Above the Law

Partner And Associate, Sittin’ In A Tree — See Also

Always Be Billing: A Biglaw partner and associate got caught making out by an obnoxious social media video.

I Consider Experience Experience: Guy posts his performance reviews from WilmerHale 15 years ago on his LinkedIn profile.

A Transatlantic Merger Can Do Wonders For Your Finances: HSF Kramer is showing off $2.4B revenue after a year.

DOJ Loses Subpoena Fight, Attacks Judge, Describes Itself As ‘Meticulous’: Department of Justice forced to withdraw their subpoenas of New York Times journalists.

How To Fail The California Bar And Still Come Out Ahead: Kim Kardashian’s legal career is still pending, but her energy drink is already going viral.

Elena Kagan Doesn’t Get It: The justice who spent a term calling out the majority’s blatant overreach is now publicly telling the country everything is fine.

Stat(s) Of The Week: Believing In AI

Measuring it, not so much. 

How To Create A Free Tool To Capture Leads In Your Practice Niche

You will want to place this lead capture technique in the ‘early’ stages of your marketing funnel, where it can not only collect critical information but underscore your law firm’s value and authority.

Marketing Roundup: Optimizing Content For AI Answer Engines, Revamping Your Operating Model, And More

A roundup of the latest from Strategies & Voices, the official online publication of LMA.

DOJ To Judge: ‘No One Was Trying To Pull A Fast One.’ Judge: ‘These Things Are Starting To Pile Up.’

The DOJ conceded a string of errors in open court, then put out a statement accusing Arun Subramanian of overriding 'common sense.'

Guy Posts His Obama-Era Biglaw Associate Reviews In Peak LinkedInMaxxing

Nothing tells a potential employer more than a 15-year-old review.

One Year In, The HSF Kramer Merger Looks Like A Success With $2.4 Billion In Revenue

The merged firm beat its own financial targets in year one, giving other merger-hungry Biglaw firms something to think about.

Partners Should Sometimes Just Perform Work Rather Than Spend Time Delegating It To Associates

You have to consider long- and short-term efficiencies.

How Appealing Weekly Roundup

The week in appellate news.

Brendan Carr Lobs More Empty Threats At ABC For Not Airing Trump’s Election Fraud Lies

From the pathetic,-weak-men dept

Morning Docket: 07.24.26

* SCOTUSBlog founder Tom Goldstein’s sentencing set for today. Anyone want action on what he gets? [Reuters]

* Plaintiff hired spies to extract intel about defendant’s case from Biglaw partner. This James Bond reboot sucks. [Roll on Friday]

* DOJ gives up effort to force journalists to testify about reporting on the security problems with the new Air Force One that literally everyone knew existed. [NY Times]

* Government imposing more tariffs. [Law360]

* Supreme Court critics said the Grants Pass decision would inflict needless suffering on already vulnerable people, but it’s been two years and… those critics were absolutely right. [Balls and Strikes]

* DOJ to fast-track mergers by gutting antitrust division’s initial information requests. [Bloomberg]

* Europe slaps $1 billion antitrust fine on Google. This may be confusing to American audiences, but it really is possible to punish anticompetitive behavior. [AP News]

Todd Blanche Can’t Admit The Slush Fund Was A Mistake Because ‘That’s Not Proper MAGA Talk’ — See Also

Liar, Liar: Todd Blanche’s unique confirmation strategy.

Stop Waiting For Cravath: Biglaw firms don’t need permission anymore. It’s time to make your money moves.

That’s A Pretty Big Malpractice Claim You’ve Got There: Holland & Knight facing $1.2B lawsuit.

Robot Criminals Are Here: OpenAI’s models escaped a secure environment and started hacking a website. That’s illegal for humans, but what do we do with a bot?

Congratulations On That Biglaw Leadership Role. Here’s Your Second Job.

Some firm leaders are logging the equivalent of an extra workweek every month, and none of it goes on a client bill.

The FRETZIN Rules For Legal Business Development Success

What lawyers can learn from Michael Jordan, The Last Dance, and the discipline required to build a real book of business.

It’s Easier To Get Into Harvard Law School Than To Accept A $300 Consultation Fee From A Self-Scheduled Platform

A self-scheduled, prepaid consultation fee is exactly the kind of low-stakes, high-access tool solos and smalls should be able to use without a compliance department.