Odd Ducks
Who are the "odd ducks" that actually like working in Biglaw?
Save the World
If you'd like to save the world, then you don't need to go to law school. In fact, you probably shouldn't go at all.
AI Is Killing Legal’s Billable Hour. It’s Also Repeating Its Worst Mistake
Law firms and legal departments are writing the future of the profession in separate rooms. What happens when they actually work together?
The ATL New Year’s Party: A Fun and Fabulous Photo Essay
Thanks to everyone who attended the Above the Law New Year's party. Here are some pictures from our fabulous event!
Sorry, Bartleby
What would happen if you decided to act like Bartleby the Scrivener at your Biglaw firm? The People's Therapist has some ideas...
Lawyerly Lairs: Hie Thee to Iowa?
Want to escape to the heartland? Check out the lovely home of a former Biglaw partner and general counsel, which is now on the market -- for a very modest price....
Who Is the Great Satan of the Legal Profession?
Who is to blame for all of the problems in the legal profession? The answer might surprise you.
Opus 2 Steps Up Its AI Game With Acquisition Of A Legal Tech Startup
With the addition of Uncover’s technology, the litigation software is delivering rapid innovation.
Green Acres: How To Get Away From It All (Including Your Student Loans)
Should you pack it all in and move to Green Acres when you can't escape your problems?
Evil Middle Management
Are partners just the evil middle management of the Biglaw scheme? The People's Therapist explains...
Oversold
Maybe law school is just… well… not that big a deal. Maybe the whole schtick — law school as the turning point in a young lawyer’s existence — is oversold.
Goodie Two-Shoes
You're taking the high road, escaping the pervasive cynicism and greed. You've got your sights set on a not-for-profit institution, dedicated to the promise of a better tomorrow. Will it work? Can a lawyer escape pervasive cynicism and greed?
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.
The ‘It Gets Worse’ Project
Do you regret going to law school? Here's an idea for you.
An Aspirational Purchase
An aspirational purchase is intended to impress -- you want to be seen buying it. It tends to be something conservative as well. And long. And difficult. Law school is an aspirational purchase....
Fall into the Gap
A generation gap has opened in the legal world. On one side there are lawyers over 50, for whom law still looks like a safe, reliable ladder to the upper-middle-class. From the other side — where their kids are perched — law more closely resembles un ascenseur pour l’échafaud…
Checklist
Ed. note: This post is by Will Meyerhofer, a former Sullivan & Cromwell attorney turned psychotherapist. He holds degrees from Harvard, NYU Law, and The Hunter College School of Social Work, and he blogs at The People’s Therapist. His new book, Way Worse Than Being A Dentist, is available on Amazon, as is his previous […]
Should Therapists Be Able to Turn Away Clients on Moral Grounds?
Over the weekend, Mark Oppenheimer wrote an interesting New York Times piece about the Sixth Circuit’s recent ruling in Ward v. Polite (PDF). In that case, Judge Jeffrey Sutton — noted feeder judge, judicial hottie, and possible SCOTUS nominee in a Republican administration — handed a (partial) victory to Julea Ward, an evangelical Christian who […]