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Elena Kagan Thinks The Supreme Court Gets 'A Bad Rap, Which Is Either A Lie Or Dangerously Naive
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (813+ words) Elena Kagan belongs in the hall of fame of calling out bullshit. Not only can she identify the cynical, shoddy reasoning her conservative colleagues try to pass off as divinely inspired, but she excels at writing brutally incisive takedowns that…...
Partner And Associate, Sittin' In A Tree - See Also
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (133+ words) Always Be Billing: A Biglaw partner and associate got caught making out by an obnoxious social media video. I Consider Experience Experience: Guy posts his performance reviews from WilmerHale 15 years ago on his LinkedIn profile. A Transatlantic Merger Can Do…...
SCOTUSblog Co-Founder Headed To Prison
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (242+ words) Plus millions owed in restitution. Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! Supreme Court attorney and co-founder of SCOTUSblog Tom Goldstein was convicted on tax and mortgage fraud charges, stemming from allegations he participated in…...
Did Jim Jordan Outsource This Jack Smith Criminal Referral To ChatGPT?
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (575+ words) What even is this shit? On Wednesday, House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan sent a criminal referral to the Department of Justice accusing former Special Counsel Jack Smith of perjuring himself in testimony before the committee. “While testifying under oath, Mr....
What It Takes for Women to Break Through in Litigation
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (166+ words) Real advice from the front lines of the legal profession. Legal work isn’t slowing down, and the firms that win won’t be the ones working harder — they’ll be the ones working smarter. Kathryn Rubino is a Senior Editor at Above…...
Marketing Roundup: Optimizing Content For AI Answer Engines, Revamping Your Operating Model, And More
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (382+ words) A roundup of the latest from Strategies & Voices, the official online publication of LMA. As part of the Legal Marketing Association’s (LMA’s) partnership with Above the Law, we round up insights and intel from Strategies & Voices, LMA’s official online publication…...
New Jersey Has A Message For Lawyers: Don't Sleep With Your Clients
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (343+ words) Staci Zaretsky is the managing editor of Above the Law. She has written for ATL in various capacities since August 2010. Her writing has also appeared in other publications, such as POLITICO, Judgepedia, Lawyerist, and Ms. JD. Staci graduated from Lehigh…...
Only A Billionaire Could Fail The Bar Exam This Profitably
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (394+ words) Kim Kardashian's new UPDATE campaign makes a punchline of the test she can't seem to beat -- and she's laughing all the way to the endcap. Most people who fail the bar exam go quiet, regroup, and try again in the…...
Guy Posts His Obama-Era Biglaw Associate Reviews In Peak LinkedInMaxxing
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (369+ words) Nothing tells a potential employer more than a 15-year-old review. Anyway, it’s safe to say the subject of this Twitter post is LinkedInMaxxing. Once you’ve got your law degree, how do you keep your professional skills up to date? Share…...
One Year In, The HSF Kramer Merger Looks Like A Success With $2.4 Billion In Revenue
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (401+ words) The merged firm beat its own financial targets in year one, giving other merger-hungry Biglaw firms something to think about. When Herbert Smith Freehills and Kramer Levin announced they were joining forces last year, the firms promised the combination would…...