Above the Law

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Collision Sends Two Families To Court: Serious case, but you’ve gotta admit the names are funny.

Tell Us About Your Bonuses!: We heard from Willkie and Perkins Coie!

White Supremacist Wins Day In Court: The ball is back in University of Florida’s court.

Eight Crazy Days: That’s how long it took to kick Trump’s nonsense RICO suit.

Here’s Our 17th Annual Holiday Card Contest!: Send in your submissions!

Designing For The Rulebook: How AI Compliance Can Drive Smarter Innovation

A company that reacts to new laws only after they pass is already behind.

The Dangers Of Unrestrained Partisanship

It takes two ...

Like Lawyers In Pompeii: Is Legal Ignoring The Coming AI Infrastructure Crisis? (Part I)

What can legal do to survive? Be aware of the volcano that could and likely will erupt.

AI-Driven Insights, All-In-One Functionality, Peerless Flexibility: Why More Legal Teams Are Choosing Legisway

Backed by the expertise of Wolters Kluwer, this legal operations platform moves the corporate legal department from bottleneck to strategic adviser.

Biglaw Firm Caps Off Wild Year With Fat Special Bonuses

Associate compensation is still a focus for the busy firm.

CVS Health Exec: We Need A Better Definition Of What Good Looks Like In Behavioral Health

Behavioral health needs a clearer definition of quality care, which may require policy action, according to Dr. Taft Parsons of CVS Health.

Morning Docket: 12.01.25

* Judge suspended after being charged with the unlawful arrest of delivery driver leaving packages in the courthouse. [ABA Journal]

* Alabama teenager draws election map approved by court over expert options. [The Guardian]

* “Law Firms’ Zeal for Realization Undermines Client Relationships,” writes client. [Bloomberg Law News]

* Now that Lindsey Halligan is officially recognized as illegally squatting in her U.S. Attorney role, why haven’t the district’s judges picked a successor yet? [National Law Journal]

* RealPage claims it’s a First Amendment violation for the state of New York to make it illegal to serve as a price fixing facilitator. [Law360]

* Amazon wins injunction blocking state labor law aimed at reclaiming labor law now that the federal government has abandoned the space. [Reuters]

* Congratulations to Cooley Law School for getting off of probation. [Law.com]

LOLSuit To Cost Trump Dearly — See Generally

Eleventh Circuit Won’t Save Trump And Habba From Sanctions: The American presidency goes from “a million points of light” to “a million dollars in legal sanctions” in a generation.

Milbank Makes Biglaw Bonus Amounts Official: The firm finally weighed in and matched the market.

One Simple Trick To Make Associates Happy: Turns out that giving people money works better than wellness webinars.

Lindsey Halligan Pulls Off A Perfect Double-Faceplant: In a remarkable display of efficiency, she managed to lose both of her big cases in one swoop.

Biglaw Announces Stress-Reduction Plan For Summer Associates: The program is shorter now, which is one way to prepare them for being laid off in favor of AI in a couple years.

Law Professor Responds To Trump With Karate Chop: In defense of Miss Piggy.

Check The Scorecard! — See Also

Did Your Firm Announce Bonuses Yet?: We made it easy for you to catch up on (or rush) the compensation!

These Firms Did!: Linklaters, Clifford Chance.

Dumb Costs: Trump and Habba have to pay for their failures. With cash.

The Search For A Missing Lawyer Continues: While the Union County Fire/Rescue has suspended their search, the private search will keep on.

Lawyer’s Permanent Mark On Your Thanksgiving Dinner

Love it or hate it: canned cranberry sauce is iconic.

Senator And Wife Sued For Over $5M In Unpaid Taxes And Agree To Pay Hours Later

The complaint alleges that the Justices owe $5,164,739.75 for income taxes from 2009 that were assessed on November 25, 2015.

The ‘Dealmaker’ President Has The Worst Negotiation Skills I’ve Ever Seen In Person, In Public, Or Professionally

Trump can't negotiate his way out of a paper bag.

Jami McKeon To Step Down, Retire After Guiding Morgan Lewis Through One Of Biglaw’s Most Unpredictable Periods

The longtime chair closes out an era that spanned the chaotic Trump years and reshaped the firm’s trajectory.

Trump And Habba Must Pay Million Dollar Stupid Tax, Court Confirms

Even the solid conservatives on this panel refused to rescue this monument to frivolity.