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Knicks Supporting Partner Tells Associates The Work Can Wait Until Later: If your partner didn’t, they’re probably a Spurs fan. Judge Ross’s Sorry Apologies Have No Consequence: Chief Judge Pryor […]

Associates give the firm thumbs up for the hours they’re working. The post Where The Biglaw Hours Aren’t That Bad appeared first on Above the Law.

To truly capitalize on the opportunity a guest post affords, work with your digital marketing team to ‘connect the dots’ by ensuring you showcase your authority on closely related topics across […]

All lawyers are valued equally by court officials. But some are occasionally valued more equally than others. The post Some Judges Seem To Prefer Local Attorneys Over Out-Of-Town Lawyers appeared […]

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

Good Lord, I love this song! The post Ariana Grande Tells White House They Can’t Be Friends appeared first on Above the Law.

Technology changes. Professional responsibility does not. The post The Florida Supreme Court Just Sent Lawyers A Message About AI appeared first on Above the Law.

The race to match is on. We’ll keep track of every raise, bonus, and compensation move as law firms make their decisions. The post Biglaw’s Summer Of Money: Tracking The 2026 Salary Wars appeared […]

The disconnect between the public’s perception of this case and how the judiciary is treating it should be a bigger deal. The post Chief Judge Pryor Decides No Harm, No Foul Over Judge Ross’s […]

AI systems are ingesting synthetic content at scale, the outputs are getting worse – and law firms should be worried. When AI Overviews or ChatGPT pull from content that was itself AI-generated and […]

But is it art? The post Kennedy Center Loses Trump Name, Still Hopes To Keep Washington National Opera’s Endowment appeared first on Above the Law.

My mayor’s Muslim, my bagels Jewish, Biglaw let me thrive, Knicks in five. The post The Knicks Are Making Biglaw Partners… Nice appeared first on Above the Law.

Never piss off a judge. The post A Pox On Everyone’s House: Mississippi Court Disqualifies All 4 Attorneys In Major Hallucination Scandal appeared first on Above the Law.

Yesterday’s decision in Keathley v. Buddy Ayers Construction squarely rejected a “rigid” rule adopted by the lower court to punish the failure of a debtor in bankruptcy to mention one of its […]

Students are sounding the alarm on recruiting timelines that force them to chase jobs while learning how to be lawyers. The post ‘Someone Stop Them From Doing This Again’: Biglaw Recruiting Is […]

As legal departments continue evolving from reactive support functions into strategic business partners, technology will play an increasingly important role in helping them deliver value, manage […]

from the what-could-possibly-go-wrong dept The post ICE Wants To Hand Out Its Unproven Facial Recognition Tech To Thousands Of Cops appeared first on Above the Law.

If the ATL Top 50 Rankings represent Best in Show, which law schools would earn ribbons as Best of Breed? The post Stat(s) Of The Week: Best Of Breed Law Schools appeared first on Above the Law.

As immigration lawyers, we may not be on the field, but we have an important role to play. The post The World Is Coming: ‘Airport Lawyers’ Is Back appeared first on Above the Law.

Welcome to SCOTUSblog’s recurring series in which we interview experts on different supreme courts around the world and how they compare to our own. Today’s column focuses on the highest court of […]

In yesterday’s decision in FS Credit Opportunities Corp. v. Saba Capital Master Fund, a sharply divided court rejected the efforts of investors to sue an investment company to rescind a contract […]

Plus, the justices released three opinions in argued cases on Thursday.

* Gibson Dunn and Davis Polk behind SpaceX’s incredible — a word we mean very literally — IPO. [Law360] * “Lawyers Have Been Hallucinating for Decades, Judges Say—AI Just Made It Faster” is […]

Federal case alleges child smuggling, fraud, and exploitation scheme.

Officials warn families about dangers linked to common allergy medications.

Holwell Shuster & Goldberg Pay Their Associates Handsomely: Associates are starting at $240,000! Where Are The Rest Of You!: Biglaw firms should be matching the new market salaries. Where are […]

It’s not great out there for law students. The post The Disastrous Impact Of Biglaw Pre-Recruiting appeared first on Above the Law.

If AI reduces the cost of producing legal work, the real question is not whether lawyers will generate more of it, but instead, whether they should. The post The Paradox Of The Jevons Paradox:  Post […]

Panic is optional. The post Chaos Is Part Of The Job appeared first on Above the Law.

The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in Abouammo v. United States that federal prosecutors can try a defendant only in the district where his crime was committed, not where its “contemplated […]

Prepare your pencils! Err… keyboards! The post The NextGen UBE Drops Next Month appeared first on Above the Law.

The biggest firms can afford to pay more, but the real question is who can follow. The post Milbank’s ‘Power Move’ On Raises May Show Us Biglaw’s Haves And Have-Nots appeared first on Above […]

Step one: have a loyal CEO. Step two: hire a firm to fix your Google results. Step three: there is no step three, you’re fine. The post How To Keep Your Job After An Epstein Scandal: The Goldman […]

Remember THIS is the primary punishment that her fellow judges thought she deserved. The post You Will Not Believe The ‘Apology’ Letter Judge Eleanor Ross Wrote Her Clerks appeared first on Above […]

Updated on June 11 at 9:28 p.m. Alabama came to the Supreme Court on Thursday morning, asking the justices to allow the execution of Jeffery Lee to proceed as scheduled on Thursday night. The […]

Lee celebrates DOJ declaring disparate impact liability unconstitutional, which is absolutely going to come back and bite his constituents. The post Mike Lee Learned Nothing From Trump Administration […]

The journey to justice after a truck accident is complex.

Let’s not get too comfortable. The post It’s Still A Good Time To Be A Lawyer. So Far. appeared first on Above the Law.

The aftermath of a vehicle collision presents many challenges for injured individuals. Understanding legal options allows families to make informed decisions about their future.

Litigation boutiques have dominated the 2026 salary scorecard so far. The post The 2026 Salary Wars Are On… So Where Is Biglaw? appeared first on Above the Law.

[Sponsored] LexisNexis sat down with John Ursin, Managing Partner at Schenck Price, to learn how the firm is using legal AI to strengthen client service and daily legal work The post Schenck Price […]

Clip described the deal as as ‘a foundational investment’ in the future of legal AI in Canada. The post Clio Acquires Jurisage, Paving The Way For Canadian Launch Of Clio Work And Other Canadian […]

Last month, Justice Amy Coney Barrett was the target of an attempted “swatting” incident – a call falsely reporting the sound of gunshots at her Virginia home. Although swatting incidents are […]