Above the Law

Non-Practicing Lawyers — Visible And Invisible

It’s all about the NPLs, baby!

Small Firms Can Train Great Lawyers Too

A small or midsize firm’s training program should begin with a simple question: What must a lawyer here know how to do to serve our clients well?

The Capacity Gap: Why Scaling Legal Operations Doesn’t Have To Rely On Headcount

It's time to rethink how to scale contract work.

The World Cup Is Coming. So Is A New Kind Of Tax.

If a tax is described as targeting visitors but predictably falls on residents, is it still a tourism tax?

ILTA EVOLVE: Sometimes Less Is More — A Focus On Leadership

The program will include two really good keynote speakers and over 20 educational speakers. This year's session is limited to only three topics.

Morning Docket: 04.30.26

* Elon Musk gets into argument with OpenAI’s lawyer during cross. So things are going great over there. [Law360]

* Jeopardy! law student finally leaves show after hauling in $880K. [ABA Journal]

* Emory Law expels student plaguing classmates. [Daily Report]

* The majority of the Supreme Court proved they don’t need to eliminate the Voting Rights Act to obliterate the Voting Rights Act. [One First]

* Former Latham partner joined Paramount Skydance and made more in three months than any other chief legal officer made all year. [Corporate Counsel]

* Trump administration continues its quid pro quo with judges, handing a federal judicial nomination to state judge who ruled in Trump’s favor in frivolous Pulitzer case. [Reuters]

Dhillon Pays More Attention To Twitter Than The Work Coming Out Of The DOJ — See Also

The Fools Sent Out The Draft Doc: Nobody was awake enough to catch that?

Cool If I Flip The Bird?: Flashing the finger as patriotic duty.

Keep The Hate Outside The Club: Metropolitan Club members want to keep Todd Blanche out.

ABA Folds On Diversity. Again: They settled the Legal Opportunity Scholarship Fund issue rather than go to trial.

Chasing Federal Clerkships?: These schools should be on your radar.

On This Week Of Thinking Like A Lawyer: Kash Patel’s drinking, SPLC accusations, and AI blunders at Sullivan & Cromwell.

Partners At This Biglaw Firm Took A Haircut Last Year

Profits per equity partner took a hit.

Fake Case Law, Real Problems: Biglaw’s AI Reality Check

This Biglaw firm is trying to prevent AI-generated fiction from making it into federal court filings.

ClearyX Bets That Biglaw Disruption Is Inevitable

Cleary's subsidiary just launched products that will take away firm business... and that's the plan.

ABA Settlement Over Legal Opportunity Scholarship Fund Goes About How You’d Expect It To

Saw this coming.

Porsche’s Factory Mileage Reset: Can They Legally Turn Back The Odometer?

Failing to disclose that the car has been fully restored is an omission of a material fact.

The Most Prestigious Biglaw Firms In Chicago (2027)

Say hello to the top law firms in the Windy City.

Washington’s Most Exclusive Club To Todd Blanche: You’re Not Our Kind, Dear

At least six club members are trying to block the Acting AG's application, saying the DOJ is too busy targeting club members to make for congenial conversation.

The Law Schools Where The Most Graduates Got Federal Clerkships (2025)

These law schools may help you get the most prestigious jobs.