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News, commentary, and opinion on lawyers and the legal profession. Covering the legal industry from law school to the Supreme Court.

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The ACLU Doesn’t Do Impeachment, But It Had Some Thoughts About Pete Hegseth abovethelaw.com/2026/11/the-…
The ACLU Doesn’t Do Impeachment, But It Had Some Thoughts About Pete Hegseth - Above the Law

The ACLU Doesn’t Do Impeachment, But It Had Some Thoughts About Pete Hegseth - Above the Law

The ACLU doesn’t take sides on impeachment. It made something close to an exception for Pete Hegseth.

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It’s Beginning To Smell A Lot Like Subpoenas abovethelaw.com/2026/11/its-…
It's Beginning To Smell A Lot Like Subpoenas - Above the Law

It's Beginning To Smell A Lot Like Subpoenas - Above the Law

The blue wave hits law firms.

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Is Cahill Gordon The Next Weil? Partner Exits And Acquisition Talk Have Biglaw Guessing abovethelaw.com/2026/11/is-c…
Is Cahill Gordon The Next Weil? Partner Exits And Acquisition Talk Have Biglaw Guessing - Above the...

Is Cahill Gordon The Next Weil? Partner Exits And Acquisition Talk Have Biglaw Guessing - Above the...

One source says Cahill’s collapse is inevitable, and also that everyone should calm down.

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Chuck Grassley Says Democrats Are Stonewalling Judges ‘For The First Time In Our Nation’s History.’ Merrick Garland Would Like A Word. abovethelaw.com/2026/11/chuc…
Chuck Grassley Says Democrats Are Stonewalling Judges ‘For The First Time In Our Nation’s History.’...

Chuck Grassley Says Democrats Are Stonewalling Judges ‘For The First Time In Our Nation’s History.’...

Did he just... forget?

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House Opts To Stall Hegseth Impeachment Vote, Sending Resolution To Judiciary Committee breakingdefense.com/2026/11/…
House opts to stall Hegseth impeachment vote, sending resolution to Judiciary Committee - Breaking...

House opts to stall Hegseth impeachment vote, sending resolution to Judiciary Committee - Breaking...

The House voted 211-204 to refer eight articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to the Judiciary Committee, effectively shelving the resolution and blocking it from advancing to...

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Morning Docket: 11.11.26 abovethelaw.com/2026/11/morn…
Morning Docket: 11.11.26 - Above the Law

Morning Docket: 11.11.26 - Above the Law

* Nvidia brings on Wachtell to probe CEO's affair with Chinese intelligence asset. [NY Times] * Ethics officials hit Alina Habba with charges over NDA debacle. [Washington Sun] * Judge kicks DOJ...

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It’s Tough Out There For Weil Junior Associates — See Also abovethelaw.com/2026/11/its-…
It's Tough Out There For Weil Junior Associates - See Also - Above the Law

It's Tough Out There For Weil Junior Associates - See Also - Above the Law

Rachel Maddow Wants Democrats To Impeach Todd Blanche Right After Pete Hegseth: Stephen Miller has a lawyer, and so, apparently, does Pete Hegseth. If Democrats take Maddow’s advice, the real...

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Why We Call The Old-Line Firms ‘White Shoe’ abovethelaw.com/2026/11/why-…
Why We Call The Old-Line Firms ‘White Shoe’ - Above the Law

Why We Call The Old-Line Firms ‘White Shoe’ - Above the Law

Footwear that named an entire tier of Biglaw.

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3 More Questions For A Patent Litigator Turned Legal Recruiter (Part I) abovethelaw.com/2026/11/3-mo…
3 More Questions For A Patent Litigator Turned Legal Recruiter (Part I) - Above the Law

3 More Questions For A Patent Litigator Turned Legal Recruiter (Part I) - Above the Law

A willingness to learn and an open, curious mind are force multipliers in a demanding career such as IP litigation.

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A Press Secretary Comeback? Katie Zacharia May Be Ready For Her Close-Up abovethelaw.com/2026/11/a-pr…
A Press Secretary Comeback? Katie Zacharia May Be Ready For Her Close-Up - Above the Law

A Press Secretary Comeback? Katie Zacharia May Be Ready For Her Close-Up - Above the Law

Sources say she hoped her election-night TV appearance would put her back in the running.

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Biglaw Begins Hiring Trump Collaborators As They Flee DOJ abovethelaw.com/2026/11/bigl…
Biglaw Begins Hiring Trump Collaborators As They Flee DOJ - Above the Law

Biglaw Begins Hiring Trump Collaborators As They Flee DOJ - Above the Law

At what point is this administration too toxic for the revolving door?

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Goodwin Associates Can Take Home Up To $140K In Bonuses, Plus A Raise In 2027 abovethelaw.com/2026/11/good…
Goodwin Associates Can Take Home Up To $140K In Bonuses, Plus A Raise In 2027 - Above the Law

Goodwin Associates Can Take Home Up To $140K In Bonuses, Plus A Raise In 2027 - Above the Law

Bonus season is here, and 1,950 hours is the price of admission at the firm.

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Last Call: Seeking Submissions For ATL’s 17th Annual Legally Themed Halloween Costume Contest abovethelaw.com/2026/10/atls…
ATL’s 17th Annual Legally Themed Halloween Costume Contest - Above the Law

ATL’s 17th Annual Legally Themed Halloween Costume Contest - Above the Law

Have you got what it takes to top the winners of years past?

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Trump’s DOJ Ran Off So Many Lawyers It Can’t Even Show Up To Keep People Locked Up Anymore abovethelaw.com/2026/11/trum…
Trump’s DOJ Ran Off So Many Lawyers It Can’t Even Show Up To Keep People Locked Up Anymore - Above...

Trump’s DOJ Ran Off So Many Lawyers It Can’t Even Show Up To Keep People Locked Up Anymore - Above...

Forfeiting, but make it efficient.

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The Top Law Schools For Tax Law (2026) abovethelaw.com/2026/11/the-…
The Top Law Schools For Tax Law (2026) - Above the Law

The Top Law Schools For Tax Law (2026) - Above the Law

These aren't your usual tax law heavyweights. New contenders are making a name for themselves in tax law excellence.

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Weil’s Lifeboats Have A Seating Chart, First-Years Worry They Aren’t On It abovethelaw.com/2026/11/weil…
Weil's Lifeboats Have A Seating Chart, First-Years Worry They Aren't On It - Above the Law

Weil's Lifeboats Have A Seating Chart, First-Years Worry They Aren't On It - Above the Law

Gibson Dunn, Kirkland, and Latham are taking teams of seasoned Weil attorneys. What about the associates who just started?

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Todd Blanche Volunteered To Be Pete Hegseth’s Impeachment Lawyer — Rachel Maddow Has A Better Idea abovethelaw.com/2026/11/todd…
Todd Blanche Volunteered To Be Pete Hegseth’s Impeachment Lawyer - Rachel Maddow Has A Better Idea...

Todd Blanche Volunteered To Be Pete Hegseth’s Impeachment Lawyer - Rachel Maddow Has A Better Idea...

Sure, no attorney general has ever been impeached, but, hey! There’s a first time for everything.

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Founder Nikki Shaver To Leave Legaltech Hub, Investor Jeroen Plink To Step In, Announces Strategic Partnership With Baretz+Brunelle lawnext.com/2026/11/founder-…
Founder Nikki Shaver to Leave Legaltech Hub, Investor Jeroen Plink to Step In, Announces Strategic...

Founder Nikki Shaver to Leave Legaltech Hub, Investor Jeroen Plink to Step In, Announces Strategic...

Nikki Shaver, CEO of Legaltech Hub (LTH), is leaving the company Dec. 1 to join law firm Davis Polk & Wardwell as chief AI and knowledge officer. Shaver and her husband, Chris Ford, founded LTH in...

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Simulation-Guided Clinical Trials: Is EU Law Ready? abovethelaw.com/2026/11/simu…
Simulation-Guided Clinical Trials: Is EU Law Ready? - Above the Law

Simulation-Guided Clinical Trials: Is EU Law Ready? - Above the Law

Simulations do not replace human judgment: they inform it, making transparent what would otherwise remain a ‘black box.’ EU law does not require them today; but a proportionate embrace, in the right...

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Morning Docket: 11.10.26 abovethelaw.com/2026/11/morn…
Morning Docket: 11.10.26 - Above the Law

Morning Docket: 11.10.26 - Above the Law

* The lateral market doomed the traditional law firm model. Weil is a sign of what's to come. [WSJ] * Democrats should use their investigative powers to chart the flow of ill-gotten gains around the...

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