by HolAdmin | May 8, 2026 | American Legal News
Yale Law Grad Accused Of Facilitating Insider Trading Scheme: Some of the largest M&A practices were taken advantage of. Taking A Break With The Kardashians: Kim plans to break from bar prepping until 2027. Calling It What It Is Is The Real Problem: Chief Justice...
by HolAdmin | May 8, 2026 | American Legal News
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! After reporting on the alleged drinking habits of the FBI Director led to a $250 million defamation lawsuit, Sarah Fitzpatrick at The Atlantic responded with a follow-up story about a personalized...
by HolAdmin | May 8, 2026 | American Legal News
In dinosaur days, if a lawyer or a judge had any publicity, it was frowned upon. The best lawyers were always behind the scenes, doing what they did best, without any fanfare or flacks (they are called publicists today). There were stunning verdicts, trial lawyers at...
by HolAdmin | May 8, 2026 | American Legal News
While attending the recent ABA spring conference of the General Practice/Solo, Young Lawyers, and Law Practice Divisions, I popped into a presentation by Karoline Buck and Emma Raimi-Zlatic of Thomson Reuters and Smokeball, respectively. As many know, Thomson Reuters...
by HolAdmin | May 8, 2026 | American Legal News
The post California Bar Proposes Rule Requiring Lawyers To Verify Every AI Output — And Five Other AI-Focused Ethics Changes appeared first on Above the Law.
by HolAdmin | May 8, 2026 | American Legal News
Vault recently published the 2026 edition of all manner of its closely watched rankings for the country’s law firms, including prestige rankings and quality of life rankings. We recently discovered which midsize law firms are the best to work for, but which midsize...
by HolAdmin | May 8, 2026 | American Legal News
Once you summon enough cynicism to look past the weight of constantly being at crisis, the bumblings of this administration scream humor at every turn. The specter of hantavirus haunts us and worm for brains who walks in airplane bathrooms barefoot and is the head of...
by HolAdmin | May 8, 2026 | American Legal News
A lawyer has to zealously advocate for their client. But after the case is done and the client has, you know, died… attorneys don’t have an obligation to keep defending them. Just because an attorney shouldn’t bad mouth a former client, doesn’t mean they have to keep...
by HolAdmin | May 8, 2026 | American Legal News
We’ve been following Kim Kardashian’s quest to become a lawyer (without going to a traditional law school) since she first announced her apprenticeship back in 2019 (actually before that), and if there’s one thing this journey has taught us, it’s that the California...
by HolAdmin | May 8, 2026 | American Legal News
Ed. note: This is the latest installment in a series of posts on motherhood in the legal profession, in partnership with our friends at MothersEsquire. Welcome Katie Wiley back to our pages. Click here if you’d like to donate to MothersEsquire. The billable...