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Elie's Semiannual Vacation Memo
From time to time, I find it necessary to give Above the Law readers an extended break from their tireless work as copy editors, issue spotters, and defenders of American values. That’s right — it’s time for me to go vacation. What will I be doing? Well, to be honest, I’ve been inspired by the […] -
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Reminder: ATL Summer Party on MondayIt's free, and you're invited.
We’ve mentioned it before, but since it’s just a few days away, we wanted to issue a reminder about the Above the Law summer soiree. It’s taking place this coming Monday here in New York. You’re cordially invited to come have drinks and hors d’oeuvres with the ATL editors and your fellow readers. The party […] - Sponsored
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
If 2023 introduced legal professionals to generative AI, then 2024 will be when law firms start adapting to utilize it. Things are moving fast, so… -
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Career Center 2.0 (Beta) Is Now Live!
We are pleased to announce the launch of our newly re-developed Career Center, featuring an enhanced design and completely updated firm profiles based on the results of the 2010 ATL / Lateral Link Career Center Associate Satisfaction survey. Are you curious which firms are getting the most buzz? Which firms do people most want to […]
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Admin, Announcements, Media and Journalism, Shameless Plugs, Technology
An ATL Housekeeping Announcement: The Full RSS Feed Is Back
Ed. note: If you don’t access Above the Law through an RSS reader, or if you don’t even know what an RSS reader is, feel free to ignore this post. To those of you who have been clamoring for a restoration of ATL’s full RSS feed, your pleas have not fallen on deaf ears. We’ve […] -
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Follow ATL's Twitter Coverage of NALP Conference in Puerto Rico
While two of your ATL editors are stuck in unseasonably cold New York, Elie Mystal landed in Puerto Rico today to attend NALP’s Annual Education Conference. Judging from NALP’s website, it sounds like there was some controversy over the exotic location. They have a whole section devoted to “Why Puerto Rico?” (“It’s home to three […] -
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Above the Law Steps into the Current Decade
It’s time for Above the Law to start living in the now. We’ve been growing and growing, building on a platform that is so 2006. It’s time for us to embrace the brave new world of 2010. We’re making two changes that we hope will make reading and interacting with Above the Law easier and […] -
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Thanks to This Week's Advertisers
A quick word of thanks to this week’s advertisers on Above the Law: John Varvatos Kaplan PMBR Kinney Recruiting Lateral Link Lexis Nexis New York Times Reader 2.0 Race Suntrust 2010 PWM Legal Thomson Reuters If you’re interested in advertising on Above the Law or any other site in the Breaking Media network, download our […] -
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Poker Best Practices
Last week, I asked Above the Law readers to give me their best poker advice. I’ll be in a tournament this weekend at Caesars Palace – Atlantic City, sponsored by Stockings and Bonds. Click here for the details.* As I said, my main motivation — aside from the $30,000 prize pool — is to stick […] - Sponsored
Profit Powerhouse: Elevating Law Firm Financial Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar on April 10th, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm. -
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Thanks to This Week's Advertisers
A quick word of thanks to this week’s advertisers on Above the Law: Burberry John Varvatos Kinney Recruiting Lateral Link Lexis Nexis: Discovery Solutions Lexis Nexis – RLS Specialized Law New York Times Reader 2.0 Race Suntrust 2010 PWM Legal Thomson Reuters USCL If you’re interested in advertising on Above the Law or any other […] -
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Career Center: Spring Weather Has Arrived -- Who Wants a Free Frappuccino?
Tell us about your law firm experience and we’ll buy you a latte! Yep, that’s right — as we mentioned last week, we are giving away a free tasty coffee beverage to every person who completes our Career Center Associate Experience Survey* (conditions apply). In case you are wondering, the survey is 75 mostly multiple […] -
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Career Center: Who Wants a Free Frappuccino?
Tell us about your law firm experience and we’ll buy you a latte! Yep, that’s right, we are giving away a free tasty coffee beverage to every person who completes our Career Center Associate Experience Survey* (conditions apply). In case you are wondering, the survey is 75 mostly multiple choice questions and takes about 10 […] -
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Thanks to This Week's Advertisers
A quick word of thanks to this week’s advertisers on Above the Law: BarMax George Mason University Harvard Business School Kinney Recruiting Lateral Link Lexis Nexis: Discovery Solutions Lexvid Smith & Wollensky Suntrust PWM Legal Thomson Reuters USCL Race If you’re interested in advertising on Above the Law or any other site in the Breaking […] -
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We're a Bunch of Tweeps
@OurReaders — we’re on Twitter. You can follow Above the Law at atlblog. There’s been no sign of the “fail whale” at Twitter in recent weeks, but here at ATL, we’re sure you’ve noticed our technical difficulties. We will use our Twitter feed to communicate with you when our site is down. But it’s not […]
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If 2023 introduced legal professionals to generative AI, then 2024 will be when law firms start adapting to utilize it. Things are moving fast, so…
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Profit Powerhouse: Elevating Law Firm Financial Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar on April 10th, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm.
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Thanks to This Week's Advertisers
A quick word of thanks to this week’s advertisers on Above the Law: BarMax Chase Sapphire George Mason University Kinney Recruiting Smith & Wollensky SunTrust Thomson Reuters The New York Times The New York Times – TimesReader 2.0 If you’re interested in advertising on Above the Law or any other site in the Breaking Media […] -
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Help Wanted: Writers and Researchers for the Career Center
We are excited to announce that in the near future we will be launching a completely revamped Career Center, with more information and resources for all of our readers. In preparation for this, we are looking to add additional writers and researchers to our Career Center team. We are looking for people who can commit […] -
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Vacation Memo: Elie's Annual Winter Gambling Extravaganza
Last year at this time, I took a winter break to visit sunny Las Vegas. Everything went well until a drunk Irishman pushed all in with A-Q, against my A-K wired. He flopped a queen, two days’ worth of winnings evaporated, and I tried to commit suicide via the MGM Grand lion enclosure. This year, […] -
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Welcome to Kash
As you may know, it’s been an exciting new year at Breaking Media. Here at Above the Law, we’ve decided to ramp up by adding more staff. Our addition is somebody many of you already know and love. Kashmir Hill is joining the Above the Law team, full time. Kash has been writing for ATL […] -
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Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day!
Today we remember the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the pioneering civil rights leader. Dr. King’s birthday was actually on January 15th, but the holiday is observed on the third Monday of January each year. If you’re not at work, we hope that you are enjoying the day off. If you are at […] -
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ATL Visits the West Coast
In light of the frigid temperatures we’ve been experiencing here in New York, Elie and yours truly have decided to visit sunny Los Angeles this Thursday, January 7. We’ll be doing two events, both of them free and open to the public (and featuring free food): 1. The Future of Big Law: A Debate When: […] -
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Happy New Year from Above the Law!
Happy New Year, dear readers! Welcome to 2010. May the new year bring you peace, prosperity, a new Aeron chair, and all sorts of other good things. We looked back at our 2009 “Happy New Year” post. It featured a reader poll: “Will 2009 be a better year for the legal profession than 2008?” A […]