Gaming Billionaire Gambles On Stiffing His Lawyers… Loses
Why do people think it's OK to just not pay lawyers?
Asian Americans v. Harvard: A Closer Look
What are the key issues in the case, and when can we expect a ruling?
How Checkbox’s ‘Legal Front Door’ Can Transform Your Workflow
Leveraging agentic AI to triage, prioritize, and automate the law department inbox.
ATL March Madness: Champion
We crown a champion perk.
ATL March Madness: Do You Want A Vacation Or A Clean House?
It all comes down to this.
ATL March Madness Final Four: What’s The Best Fringe Benefit Around?
Which of these four real perks do you want from your employer?
ATL March Madness: Which Perk Do You Want From Your Firm?
It's time to start the first round of voting in this year's March Madness competition.
What Biglaw Can Learn From Personal Injury Firms
How a former insurance agent built a Houston injury practice around systems, empathy, and disciplined advocacy.
Musical Chairs: An Elite Boutique’s Latest High-Profile Hire
A former federal prosecutor and Biglaw partner joins a top-flight litigation boutique.
An Interview with Steven Harper, Former Kirkland Partner and Author of ‘The Lawyer Bubble’
Should you go to law school? Is working in Biglaw still worth it? A former Kirkland & Ellis partner shares his thoughts.
Litigation Finance: The Next Hot Trend?
What would lead four high-powered lawyers and hedge-fund types, including two former Kennedy clerks, to leave their current jobs? The chance to make millions....
Size Matters: Exit Strategy
Small law firm columnist Valerie Katz contemplates whether it is possible for a small-firm associate to go in-house, or if the small-firm associate will be required to follow her path and find a new exit strategy....
Keeping Law School Accessible When Federal Loans Fall Short
As federal borrowing caps tighten financing options for law students, one organization is stepping in to negotiate the terms they can't secure alone.
Size Matters: How Small Is Too Big? A Vocabulary Lesson
Ed. note: This is the latest installment of Size Matters, one of Above the Law’s new columns for small-firm lawyers. I moved from Biglaw to a small firm in 2008. I had heard the term “litigation boutique” used positively. Also, I had heard tales of Biglaw associates going on to small firms and doing great […]