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Above the Law

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News, commentary, and opinion on lawyers and the legal profession. Covering the legal industry from law school to the Supreme Court.

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Struggling to land lateral interviews lately? It might not be your resume. Legal recruiters say rival firms are fast-tracking a flood of Weil associates to the top of the pile, leaving everyone else waiting. Joe and Kathryn break down what's happening: ow.ly/y9Zi5106cpn
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Biglaw Firms Show The Money, Hide The Money — See Also abovethelaw.com/2026/11/bigl…
Biglaw Firms Show The Money, Hide The Money - See Also - Above the Law

Biglaw Firms Show The Money, Hide The Money - See Also - Above the Law

New Year, New Salary: Foley & Lardner associates will see their Milbank match in February. Biglaw’s Financial Blackout Claims Its Third Victim: The Am Law 100 is starting to look a lot more like the...

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In Biglaw, Second Place Is Still Pretty Big abovethelaw.com/2026/11/in-b…
In Biglaw, Second Place Is Still Pretty Big - Above the Law

In Biglaw, Second Place Is Still Pretty Big - Above the Law

You may know the firm in the top spot... but what about second?

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The Next Generation Of Law Students Don’t Trust AI Hype abovethelaw.com/2026/11/the-…
The Next Generation Of Law Students Don't Trust AI Hype - Above the Law

The Next Generation Of Law Students Don't Trust AI Hype - Above the Law

Research report finds college students use AI as a research tool, but are more skeptical of the sort of drafting and automation law firms seem to be banking on.

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The Blue Wave And MTG abovethelaw.com/2026/11/the-…
The Blue Wave And MTG - Above the Law

The Blue Wave And MTG - Above the Law

New ways of thinking, creating, and innovating may help how we are governed going forward.

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The Itty Bitty Sh*tty Committee abovethelaw.com/2026/11/the-…
The Itty Bitty Sh*tty Committee - Above the Law

The Itty Bitty Sh*tty Committee - Above the Law

Most of us know that committee in one form or another.

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Biglaw’s Latest AI Incentive For Associates Comes With A $1 Million Prize Pot abovethelaw.com/2026/11/bigl…
Biglaw’s Latest AI Incentive For Associates Comes With A $1 Million Prize Pot - Above the Law

Biglaw’s Latest AI Incentive For Associates Comes With A $1 Million Prize Pot - Above the Law

Latham is inviting associates worldwide to pitch ideas for new tools and better ways to use AI.

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Judge Bars DOJ Lawyer From Case, Threatens Default Judgment Over ‘Deliberate Attempt To Mislead The Court’ abovethelaw.com/2026/11/judg…
Judge Bars DOJ Lawyer From Case, Threatens Default Judgment Over ‘Deliberate Attempt To Mislead The...

Judge Bars DOJ Lawyer From Case, Threatens Default Judgment Over ‘Deliberate Attempt To Mislead The...

Another week, another federal judge who’s done taking DOJ at its word.

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Judge Richard Posner, The Model Of A Scholarly Jurist, Dies At 87 abovethelaw.com/2026/11/judg…
Judge Richard Posner, The Model Of A Scholarly Jurist, Dies At 87 - Above the Law

Judge Richard Posner, The Model Of A Scholarly Jurist, Dies At 87 - Above the Law

Remembering the Seventh Circuit legend who turned Torts into a math exam and turned an eye drop case into a treatise on Fancy Feast.

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50 Ways To Do Well In Law School abovethelaw.com/2026/11/50-w…
50 Ways To Do Well In Law School - Above the Law

50 Ways To Do Well In Law School - Above the Law

Law school gives you repeated opportunities to improve how you learn and work. Use them.

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Clio Wants To Bring AI To The Judiciary, But 50-State Survey Reveals Policies Differ In Whether They Allow It lawnext.com/2026/11/clio-wan…
Clio Wants To Bring AI to the Judiciary, But 50-State Survey Reveals Policies Differ in Whether...

Clio Wants To Bring AI to the Judiciary, But 50-State Survey Reveals Policies Differ in Whether...

As I have reported here, the legal technology company Clio is making a big push into the judiciary. It wants to develop AI tools to make judges’ jobs easier, and it has even trademarked the phrase...

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Simpson Thacher Says Financial Metrics Provide ‘Only A Limited View’ Of A Firm, So Now You Get No View At All abovethelaw.com/2026/11/simp…
Simpson Thacher Says Financial Metrics Provide ‘Only A Limited View’ Of A Firm, So Now You Get No...

Simpson Thacher Says Financial Metrics Provide ‘Only A Limited View’ Of A Firm, So Now You Get No...

Simpson Thacher decides $3.55 billion is best kept between friends.

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A Milbank Match Is Coming For Associates At This Biglaw Firm — In February abovethelaw.com/2026/11/a-mi…
A Milbank Match Is Coming For Associates At This Biglaw Firm - In February - Above the Law

A Milbank Match Is Coming For Associates At This Biglaw Firm - In February - Above the Law

A new advancement structure ties the climb up the salary ladder to performance and hours.

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Democrats’ Midterm Wins Could Reshape Healthcare Access For Underserved Americans medcitynews.com/2026/11/demo…
Democrats’ Midterm Wins Could Reshape Healthcare Access for Underserved Americans - MedCity News

Democrats’ Midterm Wins Could Reshape Healthcare Access for Underserved Americans - MedCity News

Democrats' huge wins last week might mean big changes coming to healthcare across the country, especially in states which flipped blue. How might the shift in power affect affordability, access, and...

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Morning Docket: 11.12.26 abovethelaw.com/2026/11/morn…
Morning Docket: 11.12.26 - Above the Law

Morning Docket: 11.12.26 - Above the Law

* With the passing of Judge Richard Posner, we've lost one of the most influential legal scholars and jurists in American history. [NY Times] * Simpson Thacher will withhold its financial information...

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After Weil, All Eyes Turn To Cahill Gordon — See Also abovethelaw.com/2026/11/afte…

After Weil, All Eyes Turn To Cahill Gordon - See Also - Above the Law

‘Who’s Next?’ Is Biglaw’s Favorite New Game, And Cahill Gordon Just Became The Frontrunner: Place your bets. Congress Doesn’t Want To See The Boat Strikes Memo, But A Federal Judge Still Does:...

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This Future Justice Helped Break The Code That Doomed Pearl Harbor’s Architect abovethelaw.com/2026/11/this…
This Future Justice Helped Break The Code That Doomed Pearl Harbor’s Architect - Above the Law

This Future Justice Helped Break The Code That Doomed Pearl Harbor’s Architect - Above the Law

A Navy codebreaker whose war experience quietly shaped how he’d judge.

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Join Michelle Garza, Legal Operations Manager at Generate and Anna Richards, Head of Community at @brightflaghq (sponsor), for a practical session covering: • MCP in plain English • Instant answers on matters, vendors, and spend • Using MCP well ow.ly/NGUb5105Vix
Why MCP Could Be A Hero For Your Lean Legal Team - Above the Law

Why MCP Could Be A Hero For Your Lean Legal Team - Above the Law

New webinar! Learn more about MCP (Model Context Protocol) and how to use it and get it done right.

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White House Counsel Goes Full Mob Consigliere, Threatens Dems If They Investigate Trump abovethelaw.com/2026/11/whit…
White House Counsel Goes Full Mob Consigliere, Threatens Dems If They Investigate Trump - Above the...

White House Counsel Goes Full Mob Consigliere, Threatens Dems If They Investigate Trump - Above the...

Letter warns incoming chair that it's improper to probe political enemies just days after Trump orders DOJ to prosecute his enemies.

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When Should Lawyers Stop Networking? 3 Ways To Do Less And Get Better Results. abovethelaw.com/2026/11/when…
When Should Lawyers Stop Networking? 3 Ways To Do Less And Get Better Results. - Above the Law

When Should Lawyers Stop Networking? 3 Ways To Do Less And Get Better Results. - Above the Law

Most lawyers spend too little time developing the relationships and personal brand that actually bring in business. Here's how to change that.

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