Above the Law

Milbank Goes Morally Bankrupt — See Also

Milbank Is The Latest Biglaw Firm To Kneel To Trump: More pro bono payola.

DLA Piper Has A Reason For Cracking Down On Diversity: It isn’t a good one, but it is there.

Law School Applications Bump In Response To Trump’s 2nd Term: Shame there might not be the rule of law when they graduate.

Can’t Even Squarely Call It A Republican Problem: Bush Jr’s Attorney General isn’t a fan of Trump’s law firm revenge plan.

Some Alumni Throw Dirt On Their Alma Mater: Sure Yale is loving whatever JD Vance is doing.

Keep Your Fraud And Your Girlfriend Separate: Disbarred attorney gets 6 years for fraud spree.

Cable Network Newsmax Soars Into Meme Stock Territory As Right-Wingers Scramble To Scam Their Peers

Welcome to hell, here's your meme stock prospectus.

Another ‘Trump Bump’ Leads To Huge Increase In Law School Applications

But without the Department of Education, will incoming students be able to secure loans in time to attend?

How Is JD Vance Shaming Yale Law School Today?

Well, technically yesterday.

DLA Piper’s Excuse For Cracking Down On Diversity As Embarrassing As You’d Think It Is

You knew it would be bad. But...

Litera One, Gen AI, And The Future Of Legal Tech

Litera CEO Avaneesh Marwaha weighs in on the company’s new solutions and how they’re changing the Biglaw workflow at Legalweek. 

Feelin’ Alright: The Go-To Law Firms For Healthcare And Life Sciences

A look at some of the top law firms that serve companies in the healthcare and life sciences fields, from young startups to mature enterprises.

Pivot: Discussing The Impact Of A Proposed HIPAA Security Update

All healthcare entities storing or transferring patient health information needs to be aware of a proposed update to HIPAA tackling data encryption. Bryan Marlatt, chief regional officer at CyXcel.

Morning Docket: 04.02.25

* M&A work is down. Who could have foreseen a chaotic, ill-conceived economic policy could chill business? [American Lawyer]

* Democrats win Wisconsin Supreme Court race and whatever one thinks of the race, we can all agree that the Rebecca Bradley’s insane dissents are going to be wildly entertaining for the next couple years. [Bloomberg Law News]

* Tesla argues that attorneys shouldn’t be paid $176M just because they saved shareholders billions. [Law360]

* Workplace abuse reported by 8 percent of federal judiciary employees. [Reuters]

* Donna Adelson murder trial prosecutors can ask Wendi about her book where the main character feels “stuck in a small Florida town because of her husband’s job.” [ABA Journal]

* Law firm puts up a million to encourage AI adoption. [LegalCheek]

Hey, Where’s My Money? — See Also

Biglaw Firm Delays Bonuses And Raises: What’s the matter with Lewis Brisbois?

Willkie Might Be Next On The Chopping Block: No way Willkie will cave!

About That Maybe: Another $100M in pro bono payola for the “Art Of The Deal” president. Damn it.

A Goodbye Worth Sipp-ing To: Another Former Skadden associate speaks truth to power.

Spurned Group Targets Michigan Law Review: They really need you to know that they were good enough to get in.

Elon Musk Sets New Benchmark For Purchasing State Supreme Court Seat

Controlling the presidency isn't enough, I guess.

Willkie Farr Surrenders To Trump

Will offer $100 million in pro bono payola.

When It Comes To Executive Orders, Did Practice ‘Pedigree’ Have An Impact On Whether Biglaw Firms Sued Trump Or Made A Deal With Him?

Industry insiders aren't really shocked by what happened here.

Totally Serious And Not Made-Up Group Hijacks Michigan Law Listserv To ‘Preserve Evidence’ And Expose ‘Unworthy’ Students

You could read the email, but be warned: it reads like someone who didn't get onto Law Review wrote it.