Above the Law

* Two-time presidential candidate and former secretary of state Hillary Clinton will travel to Wales next weekend to receive an honorary doctorate degree from Swansea University, but that's not the only honor she'll receive while there. Swansea's law school is being renamed, and will soon be known as the Hillary Rodham Clinton School of Law. Congratulations! [Wales Online]

* Special counsel Robert Mueller has added an appellate lawyer from the Justice Department's criminal division to his team. Per a spokesperson, Scott Meisler, who had not been previously identified as being involved, joined the effort in mid-June. Meisler is a 2005 graduate of the Georgetown University Law Center. [Reuters]

* Winston & Strawn may have more than 900 lawyers, but according to the firm's managing partner, that's still not good enough. You can soon expect the firm's corporate transactions practice in New York to expand, its D.C. office to grow in size, and its West Coast presence to double or triple. [Big Law Business]

* According to Altman Weil’s MergerLine, law firm mergers are now on pace to break a 2015 record. Thus far in 2017, 76 tie-ups have been announced, which may lead the industry to surpass its previous high of 91 mergers. The number of law firm combinations could even exceed 100 this year. Exciting times... [Am Law Daily]

* Retired U.S. District Judge Royal Furgeson Jr. will be retiring as founding dean of the University of North Texas Dallas College of Law as of June 30, 2018. Why is Furgeson planning to retire with only five years as dean under his belt? He's almost 76, and "plan[s] to do a lot of things when [he's] 80 -- but not this job." [Law.com]

Preet Bharara Is The Man: He handles  criticism like a champ -- and waaay better than Attorney General Jeff Sessions ever could. Plus, he gives great advice.

The LSAT Is Dead. Long Live The GRE. Okay, that might be a bit premature. But now that six law schools accept the GRE for admission I wonder if LSAC, the organization that administers the LSAT, sees the writing on the wall...

The Fate Of American Democracy Rests On The Robes Of Anthony Kennedy: Will math be the secret ingredient to getting him to do something about political gerrymandering?

22 Years Later And Still A Controversial Figure: O.J. Simpson may have been acquitted of murder, but that doesn't mean Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi wants him moving back to the Sunshine State. Simpson's lawyer may have used some foul language in his response, but he has a point.

The Impact Of The Las Vegas Shooting On The Legal Community: A solo practitioner, Jennifer T. Irvine, lost her life in the massacre. University of Florida Levin College of Law student Kristin Babik is recovering from injuries.