Admin
-
BiglawReflections Of An Editor Emeritus: Above The Law, 2006-2019
As I hang up my keyboard as an active ATL editor, I reflect upon the site and its evolution over time. -
BiglawA Departure Memo, From David Lat
I'm proud of Above the Law, grateful to my readers and colleagues, and excited to begin the next chapter of my career. 
SponsoredCurbing Client And Talent Loss With Productivity Tech
Law firms must leverage technology to curb client attrition and talent loss, enhancing efficiency and aligning with evolving expectations for lasting success.-
AdminEditor's Choice: Our Favorite Stories From 2018
Not the ones you guys necessarily read, but the ones we actually enjoyed writing.
-
AnnouncementsAbove The Law’s 2018 Lawyer Of The Year Contest: Nominations Needed
Who should be Above the Law's Lawyer of the Year for 2018? Give us some suggestions! -
AnnouncementsAbove The Law's Inaugural Writing Competition & Influencer Network
We are looking for underrepresented voices, new voices, and influencers who want to publish across a broad range of topics. -
AnnouncementsAbove The Law's Inaugural Writing Competition
We are looking for underrepresented voices -- people of color, LGBTQ+, women -- and new voices who want to publish across a broad range of topics. -
AdminDo You Understand How Money Works? Maybe You Can Be An ATL Columnist?
We're looking for new columnists, so shoot us an email. -
Admin
Do You Understand How Money Works? Maybe You Can Be An ATL Columnist?
We're looking for new columnists, so shoot us an email. 
SponsoredLaw Firm Business Development Is More Than Relationship Building
Look forward to client outreach with InterAction+™.-
Admin, AnnouncementsWhere To Read And How To Contact Above The Law
As always, we'll keep your name strictly confidential. We'd love to hear from you! -
EventsD.C. Trivia Night Could Really Just Be A 'Who Still Works For The White House' Lightning Round
Though, in fact, it's going to be a lot easier than all that. -
EventsD.C. Trivia Night With ATL, Axiom, And Your Privacy Concerns
It's been a while since we've seen you in D.C. -
AdminWill AI Save Our Healthcare System? Come To MedCity INVEST And Check It Out
MedCity's annual health innovation conference should be very interesting this year. -
EventsJoin Us For A 'Darwin Challenge' On Tuesday, January 30th
We're going to grill people and that will be fun for us.
Sponsored
AI Presents Both Opportunities And Risks For Lawyers. Are You Prepared?
Luxury, Lies, And A $10 Million Embezzlement
Curbing Client And Talent Loss With Productivity Tech
Sponsored
Ranking The Law Firms Lawyers Love
Law Firm Business Development Is More Than Relationship Building
-
AnnouncementsSeeking Legal Operations And Law Department Management Pros To Write For ATL
If you're well-versed in legal operations and law department management, we'd like to hear from you. -
Admin, AnnouncementsAll The Ways You Can Read And Contact Above The Law
As always, we'll keep your name strictly confidential. We'd love to hear from you! -
Admin, AnnouncementsStare Deep Into The Abyss Of My Navel
A message from the new Executive Editor of Above the Law. -
Admin, AnnouncementsA Changing Of The Guard At Above The Law
Change is necessary and good -- for institutions, individuals, and Above the Law. -
See AlsoSee Also: There But For The Grace Of God
THOUGHT AND PRAYERS: For Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s family and all the people in Puerto Rico.
STRONG MEN ALSO CRY: And strong women. Kathryn Rubino argues that crying isn’t a sign of weakness. I wouldn’t know — I’m a man, so stomping and challenging people to fight me in real life is totally acceptable professional behavior for me. Read the defense of crying here.
AH, REDUNDANCY, THE MOST SOULLESS WAY TO LAY PEOPLE OFF: Dentons is preparing to merge with Maclay Murray & Spens and, well, that always means somebody is about to take a long walk off a short plank. Read the details here.
LAW FIRMS ARE HIRING: It’s always nice when Biglaw firms agree to help law students pay off their debts while learning the ins-and-outs of legal practice. You know: how to reserve a conference room, how to input the billing code in the copier, how to appropriately thank people for the “opportunity” to work all night. Yay, first-year associate hiring.
PENN LAW ALUMNI HAVE THOUGHTS ABOUT BIAS: Perhaps Penn Law professors could consult some of their former students before waxing poetic about “bourgeois values”? Read the alumni letter here, it’s pretty great.
-
TechnologyMore Details On The Partnership Between Evolve Law And Above The Law
This strategic partnership will allow Evolve Law to expand its visibility and offerings. -
See Also
See Also: Have You Seriously Not Read The Ty Cobb Story Yet?
DEAR GOOD ATTORNEYS, THANK YOU FOR NOT WORKING FOR TRUMP: At some point, we have to realize that Donald Trump receives such shoddy and borderline unethical legal representation because quality, ethical lawyers simply refuse to work for him. No really good attorney would talk about client confidences over lunch in a public restaurant. Even most mediocre attorneys wouldn’t talk about undisclosed documents pertinent to an ongoing investigation that are locked in a safe! But Trump attorney Ty Cobb… he did those things. Read here, and thank you for your lack of service.
I MEAN, WE HAVE A STAFF ATTORNEY WHO PLEADED GUILTY TO CHILD PORN TODAY: And yet I’m still somehow more disgusted by Ty Cobb. Cobb was in SIDEWALK SEATING. ANYBODY could have walked by. And he’s talking about responsive documents locked in a safe? Maybe Trump should hire this Paul Weiss staff attorney next. At least he TRIED to distribute kiddie porn IN SECRET. Read the gross details here.
MOTEL 6 LEAVES THE LIGHT ON FOR ICE AGENTS: Franchises in Arizona have been sending the names of its guests to ICE just in case they don’t have their papers. I’d say, “I’ll never stay in a Motel 6 because of this.” But, like, I’ll never stay in a Motel 6 because there is no where I need to go so badly that it’s worth staying in a Motel 6. “Would you like to come see Jesus in concert?” Sure! “Only rooms available are at the Motel 6.” I’ll catch it when it comes on Netflix. But, if you needed another reason, read it here.
AN INTERVIEW ON ORIGINALISM: David Lat interviews author Ilan Wurman, who wrote A Debt Against the Living: An Introduction to Originalism. Read the interview here.
I DON’T THINK COPS WILL READ THE ORIGINALISM BOOK THOUGH: Originalism presupposes a set of rights and responsibilities agreed to at the founding of this country. Cops, for the most part, don’t acknowledge those kinds of textual restraints on government power. I bet they’d read The Leviathan, though. The raw power of the state of nature is what the cops are always trying to bring us back to. Read about St. Louis PD here.
