by HolAdmin | Sep 4, 2025 | American Legal News
Two years ago, I was tired. I was burned out. I was disillusioned with the civil litigation system. Those of you who are longtime readers might recall that I also no longer had much use for a large paycheck. So I sent out a bevy of applications for low-paying...
by HolAdmin | Sep 4, 2025 | American Legal News
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. It is impossible to know if this pace will continue in the second half of the year, but if it does, then 2025 will be the fourth year in a row that U.S. law firm leasing sets an annual record. — an excerpt from...
by HolAdmin | Sep 4, 2025 | American Legal News
Getty Images Leading a corporate legal team today is equal parts challenge and opportunity. Budgets are tighter, regulations are multiplying, and business partners expect answers at the speed of Slack. At the same time, the toolbox has never been richer: advanced...
by HolAdmin | Sep 4, 2025 | American Legal News
The Department of Justice is having a rough time getting those trumped up charges (pun intended) from the fed’s takeover of D.C. to stick. Plus, a lawyer is getting slammed for trying to use opposing counsel’s premature baby as leverage. And infamous law professor Amy...
by HolAdmin | Sep 4, 2025 | American Legal News
Thanks to Biglaw’s bountiful compensation, the legal profession has long been known for its flashy salaries, but even with their generous paychecks, some associates are living much larger than others — and it’s all because of where they live. The National Jurist...
by HolAdmin | Sep 4, 2025 | American Legal News
Amy Coney Barrett has written a book. She’s the latest in a long line of Supreme Court justices supplementing their public service salary with millions of dollars — reportedly a $2 million advance worth, to be precise — despite her meager record as a milquetoast...
by HolAdmin | Sep 4, 2025 | American Legal News
If a law school had to descend into a Kafkaesque experience, you’d expect The Trial or Before the Law, not Metamorphosis. In the grand tradition of American legal education, where asbestos and lead paint commingle with pizza parties and regret, the University of...
by HolAdmin | Sep 4, 2025 | American Legal News
Ed. note: Please welcome Vivia Chen back to the pages of Above the Law. Subscribe to her Substack, “The Ex-Careerist,” here. WHEN I GET TOGETHER FOR DRINKS with my depressed liberal friends, we play a little game. It goes like this: If someone unwittingly displays an...
by HolAdmin | Sep 4, 2025 | African Golf News
Bok hooker Bismarck du Plessis reflects on his tackle on All Blacks flyhalf Dan Carter that saw him sent off in the 2013 Rugby Championship clash at Eden Park. ALSO: Rating the best of the Springboks wins in New Zealand Bismarck du Plessis shares his thoughts on the...
by HolAdmin | Sep 4, 2025 | African Golf News
Jean de Villiers has identified the area he believes the Springboks will target the All Blacks at Eden Park on Saturday. The former Bok captain says the aerial game is where New Zealand are most vulnerable, after struggling badly under the high ball in their 29-23...
