GC Sends Incredibly Snarky Letter To Competitor GC Asking For ‘Typo’ Correction
Congratulations to this GC for handling this false advertising "faux pas" with humor.
Law Firm Doesn’t Mind If You Refer To Its Attorneys As ‘Motherf*ckers’
This firm looks like it's a great place to be a human being.
What Your Clients Say When They Know You Won’t Hear It
Download this 63-page survey report and get the truth about the legal client experience.
Judge Shames Lawyers Over Midnight Filings In Awesomely Sarcastic Order
Sometimes putting pleadings off until the last minute will come back to bite you in the ass.
Kids Think Lawyers Are Real A-Holes
This is exactly what the youth of America thinks about lawyers -- and it's not very favorable.
Lawyer Who Abandoned Ferrari To Help Client Gets A Handsome Reward
What do you think he received after going through s**t for a client?
The Awesome Aftermath of the West Orange Cease-and-Desist Letter That Went Viral Worldwide
Apparently "Trenk" has become a verb, after Richard Trenk's failed legal wranglings went viral.
AI + legal workflows: 5 plays that actually move the needle
Unsure where to start with AI? Learn 5 law firm workflows that can improve intake, conflicts, drafting, docketing, and time tracking—plus prompts, ethics tips, and steps for real ROI.
A Great Response to a Cease and Desist Letter
If only more response letters from lawyers were written like this one!
Adventures in Lawyer Advertising: Meet the Smoothest Lawyer in Town
What might Shaft’s website look like if he were a lawyer?
Quote of the Day: Definitely Beats Studying For Exams
Which Columbia Law Student just won her second Olympic gold medal?
Need Money for Law School? Just Sell Your Machine Gun
Well, this is a unique way to get money to pay for law school…
Stand With Survivors: Legal Tools To Make A Real Difference This DVAM
Enhance your legal skills to advocate for survivors of intimate partner violence.
Canadian Lawyer of the Day: This Lawyer Was Literally on Top of the World
Our Lawyer of the Day is pretty awesome. She climbed Mount Everest this weekend. No big deal.
Lawyer of the Day: They Literally Fought the Law, and the Law(yer) Won
A group of teenagers tried to mug the wrong lawyer last week in San Francisco...
Mother, Tell Your Children Not To Read My Stories: Meet Team ATL’s Newest Member
Hi everybody! I’m Chris Danzig. You might have seen me around Above The Law over the past year, covering technology and West Coast legal news. As of today, I’m excited to be the site’s newest full-time editor, joining David Lat, Elie Mystal, and Staci Zaretsky. I’m a journalist by trade, not a lawyer. I’ve spent […]
There’s No Such Thing as Bad Publicity When You’ve Got Swag
Most attorneys take themselves way too seriously. As a result, we see some pretty ridiculous attorney advertising that ends up being unintentionally funny. And while we’re happy to poke gentle fun at these websites and ads, our commentary isn’t always well received. Because another thing that lawyers aren’t known for is the ability to accept criticism. Knoxville attorney Stephen A. Burroughs is an exception to these rules....
Next-Level Law & Order Analysis
In the blogosphere the people are divided into two seperate yet equally important groups: the producers who research new content, and the commentators who analyze and talk about it. This is a story of what happens when it all comes together. [ding ding] DET. GREEN: We’ve got a man here, a single man, who has […]