Above the Law

What Clients Really Want: Straight Talk From Leading CLOs

What separates 'good' outside counsel from the lawyers who actually get hired?

HIPAA’s Blind Spot: It’s Time To Address Client-Side Attacks

While recognizing there is an issue is vital, too many healthcare organizations are counting on solutions that cannot provide a sufficient line of defense.

Morning Docket 06.03.25

* DC rent inflation lawsuit settles for a cool $1M. That should cover a couple of months. [WaPo]

* Are “Made In USA” claims on cosmetics fashionable lies? This lawsuit will inspect the foundation. [The Fashion Law]

* Trump DOJ plays suspicious with the pardons Biden made right before he left office. [Reuters]

* Notre Dame law school will launch clinic to help veterans. Someone’s gotta have their back. [WNDU]

* Paul Weiss loses fifth partner to recently formed boutique firm. [Reuters]

Top 10 Biglaw Firm Considers Salaried Partner Tier — See Also

Eventually Everyone Gets Roped Into Trends: Ropes & Gray considers nonequity partnerships.

The American Bar Isn’t The Only One You Have To Worry About: The German Bar Association sends a warning to lawyers working for the Yellow-Bellied Nine.

Someone Has To Pay The Court-Appointed Defenders!: Poor budgeting is hitting them in their pockets.

A New Megafirm Is Here!: Say hello to HSF Kramer!

Is The Agent In The Room With Us?: Will lawyers event want to work with ‘Agentic’ AI?

Law Mom And The Modern Family: Networking Nights

Let me tell you, there are some very strongly held opinions about whether events require an RSVP these days.

Biglaw’s Best Now Viewed As ‘Craven Fools’ Thanks To Deals With Trump

Which Biglaw partners are being looked upon as 'gutless cowards'?

Welcome To Biglaw: Brand New Megafirm HSF Kramer Officially Makes Its Debut

The newly merged Biglaw firm has named its leaders and is ready to roll.

Remembrance Of Tweets Past

Starkly contradictory tweets aren't unusual for Trump.

Criminal Defense Attorneys Facing Work Without Pay Because Of Poor Budgeting

Thanks, Congress!

Top 10 Biglaw Firm Is Considering Creating A Nonequity Partnership Tier

Ropes & Gray has had an all-equity partnership for all of its existence, but times have changed, and now the firm may need to change too.

Legal Ethics Roundup: Ford Sues Lawyer Billing 57-Hour Day, ‘Biglaw 3, Trump 0,’ ABA & Fed Soc Out on Judges & More

Your tour of all things related to lawyer and judicial ethics, with University of Houston law professor Renee Knake Jefferson.

‘Agentic’ AI Is The Hot Buzzword… But Do Lawyers Actually Want An Agent?

Thomson Reuters promises new 'agentic' AI, but is there a market for turning over processes to the bots?

Analysis: The No Good, Very Bad Year For UnitedHealth

UnitedHealth Group has had a difficult year marked by a dramatic stock drop, leadership shake-up, and mounting regulatory scrutiny.

Morning Docket 06.02.25

* Amended class status adds millions of new members to tech antitrust suit. Talk about taking another bite at the Apple! [Law360]

* “Democracy dies by legislatures weakening student right to protest” might not be as catchy, but it’s still true. [KWTX]

* With Chevron out of the way, pharmaceutical companies are challenging the FDA’s removal of a weight loss drug from the short list. [BioSpace]

* If only the right to payment was as strong as the right to counsel. [Bloomberg Law]

* Judge stops Trump from mass invalidation of Venezuelan immigrant’s legal documents. [Reuters]