Above the Law - Thinking Like a Lawyer

No one wants to admit weakness, but K&L Gates trying to put a smiling face on layoffs left a lot of observers cold. Meanwhile, Stephen Miller is mongering about a conspiracy to make Taylor Swift famous that somehow doesn't revolve around her talent. And Joshua Wright has brought a lawsuit against ASS Law despite still failing to understand that his problems are all in the mirror.

Law firms have been announcing raises for senior associates, sparking discussions about the future of Biglaw. The controversy over a law professor inviting a white nationalist back to campus is also explored. Additionally, a new lawsuit involving Trump lawyer Alina Habba raises ethical considerations.

Elon Musk files a facially ludicrous lawsuit and Trump argues that sexual assault doesn't count on airplanes_____________After promising a thermonuclear lawsuit against Media Matters, Elon Musk showed up to court with a string of claims that would fail under his own recitation of facts. Meanwhile, Donald Trump takes aim at the Federal Rules of Evidence in a bid to undermine the E. Jean Carroll case and Stephen Miller goes after Macy's in a cheap publicity stunt.

In this podcast, they discuss Donald Trump's failed mistrial motion, where he complained about their humorous articles. They also talk about Ron DeSantis and the financial consequences of his actions. Additionally, they cover the topic of law firms' compensation increases and discuss the reasons behind other firms not matching Millbank's raise.

The podcast discusses the lack of firms matching Milbank's raises, Cravath's introduction of a second partnership tier, and the controversy surrounding Nixon Peabody's attempt to represent Donald Trump. They also explore tax incentives for unreleased movies and the impact of unmatched raises on the legal industry.

Former president Donald Trump joins the podcast as a guest. They discuss the controversy of big law firms representing clients like Trump and the recruitment challenges they face. They also touch on pardons, courtroom sketches, AI in the courtroom, and anti-Semitism in law schools.

Stroock strikes out.--------------We thought the end might be near for Stroock & Stroock & Lavan when we recorded this episode. We were right. And with that, the Biglaw world moves to exclusively one or fewer ampersands. A senior lawyer tried to pull a prank on an airplane. It ended badly. And we discuss the last time newly elected Speaker of the House Mike Johnson tried to run something. It was a law school and it failed in epic fashion.

LSAT's decision is not totally... illogical.-----------The LSAT is ditching logic games from upcoming tests and the Above the Law gang is conflicted over whether or not that's a good thing. There's a good argument that the section disproportionately disadvantaged folks with vision issues. On the other hand that was a deficiency that admissions could address on the back end, but without that score schools no longer have a pattern recognition evaluation -- and what's more "thinking like a lawyer" than pattern recognition? We also discuss NYU Law Review getting sued by Stephen Miller and a lawyer citing Hitler approvingly. 

A Clio Cloud Conference roundup.-----Joe checks in from the 2023 Clio Cloud Conference joined by Legaltech News editor-in-chief Stephanie Wilkins, dean of legal tech journalism Bob Ambrogi, and Legal Talk Network producer Laurence Colletti to talk about legal technology and the small law market. We talk artificial intelligence, hot legal trends, and access to justice.

Also Donald Trump's lawyers continue making mistakes.-----Donald Trump's attorneys don't have a leg to standing on. Get it? They keep making bad standing arguments and the judge has now threatened sanctions. A former prosecutor arrested in road rage incident because... Florida man. Meanwhile, a judge has stopped hearing cases after he started "spraying bullets" in road rage. Though he says he really doesn't remember it -- you know, how gunfights just slip your mind. And we welcome the return of the time-honored but always stupid debate over the value of cold calling in law school.