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The gym could be the key to the 1L year of your dreams. The post The Unexpected Place You Can Improve Your 1L Grades appeared first on Above the Law.

Turns out promising the president $100 million in free legal work creates conflicts on the paying side of the ledger too. The post Skadden Said Its Trump Deal Raised No Ethical Issues. Intel’s […]

According to new book, Todd Blanche feared the DOJ would spend the next six months ‘getting skullfucked’ by the courts. The post Todd Blanche Feared Judges Giving It To DOJ In Extremely Uncomfortable […]

Markets mature when their contracts become recognizable. The post Enterprise AI Is Quietly Creating Its Own Standard Contract appeared first on Above the Law.

Everyone has a vague notion of ‘AI,’ but when it comes to discovery, we already built better tech a decade ago. The post Lawyers Learning You Can’t Square Peg AI Into eDiscovery Round Holes […]

A Latham practice chair says the professionals made sure he didn’t embarrass himself on camera. The post This Biglaw Partner Got A Crash Course In Comedy From Larry David appeared first on Above the […]

The whistleblower cooperated extensively with the SEC throughout a multi-year investigation, providing crucial analysis and insight. The SEC’s investigation culminated in a settled enforcement action […]

Divorce is a stressful period of your life, but it’s important to remember that it will not last forever. Take care of yourself during the process, but also remember that the process is helping you […]

Accuracy isn’t just about pinpointing the correct answer. It’s also about being able to acknowledge when there is no answer to be found. The post The One Thing You Didn’t Think To Look […]

Extra caution can prevent devastating collisions.

Hidden symptoms of nervous system damage after a workplace accident can affect more than one doctor visit. They can shape the paperwork after a worker returns to the job.

AI improves this process by facilitating faster analysis and enhancing pattern recognition, which is important given the rise in extreme weather occurrences and associated conflicts.

Torture memo thug appears on Fox News to casually threaten the NYC mayor — and all of us. The post John Yoo Wants DOJ To Investigate Mamdani For Crime He Literally Did Not Commit appeared first on […]

Owners who wait until a partner is visibly unfit are left with the slowest, most contested, and most expensive version of every remedy. The cheapest protection, by a wide margin, is the one written […]

Founding members include senior leaders from organisations including BBC Studios, Ingram Micro, Slaughter and May, Staples Canada and Imerys, as well as Lord Ian Burnett of Maldon, the former Lord […]

Courtroom View Network is a great example of using AI appropriately and in its proper place and combining it with non-AI tools. The post Courtroom View Network: Learning Trial Skills By Watching Real […]

The practical takeaway for counsel is simple. When you advise a business client on financing, securities activity, or significant cross-border dealing, ask early whether an active LEI is required and […]

U.S. and Asia led the way as the firm’s profits climbed double digits. The post No Merger Needed: Linklaters Posts Strong Financial Results appeared first on Above the Law.

[Sponsored] In this series of definitions, we’ll explore what it looks like for AI to run unchecked in a business and how managers can establish control. The post The Legal Tech-To-English […]

The loudest man on the Ninth Circuit is yelling again. The post Federal Judge Asks Supreme Court To Please Start Publicly Humiliating His Colleagues appeared first on Above the Law.

Renee and Bob talk in depth about the access to justice crisis and what can be done to narrow the justice gap. The post Law Democratized: Renee Knake Jefferson On Her Blueprint For Solving The […]

These three legal regimes are pulling in different directions, and the developers that navigate them well will be the ones that plan for all three from the start. The post The AI Tension In […]

In 2021’s New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, the Supreme Court held that modern gun laws must be “consistent with the Nation’s historical tradition of firearm regulation” […]

The October 2025 Supreme Court Term was a good one for the Second Amendment. In United States v. Hemani, the court held by a 9-0 vote that it violates the Second Amendment to disarm a person solely […]

* Anthropic settles copyright case for $1.5B dollars. [Reuters] * Roughly half of Americans think the Supreme Court decides the cases based on politics. The other half are currently assisting a […]

Plus, the justices added a case involving a seized plane and a six-pack of beer to next term’s oral argument docket.

Florida laboratory settles federal allegations involving referral-related compensation practices.

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 […]

Biglaw is widening its net. The post T14 Degrees Aren’t All That Anymore… appeared first on Above the Law.

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: SCOTUS Justices Testify About […]

Lawyers create value by understanding people. The post Angela Madathil Is Right: The Best In-House Lawyers Aren’t Compliance Police. They’re Translators. appeared first on Above the Law.

Clarence Thomas mused that the Commerce Clause may not support most federal law and the Fifth Circuit fell all over themselves to take it up. The post To Help Heroin Trafficker Keep His Gun, Fifth […]

Too tricky? Resign. The post The Ways That Congress Should Regulate Itself appeared first on Above the Law.

And he’s working as a Biglaw summer associate at the same time. Wow! The post Harvard Law Student Has Already Won Nearly $350K On Jeopardy! appeared first on Above the Law.

Smokey and the Bandit 4’s extended Supreme Court oral argument scene is going to be LIT! The post SCOTUS To Decide If Cops Can Steal 82-Year-Old’s Plane Over Passenger’s Bud Lights appeared first […]

This is the case that keeps on giving. The post DOJ Wants Susman Godfrey Kicked Off The ABA’s Case Because DOJ Subpoenaed Susman Godfrey appeared first on Above the Law.

Baker McKenzie’s global chair says AI demands a new way of thinking about legal fees. The post Biglaw May Want To Break Up With The Billable Hour Thanks To AI appeared first on Above the Law.

Law librarians are ‘uniquely positioned to wield influence’ because their job is to help others, not to win. The post AALL 2026: An Aloha Keynote For Lasting Impact, Not Glitz appeared first on Above […]

The Supreme Court on Monday morning added a new case to its oral argument docket for the 2026-27 term. As part of a regularly scheduled summer order list, the justices agreed to review Jouppi v. […]

[Sponsored] Some challenges show up no matter what industry you’re in. Contracting is one of them. The post 3 Contract Intelligence Use Cases Every Legal Team Should Know appeared first on Above […]

The 2026 FIFA World Cup succeeded because millions of moving parts operated within carefully constructed legal frameworks that most fans never noticed. The post What The 2026 FIFA World Cup Taught Us […]

Discovery’s a bitch, man. The post Trump Bit Off More Than He Could Chew Suing BBC, So DOJ Will Chew It For Him appeared first on Above the Law.

The sum falls slightly short of the $67 billion requested by the White House for expenses related to the Iran War. The post House GOP Releases ‘Reconciliation 3.0’ With $60B For Defense appeared […]

Everything’s bigger in Texas – even the number of people who brought a case that was ultimately argued before the Supreme Court during the 2025-26 term. A SCOTUSblog analysis of the 35 argued […]

Plus, Trump’s ban on transgender troops will likely return to the Supreme Court.

Severe floods linked to higher opioid overdose deaths for years.

Johnny Brown, the father of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, died on Wednesday, according to an obituary published in the Miami Herald on Friday afternoon. He was 80 years old. Jackson appeared on […]

The Supreme Court’s decision about President Donald Trump’s attempt to narrow access to birthright citizenship left no doubt that a majority of justices agree it’s illegal. But two justices, […]

Some provisions of the Constitution enjoy far more attention than others. At the Supreme Court, for example, it is a rare term that doesn’t have a case involving the First, Second, or Fourth […]

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