Lawyer Arrested With A Whole Lot Of Cocaine Hidden In A Very Uncomfortable Place
This lawyer reportedly tried to go above and beyond for his imprisoned client.
Law School TA Seems To Be Hanging On A Little Too Tightly
Partners and professors can boss around 2Ls. Can teaching assistants? Not so much...
Billables Are Not The Same As Cash Flow. Here’s Why That’s Important.
Findings from the MyCase 2025 Legal Industry Report.
Grammer Pole of the Weak: Got Any Fun Weekend Plans?
Everybody’s working for the weekend. But for now, while you’re still stuck at work, you should take a look at our latest Grammer Pole of the Weak, a column where we turn questions of English grammar and usage over to our readers for discussion and debate. Last week, we found out that even federal judges […]
Grammer Pole of the Weak: Are You Serial with That Comma?
Welcome to Above the Law's latest Friday series: Grammer Pole of the Weak. Readers, the title of this weekly poll is supposed to be ironic. Are you serial with all of these emails correcting our spelling? Speaking of being serial, let's turn to the topic of this week's discussion: the serial comma....
Grammer Pole of the Weak: It’s All Right?
Here at Above the Law, we've been discussing English grammar and usage forever -- well, at least since 2006. We've now decided to formalize the discussion. Every Friday we will raise an issue of grammar, spelling, or style, in our newest ATL feature: Grammer Pole of the Weak. Today's topic: "all right" versus "alright." Let's discuss....
A Random Friday Poll: One Space or Two Between Sentences?
Members of this profession really, really like rules, especially rules about proper English grammar and usage. Be it confusion over a homophone, misuse of a hyphen, or incorrect placement of a semicolon, every grammar Nazi has a special place reserved in his heart for the idiot who screws these things up. And that is why the topic of last week's reader poll was about how many spaces one should use between sentences....
Why Some Firms Are Leading The Market With Generative AI
A culture of innovation with strategic AI like Lexis+ AI is revolutionizing law firms by boosting efficiency and deepening client relationships.
Small Firms, Big Lawyers: The Perfect Font … To Show You Don’t Care
Ed. note: This is the latest installment of Small Firms, Big Lawyers, one of Above the Law’s new columns for small-firm lawyers. If you want to send a message that you really don’t care what your document looks like, or that you never really gave it any thought, then this is the font for you. […]