Above the Law

How A Top Personal Injury Lawyer Is Thriving — And Your Firm Can Do The Same

Here’s what a prominent firm learned this past year and how it’s positioned itself for success beyond the pandemic.

Attracting Top Associates WITHOUT Raises… And Other Total Myths

Associates aren't at liberty to trade cash for perks.

The 500 Largest Law Firms In America And The Gigantic Salaries Some Are Paying (2021)

Size matters in the legal profession -- especially when salaries are so big.

Supreme Court Treats NCAA Like Amateurs

That wasn't even close.

Short Seller To Refund Company He Slammed And, More Painfully, Apologize

The only way to prove you really mean it when calling a short seller a liar is to sue and win.

Morning Docket: 06.23.21

* A class action lawsuit filed against rapper TI over the sale of cryptocurrency tokens has been dismissed. It looked like he was the real under”doge”… [New York Daily News]

* A prominent Connecticut criminal defense lawyer died suddenly earlier this week. [Hartford Courant]

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Associate Raise Season Is Still Here — See Also

It Really Looks Like $205,000 Is The New Biglaw Normal: More raises at Haynes Boone, Chapman and Cutler, Steptoe & Johnson, Shearman, Orrick, Arnold & Porter and Ross Aronstam & Moritz.

Special Counsel And Staff Attorney Bonuses: At Sheppard Mullin. 

Voluntary Dismissal Isn’t The Most Embarrassing Way To End A Lawsuit: But, in this case, it’s up there.

You Won’t Know Till You Interview: Take that opportunity to see if it’s right for you.

Just How Well Does The Legal Industry Support LGBTQ+ Employees?

A look inside the industry.

Is 2021 The Year Marijuana Becomes Federally Legal? Probably Not.

The progress made in the past few months won’t likely carry over at the federal level. 

Another Link In The Associate Raise Chain

An afternoon raise to leave Tuesday on a high note.

Administration’s Plan To Expedite Immigrant Hearings Opens The Door To Address Right To Counsel In Immigration

This new docketing system allows us to think about solutions that could eventually pave the way for a national legal aid program for vulnerable immigrants.

‘A Judge’s Mind And A Hero’s Heart’

Over the weekend, this judge saved a man’s life.

Bar Exam, 2024 (A Short Play)

It’s almost this bad now.

SCOTUS Limits Patent Judges’ Power But Preserves PTAB Review

The justices ruled that the authority of the judges of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board is unconstitutional, but by giving the USPTO director greater oversight, the highest court likely saved this favored tool of generic patent challengers.

Wake Up, Partners! Not Making Associate Life Worthwhile Is Costing You A Lot More Than You Think

Maybe there are other ways to convince associates to remain loyal, aside from cash?