Above the Law

Is That A New $2B Firm On The Horizon? — See Also

There’s Talk Of A Merger To Come: McDermott Will & Emery and Schulte Roth & Zabel are in conversation.

Trump’s Divisiveness Is Bringing People Together: Say hello to General Counsels United!

Goodbye, Ed Martin!: Though he was wildly unqualified for the job, he’s a top pick for getting replaced.

The 2nd Circuit Orders Rümeysa Öztürk’s Return To Massachusetts: That’ll keep her out of the 5th Circuit’s hands.

UChicago’s New Law School Dean May Look Familiar: That’s one way for a professor to take on additional responsibility!

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FirmPilot Reaches $11.7M In Funding, As Thomson Reuters And HubSpot Ventures Join As Investors

The AI marketing platform for law firms secured $4.7 million in this strategic investment round from the two new backers.

Does Our Oath Have A Statute Of Limitations?

And, for a second scoop of unhappiness, the California State Bar rears its ugly head. Again.

2nd Circuit Orders Return Of Vermont Grad Student Abducted By ICE Because She Wrote An Article They Didn’t Like

A small win for Rümeysa Öztürk.

Fan Sues NFL For Emotional Distress Over Shedeur Sanders Draft

Almost all of us will be going pro in something other than sports... in this case, pro se.

GenAI, Legal Ops, And The Human Advantage

GenAI cannot replace 'power skills' — human attributes that will become even more critical in the future.

Dead Victim’s AI Deepfake Brought In To Speak At Sentencing… Oh HELL No!

Somehow this is NOT a law professor's most insane hypo.

Sustainable Self-Care Starts With Awareness

The difference between what’s energizing and what’s exhausting is the foundation of sustainable self-care.

7 Things Employers Should Be Doing To Fulfill Their Fiduciary Duty

Employers should review their contracts, conduct claims analyses, and more to meet their fiduciary responsibility, according to one expert.

Morning Docket: 05.08.25

* Republicans concede state supreme court case they lost six months ago. [News & Observer]

* Chief Justice Roberts explains that he doesn’t think it’s bad to overturn precedent, which might be the most “activist judge” thing a chief justice has ever said. [CNN]

* “Is the president not telling the truth?” asks Judge Boasberg at least semi-rhetorically. [Reuters]

* “Lawyer charged with stealing beer, trying to bite officer.” [ABA Journal]

* NCAA deal heading back to judge after parties agree to temporary roster size adjustments. [Bloomberg Law News]

* Microsoft-Activision deal affirmed. [Law360]

* The non-equity partner trend still sucks. [American Lawyer]

You Need More Than Money To Keep ‘Em! — See Also

White & Case Just Lost One Of Their Highest Compensated Partners: Best of luck to Taurie Zeitzer on her own firm!

Prominent Partner Jumps Paul Weiss Ship: Columbia University, his new vessel, should be happy to have him.

That's A Lot Of Trouble From A 10-Person Merger: Don't neglect your cybersecurity!

The Good Work Still Needs To Be Done: Trump's attacks on Biglaw are making firms second guess their pro bono practices.

Here Are Trump's Judicial Nominees For Missouri: Best luck to the Missourians out there.

Who Will Win This Year's Law Revue?: Cast your votes for the best submission!

This Week On Thinking Like A Lawyer: It really pays off when Biglaw resists being bullied!

Are We About To Get An Actual TV Broadcast Of Supreme Court Oral Arguments?

I mean, probably not -- but maybe!

The California Bar Was So Bad That The Exam Vendor Is Getting Sued Over It

Maybe this will take some of the blame off of the Bar's horrible execution.

‘Fight The Power’: Now Is The Time For Lawyers To Defend The Rule Of Law Against Trump’s Attacks

This is our generation's 'great test.'