Above the Law

These Biglaw Firms Are At The Top Of Prestige List — See Also

Did Your Firm Make The Top 100?: Read this and find out!

Goodbye And Good Riddance: Judge known for handcuffing a 13-year-old girl in courtroom retires.

From Prison To Hollywood: Michael Avenatti moved to halfway house until September 2028.

One More Reason To Hate Exams: UC Berkeley law students have some problems with the Electronic Bluebook software.

Firing Won't Void The Visit To Congress!: Pam Bondi is trying to squirm out of testifying.

Very Soon, Thousands Of Individual Banknotes Of U.S. Paper Currency Could Say ‘Donald J. Trump Protects Pedophiles’

In Trump's America, customized rubber stamps are cheap and plentiful.

Scott Barshay’s Paul, Weiss Makeover: More Money, Less Soul?

As revenue climbs, the firm’s identity crisis is getting harder to ignore.

Judge Who Handcuffed Crying 13-Year-Old Girl Retiring

Being hailed as a 'hero' by conservatives.

What Does Competence Mean When Litigation Happens In Real Time?

The rhythm of litigation is changing.

Meet LOIS: The AI That Will Change How You Practice Law

What does the future of legal work look like? Let LOIS show you how.

Saks Global Files Its Exit Plan From Chapter 11

The filing details the transition of ownership to its bankruptcy lenders and a downsizing of its retail footprint.

Vault 100 Rankings: The Most Prestigious Law Firms In America (2027)

Several Biglaw firms can officially blame their deals with Trump for their prestige scores taking a dive.

Morning Docket: 04.08.26

* In first press conference since learning that he would soon be the Acting Attorney General, Todd Blanche explains that the DOJ’s official stance is that Trump has a “right” to direct criminal investigations of his enemies. [Reuters]

* Pam Bondi isn’t technically gone yet, but Todd Blanche already updated his title. [Daily Beast]

* DOJ Civil Rights Division launches investigation of Cassidy Hutchinson for testifying to the January 6 Committee. It’s not a potential charge the Civil Rights Division would normally handle, but it’s not like they’re doing anything else these days. [NY Times]

* ICE currently arresting domestic violence survivors when they go to court to testify against their abusers. [The Atlantic]

* Sotomayor calls out Kavanaugh stops. [Bloomberg Law News]

* Trump and FCC Chair Brendan Carr threaten legal action against CNN for… verbatim reporting Iran’s statement about the ceasefire. [Independent]

* GC survey shows last year’s executive branch extortion efforts against Biglaw transformed outside counsel selection. [Corporate Counsel]

Yale Law Has Fallen — See Also

Not Very Far, But It Still Counts!: Read the newest law school rankings here.

How Much Do Rankings Actually Matter Though?: Legal academia shares their thoughts.

Losing And Winning Go Hand In Hand: Pam Bondi wins ATL’s disbar bracket!

Jones Day Should Have Bumped Up Cybersecurity: The Biglaw firm acknowledges a cyber attack.

Temple Law Students Can Do Without ICE: They’re demanding their administration keep ICE off campus.

Don’t Open That Email From Skadden.net

Scammers are misusing the identities of some major Biglaw firms.

Thinking About Hiring A Coach? Read This Before You Waste Your Money

Even the best coach cannot help someone who is unwilling to change, unwilling to act, or unwilling to look inward.

Clio Adds Agentic AI Capabilities To Clio Work, Also Launches Vincent Mobile App

Agentic capabilities will enable Clio Work to handle complex, multi-step legal tasks from a single natural-language prompt.

Alex Jones Asks His Lawyer How We Can Dump Trump Without Using The 25th Amendment

When Alex Jones is the voice of reason, you know just how bad things have gotten in Trumpland.

Philly Law Students Demand School Break Ties With ICE

Keep the handcuffs and job applications off campus.