Above the Law

Former Supreme Court Justice Souter Has Passed Away — See Also

We’re Still Feeling His Impact On The Court: The unexpected liberal judge is a model for judges everywhere.

Cadwalader Feeling The Consequences Of Cowering: They’re seeing an exodus of talented, principled lawyers.

Here’s The Winner Of Our 16th Annual Law Revue!: Congratulations to George Washington University!

You’ll Never Guess What Happened Next: Lawyer gets in trouble for motley crew of bad behavior.

If It’s Good Enough For Cable, It’s Good Enough For The DOJ: Trump taps Jeanine Pirro for interim U.S. Attorney.

Americans’ Trust In The Healthcare System Is Plummeting. How Can It Be Repaired?

Trust in the U.S. healthcare system is eroding, but experts say rebuilding it is possible. They say this will require both payers and providers to prioritize empathy, transparency, and personalized communication.

Deciding Whether To Travel For Clients

In some circumstances, it can be the best option for the client.

How Legal Ops Solves Your Real-World Challenges

Experts explore the evolving relationship between general counsel and legal operations.

Climbing Through The Law Firm Ranks To Become Managing Partner 

From paralegal to managing partner.

Interpreting The 2025 CLOC In-House Survey Results

The survey is an important resource for legal departments worldwide, and provides insights into legal spending, operations, and more.

Lawyer Charged With Series Of Acts That Sound Ripped From GTA 6

At this point, he might not even need to pre-order the game.

Cadwalader Feels The Fallout From Cowardly Trump Deal

It isn't going great for Trump capitulators.

Morning Docket: 05.09.25

* Partners and associates alike plotting exits from surrendering firms. [American Lawyer]

* Jeanine Pirro replacing Ed Martin as interim DC US Attorney. Cheers! [AP]

* UK authorizes first fully AI law firm. No way this could go wrong. [Roll on Friday]

* Celsius founder gets 12 years in crypto fraud case. That’s like 53 years Fahrenheit. [Law360]

* Court confirms that Alabama gerrymander violated Voting Rights Act. [Reuters]

* Lawyer in trouble for sharing secret Netflix data. Probably how to get it to stop asking if you’re still watching. [Bloomberg Law News]

* Susman Godfrey order going about as well for the government as all the other law firm orders. [National Law Journal]

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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Biglaw Partner Compensation Is Not Created Equal

There's a pretty big spread from the top of the profits per equity partner to the bottom in Biglaw.

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.

John Roberts Once Again Rebukes Donald Trump’s Attacks On The Judiciary

The lawyers and judges in the audience were happy to see the Supreme Court's leader slap down Trump.

DC Bar Election Seems To Be Tracking Canada, Australia… Papacy

Not a great time to be running for office when you're related to the Trump cabinet.