Above the Law

New Beginnings After Nearly 20 Years — See Also

Lowenstein Sandler Gets A New Managing Partner: This should provide more bandwidth for leadership and management of the firm.

Kathryn Ruemmler Resigns From Position At Goldman Sachs: That didn’t take very long.

So Much For Draining The Swamp: DOJ gets angry over expectation that its employees do their jobs well.

Georgetown Law Just Got A New Dean: Great to see the name Liz Magill again!

Taylor Swift Launches Lawsuit Against Bedding Company: Tune in to a high-stakes battle of bad penmanship!

To Retire Or Not? That Is The Question.

Retirement is not an endpoint but an opportunity to redefine what it means to be a seasoned professional.

The Moment Legal Found Out What ‘Ready’ Really Means

When testing turns into delivery, structure (not speed) decides who holds up.

Courtroom Competence Isn’t Included With A Law Degree — This Program Pays Law Students To Get It Right

Applications available for the MoloLamken Advocacy Academy.

This Biglaw Firm Is Restructuring Its Top Leadership Role After Nearly 20 Years

After years of growth under one leader, the firm is opting for more bandwidth at the top.

Office Work Can Be Less Productive Than Work From Home

Working from home can free up several hours each day that attorneys can use on client work or personal tasks.

AI In Law: In-House Teams vs. Big Firms — The Real Disruption Coming

We explore how purpose-built AI tools are empowering in-house legal teams and why this creates an unprecedented challenge for large law firms still operating on legacy business models.

How Appealing Weekly Roundup

The week in appellate news.

Trump DOJ Launches Bunk Investigation Of Netflix Merger As a Favor To Larry Ellison

From the "antitrust-enforcers"-in-name-only dept

Morning Docket: 02.13.26

* Goldman Sachs Chief Legal Officer Kathy Ruemmler announces resignation amidst Epstein fallout. [Above the Law]

* Kirkland ends its concierge service that acted as personal assistants for associates. [Legal Cheek]

* Donald Trump takes the position that he’s too busy as president to be sued. He also takes the position that he has plenty of time to file lawsuits against others. [Reuters]

* AI won’t automatically make legal services cheaper. I’ll go one better… it won’t make them cheaper in any event. [Lawfare]

* Apple cleared of patent infringement. [Law360]

* Antitrust chief out as right-wing activists gain upper hand in pushing megamergers for their clients. [National Law Journal]

* Fun with patents… the human launcher! [Lowering the Bar]

* Analysis shows there’s now effectively no laws against pollution in the United States. [The Guardian]

The Argument Doesn’t Need To Be Good To Work — See Also

Trump’s Bad Legal Takes Still Have Efficacy: Legal losses haven’t stopped the bullying from working on some firms.

Pose! Prosecute! Pose!: Jeanine Pirro hired her photographer buddy for a very prestigious side hustle.

Pam Bondi Brings Up The Dow Jones Instead Of Her Job: Here are the highlights from the shameful bait and switch.

Pour One Out For Mansfield: Biglaw would rather give up on diversity than court the Trump administration’s ire.

Small Firm Leans In To AI: Costs are down and profits are up!

Biglaw’s ‘Warning Sign’

Sure, 2025 was great for Biglaw, but this year may not be as rosy.

A Song Of ICE And Firing

Good news! The Trump-DOJ is hiring.

Critical Training In The Age Of GenAI May Require Training The Trainers

Law firms will have to recognize that future lawyers aren’t going to learn to be good lawyers in traditional ways.

In A Marriage Of Legal Editing Tools, BriefCatch Has Acquired WordRake And Its 12 Editing Patents

The WordRake product will be integrated into BriefCatch as part of a single product offering.