Above the Law

Fighting Firm Pays Its Associates Handsomely! — See Also

WilmerHale Is Paying Out Bonus!: Having a backbone pays the bills!

Associates At Top 50 Firm Can Make Up To $218k In Bonuses!: MoFo is handing out the big bucks!

King & Spalding Joins The Bonus Train: Love to see a match!

Right Wing Piracy: Mike Lee wants to send in pirates to fight the drug war. Not making this up.

No Time To Prepare For Biglaw: Law students are being made to pick their career paths super early.

CMS’ ACCESS Model: A New Push To Rewire Medicare Around Outcomes?

CMS’ new ACCESS model, slated to begin on July 1, aims to shift traditional Medicare fee-for-service toward value-based care by tying payments to patient outcomes and encouraging tech-enabled, preventive care.

ATL Top Outside Counsel Quiz

We share a few clues from our in-house counsel survey and you try to name that firm.

Anti-Zionism Is Antisemitism With A New Haircut

Words have consequences, and violent words lead to violent acts.

More Novice Lawyers Should Volunteer At Legal Aid Clinics

Legal aid clinics can be much more fun and enriching than ordinary pro bono work.

The Future Of Legal Services: It May Not Be What We Think

The real challenge isn't recognizing that the traditional law firm model is changing. It's time to adapt.

From Pilot To Playbook: How One Nonprofit Reaped The Benefits Of AI

What happens when a nonprofit embraces AI not for the hype, but for the help? Find out in this UpLevel View podcast.

Biglaw Firm Targeted By Trump Delights With Associate Bonuses

Associates get their share of the firm's success.

The ‘Koozie’ People Bullied A Wooden Drink Sleeve Product, ‘Woodzie’, Into A Name Change

From the booze-news dept

Morning Docket: 12.19.25

* Trump orders looser restrictions on marijuana… immediately after passing harsher new laws on hemp. Certainly no dementia at work here. [Law360]

* Lawyer for the Joint Chiefs advised that officers should retire rather than follow unlawful order. No word on whether he consulted the Pentagon’s new AI for that answer. [CNN]

* KPop Demon Hunters explain how to study for the bar exam. [ABA Journal]

* ROF’s year in review. [Roll on Friday]

* The future of the AAA is in AI. So… a fourth A. [Legaltech News]

* ADF moves to spread its assault on rights to the rest of the world. [Guardian]

* Jeanine Pirro’s office has seen criminal complaint dismissals rise to 21 percent from — checks notes — 0.5 percent. Amazing work all around! [Reuters]

Firms Merge To Make The 5th Largest Firm By Revenue! — See Also

Hogan Lovells To Merge With Cadwalader: They’ll still be HoLove in our hearts.

A Quiet Bonus Announcement: Morgan Lewis announced bonuses back in November, along with ‘extraordinary’ bonuses!

Boutique Firm Wows With $355K Bonus!: Amazing time to work for Gjerset & Lorenz!

Former DLA Piper Partner Accused Of Assault And Battery: The firm is also accused of facilitating a hostile work environment based on sex, among other things.

Man Files Federal Suit After Being Arrested Over A Meme: Everyone should be interested in this free speech case.

Dershowitz Finds A Way To Read Vagueness Into A Cut And Dried ‘No’: Right-wingers keep dropping Originalism when the 22nd Amendment comes up.

The Biglaw Firm Trying To Figure Out What The Hell Has Gone Wrong With Michigan Football

Scandal has rocked the storied football program.

A Super-Competitive Admissions Cycle At Top Law Schools Will Be ‘Brutal’ For Would-Be Law Students

This is going to be a really tough year for prospective law students.

Rape Allegation Rocks Major Biglaw Firm

The complaint paints a picture of escalating abuse.