Above the Law

Morning Docket: 02.27.25

* Paul Weiss goes gangbusters, pushing PEP to $7.5M [American Lawyer] * Prote...

Getting The Best Will Cost You The Most — See Also

No, That's Not A Typo: Alex Spiro is raking in cash hand over fist! If You T...

The Number One Skill For General Counsel

Shockingly, it isn't plausible deniability. The post The Number One Skill For G...

FYI, Lawyers: It’s Eating Disorder Awareness Week

Today, I am approaching 19 years since I last stuck my finger down my throat.  T...

Covington Must Wait Behind Putin To See Classified Docu...

Weird, because I'd been told Trump actually DECLASSIFIED all those documents alr...

Latest DOJ Hire ‘Famous’ For Hanging Up Hitler Portrait

The former judge is no stranger to ethics inquiries. The post Latest DOJ Hire ‘F...

Want To Be A Biglaw Equity Partner? Good Luck With That…

Becoming an equity partner is now harder than ever before. The post Want To Be A...

Meet One Of Biglaw’s Most Well-Known $3,000 An Hour Law...

Alex Spiro has a lot going for him, including his hourly rate. The post Meet One...

Is Laying Off 15,000 IRS Employees The Best Way To Impr...

Large-scale layoffs or ‘reductions in force,’ as the government calls it, are ra...

California Bar Exam Managed To Be Even Worse Than Expected

It almost didn't seem possible. The post California Bar Exam Managed To Be Even ...

Who Needs Caselaw Anyway?

The new federal deficit is the government's research deficit. The post Who Needs...

Tony Buzbee Still Has To Deal With Jay-Z’s Defamation C...

An anti-SLAPP is still a great boon for him. The post Tony Buzbee Still Has To ...

Morning Docket: 02.26.25

* Trump takes away Covington's security clearances because they represent Jack ...

Donald Trump Is Ultimately A Buffoon, But Elon Musk Has...

Unlike with Trump, none of us really knows what Elon Musk is doing poking around...

This Biglaw Firm Just Shot Up The Ranking

That's astonishing improvement over the course of a year. The post This Biglaw F...

Law School Ranking Preview Shakes Up The Ranks! — See Also

Yale Is Where You'd Expect, But Check Out Everything Else!: Check to see if you...

3 Questions For A College Athlete Turned Birdie Girl (P...

When confronted with an unplanned business crisis, it is important to lean on tr...

AI-Powered Patent Platform Patlytics Raises $14M Series...

This latest round was led by global venture firm Next47, with participation from...

Buy One Get One Free Cal Bar Exams!

With purchase a catastrophic exam of equal or lesser value. The post Buy One Get...

Latham May Not Be A ‘New York Firm,’ But It Sure Has Ne...

The No. 2 firm in the country is in a New York state of mind. The post Latham Ma...

Now The GOP’s Going After Their Own Judges When They Do...

This is getting absurd. The post Now The GOP’s Going After Their Own Judges When...

The Great Escape: Lawyers Are ‘The Hidden Talent Pool’ ...

It's somewhat surprising that Corporate America is not actively seeking lawyers ...

Lawyer on Survivor: ‘If I Lose, I’m Going to Biglaw’

The horror. The horror. The post Lawyer on Survivor: ‘If I Lose, I’m Going to Bi...

Most State Bars Will Have To Choose Between Diversity O...

Time to see if state bars really value diversity. The post Most State Bars Will...

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