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- Small Firm, Big Compensation — See Alsoby Chris Williams on June 9, 2026 at 11:30 pm
AZA Bumps Up Their Pay Scale: Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing P.C. pay their associates for their excellence! You Get What You Pay For: Trump’s lawyers keep missing easy deadlines. Fired Law School Dean Files Sexual Discrimination Suit: Despite clear successes, he was fired several months after marrying his husband. Just A Nomination For Now: Will Todd Blanche actually get confirmed? Dead Lawyer Theory: Will LLMs and laziness push out actual human lawyering? The post Small Firm, Big Compensation — See Also appeared first on Above the Law.
- Biglaw Partner Headed For The Federal Judiciaryby Kathryn Rubino on June 9, 2026 at 11:02 pm
Returning the 'blue slip' makes this relatively smooth sailing. The post Biglaw Partner Headed For The Federal Judiciary appeared first on Above the Law.
- Meeting Clients Where They Are In An AI Worldby Stephen Embry on June 9, 2026 at 10:16 pm
Using AI in an educational way moves the relationship more to one of a team with a lawyer, client, and AI tools all working together to get better results. The post Meeting Clients Where They Are In An AI World appeared first on Above the Law.
- The Emersonian Lawyer: The Compass And The Resumeby Jeff Cox on June 9, 2026 at 9:33 pm
The resume follows what is legible, while the compass follows something harder to name. The post The Emersonian Lawyer: The Compass And The Resume appeared first on Above the Law.
- Sorry, Associates, But Those Knicks Seats Were Always Going To Clientsby Staci Zaretsky on June 9, 2026 at 8:44 pm
Elite firms turned a playoff game into a business development opportunity. The post Sorry, Associates, But Those Knicks Seats Were Always Going To Clients appeared first on Above the Law.
- Gay Law School Dean Sues For Discrimination, Alleging He Was Fired Because He Married His Husbandby Kathryn Rubino on June 9, 2026 at 8:00 pm
‘This is outright homophobia,’ said a faculty member after the termination. The post Gay Law School Dean Sues For Discrimination, Alleging He Was Fired Because He Married His Husband appeared first on Above the Law.
- Dead Lawyering Theory: Too Much Of Litigation Is Fakeby Chris Williams on June 9, 2026 at 7:15 pm
Will most legal arguments be written by LLMs? The post Dead Lawyering Theory: Too Much Of Litigation Is Fake appeared first on Above the Law.
- The Legal Tech-To-English Dictionary (2.0): Artificial Intelligence In Legal Techby Jeremy Barker on June 9, 2026 at 6:32 pm
[Sponsored] There are lawyers out there right now, using ChatGPT and still answering emails in an AOL account — and not just because they’re hipsters! The post The Legal Tech-To-English Dictionary (2.0): Artificial Intelligence In Legal Tech appeared first on Above the Law.
- Todd Blanche Got The Attorney General Nomination. Getting Confirmed Is Another Matter.by Kathryn Rubino on June 9, 2026 at 5:48 pm
Epstein files, a slush fund, and a missing bullet walk into a confirmation hearing. The post Todd Blanche Got The Attorney General Nomination. Getting Confirmed Is Another Matter. appeared first on Above the Law.
- Trump Lawyers Keep Missing Easy Filing Deadlines… How Is This Hard For Them?by Joe Patrice on June 9, 2026 at 5:03 pm
Both in his private and public capacity, his lawyers don't seem to care much about the details. The post Trump Lawyers Keep Missing Easy Filing Deadlines… How Is This Hard For Them? appeared first on Above the Law.









