by HolAdmin | Apr 30, 2026 | American Legal News
The Fools Sent Out The Draft Doc: Nobody was awake enough to catch that? Cool If I Flip The Bird?: Flashing the finger as patriotic duty. Keep The Hate Outside The Club: Metropolitan Club members want to keep Todd Blanche out. ABA Folds On Diversity. Again: They...
by HolAdmin | Apr 30, 2026 | American Legal News
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to ALM data for the latest Am Law 200 ranking, which Biglaw firm’s profits per equity partner (PEP) decreased the most last year? Hint: PEP fell 13.43% at this firm. See the answer on the...
by HolAdmin | Apr 30, 2026 | American Legal News
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. I feel terrible for those lawyers and firms that have found themselves on the wrong side of this issue in court—it must be very frustrating and concerning. But I’m determined that we put in place every measure...
by HolAdmin | Apr 30, 2026 | American Legal News
Cleary Gottlieb makes its money billing clients for legal tasks. Cleary Gottlieb also owns a subsidiary, ClearyX, building tools to help clients handle those tasks on their own — and to do them cheaper and faster. In ordinary times, firms don’t cannibalize their own...
by HolAdmin | Apr 30, 2026 | American Legal News
Surprise, surprise, another ABA diversity loss. Right after SFFA v. Harvard, the timer started ticking against structural attempts to correct racial disparities in the legal profession. Rules like “Hey, we should make sure that underserved communities are aware of the...
by HolAdmin | Apr 30, 2026 | American Legal News
(Natursports / Shutterstock.com) If you are a regular reader of Above the Law, chances are good that you own an expensive, limited-edition Porsche like the 911 GT3RS, 911 GT2, 959, Carrera GT, or a 918 Spyder (to name just a few). You’d love to drive it hard, the way...