Above the Law

Tech Company Spins Off From Biglaw Roots

Joinder spreads its wings.

Biggest Law Firm In The Country Announces Special Bonuses

Baker McKenzie is even offering a little extra!

The Future Of Legal Marketing: Why Lawyers And Law Firms Need A Digital Footprint

Your online presence can increase brand recognition and awareness.

Report: Fewer Health System M&A Deals In Q1 2021 Offset By Larger Transactions

The total transacted revenue was $8.8 billion, the second-highest Q1 figure in the last five years.

Associate Compensation Scorecard: Which Firms Are Sharing The Wealth Through Special Bonuses?

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

U.S. Should Push New Space Treaty: Atlantic Council

'If everybody we talk to is the enemy, and there's a boogeyman behind every question and every opportunity, we're not going to go anywhere,' retired Marine Corps Gen. Hoss Cartwright says. 'We're frozen.'

Learn To Think Like A Writer To Boost Your Communication With Clients

For lawyers, effective writing requires key skills that law schools seldom teach.

Biglaw’s Chaotic Pandemic Hours

It's not just you -- hours have gotten increasingly erratic during COVID.

When Immigration Laws Affect The Practice Of Spirituality

Here’s the story of how the delay by the immigration service in one extraordinary case caused immense stress for a congregation of thousands during one of the worst pandemics in history.

Will Justice Breyer Retire? Reading The Clerk Hiring Tea Leaves

Law clerk hiring can offer hints into a justice's retirement plans; what does Justice Breyer's tell us?

Melvin Capital Needs No Historic Short Squeeze To Lose A Bunch Of Money

Gabe Plotkin’s comeback proves short-lived, much to Steve Cohen and Ken Griffin’s chagrin.

Morning Docket: 04.13.21

* An MLB umpire was awarded $500,000 after filing a defamation lawsuit against a former pro baseball player. Guess his lawyers hit the case out of the park and that can buy a lot of peanuts and Cracker Jacks… [USA Today]

* Fox News has hired a new general counsel as it battles a lawsuit filed by Dominion Voting Systems. [Reuters]

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Finding A Good Home In Biglaw — See Also

Bonus News: Boies Schiller joins the bonus party.

Wild Times In New Haven: The Amy Chua situation brings out alumni.

Useful Biglaw Information: Speaking of Yale, that’s also the source of this report on top law firms for gender equity.

Welcome To The Theocracy!: The Supreme Court’s religious rulings are getting out of hand.

Clerking At The Supreme Court Is A Pretty Good Qualification For This Job

They are very familiar with the workings of the Court.

Dan Loeb Is Popping Bubbles And Loving It

But not as much as Lee Ainslie is loving the great comeback stories of our time.