Above the Law

With Successes Like These, Who Needs Losses! — See Also

Winningly “Bigly” Looks A Lot Like Downward Spiraling Investment Portfolios: Gotta love Trumpenomics!

This Is What Happens When You Take On Biglaw: Judge grants Perkins Coie’s TRO preventing the enforcement of provisions of Donald Trump’s executive order aimed at the firm

About That Public Service Loan Forgiveness…: Make sure what you’re doing isn’t on Trump’s no-no list.

But Mel Gibson Is Donald Trump’s Friend! DOJ attorney says she lost her job because she wouldn’t let Lethal Weapon start arm himself.

First Amendment If You Dare: Judge set to hear Mahmoud Khalil’s case today.

OCI Just Isn’t What It Used To Be: We’ve seen a jump in direct applications, referrals, and resume collects.

Sam Seder Kicked Some Major Ass On Jubilee: Boston University School of Law should be proud!

SXSW Privacy Discussion: The Rising Risks Lawyers Can’t Ignore

These risks aren’t hypothetical — they are unfolding now. Sensitive legal information is potentially more exposed today than ever.

Biglaw Summer Associate Recruiting Leaves OCI In The Dust In Favor Of Alternative Hiring Plans

Plus, total offer volume for the most recent law students to go through recruitment was flat, under 50%.

Judge To Hear If Green Card Holders Can Be Deported For Disagreeing With American Policy

Rapidly approaching the point where the 1st, 4th, and 5th Amendments are just decoration.

Trump Issues Executive Order That Would Disqualify Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness For People Engaging In Activities That Go Against His Agenda

This executive order is a sign of things to come.

Conflicts, Contracts & Costs: Tuning Up Your Office Systems, Client Relationships & Operating Documents

Join us on March 26th for this CLE-eligible webinar where we’ll dive into the strategic implications of adapting ethical practices to a distributed environment. 

Perhaps The Greatest Stock Market Correction Ever, Truly Terrific, Remember To Thank Your FAVORITE PRESIDENT!

A 15% drop here, a 15% drop there, and soon you're talking real problems.

Deputy Defense Secretary Nominee Has ‘Clear Conflict Of Interest’ With Ligado Lawsuit: Sen. Warren

In a March 9 letter to Stephen Feinberg, nominated for deputy defense secretary, Warren argues that his adult children and the private equity firm he founded could financially benefit from the ongoing lawsuit between Ligado and the US government.

Morning Docket: 03.12.25

* “I’m not a cat” lawyer deep dive. [NY Times] * Judge who feels gay people don’t deserve basic human rights is very disturbed by criticism of federal judges. [National Law Journal] * “Judge to hold hearing over Columbia student protester’s challenge to arrest” makes it sound like a hearing wasn’t the required next step. […]

Perkins Coie Isn’t Backing Down — See Also

Biglaw Firm Prepares To Do Battle With Trump Administration: They’ve recruited Williams & Connolly for the fight.

The Williams & Connolly Response Doubles As A Con Law Outline: They came out swinging!

First Misconduct Of Many?: Ed Martin gets hit with a disciplinary complaint.

Diddy’s Lawyer Responds To Most Recent Celebrity Add-Ons In Sexual Assault Lawsuit: Pursuit of justice or money grab?

Another Biglaw Firm Adopts Tiered Partner System: They started the year off with 12 “income partners.”

No Need To Announce Your Departure: Neutral language on protecting judges enough to make attention-hungry Judge Ho quit.

With $7 Billion In Revenue, This Biglaw Firm Had A Banger 2024

They had a very good year.

Should Courts Use ChatGPT? In This Appellate Opinion, Both The Majority And Dissenting Opinions Did

The opinion is the first by the District of Columbia Court of Appeals to publicly discuss its use of AI tools in the decision-making process.

The Networking Chef: Small Gestures Matter

Don't forget the side dishes!

MIT Reveals 2025 Breakthrough Tech At SXSW: What It Means For Legal

The future isn’t just about adopting new technology — it’s about strategically applying it to solve the right problems.

Sculpting A Copyright Do-Over

As a bonus, the opinion answers some pressing questions on one of the hottest topics in copyright law today.