Above the Law

MAGA Includes Stopping Public Interest Lawyers From Helping Others — See Also

Trump’s New Rule Declares Totally Above Board Work ‘Illegal’: Representing people in immigration cases could cost you your student loan forgiveness.

Biglaw Partner Caught Up In Spyware Scandal: Convenient time to make a €5 million personal investment!

The Kavanaugh Stops Keep Going: Over 170 citizens have been detained despite the brilliant jurist’s reasoning in his concurrence.

Does Your Law School Have An AI Society?: Students are trying their best to stay ahead of the curve.

The Comey Prosecution Looks Like Amateur Hour: Halligan may have been better off getting Chat GPT to write it for her.

Why Most Law Firm Marketing Fails And What Smart Lawyers Do Instead

Marketing a law firm requires more than a passive online presence. This episode of "Be That Lawyer" explores how you can do better.

Stat(s) Of The Week: Right Place, Wrong Time

Can you trust what an AI chatbot tells you about the news?

Beyond The Familiar: Modernizing Your IP Team For Maximum Impact

A framework to rethink how IP teams engage with the business, in this new eBook from our friends at Tradespace.

Comey Files Motions To Dismiss For MA’AM DO YOU EVEN LAW?

This indictment reads like it was drafted by someone who never set foot in a grand jury room before. Oh, wait!

More Courts Should Ask Litigants To Provide Proposed Orders

Errors may be reduced.

AI That Works In The Real World: Lessons From A Legal Ops Playbook

When operations lead the strategy, AI becomes an amplifier for good work, not a replacement for it.

Email Sequences That Will Still Work For Law Firms In 2026

Messaging that speaks directly to the concerns and interests a contact has already expressed will always be in a better position to build trust.

Halloween Is Here: Don’t Forget To Make Your Submission For ATL’s 16th Annual Legally Themed Costume Contest

Have you got what it takes to top the winners of years past?

California Signs PBM Law: As Federal PBM Regulation Lags, The States Step Up

With federal PBM reform stalled, states like California are stepping up with laws like SB 41 to boost transparency and lower drug costs.

Morning Docket: 10.31.25

* Judge Nichols heaps praise on DOJ lawyers suspended for acknowledging the January 6 riot. [Reuters]

* Next big executive power showdown? National monuments. [Bloomberg Law News]

* Government tells Supreme Court that overturning tariffs would jeopardize all the trade deals they wouldn’t need it they didn’t have tariffs. [Law360]

* Clients turning to firms for AI training. No way this ends in disaster. [Legaltech News]

* The only entity that tried to steal an election in 2024 was the North Carolina Supreme Court. This article gets at the root cause of that rot. [ProPublica]

* We’re yet again debating the dumbest policy question ever: permanent daylight saving. [The Hill]

* Happy Halloween… with some classic lawyer jokes. [Banzhaf]

Biglaw Firm Adds Another Day To In-Person Requirement — See Also

Nothing Says Happy New Year Like Attendance Mandates: Cooley is starting the new year off with stricter rules!

Former Biglaw Partner Accused Of Killing His Wife: He plead no contest to abuse charges.

Keeps Your Pants On, Officer: Officer shows up to Zoom Court in partial uniform.

Public Safety Or Free Speech?: Public university goes to court after booting a student over an antisemitic tweet.

Don’t Miss Out On ATL’s 16th Legally Themed Halloween Contest!: Submit your spooky outfits!

Kirkland’s Litigation Business Is White Hot

And hella profitable.

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If You Don’t Win On The Race Track, Maybe You’ll Have More Luck In The Courtroom

Lawyers are taking the opportunity to drag race driver Felipe Massa.