Above the Law

Bonuses Are In The Air! — See Also

Selendy Gay Springs Money On Their Associates!: This boutique pays out the big bucks!

The Climate Scoreboard Is Out!: See where the biggest names in Biglaw rank on climate work.

Attempted Swatting At Amy Coney Barrett’s Home: Dangerous time to be a judge.

Trump Gets Legal Help From DLA Piper: A partner at the firm was hired to defend his comments about the Central Park 5.

Siloed Workers Don’t Learn At The Water Cooler: Senior partners can’t outsource training new talent to LLMs.

Back To Basics

AI hallucinations are exposing weaknesses in legal review processes.

Considerations When Withdrawing As Counsel For Nonpayment Of Fees

When it happens, it can bring subtle complications.

It’s Time To Say Goodbye To Water Cooler Training

We have to start by recognizing that we actually have a problem.

The World Cup Is Coming To New York. So Why Aren’t Hotel Numbers Higher?

The World Cup may create new tourism while simultaneously pushing some existing tourism away.

How Appealing Weekly Roundup

The week in appellate news.

How Cleary Gottlieb Created A Virtuous Cycle With Tech

Litera recently celebrated a group of innovative customers that are utilizing their Foundation platform in transformative and unique ways. Here, we’re profiling how an elite firm is staying on the cutting edge.

‘Trump Mobile’ Has Struggled To Ship Any Phones, But Has Already Leaked Subscriber Data

From the cheap-crap,-very-on-brand dept

Surprise! Spring Has Sprung, And So Have The Bonuses

Will these bonuses give rise to a hot bonus summer?

Sam Alito’s Son Was Quietly Working At Treasury While His Dad Ruled On Trump’s Tariffs

Just add it to Sam Alito's ethics file.

Morning Docket: 05.29.26

* Amy Coney Barrett targeted with possible swatting call. [NBC News]

* CFPB is already undermining and bad-mouthing its own career attorneys, but its return to office plan might actually make some people quit. [Law360]

* Former Biglaw lawyer breaks down how the system is broken. [NY Times]

* Stephen Colbert tested intellectual property law on his way out. [Bloomberg Law News]

* CNN sues Perplexity for using its content to provide users with material that keeps users from ever clicking on CNN. [New York Law Journal]

* Biglaw itself may pose the biggest threat to Harvey and Legora. [The Information]

Naming Unnamed Fornicating Judges — See Also

This Is Going To Be The Best AI Sleuthing Story You Read Today: Here’s how we figured out Eleanor Ross was the unnamed judge.

Todd Blanche Faces NY Bar Complaint: Vindictive prosecution has consequences. Sometimes.

Patagonia Takes Pattie Gonia To Court: This IP suit is about as far from drab as it gets!

Nice Win, I Guess: Paxton’s wife couldn’t bother to endorse him.

On This Week Of Thinking Like A Lawyer: Pauline Newman’s very loud absence and Quinn Emanuel’s “deeply disturbing” ethics.

Biglaw Firm Busy Building Its Own AI

A pretty penny is going into the firm's AI venture.

Nice Guys Can Finish First

Why today’s top rainmakers win with trust, not tactics.

Paying It Forward: Turning Our Hard Lessons Into Someone Else’s Roadmap

We learn the most from the moments that humble us. The polished moments may build our reputation, but the painful moments build our judgment.