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Tell us how much you make and help us share valuable benchmarking information. The post In-House Professionals: Did You Take Our Compensation Survey Yet? appeared first on Above the Law.

Size matters in the legal profession. Which is America’s largest law firm? The post The 500 Largest Law Firms In America (2026) appeared first on Above the Law.

Recruiters predict a rapid wave of salary matches as firms invest in associates amid a strong financial outlook. The post The Race To Match Milbank’s New $235K Salary Scale May Be Faster Than […]

Provider groups largely welcomed the reforms — though some industry leaders said additional changes are still needed to address alleged misuse and improve transparency. The post CMS Finalizes Rule […]

Please note that SCOTUS Outside Opinions constitute the views of outside contributors and do not reflect the official opinions of SCOTUSblog. In part 1 of this post, we explained how Callais v. […]

The current court is often described as composed of six Republican-appointed conservatives and three Democratic-appointed liberals. And that shorthand explains many of the court’s most visible […]

* In another shadow docket order, Supreme Court allows Alabama to move forward this cycle with new maps that John Roberts thought were too racist until he decided Republicans needed help in the […]

Plus, Usha Vance called for “respect” for the court.

Updated on June 3 at 9:40 a.m. The Supreme Court on Tuesday night cleared the way for Alabama to use a congressional map in the 2026 elections that lower courts found to be racially discriminatory. […]

We Love To See The Associate Compensation!: And Milbank loves setting the scale. We Have A Match!: McDermott Will & Schulte the first to match the Milbank scale! Todd Blanche Got Mossed: […]

Congrats for taking the top spot yet again. The post The Biglaw Sports Law Powerhouse appeared first on Above the Law.

The legal industry is turning into a battleground for the two dominant frontier AI companies. The post Ironclad Founder Jason Boehmig Joins OpenAI To Develop Products For The Legal Sector appeared […]

Hueston Hennigan steps up fast, and they’re doing it on top of already-announced summer bonuses. The post The Associate Compensation Race Is On With Latest Set Of Raises appeared first on Above the […]

Thoughts on what to do as a practitioner as AI creeps into IP work. The post [A]ll [I] Could Ask For appeared first on Above the Law.

Surprising results from a double blind study! The post Did Chat GPT Just Replace Law School Office Hours? appeared first on Above the Law.

The firm’s embrace of nonequity partners helped produce its largest recent partnership class. The post Sidley’s Partnership Promotions Are Off The Charts Thanks To The Firm’s Brand New Nonequity […]

The person sitting at their kitchen table at midnight, running their situation through a chatbot, deserves to know what that tool can and cannot do before they find out the hard way.

James Comey’s legal team gets a W and they didn’t even have to work for it. The post DOJ Just Got Mossed On ’86 47′ Legal Theory appeared first on Above the Law.

Every individual deserves a fair chance to present a strong defense in court.

New AI-powered assistants and expanded workflow capabilities strengthen Casepoint FOIA, reinforcing its position as the market’s most comprehensive and secure FOIA platform.

The raises are officially underway, and associates everywhere are refreshing their inboxes. The post The Salary Wars Have Begun: First Firm Matches New Biglaw Pay Scale appeared first on Above the […]

Law firms are leasing space like it’s 1999. Which is all well and good until the robots arrive. The post Biglaw Office Space Driving Best Real Estate Boom This Century appeared first on Above the Law.

In the current search environment where people use AI tools regularly, law firms will not only need to compete for clicks on search engines, but they will also compete to be the best source of […]

When every major decision is filtered through money, college football risks drifting away from the educational and developmental mission that has long justified its place in higher education.

Michael Byrne discusses strategic expansion, AI adoption, firm culture, and what it takes to lead a law firm through a period of rapid change. The post How Day Pitney’s New Managing Partner Is […]

Investigators later seized Sheese’s cell phone, which contained thousands of additional images and videos of child sexual abuse.

Associate compensation is getting bumped $10k-$20k, depending on class year. The post ALERT: Milbank Does It Again — Associate Salaries Are Going Up!!! appeared first on Above the Law.

[Sponsored] Legal work isn’t slowing down, and the firms that win won’t be the ones working harder — they’ll be the ones working smarter. The post Filevine’s New Legal AI Platform LOIS […]

Law firms do not need to panic every time a new AI-related cybersecurity headline appears, but they do need to be ready to act. The post The Vulnerability Window Is Shrinking appeared first on Above […]

There’s a potential for greater liability and claims. The post The Wiley Rein Data Breach Lawsuit: Yet Another Cybersecurity Wake-Up Call  appeared first on Above the Law.

The Massachusetts attorney general sued UnitedHealthcare, alleging the insurer improperly inflated MassHealth members’ health risk scores to secure at least $100 million in excess payments. The […]

On May 7, 2026, Clarence Thomas became the second longest serving justice in American history, surpassing Justice Stephen Field, who had been a justice for 34 years, 195 days, from 1863-1897. If […]

The Supreme Court on Monday in Whitton v. Dixon sided with a death row inmate for the second time in less than a week, holding in an unsigned opinion that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th […]

* Judges increasingly calling out DOJ abuses. [NY Times] * Texas Supreme Court bans judge from requiring facemasks in courtroom due to her own autoimmune disorder. Because facemasks (and autoimmune […]

Plus, the court took up another case on the First Step Act.

WHO urges tougher rules as youth nicotine product use rises.

Seafood chain closes longtime Times Square restaurant amid ongoing recovery.

Former detainees accuse county facilities of decades of sexual abuse.

We Knew Folks Have Been Jumping Ship, But The Number Is Staggering: The government has been bleeding attorneys since 2025. Hueston Hennigan Is Paying Out The Big Bucks: Summer bonuses up to $35K! […]

Lawsuit against the artificial intelligence giant. The post OpenAI Is Latest Tech Company In The Litigation Hot Seat 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: A Legal Ethics Summer Reading List  […]

The plaintiffs challenging an Alabama congressional map urged the justices on Monday afternoon to leave in place a ruling by a panel of federal judges that bars Alabama from using the map on the […]

Reputation has become contextual. The post Tech Fluency Is the New Reputation appeared first on Above the Law.

Perhaps Trump’s bloviations about his personal relationships are worth as much as his bloviations on other topics. The post The Value Of Trump’s Personal Relationship With Xi Jinping appeared first […]

Life tenure may have been a shield to insulate the Supreme Court from politics, but it’s a sword now and it’s destroying the Court’s legitimacy. The post Supreme Court Term Limits Are The Least […]

“Jeffery is the visionary of the firm and my job is to execute that vision,” says Nasser Abujbarah, managing partner of Phillips Law Group, PC. The Jeffrey referred to is founding partner, […]

Las Vegas is a city built on spectacle—flashing neon, ringing jackpots and the promise of something bigger just around the corner. But Matt Granda’s work happens far from the spotlight. Off the […]

When Marc Shapiro first launched his law firm, he took on a significant personal injury case involving a family of four. At the time, he knew he needed the assistance of one of the best local […]

In the early hours of October 28, 2020, Isaac Castellanos, a group of friends and other Angelenos were celebrating the historic Dodgers World Series victory in downtown Los Angeles. They were […]

That’s the thought that went through Kevin L. Edwards’ mind. A mother and daughter sustained significant injuries in a crash, and went to court to seek compensation. Edwards, a young attorney, […]