t love a 130x...
iManage Touts AI Momentum and a ‘Context Fabric’ as It Unveils Platform Overhaul at ConnectLive 2026
iManage used the opening of its annual ConnectLive user conference in Chicago earlier this week to introduce what it describes as the next evolution of its document- and knowledge-management platform, a redesign the company says is built to make institutional...
What Federal Judges Told Law Grads at Commencements This Year
We've rounded up highlights from some remarks delivered by U.S. appellate and district judges about navigating the legal profession, before the graduates walked across stages to grab their diplomas. We've rounded up highlights from some remarks delivered by U.S....
Microsoft Word Tips for Lawyers: Three Ways to Make Word Work Better
Tech Tips: Ben Schorr has three quick tips to help make Microsoft Word work better for you, especially on long documents. The post Microsoft Word Tips for Lawyers: Three Ways to Make Word Work Better appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and...
Happiness Matters — See Also
The Firms Women Are Happy To Work At: These firms report some of the highest job satisfaction levels! Young Lawyers Need To Figure Out Timing: Now is the best time to read this advice. Experts Say Things Are Bad For The Rule Of Law: This should surprise no one. That’s...
The Best Trial Prep Partner? It Might Have Four Legs
Dogs are increasingly showing up in courtrooms and law offices as therapy animals, helping litigators and legal teams manage stress, stay focused, and perform better under pressure. Dogs are increasingly showing up in courtrooms and law offices as therapy...













































































