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Associate Compensation Scorecard: Biglaw’s 2025 Bonus Blitz
Since we broke the news of the market bonus scale for associates at large law firms in the United States…
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Living Solely Off Social Security Benefits In Retirement Is Possible
About 10 years ago, I tried logging onto SSA.gov to check my Social Security benefits. You would think after decades…
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Trump And Habba Must Pay Million Dollar Stupid Tax, Court Confirms
Just in time for Thanksgiving, the Eleventh Circuit finally weighed in on Donald Trump’s appeal that hoped to set aside…
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Law Professor Offers Pitch Perfect Response To Trump’s Latest Insult
Donald Trump recently pointed at Bloomberg reporter Catherine Lucey during a press gaggle aboard Air Force One and snarled, “Quiet.…
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Is The Comey Case Barred By The Statute Of Limitations? It’s Complicated! (But Also Yes.)
James Comey (Photo by Eric Thayer/Getty Images) Yesterday, Judge Cameron McGowan Currie tossed the Trump administration’s slapdash effort to criminally…
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Legal Ethics Roundup: ‘Judicial Burn’ Dissent, High-Stakes Poker Player Lawyer Risks It All, AI-Faked Evidence, DOJ Misconduct & More
Ed. note: Please welcome Renee Knake Jefferson back to the pages of Above the Law. Subscribe to her Substack, Legal…
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How To Overcome Travel Guilt As a Stay-at-Home Parent
I was talking to a full-time mother the other day, and she was pissed. Her full-time working husband was heading…
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Building Your Brand: Everything You Do Builds It Up Or Drags It Down
Whether we appreciate it or not, each of us has a personal brand, and everything we do affects it. It’s…
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Does Our Profession Have A Gender?
Do you think that the legal profession is too feminine? No, this is not a trick question. I am interested…
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DOJ Charges Law Student In ‘Trump Whore’ Kidnapping Hoax
One of the keys to surviving law school is getting really good at time management skills. If you can squeeze…
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