Above the Law

How Some Law Departments Are Winning Law Firm Rate Negotiations

Join us on March 18th at 1 p.m. ET to explore what actually drives outside counsel pricing outcomes in today’s market. CLE credit is available.

Lawyers And Cybersecurity: Talk To An Expert — Before It’s Too Late

Complacency and disinterest are particularly acute among law firms. It's time to ask questions.

6 Things To Know About Stryker’s Cyberattack

Stryker was hit by a cyberattack that knocked out its internal systems worldwide and caused delays to order processing and manufacturing. An Iran-linked group has claimed responsibility for the attack, but the full impact remains unclear.

Morning Docket: 03.16.26

* Trump rails against Supreme Court for lack of loyalty to him. [Guardian]

* Jay Edelson warns of more “mass casualty events” brought on by AI. [TechCrunch]

* LegalZoom announces ChatGPT app. [ABA Journal]

* Headquarters of Biglaw’s Dubai presence hit with debris. [Law.com International]

* Courts swat down baseless subpoenas designed to harass Federal Reserve Chair. [Law360]

* Administration pushes back over judiciary’s request to maintain their own courthouses. [Reuters]

* The bizarre defamation trial against Afroman for naming the cops who busted into his house set to begin. [Billboard]

AI Costs Human Lawyer His Job… Just Not The Way The Tech People Expected — See Generally

AI-Brained AUSA Falls On His Sword… I Wonder If That Was Also ChatGPT’s Advice: Federal prosecutor who filed AI-hallucinations — and then made misleading statements about how they got there — resigned rather than force a judge to decide whether his entire office should share the sanctions.

DOJ Argues Biglaw Cowardice Proves Its Orders Are Legal: After briefly pretending it would stop defending Trump’s Biglaw executive orders, DOJ is back in appellate court and arguing that the orders are legal because so many other law firms did NOT challenge the orders.

Ninth Circuit Judges Beg Colleague To Act Like A Grown-Up: Judge Lawrence VanDyke opted for crude trolling in a trans discrimination dissent, prompting colleagues to issue judicial plea for the unqualified judge to display basic professionalism.

Sidley Joins The ‘Partner, But Not Like That’ Club: Another firm adopts an income partner tier, as old guard attorneys continue building moats around their equity.

Law Student’s ‘End Political Violence’ Flyers Earn Discipline… Earning Law School A Legal Threat: A Campbell Law student put up Charlie Kirk flyers with the message “End Political Violence,” and the school pulled them down with a warning. Now they’ve got some explaining to do before ending up in court.

UNM Law Hits The Scholarship Jackpot: A $4.5 million donation from alumni Eric and Dana Marie Knapp will fund full-ride scholarships for ten UNM law students over 30 years, up from one every three years.

DLA Piper Makes A Verein Important Decision: The massive law firm is ditching its Swiss verein structure in favor of a unified profit pool.

Leave ‘Swinging Dicks’ Out Of Dissents — See Also

Van Dyke’s Dissent Makes Everyone Else Immature By Association: Why didn’t more judges call out his shenanigans?

4th Circuit Upholds Gender Discrimination Against Adults: Skrmetti was just the beginning.

Student Makes Charlie Kirk Flyer Removal A Free Speech Issue: Campbell Law has a chance to update their policies. Will that resolve the issue?

Be On The Lookout For Fake Attorneys: Here are the signs.

HIPAA Was Built For An Analog Era, Healthcare AI Has Outgrown It

Healthcare AI in the U.S. has progressed to a point where traditional, HIPAA-style compliance alone is no longer adequate.

The CLE Afterparty: Keeping The Conversation — And Connection — Going

The power of going the extra mile.

How To Avoid Fake Lawyer Scams

Fake attorneys are a thing. You've been warned.

The Foxborough Warning: A Legal Fault Line Beneath The 2026 World Cup

The liability question no one wants to discuss...

Fourth Circuit Removes Autonomy From Adults In Healthcare Ban Decision

This is a liberty or death issue wrapped up in 'compelling adults to enjoy themselves.'

Legalweek Final Keynote: An Industry Still Whistling Past The Graveyard?

Law firms aren’t robustly training their workforce for AI, they aren’t changing how they bill, and they aren’t changing how they compensate their lawyers.

‘The Silence Is Deafening’: Judge Esther Salas Blasts DOJ Over Threats Of Judicial Intimidation

After a wave of pizza-delivery doxxing incidents, Salas says leaders should be louder about protecting the judiciary.

Client Intake Checklist For Small Law Firms

Our friends at Clio help you ensure nothing is overlooked.

This Harvard Law School Grad Has The Progressive Answer To FedSoc

The People's Parity Project is expanding to law schools around the country.