Above the Law

What Does It Mean To Be A Market Leader?

Keeping up with the competition matters.

Legal Nonprofits Could Lead In Nuking The Counterproductive Mythos Of The 40-Hour Workweek

Just because lawyers in private practice have a garbage culture around work-life balance and must suffer the albatross of the billable hour doesn’t mean that everyone else should have to.

A Copy Is A Copy Even If Warhol Is The Copyist

The Second Circuit tidies up its copyright fair use jurisprudence.

More Big Bonus Bucks Are Being Handed Down At This Biglaw Firm

And the firm's youngest associates don't need to worry about meeting billable requirements!

COVID Appreciation Bonuses For The Hardest Workers

Cash is still the best way to say thanks!

Supreme Court Shows Concern With NCAA Exploitation Of College Athletes

The NCAA cannot be feeling great after oral arguments today....

The Law Schools With The Highest LSAT Scores (2020)

Did your law school make the list?

Another Biglaw Firm Rolls Out Most Excellent Special Bonuses

This is the standard for truly elite Biglaw firms.

ATL Bracket Time: The Final Four Square Off

Decisions, decisions.

Leading Magic Circle Firm Sounds Off On Special Bonuses

These piles of money are sure to make associates feel like a little bit of magic happened.

Mixed Bag Of Special Bonus News At This Biglaw Firm

But there is a bright side to look on!

Special Bonuses With A Side Of ‘Significantly Increasing’ Annual Bonus

That's some exciting news.

Magic Circle Firm Tosses Its Hat Into The Special Bonus Ring

Abracadabra! Money will soon be magically deposited into associates' accounts.

‘Important’ As Meaningless As ‘Integrity And Honesty’ When Goldman Sachs Says It

The Supremes are not at all happy with the Elect.

Morning Docket: 03.31.21

* A lawsuit alleging that a company conspired to fix the price of pork has settled. Guess their actions didn’t sound kosher and they were allegedly acting piggish… [Meat+Poultry]

* Check out this profile of a retired lawyer who found a new calling as a writer. [Post and Courier]

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