Above the Law

What Is The Definition Of A Law Firm?

Culture is often code for 'we’ve always done things one way, so let’s never consider doing them in a way that might be better.'

SEC’s Strange Quarantine Reaction: Actually Doing Stuff

A whole lot of stuff, as if it’s forgotten who’s president.

Morning Docket 05.01.20

* Bed Bath & Beyond has a new top lawyer. Hope she gets more than a 20% discount. [Bloomberg Law]

* The husband of the Los Angeles County District Attorney is under investigation for pointing a gun at protesters. [Los Angeles Times]

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No LSAT? No GRE? No Problem. — See Also

COVID-19 Changing Law School Admissions: ASU is making some bold changes.

Oh, Kris Kobach: Tenth Circuit slaps him back down.

The Latest COVID-19 Cuts: Katten and Saul Ewing get on the austerity band wagon.

The Gender Pay Gap: What it’s really like in-house.

The ABA Is Helping Out: A COVID-19 pro bono portal.

Become Cult Hero Of Coronavirus Times In Your Community

There’s much we can do as lawyers to resolve uncertainty, put people at ease, and make them feel that they have more control at a time when we really don’t know what tomorrow will bring.

The 2020 Biglaw Billion-Dollar Club

A billion dollars in revenue hasn't stopped a bunch of the firms from implementing cost-cutting due to COVID-19.

In Interview, Epiq CEO Addresses Ransomware Attack, Layoffs, And Company’s Future

CEO David C. Dobson spoke publicly of how proud he is of Epiq Global and that he expects the company to bounce back to where it was.

The Plan To Reopen Biglaw (And The Rest Of The Legal Profession)

The state bar wants lawyers to get back to the office quickly.

Has The Coronavirus Crisis Changed The Way Your Law Firm Manages Transactions?

Help us gain insights into how your firms deal with workflow during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Tenth Circuit Affirms Kansas’s Kris Kobach Is NOT GREAT AT LAW

And Counselor Mandatory Legal Education is pissed!

Hedge Fund Sues Target Company For Being Mean To It

Also lying and trying to manipulate a proxy contest, but are those even still illegal in Donald Trump’s America?

Top Law School To Accept Students Without LSAT Or GRE Thanks To COVID-19

The coronavirus is removing a barrier to legal education.

Choosing Remote Working Technology For Your Law Firm In 2020: A How-To Guide

The 2020 Solo and Small Firm Legal Technology Guide is updated annually and provides a vast array of technology advice.

One Of Vault’s Best Firms In The Mid-Atlantic Is Laying Off Associates And Taking Other Steps To Cut Costs

'Shared sacrifice' is the name of the game at this Biglaw firm.

Let’s Be Reasonable: Assessing The Landscape Of ‘Reasonable Security’ In A Work-From-Home World

In this new and ever-evolving environment, everyone has a different read on reasonableness.