Above the Law

Happiness Matters — See Also

The Firms Women Are Happy To Work At: These firms report some of the highest job satisfaction levels!

Young Lawyers Need To Figure Out Timing: Now is the best time to read this advice.

Experts Say Things Are Bad For The Rule Of Law: This should surprise no one. That’s part of the problem.

You Can’t Just Destroy Official Records: Judge stops Trump from disappearing the evidence.

UC Berkeley Takes A Stand On AI Learning: Huge! How many schools will follow their lead?

DOJ Lawyer Indicted Over Emailing Herself: The Jack Smith report must be terrible!

My Big Fat President’s Big Fat Misappropriation

Hopefully, there will be a lot of taxpayer lawsuits ahead.

Wearables In The Courtroom: Let’s Educate, Not Knee Jerk

An educated judge can impose meaningful and appropriate penalties when lines are crossed concerning wearable technology.

Some Thoughts On Harvey’s Launch Of ‘LAB,’ An Open-Source, Long-Horizon Benchmark For Legal AI Agents

‘The goal of LAB is to provide a clear picture of how agents can be deployed to support legal work in the real world,’ the researchers write.

From Defending Spend To Managing It

How PERSUIT is changing the conversation between Legal and the business.

Judge Shreds Trump Demand To Destroy Official Records

It didn't work for Nixon, but it might work for us...

Time Management Is Not About Time. It Is About Judgment.

What young lawyers need to learn before the calendar takes over.

From Destroyers To Drones, How A Europe-Led Coalition Aims To Open The Strait Of Hormuz

The initiative, led by the UK and France, would only begin once a ceasefire has been declared but could involve 40 nations.

Morning Docket: 05.21.26

* Government charges former DOJ lawyer with keeping a copy of Jack Smith’s report on Trump criminal conduct. Maybe if she’d kept the report in her resort pool locker she’d be all right. [Reuters]

* Paul Weiss seen as “rebalancing” as litigators depart. [American Lawyer]

* And on that subject, Paul Weiss loses another litigation partner. [Bloomberg Law News]

* Judge orders Trump administration to comply with presidential records law. [Washington Post]

* Lawyer and “influencer” daughter arrested in bizarre murder-for-hire plot to kill boy band member… you have one guess which state. [Fox 35]

* Appellate court doesn’t seem to be buying the Jack Daniel’s bid to silence a dog toy parody. [Law360]

* Senate confirms U.S. Attorney right after judges had to toss several indictments citing his misconduct, but… YOLO. [ABA Journal]

Quinn Emanuel Learns $3M Ethics Lesson — See Also

“A Culture Of Lawyering That Is Deeply Disturbing”: Quinn Emanuel gets sanctioned over repeatedly spreading misleading statements.

Looksmaxxing, Mogging And Banging Gavels: Clavicular’s judge humbled the alligator corpse desecrator in more ways than one.

Capitol Police Want Their Share Of The Jan. 6th Slush Fund: The first suit of many!

Susman Godfrey Isn’t Afraid Of Diversity: The Biglaw firm continues with their DEI scholarship despite the Administration’s bullying.

Thanks, Constitution!: Former Sheriff earns 6 figure settlement after being arrested for social media post.

On This Week Of Thinking Like A Lawyer: Another DOJ brief that looks like Trump wrote it and a young associate that knows his stuff.

Biglaw Firm Giving Their Associates The Best Work

Good job!

Man Arrested For Charlie Kirk Post Wins 6 Figure Settlement

The only thing better than an 'I told you so' is one that comes with a substantial windfall!

Maybe Law Professors Need To Sit Out The Next Few Constitutional Crises

Thanks, but no thanks.

Susman Godfrey Continues DEI Scholarship Program As Other Biglaw Firms Flinch Amid Intensifying Political Attacks

The firm’s annual scholarship prize for law students of color returns amid the Trump administration’s ongoing anti-diversity crusade.

From Tax Lawsuit To Anti-Lawfare Fund: Examining Trump’s Unprecedented Settlement With His Own Government

Trump and his family will not receive anything from this fund but instead get a formal apology from the United States.