Above the Law

Susman Godfrey Ditches Giving 1Ls Exploding Offers — See Also

Proper Evaluation Takes Time: The firm has enough sense to not force 1Ls to rush their careers.

Bill Barred From Executive Privilege At Airport: Stand in line like everybody else!

You Can’t Juggle It All: Biglaw partner shares refreshingly honest story about work/life balance.

$50K For A Public Interest Summer?: Biglaw stipends are bleeding over into non-Biglaw positions.

My Cousin Litera: This will be the coolest use of comparative legal AI you’ve seen in a while.

This Week On Thinking Like A Lawyer: Afroman’s huge win and Elon’s big loss.

The Nation’s Stupidest Rally Around Trump’s War, Now It’s Up To The Rest Of Us To Shame These Ding-Dongs

If America’s now in the business of removing any leader who is badly running a country, I would suggest we start at home.

AI Vendor Contracts: The Terms And Conditions Trap

The technology is new, but the contracting playbook is old.

Bill Barr Learns The Hard Way There’s No Executive Privilege At Airport Security

As shutdown chaos cripples airport security, even Trump’s former AG can’t escape the consequences.

13 Legal AI Tools To Improve Productivity And Client Service

We explore how you can choose the best options for your practice.

The Cost of Making Biglaw Partner? Your Kid’s Birthday Party

One attorney’s brutally honest take on working motherhood in Biglaw isn’t exactly brochure material.

Trump Admin’s Comments Could Undermine Case Against Anthropic In Court: Experts

'Anthropic’s got a strong case, stronger than it should … primarily because the President’s made ‘admissions against interest’' on social media, attorney Sean Timmons told Breaking Defense.

Exclusive: Susman Godfrey Rejects Biglaw’s Broken Recruiting Model — And Isn’t Looking Back

No exploding offers, no early reads, and no pressure — just a firm betting it can win on substance, not speed.

Morning Docket: 03.25.26

* Tom Goldstein asks judge to toss the verdict. [Bloomberg Law News]

* Lawyer vibecoded himself. This should end well. [Business Insider]

* The Justice Department may have leaked grand jury testimony and violated court order. THIS Justice Department? Shocking. [Courthouse News Service]

* Judge says the supply chain risk designation that the Trump administration put on Anthropic looks like retaliation. Well, she’s not hallucinating! [Reuters]

* Supreme Court appears willing to bring back policy to deny refugees the right to even ask for asylum at the border. [ABA Journal]

* DOJ’s new fraud chief confirmed. [Law360]

* Lateral hiring booming. [American Lawyer]

The Results Are In! — See Also

The Biggest Losers Of Our Disbar March Madness: Jeanine Pirro and Kash Patel were neck and neck!

$35 Never Felt So Good!: Chance the Rapper wins lawsuit against Pat the Manager.

There’s More To Lose Than Money: The legal industry’s coverage of the Iran War is more focused on loss of profit than loss of life.

Sometimes The Only Winning Move Is Not To Play: Top SEC enforcer walks.

Was The Selfie Worth It?: Partner sanctioned $1100 over courtroom selfie.

This Law School’s Grads Love The Biglaw Life

Or maybe it is just the obscene amount of money they love...

Leave Your Pitch Meetings In The Past

Sales-Free Selling™, A Smarter Way for Lawyers to Build Business.

Not Getting Duped

This is definitely a case to watch for those of us who consult with clients on issues around dupes.

The Judiciary Is Still Unaccountable, And This Congress Won’t Fix It

It’s easy to lose sight of the cultural change LAP has created.

Partner At Social Media Victims Law Center Sanctioned $1,100 Over Courtroom Selfie

Adolescents aren't the only ones addicted to their phones!