Anatomy Of A Deal: The Backstory Behind Scott Barshay’s Move From Cravath To Paul Weiss
How much might the responsible recruiter have earned for making this placement?
A Deeper Dive Into Scott Barshay’s Move From Cravath To Paul Weiss
How major a move is this, and how much might he make at his new firm?
AI Built for Litigation. Verified by Design.
Grounded in authoritative content and verified at every step, Protégé is the only legal AI tool that delivers work you can trust—without exception.
Morning Docket: 02.29.16
* It looks like SCOTUSblog's Tom Goldstein was onto something, because Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is reportedly being vetted to fill Justice Antonin Scalia's seat on the Supreme Court. The D.D.C. judge once clerked for Justice Stephen Breyer, and may wind up working alongside him on the high court as an associate justice (which could be a first). [National Law Journal] * Justice Scalia's death quickly affected some SCOTUS litigants: Dow Chemical settled an antitrust class-action suit for $835M because "[g]rowing political uncertainties ... and increased likelihood for unfavorable outcomes for business involved in class-action suits have changed Dow's risk assessment of the situation." [Big Law Business / Bloomberg] * Abortion returns to the SCOTUS this week, and litigants are wondering which version of Justice Kennedy they'll receive when a decision is made. If Gonzales v. Carhart Kennedy makes an appearance, states across the South in the Fifth Circuit could kiss abortion goodbye. Here's hoping for Planned Parenthood v. Casey Kennedy. [MSNBC] * Student activists from Harvard Law and Brandeis University protested an awards ceremony where Dean Martha Minow was honored for "making a lasting contribution to racial, ethnic or religious relations." The protestors felt the award's timing was ironic considering the ongoing racial divisiveness at the law school. [Harvard Crimson] * Career alternatives for disbarred attorneys who "knowingly misappropriated client funds": chief compliance officer of one of the largest banks in the world by market capitalization? Ritu Singh is lucky compliance is so hot right now, because accusations of past financial crimes apparently aren't dealbreakers in terms of hiring. [New York Post]
The View From Up North: Who Represented 2015’s Biggest Capital Market Deals?
It’s time we look back at the previous year in the Canadian capital markets to determine who provided counsel on the juiciest Canadian debt and equity raises.
Transactional Work Is Going To Die
So what are small-firm lawyers who rely on transactional work to do?
Corporate Lawyers Get A New Toy
This new tool for transactional lawyers may be a game changer.
AI Is Reshaping Legal Practice—But Tools Aren’t The Real Differentiator.
Explore the mindset, cultural shifts, and training strategies that define the AI‑savvy lawyer, revealing why human judgment, standardized competence, and integrated learning—not technology alone—will shape the future of the profession.
Why Diligence Sucks, Why You Suck At It, And Why Robots Want Your Job
Could this make your life as a reviewing attorney easier and a little less miserable?
The Best Of Hours, The Worst Of Hours: ATL Survey Ratings
According to the ATL Insider Survey, which practice areas and law firms offer the best (and the worst) hours?
Which Biglaw Firms Have The Most-Satisfied Corporate Attorneys?
What are the pros and cons of transactional practice, and which firms boast the most-satisfied corporate attorneys?
From Across the Desk: Corporate-Centric Firms
Bruce MacEwen of Adam Smith Esq. continues his taxonomy of law firms with the corporate-centric firms.
What Biglaw Can Learn From Personal Injury Firms
How a former insurance agent built a Houston injury practice around systems, empathy, and disciplined advocacy.
From Across the Desk: Capital-Markets Centric Firms
Bruce MacEwen of Adam Smith Esq. continues his taxonomy of law firms with the capital-markets centric firms.
Musical Chairs: A Promising Young Partner Parts Ways With Cravath
A promising young partner just left Cravath. Who is he, and where is he heading?
Inside Straight: If Not For Clients, Then Why Do Firms Open New Offices?
Back to a topic we've covered before: why do law firms like to open all these far-flung new offices? In-house columnist Mark Herrmann may have solved the mystery....
Biglaw’s Most Overrated Firms by Practice Area
Which firms do Biglaw attorneys think are more sizzle than steak? Check out our survey results and find out!
Biglaw’s Most Underrated Firms by Practice Area
Above the Law readers identify the most underrated firms in a wide range of practice areas, from antitrust to bankruptcy to labor and employment to tax....