Above the Law

Work Smarter, Not Harder: How To Automate E-Discovery Processing

Processing data: the tech equivalent of folding a laundry basket filled with fitted sheets.

Famed Liar, Do-As-I-Say-Not-As-I-Do Proponent Of Radical Transparency Head To Court

When others violate Principles, it should cost them $100 million, according to Bridgewater.

Morning Docket: 07.28.20

* The owner of the famous bar Cheers is suing its insurance company over business interruption coverage. Guess the carrier doesn’t want to know their name… [Business Insurance]

* A New York lawyer who misappropriated thousands of dollars and continued to practice law while under an interim suspension has been suspended from practice for four years. Seems like the penalty could have been even worse. [New York Law Journal]

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Asbestos Litigation Will Never End — See Also

You May Be Entitled To A Large Cash Settlement: Cahill paying out over asbestos claims. Throwback Monday: Should we recognize old California bar scores now that they've changed the passing score? Wellness Time: McDermott offers new initiative. Maybe We Can Just Ask?: Massachusetts secures reciprocity agreements for its online bar exam. Other jurisdictions are looking into reciprocity too.

This Law School’s Pipeline To Biglaw Partnership

This is why the law school is so elite.

Pre-Employment Assessment Tests: Is A Bad Personality A Reason Not To Hire Someone?

Can a simple test produce answers that are even relevant to employment?

The Journey To Self-Discovery In Prison

Some of the toughest issues my client has to face are after the trial’s over. 

HSBC Really Doesn’t Like It When Mommy And Daddy Fight

Mommy and Daddy in this case being China and the U.S.

Attorney Who Acted As Guardian Ad Litem Accused Of Sexual Assault

He denies the allegations leveled against him.

Former Sanitation Worker Getting Celebrity Tuition Help For Harvard Law Education

He went from hauling trash to making celebrity cash.

Georgia Senator Kelly Loeffler Loves The Constitution, Except For That Part About Right To Counsel

Is she trying to lose?

COVID-19 Wolters Kluwer Future Ready Lawyer Survey Podcast

On this special report, we explore the results of the 2020 Wolters Kluwer Future Ready Lawyer Survey and examine ongoing trends in the legal sector.

Biglaw Firm And Client Agree To $73 Million Settlement Over Asbestos Claims

Closure on this case has been a long time coming.

Massachusetts Proves You Can Still Have A Portable Online Bar Exam Score

Have other folks considered just... asking for help?

ABA Disciplinary Study Throws Water On ‘Bar Exam Protects The Public’ Argument

It's the number one argument of bar examiners... and there's nothing behind it.