Above the Law

It’s Time To Say Goodbye To Water Cooler Training

We have to start by recognizing that we actually have a problem.

The World Cup Is Coming To New York. So Why Aren’t Hotel Numbers Higher?

The World Cup may create new tourism while simultaneously pushing some existing tourism away.

How Appealing Weekly Roundup

The week in appellate news.

Biglaw’s Climate Scorecard Is Out, And The AI Data Center Boom Just Made The Curve Worse

One firm earned the first A+ rating for its climate work.

How Cleary Gottlieb Created A Virtuous Cycle With Tech

Litera recently celebrated a group of innovative customers that are utilizing their Foundation platform in transformative and unique ways. Here, we’re profiling how an elite firm is staying on the cutting edge.

‘Trump Mobile’ Has Struggled To Ship Any Phones, But Has Already Leaked Subscriber Data

From the cheap-crap,-very-on-brand dept

Surprise! Spring Has Sprung, And So Have The Bonuses

Will these bonuses give rise to a hot bonus summer?

Sam Alito’s Son Was Quietly Working At Treasury While His Dad Ruled On Trump’s Tariffs

Just add it to Sam Alito's ethics file.

Morning Docket: 05.29.26

* Amy Coney Barrett targeted with possible swatting call. [NBC News]

* CFPB is already undermining and bad-mouthing its own career attorneys, but its return to office plan might actually make some people quit. [Law360]

* Former Biglaw lawyer breaks down how the system is broken. [NY Times]

* Stephen Colbert tested intellectual property law on his way out. [Bloomberg Law News]

* CNN sues Perplexity for using its content to provide users with material that keeps users from ever clicking on CNN. [New York Law Journal]

* Biglaw itself may pose the biggest threat to Harvey and Legora. [The Information]

Naming Unnamed Fornicating Judges — See Also

This Is Going To Be The Best AI Sleuthing Story You Read Today: Here’s how we figured out Eleanor Ross was the unnamed judge.

Todd Blanche Faces NY Bar Complaint: Vindictive prosecution has consequences. Sometimes.

Patagonia Takes Pattie Gonia To Court: This IP suit is about as far from drab as it gets!

Nice Win, I Guess: Paxton’s wife couldn’t bother to endorse him.

On This Week Of Thinking Like A Lawyer: Pauline Newman’s very loud absence and Quinn Emanuel’s “deeply disturbing” ethics.

Biglaw Firm Busy Building Its Own AI

A pretty penny is going into the firm's AI venture.

Nice Guys Can Finish First

Why today’s top rainmakers win with trust, not tactics.

Paying It Forward: Turning Our Hard Lessons Into Someone Else’s Roadmap

We learn the most from the moments that humble us. The polished moments may build our reputation, but the painful moments build our judgment.

New Ethics Complaint Reminds Florida Bar That Pam Bondi Isn’t Attorney General Anymore

Florida Woman Earns Bar Complaint.

Biglaw’s Latest AI Pitch: Faster Associates, More Deals

Fried Frank insists its homegrown AI tool is about scaling productivity, not cutting junior lawyers loose.