Above the Law

Brad Karp Steps Down As Chair Of Paul Weiss — See Also

Too Much Attention In The Spotlight: He remains a partner at the firm.

Did Jones Day Represent Ghislaine Maxwell?: Would explain the sums of cash she transferred to the firm’s client trust account!

“Trading Russians Is One Thing, But I Draw The Line At DEI”: Did Goldman Sachs’s Kathryn Ruemmler just make a human trafficking joke or was there something more?

Charlie Adelson Wants A Retrial: His lawyer argues that the jury pool was tainted by media coverage.

On This Week Of Thinking Like A Lawyer: Arresting journalists, Epstein files, and accountability.

LSC Issues Blueprint For Narrowing The Justice Gap Through Technology Innovation In Civil Legal Services

The report presents detailed recommendations aimed at helping the nation’s 130 LSC-funded legal services organizations adopt cutting-edge technologies to expand access to justice for low-income Americans.

Running Your Cases

If you want to run a case from beginning to end, here’s the mindset shift: You are not assigned to the file. The file is assigned to you. Own it.

Anthropic’s Legal Plug In: Hate to Say We Told You So, But We Told You So

Buckle up. We could be in for a wild ride.

7 Key Trends In Law Firm Rate Negotiations

And how to navigate them in 2026.

Finance Bros Rejoice: Polo Ralph Lauren’s Quarter-Zip Was Fashion’s Hottest Product Of Q4 2025

Saint Laurent, Miu Miu, and Cos maintained their top-three positions as fashion's hottest brands for another quarter.

Morning Docket: 02.05.26

* Brad Karp steps down from chief Paul Weiss role he's held for 18 years. [Above the Law]

* New document appears to show Kathy Ruemmler asking Epstein if he wants to "trade one of his Russians for my comp." [Financial Times]

* Aileen Cannon sentenced man to life after he was convicted of trying to assassinate Donald Trump. [Reuters]

* Former DLA Piper partner argues that accuser's prior testimony undermines rape claim. [Bloomberg Law News]

* Kasowitz compensation fight tussles over keeping partnership agreement under seal. [New York Law Journal]

* Attorney heads to the Olympics as alternate on curling team. [ABA Journal]

* Tom Goldstein's accountant made some mistakes on tax returns. [Law360]

Takes One To Know One — See Also

Trump Calls Leonard Leo A Sleazebag: Second time’s the charm!

What A Time To Enter: Anthropic enters as legal tech free falls.

Jumping Over Failure: The DOJ’s “Emergency Jump Teams” are a drastic attempt to fix poor staffing issues.

What Happens When The Plaintiff Is Also The Defendant?: Let’s look at what happens when the government fights itself.

Federal Judge’s Name Pops Up In Epstein Files: Weird place to see unexpected names!

Survey Says Most Adults Don’t Like ICE: The law students were on the right side!

With A High Enough LSAT Score All Things (Law School-Related) Are Possible

It's an impressive score for anyone.

‘Emergency Jump Teams’ Are DOJ’s New Plan To Paper Over Its Self-Inflicted Crisis

They're just going to rotate the prosecutors who haven't fled yet.

‘Adventures In Legal Tech’: Defeating Technology Overload

How you can explore fresh paths in innovation without wasting your time.

Weaponization Czar Ed Martin Sidelined For Weaponizing His Position

Sounds about right.

Law School National Survey Shows Support For ICE Is Melting

Guess repeatedly violating liberty isn't too popular.

Nonequity Biglaw Partners Sometimes ‘Feel Like Glorified Associates’

According to the results of this survey, nonequity partners aren't too satisfied in their roles.

A Federal Judge’s Name Surfaces In The Epstein Files

No Direct Epstein Ties, Still Bad Optics