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- Law Firm Earns Coal Right Before Christmas — See Alsoby Chris Williams on January 17, 2026 at 12:30 am
Leave The Trick Or Treating For Halloween: Firm tries to teach the importance of cybersecurity by tricking their associates. Florida Newest State To Break From ABA: Only 48 states remain under the weight of the ABA’s unenforced diversity requirements. Welcome, Dean! Goodbye, Dean!: The culture war claims the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville’s newest dean hire’s job. United States Threatens UK Over Investigating America’s CSAM Bot: We’re the only ones that can ban foreign apps! Beveridge & Diamond Mourns The Loss Of Albert Beveridge III: We send our condolences to the firm, family and friends. The post Law Firm Earns Coal Right Before Christmas — See Also appeared first on Above the Law.
- How Much More Will Clients Pay?by Joe Patrice on January 17, 2026 at 12:03 am
Firms are going to find out! The post How Much More Will Clients Pay? appeared first on Above the Law.
- Adversaries Can Make Great Referral Sourcesby Jordan Rothman on January 16, 2026 at 11:16 pm
Just watch out for the ethical issues that may come with accepting referrals from an adversary. The post Adversaries Can Make Great Referral Sources appeared first on Above the Law.
- Stat(s) Of The Week: Top Outside Counsel Quiz Resultsby Vera Djordjevich on January 16, 2026 at 10:32 pm
How many readers successfully matched the firm to the feedback in our “Name That Firm” game? The post Stat(s) Of The Week: Top Outside Counsel Quiz Results appeared first on Above the Law.
- AI Is Killing The Billable Hour. The Real Question Is What Comes Next.by Jeremy Barker on January 16, 2026 at 9:44 pm
Moving beyond the billable hour requires more than negotiating new fee structures with outside counsel. The post AI Is Killing The Billable Hour. The Real Question Is What Comes Next. appeared first on Above the Law.
- Supreme Court Advocate Compares Using AI In Legal Practice To Working With A ‘Brilliant Associate Who’s Also Schizophrenic’by Staci Zaretsky on January 16, 2026 at 8:58 pm
AI can be incredibly helpful — until the hallucinations appear. The post Supreme Court Advocate Compares Using AI In Legal Practice To Working With A ‘Brilliant Associate Who’s Also Schizophrenic’ appeared first on Above the Law.
- Florida And Texas Break From ABA On Law School Accreditation (And What Banning Plato Has To Do With It)by Joe Patrice on January 16, 2026 at 8:13 pm
Right-wing jurisdictions are mad at the ABA and willing to burn education down over it. The post Florida And Texas Break From ABA On Law School Accreditation (And What Banning Plato Has To Do With It) appeared first on Above the Law.
- Courts Dropkick DOJ’s Disenfranchisement Databaseby Liz Dye on January 16, 2026 at 7:32 pm
Deleting voters for ‘civil rights’ is a hell of a thing to claim in court. The post Courts Dropkick DOJ’s Disenfranchisement Database appeared first on Above the Law.
- Law School Dean Survives Two-Year Search, Falls To One-Week Culture Warby Joe Patrice on January 16, 2026 at 6:47 pm
The people complaining the loudest about cancel culture are the only ones doing it. The post Law School Dean Survives Two-Year Search, Falls To One-Week Culture War appeared first on Above the Law.
- Founder Of Prominent Midsize Firm Passes Awayby Staci Zaretsky on January 16, 2026 at 6:01 pm
We here at Above the Law extend our condolences to his family, friends, and colleagues during this difficult time. The post Founder Of Prominent Midsize Firm Passes Away appeared first on Above the Law.
