Above the Law

CLE Alert: New Credit Requirements For New Jersey Attorneys On Diversity, Inclusion, And Elimination Of Bias

Effective January 1, 2021, New Jersey attorneys must complete 5 Ethics credits (up from the 4 previously needed), 2 of which must be Diversity, Inclusion, and Elimination of Bias (DIEB).

Important Life Advice For Lawyers From Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Who better to learn these lessons from than the Notorious RBG?

Just How How Much Did 2020 Suck For Law Firms?

It was a rough year, but things weren't as bleak as one might think.

Law School Alums Looking To Distance Themselves As Much As Humanly Possible From Matt Gaetz

More than 400 lawyers have signed the petition.

The Grace To Handle Law School While Raising 3 Kids

Along with the sweet came the sour.

The Litigation Shaping The Healthcare Industry Landscape

Above the Law and Lake Whillans take a deep dive into pay-for-delay, opioid, and other types of cases impacting the healthcare industry.

Winter OCI Is Coming — Let’s Keep It That Way

Legal recruiting is not typically where one finds great innovation.

My Interview With SCOTUSblog Cofounder Amy Howe

Since its founding in 2002, SCOTUSblog has developed into the preeminent source for Supreme Court news, commentary, and research.

Associate Compensation Scorecard: Biglaw’s 2020 Bonus Bonanza

Is your firm listed here? If not, what are the partners waiting for?

Law School Splits With Trump Insurrection Rally Professor

John Eastman is 'retiring' effective immediately.

The Next Social Media Frontier For Lawyers: Clubhouse

None of the new social media platforms have been particularly useful for lawyers -- until now that is.

Deutsche Bank Bids ‘Auf Wiedersehen’ To The Least Illustrious German-American In History

The Drumpfs need some new banks.

Morning Docket: 01.14.21

Taylor Swift (Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage)

* A Supreme Court advocate mentioned a case involving Taylor Swift at oral arguments recently. Bet that advocate hopes the justices don’t shake it off… [TMZ]

* An attorney who represents a client in connection with acts allegedly committed during the Capitol riot last week is placing blame for the event on President Trump. [NBC News]

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Rudy Giuliani Reminds Mob That Winter Is Coming — See Also

(Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Live nation Entertainment )

So Maybe Borat Was Just Rudy Offering Sexposition: Rudy Giuliani blames “Game of Thrones” for inciting a riot.

Now You Don’t See It…: Now You Still Don’t: Acting U.S. Attorney finds zero evidence of election fraud, just like the guy he replaced.

Oh Right, Lawyers Are Still Getting Bonuses: MoFo announces.

Back To Work: When are you going back to the office?

The Country’s Long Tradition Of Impeachment

Though Donald Trump is the only one impeached twice...