Above the Law

Does This Count As A ‘Meeting Of The Minds’ Problem? — See Also

Kim K’s Psychic Promised That She’d Pass The Bar: She better get a spiritual refund!

First They Came For The Trans Students…: Universities set themselves up for the chopping block if they don’t protect their vulnerable.

Who You Pick Matters: Judges replace themselves with their clerks and so on.

Prepare For More Office Time: Firms are swinging toward more mandated office time.

Former Judicial Clerks: Creating Legacies For Generations

A pattern of strategic succession is reshaping the federal judiciary, with judges increasingly replaced by their former clerks -- cementing legal philosophies for generations.

Mind The Gap: Why In-House Counsel Often Don’t See The Innovation They Want From Law Firms

Perhaps it’s time for in-house legal to have a gut check with their outside counsel. 

The Transgender Boogeyman

Universities do not see that the attacks on trans people are ultimately attacks on the universities themselves.

Funding For SDA’s Next Missile Tracking Contracts Diverted To Troop Payments: Sources

‘When the funding will be authorized, given the shutdown and all the fun there, is a question mark,’ one industry source told Breaking Defense.

Morning Docket: 11.11.25

* Supreme Court to hear major mail- in ballot election case. What could possibly go wrong? [Law.com]

* Donald Trump treats the Supreme Court like his personal fixers, again. Probably because that’s how they act… [Law360]

* Major legal tech player Clio get $5 billion valuation. [Reuters]

* What’s this? The Department of Justice is actually acknowledging a federal judge’s authority? Weird. [Law and Crime]

* Christine Pelosi is running for office. Not her mother’s congressional seat, but for the California Senate. [The Hill]

* A look at the judicial nominees thus far in the Trump II era. [National Law Journal]

* It’s good to be at the top of the Biglaw heap! Revenue is up for the top 50 firms. [American Lawyer]

* There’s a mass exodus at the Department of Justice… and not many replacements. [ABA Journal]

Can’t Spell Paul Weiss Without Donald Trump — See Also

Heckler Tells It Like It Is At The New York Bar Foundation Gala: Tough crowd, earned criticism.

Remember The Paper Trail!: Might not be a Rule 26(g) violation, but mind your manners.

Keeping Hope With The Kardashians: Kim channels her energy toward passing the bar next time!

Davis Polk Announces $25k Public Service Summer: Do some good and get paid for it!

The Champ Is Here!: Check out the winner of this year’s legally themed costume contest!

Why Identity Politics Should Dictate The Democratic Presidential Nominee In 2028

A solution that may not cost Democrats the presidency.

Reagan Judge Quits To Lead The #Resistance

But tell me again how it's only crazy liberals who have a problem with Donald Trump's war on the rule of law.

Law Schools Are Lying To Students About Judicial Clerkships

What do you call it when law schools withhold negative information about judges from students and try to prevent them from accessing candid clerkship information beyond the school’s approved resources? Lying. 

First Rule Of Being A ‘Petty-Ass Bitch’ Lawyer Is You Do Not Go On Instagram And Talk About Being A ‘Petty-Ass Bitch’ Lawyer

Lawfluencing moment ends in federal discovery dispute.

ATL’s Legally Themed Halloween Costume Contest: The Winner (2025)

Who was the lucky winner of this year’s law-themed Halloween contest competition?

Legal Ethics Roundup: Federal Alaska Judge Disbarred, Detainees’ Rights To Talk To Lawyers, The Ethics Of ‘AI Slop’ In Court Pleadings & More 

Your tour of all things related to lawyer and judicial ethics, with University of Houston law professor Renee Knake Jefferson.

The AI Playbook For Contracting: What In-House Legal Teams Need To Know

Join us for this webinar to learn how to build an AI-powered legal department that drives tangible business results! CLE credit is available.

Locking In Trust: Key Terms For Strong AI Vendor Contracts

For in-house counsel, the vendor agreement is the tool to turn uncertainty into clear, enforceable expectations.