Above the Law

Lawyer Of The Year Stays In Good Trouble — See Also

Rachel Cohen Keeps Pushing Against Authoritarianism: Somebody has to take these 10-year-old phone thieves to task.

Bonus Dollars And A Nonequity Partner Track: Check out Sullivan & Cromwell’s new bonus program!

Who Needs TV When You Can Read Complaints?: Kyrsten Sinema sued for alienation of affection.

Time To Make GenAI Competency Mandatory?: It’s a bold opinion for bold times.

UMaine Law School Preps Community Against ICE: Know your rights and stay safe!

AI Startup AlphaLit Raises $3.2M Seed Round To Screen And Score Smaller Cases And Route Them To Lawyers

Already, the company has created some 80 cases through its platform. It is operating only in California for now.

I Didn’t Set Out To Write A Series And Yet It Happened

When merely making it to the end of the week becomes the goal, something has already gone wrong.

Writing Like A Lawyer Without Sounding Like A Lawyer

Writing isn’t a talent. It’s a skill. And skills respond to the same cure as every other skill: reps.

From Billable Hours To 9to5Docs.Com: Why One Tax Lawyer Is Building The Future Of Startup Legal Tech

Marla Miller is part of a growing cohort of women founders in the legal AI space.

How LexisNexis State Net Uses Gen AI To Tame Gov’t Data

Its new features transform how you can track and analyze the more than 200,000 bills, regulations, and other measures set to be introduced this year. 

Is It Time To Require Lawyers To Be Competent With GenAI?

Such a requirement would send a strong message that GenAI is here to stay, that it’s impacting the practice, and that it’s important to be knowledgeable about it.

Sak Global Files For Bankruptcy To Address Its Immense Debt

The luxury retailer also has a new CEO.

Morning Docket: 01.15.26

* Sure it makes the United States and international pariah and has resulted in the president stashing seized oil profits in an offshore account, but law firm lobbying practices are making bank! [National Law Journal]

* Hilarious, yet terrifying. ICE isn’t doing any sort of vetting in its hiring, as this journalist got a job offer. [Slate]

* Renee Good’s family hires lawyer who represented George Floyd’s family. [Washington Post]

* Meanwhile, a Republican candidate for governor of Minnesota is providing legal counsel to Good’s killer. [Minnesota Star Tribune]

* 1L barred from campus following social media posts. [Law.com]

* Saks Fifth Avenue moves to Skid Row. [Law360]

* FBI searched home of journalist in pursuit of whistleblower. [NPR]

Hacked Database To Match Their Hack Opinions — See Also

The Supreme Court’s Online Security Is Trash: Tennessee man accused of hacking SCOTUS 25 times in a two-month span.

Former Biglaw Partner Accused Of Murder: The former Duane Morris partner is accused of killing his wife.

California To Investigate xAI Over Pornographic Deepfakes: One of the main witnesses? Grok.

Following The Rules Is Bias Now?: Plaintiff gets accused of false citations and gets mad at the (accurate) call out.

On This Week Of Thinking Like A Lawyer: Third Amendment time???

Bigger Is Better In Biglaw

This abandoned tie-up created a massive firm.

‘Adventures In Legal Tech’: How One Firm Stays On Track With Tech

Building culture in a large and growing firm, this episode of 'Adventures in Legal Tech.'

California To Investigate If xAI Broke The Law With Easily Accessible Porn Deepfakes Of Women And Minors

Remember when people wanted to pass a 10-year moratorium on any AI regulation?

Warning Party To Stop Citing Fake AI Cases Is Not, In Fact, Bias

Probably should have asked AI to research the sanctions question.

Biglaw Lateral Activity Expected To Be ‘On Fire’ In 2026

With lateral movement already surging, 2026 could be 'record year.'