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- Milbank Has Been Matched! — See Alsoby Chris Williams on September 4, 2025 at 11:30 pm
Law Firm Matches Milbank And Raises Salaries: Bet you wish you worked here!Court Cracks Down On Military Police Takeover: Gotta love the rule of law!Harvard Just Landed A Yuge Legal Victory: Billions in federal funding!Lobbyist Defends Firms Capitulating To Trump: An argument was made. Not particularly strong, but there is one.Donald Trump Really Gets Those Numbers Up: He’s the reason so many are applying to law school.The post Milbank Has Been Matched! — See Also appeared first on Above the Law.
- Thanks So Much To Our Advertisersby Above the Law on September 4, 2025 at 10:46 pm
We love working with you. The post Thanks So Much To Our Advertisers appeared first on Above the Law.
- Non-Equity Partnership Isn’t A Fast Track To The Equity Tierby Kathryn Rubino on September 4, 2025 at 10:03 pm
All Biglaw ‘partners’ are not created (or paid) equal. The post Non-Equity Partnership Isn’t A Fast Track To The Equity Tier appeared first on Above the Law.
- Federal Judiciary Says ‘F.U.’ To Public Defender In A Win For … Justice?by Aliza Shatzman on September 4, 2025 at 9:35 pm
Why are judges still above the law? The post Federal Judiciary Says ‘F.U.’ To Public Defender In A Win For … Justice? appeared first on Above the Law.
- Law School Applications Soar Once Again Thanks To Donald Trumpby Staci Zaretsky on September 4, 2025 at 8:44 pm
Prospective law students see litigation as their best option to fight for justice. The post Law School Applications Soar Once Again Thanks To Donald Trump appeared first on Above the Law.
- Solving The Formula To Become A Rainmakerby Steve Fretzin on September 4, 2025 at 8:15 pm
A proven process beats winging it every time. The post Solving The Formula To Become A Rainmaker appeared first on Above the Law.
- Guy Who Helped Orchestrate Some of Biglaw’s Pro Bono Payola Deals Offers Tone Deaf Defense Of Themby Kathryn Rubino on September 4, 2025 at 7:33 pm
Best take this with a boatload of salt. The post Guy Who Helped Orchestrate Some of Biglaw’s Pro Bono Payola Deals Offers Tone Deaf Defense Of Them appeared first on Above the Law.
- Harvard Just Defrosted Trump’s Multibillion-Dollar Funding Freezeby Chris Williams on September 4, 2025 at 6:48 pm
As if Harvard needed another reason to brag over Columbia. The post Harvard Just Defrosted Trump’s Multibillion-Dollar Funding Freeze appeared first on Above the Law.
- 8am And Kaleidoscope Revealed Along With Some New Stuff: The Witt Keynoteby Stephen Embry on September 4, 2025 at 6:12 pm
The theme that every day is a brand new day permeates the entire conference. And 8am’s mission statement carries this idea forward. The post 8am And Kaleidoscope Revealed Along With Some New Stuff: The Witt Keynote appeared first on Above the Law.
- It’s Your Career: Assume Responsibility For Itby Above the Law on September 4, 2025 at 5:29 pm
Set aside a specific line item in your personal budget for your career. What you make of yourself is up to you. The post It’s Your Career: Assume Responsibility For It appeared first on Above the Law.