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- Marketing Roundup: Generating ROI, Driving Associate Retention, Finding Opportunity In Retirementby Jeremy Barker on March 3, 2025 at 4:36 pm
What you missed this month from the Legal Marketing Association. The post Marketing Roundup: Generating ROI, Driving Associate Retention, Finding Opportunity In Retirement appeared first on Above the Law.
- Top Biglaw Firm Will Require 4 In-Office Work Days Each Week, Starting In Spring 2025by Staci Zaretsky on March 3, 2025 at 3:45 pm
The firm is stressing the importance of ‘in-person collaboration’ in making this move. The post Top Biglaw Firm Will Require 4 In-Office Work Days Each Week, Starting In Spring 2025 appeared first on Above the Law.
- The Promise And Peril Of Price Transparency Under Trump’s New Executive Orderby Above the Law on March 3, 2025 at 3:03 pm
Some experts think greater price transparency could reduce healthcare costs by fostering more competition, while others are concerned about the potential effects on hospital-payer negotiations, as well as the practicality of enforcing these requirements. The post The Promise And Peril Of Price Transparency Under Trump’s New Executive Order appeared first on Above the Law.
- Morning Docket: 03.03.25by Above the Law on March 3, 2025 at 2:28 pm
* Fresh off announcing massive profits, Paul Weiss decides it simply cannot function without forcing lawyers into the office 4 days a week. [American Lawyer] * Gibson Dunn recruiting ad suggests that Gen Z lawyers are busted… girl, we know. (Which, to be fair, probably has a lot to do with the above Paul Weiss decision) [LegalCheek] * Trump/Musk administration’s mass, arbitrary cuts raise trade secret concerns as ranks of disgruntled former employees grow. Who could’ve predicted this except everyone? [Law360] * There are so many lawsuits over Trump’s haphazard handling of the first month of his presidency that Bloomberg created a handy tracker. [Bloomberg Law News] * Jury convicts man in murder of Palestinian child. [Reuters] * Frightening story spreading through social media over the weekend about an attorney seeing his client nabbed and whisked away by ski mask wearing ICE agents. [Newsweek] The post Morning Docket: 03.03.25 appeared first on Above the Law.
- Elon Steals Multibillion FAA Contract From Verizon — See Alsoby Chris Williams on March 1, 2025 at 12:30 am
The Rich Get Richer: Being able to do whatever you want has its benefits! HLS Students Push School To Divest From Israel: Votes will be cast in March. Scary Good Talent: Firms put off hiring the attorneys fired by Trump administration for fear of backlash. See You At The Awards!: The Counsel of the Year Awards will be held in March! A Member Of The Big Four Gets Even Bigger!: KPMG can now offer legal services in the US! The post Elon Steals Multibillion FAA Contract From Verizon — See Also appeared first on Above the Law.
- Supreme Court Justice Knows What He Likesby Kathryn Rubino on February 28, 2025 at 11:46 pm
Why mess with success? The post Supreme Court Justice Knows What He Likes appeared first on Above the Law.
- UnitedHealth Hit With 2 New Federal Probes In 1 Weekby Above the Law on February 28, 2025 at 11:15 pm
This week, UnitedHealth Group faced two new investigations from federal lawmakers. The first was a senator’s probe into its Medicare Advantage billing practices, and the second was a Congressman’s investigation into a decline in care quality at Optum-owned clinics in New York. The post UnitedHealth Hit With 2 New Federal Probes In 1 Week appeared first on Above the Law.
- Stat(s) Of The Week: How Much Do In-House Lawyers Make?by Vera Djordjevich on February 28, 2025 at 10:32 pm
ATL’s annual compensation report offers insights into the state of pay for corporate counsel. The post Stat(s) Of The Week: How Much Do In-House Lawyers Make? appeared first on Above the Law.
- A Hollywood Awards Show For Lawyers (That Isn’t A Deposition)by Joe Patrice on February 28, 2025 at 9:45 pm
The Oscars are the second most important entertainment awards show coming up. The post A Hollywood Awards Show For Lawyers (That Isn’t A Deposition) appeared first on Above the Law.
- Biglaw Firms Shying Away From Hiring Fired Government Lawyers For Fear Of Being ‘Scorned’ By Trump Administrationby Staci Zaretsky on February 28, 2025 at 9:00 pm
There’s also concern that these lawyers will be ‘ineffective’ against the government. The post Biglaw Firms Shying Away From Hiring Fired Government Lawyers For Fear Of Being ‘Scorned’ By Trump Administration appeared first on Above the Law.