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Six years ago, I was hard at work polishing up the manuscript for Your Debt-Free JD (affiliate link). It was a labor of love. I couldn’t be prouder every time I hear of the advice it contains working out. Even more so, I’m proud of the people who’ve used it to help...
Best Of ’25: Georgetown Law To Ed Martin: F All The Way Off
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A Look Back At The 2025 Dumpster Fire
We’ve made it to the end of the year! And what do we have to show for it as a profession? Our most elite law firms signed deals rather than stand up for themselves in the face of illegal Trump bullying efforts. Others quietly tried to erase their history to avoid the...
Best Of ’25: Vault 100 Rankings: The Most Prestigious Law Firms In America (2026)
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Stat(s) Of The Year: ATL 2025 Data Roundup
As we close out 2025, we’ve compiled some highlights from the data collected through our surveys and other research over the last year: No. of participants in ATL surveys: 7,591 No. of surveys conducted: 13 No. of times someone cursed at us in a survey response: 16...
Best Of ’25: Pentagon Unveils New GenAI Platform, It Immediately Starts Flagging Pete Hegseth’s War Crimes
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The High Cost Of Biglaw Equity Partnership
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to a survey by Am Law, the high end of equity partner contributions at one Am Law 100 firm is what percentage of a new equity partners’ annual compensation? Hint: There is a big range of...
Best Of ’25: Law Student Regularly Commutes Thousands Of Miles To Attend Classes
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Even AI Knew Something Was Up — See Also
That Time ChatJAG Pointed Out The Obvious: Immediate egg on Hegseth’s face. Look At All That Prestige!: Vault’s Biglaw rating struck a little off for not factoring in the pro bono payola firms. Take That, Ed Martin: Georgetown Law had no qualms with fighting back. Now...
What to Watch in Securities Litigation in 2026
Here, Law.com takes a look at what securities litigators are paying attention to in 2026. Here, Law.com takes a look at what securities litigators are paying attention to in 2026.
Anti-White? Who’s in the EEOC Crosshairs After Pivot
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission invited white men who have experienced workplace discrimination based on race or sex to contact the agency. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission invited white men who have experienced workplace discrimination...
Group Files Complaint Against 2nd Circuit Judge, Alleges Mistreatment of Clerks
The Legal Accountability Project, which advocates for law clerks, stated in a news release Tuesday that its complaint is based on information it received from several former clerks raising concerns about Sarah A.L. Merriam's workplace conduct. The Legal...
King & Spalding and Alston & Bird Announce Associate Bonus Scales
Sources did not disclose a payment date or hours requirements, though King & Spalding said earlier this year it required associates to reach the industry standard of 1,950 billable hours to be eligible for bonuses. Sources did not disclose a payment date or...
Sneak Peek at July 2025 Bar Passage Rates
In Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Georgia, the top schools didn't fare as well compared to lower-ranked schools for July 2025 bar passage rates. In Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Georgia, the top schools didn't fare as well compared to lower-ranked schools for July...
What’s Keeping GCs Up at Night? It’s a Lengthy List
"My CEO is saying, 'How are you managing your budget? Can't you use AI? Let head count be flat next year,'" said Lisa Roberts, general counsel of Stax Payments. "My CEO is saying, 'How are you managing your budget? Can't you use AI? Let head count be flat next...
How Law Firms Can Compete and Grow in the 2026 Legal Market: A Lawyer’s Practical Guide to Implementing Legal Tech
How many of us have said, “This year went so fast?” If you utter that sentiment, you are not wrong. Things are moving quickly, and with 2026 around the corner, it is a good time to focus and plan on what you and your firm must do to stay ahead. Technology is no longer...
5 Private Equity Plays That Are Rewiring International Law Firm Financing
Once unthinkable, private equity reshaped the legal market in 2025. These five PE investment models explain why 2026 may be the year Big Law can no longer hold the line. Once unthinkable, private equity reshaped the legal market in 2025. These five PE investment...
How I Made Practice Group Chair: ‘Start by Leading From Where You Are,’ Says Betty Yang of Gibson Dunn
"Start by leading from where you are. Take ownership, mentor others, and think beyond your own docket. Leadership is about mindset—being proactive, collaborative, and committed to the success of the team as a whole. And there's no better way to position yourself for a...
Best Of ’25: Kirkland Refuses To Publicly Announce Its New Partners, Marking A Shift From Swagger To Silence
The post Best Of ’25: Kirkland Refuses To Publicly Announce Its New Partners, Marking A Shift From Swagger To Silence appeared first on Above the Law.Kirkland & Ellis is recognized as one of the nation’s greatest law firms. Not only does the firm offer a...
BriefCatch Raises $6M Series A To Accelerate Acquisitions And Development
The post BriefCatch Raises $6M Series A To Accelerate Acquisitions And Development appeared first on Above the Law.BriefCatch, a legal technology company devoted to helping legal professionals improve their legal writing, has raised a $6 million Series A led by the...
Best Of ’25: Professor Files Federal Lawsuit After Charlie Kirk Comment Retaliation
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Five New AI-Powered Business Models For Solos And Smalls In 2026
As the year winds down, the legal profession is flooded with retrospectives: the growing AI adoption rate by solos and smalls (now around 70%), ways that AI is leveling the playing field between large and small firms (including on the hallucination front where large...
Best Of ’25: Amy Coney Barrett Already Workshopping Her ‘President For Life’ Concurring Opinion
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Challenging Truisms And Embracing A Cockroach Mentality
A tech entrepreneur’s 12-minute rant on a recent Law Punx podcast cuts through legal AI marketing nonsense. Antti Innanen, who founded Dot. after practicing law for several years, said what I have been thinking: the idea that AI will free us all up to do high-end...
Best Of ’25: Summer Associate’s Naughty Toddler Impression Gets Her Bounced From Biglaw
The post Best Of ’25: Summer Associate’s Naughty Toddler Impression Gets Her Bounced From Biglaw appeared first on Above the Law.Vampire or Biglaw summer associate? You be the judge. This is a story you’re really going to chew on for a while. A Sidley summer associate...
Biglaw’s In Its London Era
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! Over the last 10 years, by what percentage has the number of London lawyers at U.S.-led law firms increased? Hint: Kirkland, Latham, Goodwin and Paul Weiss are leading the London charge. See the answer...
Trump’s Law Firm Executive Order Appeals Exist To Haunt Biglaw, Make Sure His Threats Never Die
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. The district court wrote careful opinions which were relatively consistent. An ordinary litigant might have said it’s not worth it. But the desire to win on appeal is not the only reason to pursue these...
Recall A Biting Memory — See Also
Touchy With The Teeth: Sidley associate fired after (politely) gnawing on her co-workers. Keep The Congratulations On The Hush Hush: Kirkland opts out of advertising their newest partners. Prof. Files Fed Suit After Kirk-Related Censorship: Bold move, University of...
Mamdani Selects Ex-Paul Weiss Counsel Steven Banks as NYC’s Top Lawyer
The incoming New York City mayor also reiterated his desire to rapidly expand the city's Law Department, saying "there's a clear need for a few hundred additional lawyers." The incoming New York City mayor also reiterated his desire to rapidly expand the city's...
Mark Cuban, Mavericks Win Dismissal of Miami Voyager Investor Lawsuit
“As the law on whether or not cryptocurrencies or exchanges are securities is evolving, this ruling provides celebrity promoters and other marketers working on national platforms some comfort that they can't be hauled into a jurisdiction where they have not focused...
These Lateral Group Moves Underscored War for Talent in 2025
Big Law firms ramped up their lateral machinery, making group laterals and lift-outs a key part of their playbooks in 2025. Big Law firms ramped up their lateral machinery, making group laterals and lift-outs a key part of their playbooks in...
SEC Senior Leader Exits After Five Years, Continuing Agency’s Talent Exodus
Nekia Hackworth Jones was among the Securities and Exchange Commission's highest-ranking Black lawyers. She led the agency's Atlanta Regional Office before becoming one of the Division of Enforcement's four deputy directors in April. Nekia Hackworth Jones was...
Intentional, Not Just Opportunistic: Inside Mayer Brown’s Lateral Partner Strategy
This year, Mayer Brown has increased its lateral partner hires, from 26 to 56, by leaning on practice leaders to recruit and emphasizing six particular areas it says touch high-value sectors. This year, Mayer Brown has increased its lateral partner hires, from...
How Law Schools Advanced Legal Tech in 2025
Law schools are partnering with legal tech companies and tapping innovators to guide them in using rapidly developing technology. Law schools are partnering with legal tech companies and tapping innovators to guide them in using rapidly developing...
Attorneys Object to Uber’s ‘Extraordinary and Unprecedented Request’ to Postpone California Bellwether Trial
On Monday, the Consumer Attorneys of California opposed Uber's motion to postpone a Jan. 13 bellwether trial in the multidistrict litigation involving sexual assaults by its drivers. On Monday, the Consumer Attorneys of California opposed Uber's motion to...
A T14 Law Degree Won’t Protect You From The Wrath Of Hans Gruber
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! In the classic Christmas movie Die Hard, Joseph “Joe” Yoshinobu Takagi, the ill-fated President of Nakatomi Trading, attended what elite law school? Hint: Takagi’s JD was in addition to his Harvard...
Best Of ’25 — See Also
Chief Justice Roberts Get Outed By A Handshake: Hard to play impartial after the buddy buddy display. Bye Bye, OCI: Latham dropped out of the time-tested recruitment method. You’re Arresting Me For What?: Former cop arrested over a Facebook meme. Words Have...
Another Former Partner Sues Marc Kasowitz, His Firm Over Unpaid Millions of Dollars
The action comes after another former Kasowitz partner, Eric Herschmann, sued the veteran litigator and his firm over unpaid wages. The action comes after another former Kasowitz partner, Eric Herschmann, sued the veteran litigator and his firm over unpaid...
Patrick Johnson Joins Honigman as Chief Business Development & Marketing Officer
This December Honigman announced that Patrick Johnson joined the firm as its new chief business development & marketing officer. With more than 20 years of experience, he will be focused on developing and implementing strategic initiatives and will work closely...
Jen Znosko Named Co-Chair of Littler’s Women’s Leadership Initiative
Littler shareholder Jen Chierek Znosko was appointed as the new co-chair of the firm’s Women’s Leadership Initiative (WLI). She succeeds Jennifer A. Youpa, who will be retiring this year. She will serve alongside co-chair Margaret Parnell Hogan. The WLI was formed in...
Best Of ’25: Video Of Racist Rant Costs Biglaw Recruiting Director Their Job, Because, Yeah
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‘Consciously and Recklessly Indifferent’: Heninger Garrison Davis Faces Sanctions for Filing Nearly 1K Fraudulent 3M Earplug Claims
A special master found this month that Heninger Garrison Davis and two of its partners, Lew Garrison and Bill Bross, and former attorney Taylor Bartlett, failed to adequately vet nearly 1,000 claims made on behalf of Ugandan citizens in 3M's $6 billion earplug...
From Risk Aversion To Risk Calibration: What Senne Mennes Taught Me About Building Legal Systems That Learn
In my latest “Notes to My (Legal) Self” interview, I sat down with Senne Mennes, co-founder of ClauseBase and former lawyer at DLA Piper Brussels. We talked about his journey from practicing IP law to building document automation tools. But what stuck with me most...
A ‘Good’ Hacker Gave $15B to the DOJ. Now a Lawsuit Is Brewing
Families of terror victims are trying to seize billions of dollars in hacked Bitcoin, arguing it belongs to Iran's hidden crypto-mining operation. Families of terror victims are trying to seize billions of dollars in hacked Bitcoin, arguing it belongs to Iran's...
Best Of ’25: Watch The Exact Moment John Roberts Realizes He Whored Himself Out
The post Best Of ’25: Watch The Exact Moment John Roberts Realizes He Whored Himself Out appeared first on Above the Law.(Photo by Leah Millis-Pool/Getty Images)They thought prostituting themselves wouldn’t mean losing control, but after accidentally falling in love...
Mitchell Hamline Law Professor Integrates AI Into Contracts Course
Mitchell Hamline School of Law professor Gregory Duhl will begin teaching his "reimagined" contracts course this spring. Mitchell Hamline School of Law professor Gregory Duhl will begin teaching his "reimagined" contracts course this spring.
The Deepfake Courtroom Problem: A Colorado Blue Ribbon Study Sheds Some Light And Offers A Start To Solutions
It’s the morning of the first day of trial. Your opponent calls her first witness who testifies about a video he says was taken at the accident scene. The video clearly shows your client running the red light. The witness is pointing at the screen and saying the video...
Best Of ’25: Man Files Civil Rights Lawsuit After Being Arrested Over A Meme
The post Best Of ’25: Man Files Civil Rights Lawsuit After Being Arrested Over A Meme appeared first on Above the Law.One of the signs you’ve begun thinking like a lawyer is when you happen upon a news story and reflexively think “That’s a lawsuit waiting to happen.”...
Another National Security Concern!
President Donald Trump demolished the East Wing of the White House without going through any government approval process. The administration said that it didn’t need anyone’s approval to demolish the old building; it needed approval only for constructing, not...
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Best Of ’25: Latham Will No Longer Participate In Law School On-Campus Interview Programs
The post Best Of ’25: Latham Will No Longer Participate In Law School On-Campus Interview Programs appeared first on Above the Law.We already knew that Biglaw firms were stepping away from using law school interview programs as their main source of recruitment in...
Guest Post: Ken Crutchfield Reads the Tea Leaves for Legal Tech in 2026
Forget the bold predictions. Ken Crutchfield is focusing on something more fundamental: the physics of the legal tech market. In the wake of a banner 2025 — with Harvey hitting an $8 billion valuation, Filevine raising $400 million, and Clio’s acquisition of vLex — it...
After Record-Setting Years, Ogletree and Nelson Mullins Promote Fewer Attorneys for 2026
The two Southeast-founded firms followed a trend of most Am Law 100 firms making fewer promotions this year The two Southeast-founded firms followed a trend of most Am Law 100 firms making fewer promotions this year
Morning Docket: 12.29.25
* The Supreme Court told the Trump administration it couldn’t deploy national guard troops to police cities. [One First] * But this probably won’t amount to more than a speed bump for the administration. [The Bulwark] * Meanwhile, Kavanaugh used this opinion as an...
US Law Firms Expand London Headcounts 58% in 10 Years—Report
Kirkland, Latham, Goodwin and Paul Weiss are among the fast growers as U.S.-based institutions continue their relentless assault on the U.K. capital. Kirkland, Latham, Goodwin and Paul Weiss are among the fast growers as U.S.-based institutions continue their...
Law Firm Leaders Signal Openness to PE Investment Moving into 2026
Several industry observers have said that if McDermott or any other big firm actually makes good on its talk and welcomes PE investment, it's likely others will follow suit. Several industry observers have said that if McDermott or any other big firm actually...
Are Gen Z Attorneys Jumping Law Firms Too Much? Likely Not
Gen Z attorneys appear to be staying at the firm they entered the industry with for longer than their predecessors at the tail-end of the Millennial generation. Gen Z attorneys appear to be staying at the firm they entered the industry with for longer than their...
How I Made Partner: ‘Making Partner Requires Developing Excellent Technical Skills,’ Says Amanda Brown of Skadden
"It goes without saying that making partner requires developing excellent technical skills, substantive expertise, sound judgment, and strong relationships with clients and colleagues. Beyond that, I'd encourage associates to be vocal about their goals. Seek regular...
What Is HHS Proposing In Its New Rule?
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Spend The Holiday Weekend By Sharing Compensation Intel — See Also
Working In-House?: Take our law department compensation survey. Working At A Firm?: If you haven’t shared your bonus news with us yet, there’s no time like the present. Remember to hit us up at tips@abovethelaw.com. We reported on one major firm’s bonuses just today....
Trump Dominated at the Supreme Court This Year. Will It Last?
President Donald Trump won case after case at the Supreme Court in his first year back in the White House. But the justices also pushed back against some of his boldest moves and could hand him more defeats in 2026. President Donald Trump won case after case at...
Judge, an Ex-Police Officer, Admonished for Campaign Mailer Biased Toward Law Enforcement
Hyde Park Town Justice Michael H. Plass unethically promised to "incarcerate offenders and protect victims of domestic violence" and stated that "together we can make a change in the safety of our community," the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct noted in...
Walmart’s Soon-to-Exit CLO on Why a ‘Weird’ Career Path Worked for Her—and Might for You, Too
"I'm not sure I understood how massive and challenging the job was going to be," Rachel Brand said of her 2018 move from the Justice Department to Walmart, which had 2.3 million employees and more than 10,000 stores across 20 countries. "I'm not sure I...
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Asks 2nd Circuit for Resentencing on Mann Act Conviction
The disgraced rapper and entrepreneur also seeks to overturn conviction on First Amendment grounds The disgraced rapper and entrepreneur also seeks to overturn conviction on First Amendment grounds
Horton & Mendez: Hungry, Humble & Smart
Horton & Mendez: Hungry, Humble & Smart By Bob Friedman “Trials are emphasized within our practice,” said Nicholas Mendez, an attorney in Wilmington, NC-based personal injury firm Horton & Mendez. “We want our lawyers to try cases because it benefits their...
Campbell Law Launches Veterans Legal Clinic
Campbell University School of Law adjunct professor Sebastian Kielmanovich approached Dean J. Rich Leonard a few years ago with an idea for a Veterans Legal Clinic at the law school. Drawing on his military experience with Army administrative law cases, Kielmanovich...
HPU Kenneth F. Kahn School of Law Moves into Elegant New Building
HPU Kenneth F. Kahn School of Law Moves into Elegant New Building By Bob Friedman The Kenneth F. Kahn School of Law at High Point University moved into its permanent home in August 2025, welcoming first and second-year law students and faculty to the newly constructed...
Congress Pulls the Rug on Intoxicating Hemp
When Congress passed legislation to re-open the government in November, it quietly tucked into the 2026 appropriations package a sweeping redefinition of “hemp” that could vaporize an entire industry segment. The new appropriations bill rewrites federal hemp law to...
NicholsonPham Law: ‘We Have the Tools to Protect the LGBTQ Community’
“We’re handling all the things that come with people making families and breaking families up,” said Meredith Nicholson, a co-founder and partner in Durham-based family law firm NicholsonPham Law. These matters include marriage, divorce, equitable distribution, and...
Subscription-Based Billing for Modern Solo and Small Law Firms Using Intentional Design
“The modern law firm is subscription-based, not built on the billable hour,” said Kimberly Bennett, co-founder and CEO of the legal tech platform Fidu. She was the keynote speaker at the Lawyers Mutual Modern Solo/Small Firm Conference in October at the Durham...
One Big Beautiful Bill Act: Changes in 2026
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) was signed into law in July 2025. This bill becomes effective in 2026 and beyond. In addition to making permanent many of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) provisions that were set to expire, it added some new deductions and...
North Carolina’s IOLTA Freeze Puts Rural Justice at Risk
For more than three decades, the Interest on Lawyers’ Trust Accounts program (IOLTA) has been one of the quiet engines of justice in North Carolina. It takes the interest from lawyers’ pooled trust accounts and directs it to civil legal aid programs that serve people...
Cranfill Names April Bogard Pinder as First CEO
On November 3, April Bogard Pinder joined Raleigh-based Cranfill Sumner LLP as the firm’s first chief executive officer. Cranfill is the first law firm in the Southeastern United States to appoint a CEO outside of its partnership. Pinder joined Cranfill from U.S. Bank...
Merry Christmas: 2025 Was A Record-Breaking Year For Greed
“Greed, for lack of a better word, is good.” So said Michael Douglas’s character Gordon Gekko in the hit 1987 movie “Wall Street.” The film (a December release) deftly articulated the materialistic ethos rampant in the financial world of the rough-and-tumble 1980s....
From Sinners To Civil Servants: The Evolution Of Tax Collectors From Jesus’s Time To Today
While Christmas is often associated with exchanging gifts and enjoying a day off, it also commemorates the birth of Jesus — a carpenter who shifted careers to preach, teach, and perform miracles. Not all of Jesus’s actions won universal praise, however. He stirred...
Google Built Its Empire Scraping The Web. Now It’s Suing To Stop Others From Scraping Google.
Last week, Google filed suit against SerpApi, a scraping company that helps businesses pull data from Google search results. The lawsuit claims SerpApi violated DMCA Section 1201 by circumventing Google’s “technological protection measures” to access search...
Top 3 Firm Spreads Holiday Cheer By Stuffing Associate Stockings With Big Bonuses
Biglaw firms across the country continue to announce bonuses this holiday season. Just before Christmas, one of the most successful law firms in America let eligible associates know that they’d be receiving a match of the Cravath/Milbank scale for year-end and special...
Take The Law Department Compensation Survey!
We’re updating our compensation information for in-house law departments, and there’s still time to provide your input. If you work in-house as an attorney or a legal operations professional, please take our brief survey and tell us about your compensation. The...
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. “Emergency Docket Tops Year’s Highlights at Supreme Court”: Justin Wise...
Lawyers Try To Bench Aileen Cannon From Case, Arguing She’s Been In Trump’s Corner One Too Many Times
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. I’m sure she’ll take it under consideration and look at it seriously. … Trump hasn’t made a secret about the retribution that he is asking some of his U.S. attorneys to take against his perceived enemies. It is...
ATL Top Outside Counsel Quiz
The post ATL Top Outside Counsel Quiz appeared first on Above the Law.Earlier this month, we released our 2025 Outside Counsel Rankings, highlighting the go-to law firms for in-house counsel.In addition to telling us which firms they engage for legal services,...
Distressed Businesses Should Still Pay Their Lawyers
Businesses facing financial problems or other types of challenges usually need to hire lawyers. For instance, companies being sued by disgruntled investors for mismanagement may need to secure counsel, and businesses headed for restructuring might need lawyers to...
Final Reminder: Last Day for Startup Alley Applications! If You Are A Legal Tech Startup, Apply Today
Attention all legal tech startups: This is your final reminder. Today is the last day to apply for a spot in the 10th annual Startup Alley at ABA TECHSHOW. This competition that has helped catapult the success of a long list of legal technology startups and become a...
Estate & Probate… Not Your Average Real Estate Transaction
The current real estate environment in the Triangle is constantly changing, and many times turbulent when adding additional levels to the process. It is crucial to have a plan in place to smoothly navigate all hurdles that may come into play. A pending sale could fall...
From Apple to Vanguard, 2025 Was a Year of In-House Upheaval
Meta and Microsoft also saw changes at the top of their legal departments, and Berkshire Hathaway hired its first-ever general counsel. Meta and Microsoft also saw changes at the top of their legal departments, and Berkshire Hathaway hired its first-ever general...
The Week in Data Dec. 26: A Look at Legal Industry Trends by the Numbers
Catch up on the latest data from across the Law.com newsroom, including the 2025 U.K. A-List. Catch up on the latest data from across the Law.com newsroom, including the 2025 U.K. A-List.
Judge Orders Two Dovel & Luner Lawyers Who Sued Over Walmart’s Avocado Oil to Pay $625K Sanction
U.S. District Judge R. Gary Klausner, of the Central District of California, ordered Dovel & Luner partners Christin Cho and Rick Lyon to pay nearly $625,000 for excessive litigation against Walmart. U.S. District Judge R. Gary Klausner, of the Central...
Law Firm EO Litigation to Take New Turn in 2026, as Appeals Proceed
The government's motivation behind appealing might not just be to win. The government's motivation behind appealing might not just be to win.
Checklist for Conducting Your Law Firm’s Year-End Financial Review
Camille Stell | Tips for organizing your practice's finances and conducting a comprehensive year-end review. The post Checklist for Conducting Your Law Firm’s Year-End Financial Review appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.Practice...
Law Firm Combinations This Year Set Stage for Merger Mania in 2026
Three major Big Law mergers capped off a year in which actual law firm mergers finally caught up to reported merger interest. Three major Big Law mergers capped off a year in which actual law firm mergers finally caught up to reported merger...
Top Five Patent Law Decisions of 2025
Armond Wilson partners Monica Arnold and Michelle Armond are back with the latest installment of their year-end column recapping the top patent law decisions from 2025. Armond Wilson partners Monica Arnold and Michelle Armond are back with the latest installment...
How I Made Law Firm Leadership: ‘Success Is Hardly Ever Linear, Which Is an Advantage if You Embrace It,’ Says Jessica Grayson of Stradley Ronon
"Success is hardly ever linear, which is an advantage if you embrace it. Providing value to your firm, clients and colleagues while positioning yourself as a subject-matter expert in your field will help set you up for success. Build a strong network, invest in your...
Legal Tech Companies That Received Law Firm, Lawyer Investments in 2025
Law firms have used a host of different methods to partake in legal tech funding rounds this year. Law firms have used a host of different methods to partake in legal tech funding rounds this year.
The Week Before Christmas! — See Also
Boutique Firm Brings The Money!: Rolnick Kramer Sadighi announced bonuses! A Second Bite At Failure: Lindsey Halligan has plans to go to SCOTUS. That’s A Fly Bonus!: Alston & Bird announced bonuses! Behind The Boutique Scenes: Sandra Cohen drops jewels on The...
The Operational Signal Legal Leaders Should Pay Attention To In 2026
Across organizations of every size, I am seeing the same operational pattern take shape. Legal teams are carrying more work, adopting more technology, and fielding increasing demands from the business, yet the underlying infrastructure has not evolved at the same...
Small Firm, Big Checks: Boutique Firm Leaves Market Bonus Rate In The Dust
Time and again this bonus season, boutique firms have done much more than simply match the Cravath/Milbank scale for year-end and special bonuses. The latest firm to do so is offering above-market bonuses to its associates — and source tell us that in some cases,...
Biglaw Firm Hosting ‘Resilience’ Workshops For Tomorrow’s Lawyers So They’ll Be Prepared For Stressful Careers
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. We support lawyers of the future with skills-focused, interactive workshops that reflect the realities of legal work. Students learn practical reframing techniques to build resilience so they can perform to the...
Uncovering Additional Insurance Coverages When Disaster Strikes – What Commercial Insurance Policyholders Need to Know
Beyond typical commercial property insurance policy coverage for damages due to physical loss or damage and business interruption losses, there are other protections that can greatly assist business owners throughout many industries. As seasons change and weather...
Closing Out The Year With Mergers And Attacks On The Rule Of Law
A critical analysis of the best variety of Coca-Cola product gives way to a conversation about law this week. Cadwalader ends its tumultuous year — involving a Trump administration capitulation and a series of defections — with a big quasi-transatlantic merger...
All Associates Want For Christmas Is… More Money: The 2025 ATL Bonus Tracker
The post All Associates Want For Christmas Is… More Money: The 2025 ATL Bonus Tracker appeared first on Above the Law.Firm Date Matched Minimum Hours Payout Date CravathClass of 2025: $15K / $6K (prorated)Class of 2018: $115K / $25K November 18, 2025 None December 12,...

































































