Legal Knowledgebase 2.0

The old legal instinct to pause, assess, and draw hard boundaries no longer works. The post Carolyn Herzog On Why Legal Leaders Need Optimism, Not Certainty appeared first on Above the Law.

Thinking about issues is a good idea. Making silly arguments that reflect poorly on your intelligence is a less good idea. The post Arguments That Embarrass Only The Advocate appeared first on Above […]

The former FTC commissioner isn’t buying the argument that a $44 billion university has no choice but to settle. The post Rebecca Slaughter Has A Message For Yale: Grow A Spine appeared first on […]

If the President really is the entire executive branch, then he can’t be on both sides of the ‘v.’ The post Judge Cites Supreme Court’s Newfound Unitary Executive Theory To Blow Up Trump’s IRS […]

Lindsey Graham’s death ahead of this week’s confirmation hearing leaves a very conspicuous empty chair. The post Well, This Doesn’t Help Todd Blanche appeared first on Above the Law.

StonePath Investigations, LLC is a New York State licensed private investigative firm focused on cryptocurrency tracing, blockchain forensics, and digital asset investigations. The post Mitchell […]

Which law schools are excluded from the T14 in this version of the rankings? And what happened to Yale? The post A ‘Projection’ Of The 2027 U.S. News Law School Rankings appeared first on Above […]

Your tour of all things related to lawyer and judicial ethics, with University of Houston law professor Renee Knake Jefferson. The post Legal Ethics Roundup: Lawyer ‘Negligence’ For Not Using AI, […]

The DEA’s marijuana rescheduling hearing continues to raise important questions for cannabis businesses, investors, and the industry as a whole. If you’re trying to keep up with where things […]

Latham partner Andrew Clubok appears as Senator Potter in Life, Larry, and the Pursuit of Unhappiness. The post Larry David Casts His Biglaw Lawyer In New Show appeared first on Above the Law.

RIP to a real one. The post Overstock Loon Patrick Byrne Loses To Himself In Court, Must Pay Hunter Biden appeared first on Above the Law.

Those of us in the legal profession have a responsibility to sound the alarm about what our clients and the public as a whole put in chatbots The post Surprise, Surprise: More Evidence That What You […]

The Paris Commercial Tribunal granted its request for court protection. The post Marine Serre Enters Receivership, Seeks Investor appeared first on Above the Law.

As we saw this term, by late May the Supreme Court begins releasing the bulk of its merits decisions, and with it a familiar guessing game starts among court watchers. If Justice Elena Kagan has not […]

This month the World Cup final will be played at MetLife Stadium, home of the New York Giants and Jets. Nobody finds it odd that soccer’s biggest match will be staged in a stadium built for […]

* Lindsey Graham died over the weekend, removing a key Trump ally from the Judiciary Committee in advance of Todd Blanche’s already controversial nomination hearings. [PBS] * Civil rights coalition […]

Plus, a closer look at summer order lists.

California doctor avoids trial after completing court-ordered mental health treatment.

Monthly buprenorphine injections for OUD has increased sharply, with access varying nationwide.

Insanity Is Doing The Same Thing Twice And Expecting…: Trump wants the same Supreme Court that just rejected his birthright citizenship order to rehear the whole thing “immediately.” And he decided […]

“We respectfully disagree with the verdict and will appeal,” Meta said in its March statement. “Teen mental health is profoundly complex and cannot be linked to a single app.”

“This much is clear, however; at every level, from members of its Technical Staff to its Chief Hardware Officer, and in coordination with business partners, OpenAI has been stealing Apple’s trade […]

“These mental health programs were established by Congress following a wave of tragic and unacceptable school shootings, and they do critical work to ensure students can not only succeed but […]

The Red Line Bob Giuffra Drew For Himself Didn’t Last: Sullivan & Cromwell said it would never touch the Carroll cases… Sullivan & Cromwell is now touching the Carroll cases. Law School […]

The process of securing that job starts before law school even starts. The post Biglaw Summer Associateships Are Hugely Important To Your Legal Career appeared first on Above the Law.

But are young lawyers learning? The post Stat(s) Of The Week: ‘Soft Skills’ Are All The Rage appeared first on Above the Law.

Lawyers who practice in some areas of the law are often made of tougher stuff than the rest of us. The post Some Practice Areas Are More Stressful Than Others appeared first on Above the Law.

Position your law firm as an approachable source of quality information, and showcase your legal expertise. The post The Death Of Organic Reach On Social: What Lawyers Can Do appeared first on Above […]

Law firms and legal departments sit on mountains of electronically stored information. And many have no real system for dealing with it.  The post ‘Adventures In Legal Tech’: You, Too, Can Tame […]

The week in appellate news. The post How Appealing Weekly Roundup appeared first on Above the Law.

Lawyers must remember that ethical responsibility cannot be delegated to software. The post Lawyers Do Not Need An AI Ban. They Need An AI Duty Of Care. appeared first on Above the Law.

Matching Biglaw salaries allows elite boutiques to compete on the things associates care about after the paycheck. The post When Pay Is Equal, Boutique Firms Have The Edge appeared first on Above the […]

Trying to handle a complex medical negligence claim on your own puts your family’s financial security and your relative’s health at serious risk.

Keeping your initial responses limited and factual protects your claim without being uncooperative.

FIFA at One First The post Trump Demands SCOTUS Reverse Birthright Red Card appeared first on Above the Law.

When AI becomes an invisible engine running quietly beneath a unified platform, it becomes the very infrastructure that powers your firm’s growth.

How courts, marketplaces and lawmakers ultimately balance enforcement with due process protections will likely shape the future of e-commerce litigation for years to come.

Employment discrimination cases operate on strict timelines. Evidence fades, witnesses move on, and the ability to reconstruct events diminishes with time.

Boutique firms are winning the salary wars this time around. How much longer can Biglaw wait? The post Associate Compensation Scorecard: Are Biglaw Firms On Vacation When It Comes To Paying […]

The University of Chicago has decided to party like it’s 399 BC. The post University Of Chicago Law School Takes Away Laptops And Doubles Down On Socrates appeared first on Above the Law.

8am releases its SMB Law Financial Health Report and the impact of AI shines between the lines. The post Small Law Firms Billing More Hours Per Case — The Opposite Of What AI Promised — But At […]

The firm promised partners it would stay out of Trump’s E. Jean Carroll fight… that’s not exactly how it turned out. The post Sullivan & Cromwell Partners Are Big Mad About The Firm’s Latest […]

This is how you use your robe. The post Building A Judicial Legacy appeared first on Above the Law.

In previous articles, I explored two of the biggest unanswered questions in the Second Amendment space: Who are “the people,” and what constitutes “Arms”? Both of these questions seemingly […]

From the rights-aren’t-rights-if-they’re-delayed dept. The post Fifth Circuit Says Gov’t Can Violate Migrants’ Due Process Rights… But Only For 90 Days appeared first on Above the Law.

Peter S. Canellos is a prize-winning journalist and the author of Revenge for the Sixties: Sam Alito and the Triumph of the Conservative Legal Movement, which Publishers Weekly called “a […]

One might argue that Supreme Court justices are more visible today than ever before. Six have published books and Brett Kavanaugh is apparently working on one to become the seventh. Several have […]

* OpenAI accused of hiding evidence in NY Times copyright case. Reached for comment, ChatGPT said, “I’m sorry, you’re right, I was supposed to produce that.” [Law360] * Lawyer dressed as police […]

Plus, what Cecillia Wang said about arguing the birthright citizenship case during SCOTUSblog’s term-in-review event.

Cecillia Wang, the national legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union, called her April 1 argument in Trump v. Barbara, the challenge to President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking […]