Above the Law

Relationships Are Everything

While small talk is a start, building genuine relationships is the key to success.

Top Biglaw Firm Looking Forward To Associates Spending ‘Meaningful Time’ In The Office

Associates are worried there's not enough flexibility.

Judge Says Juvenile Arrest OBVIOUS Outcome Of Liking The Rap Music

Judge reaches into bag of stereotypes for cringey hearing.

Survey Shows There’s A Gender Divide Regarding The Return To In-Office Work

It's clear that something needs to change, both at a societal level and within law firms.

Biglaw Firm Plans A September Return To Office, But Has No Plans To Make Lawyers Come In 5 Days Each Week

Another law firm with a very flexible return to office work policy.

You Don’t Have To Go Back To The Office This Year If You Don’t Want To At Wilson Sonsini

The firm stresses flexibility moving forward.

Probation Officials: Sure, Spoofing Is Illegal, But, Like, Not That Illegal

Certainly not prison illegal, really, if you think about it.

Morning Docket: 05.27.21

* A lawsuit filed by a former college basketball player against Adidas has been dismissed. Maybe he should take Adidas’s slogan “impossible is nothing” to heart if filing an appeal… [Oregonian]

* A man accused of shooting a New Hampshire pastor has pleaded guilty to assaulting his own lawyer. [AP]

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Kim Still Not A Baby Lawyer: In fairness, it’s tough to study when distracted by a husband doing… whatever the hell it was Kanye was doing.

We’ll Get You And Put You In An Office: Weil plans to be back in most offices soon.

Steptoe Through The Tulips: Firm catches up on offering special bonuses.

Sir, This Is A Wendy’s: It’s not quite that bad, but one law professor bundled all of his law school complaints into an article about the bar exam for some reason.

The Highest Profit Margin In All Of Biglaw

This firm is a shrewdly run business.

Elections Have Consequences: Here, Good Ones, For Mixed-Citizenship LGBTQ+ Families

But does the new administration's interpretation of the immigration code go far enough?

To All The Biglaw Firms That Still Have No Black Partners: What Are You Waiting For?

It's absurd at this point. It's time to get on board with diversity.

2 Organic Use Cases For Artificial Intelligence

Our expert panel explores concrete ways AI fits with the practice of law.

The Bar Exam Doesn’t Hold Law Schools Accountable, It Covers Their Failures

If your complaint is with law schools, then do something about law schools!

Pennsylvania Legislators Draft Draconian Abortion Law, Urge Ladies To Think Of Men’s Feelings

Pretty sure men's feelings are the cause of most pregnancies, but OK.