Above the Law

Don’t Let Eric Schmitt Throw His Lawyers Under The Bus — See Also

M&A Power Players Start Their Careers At These Law Schools: Check out the top 10 law schools for dealmakers here.

Hawkeye Fallout: Graduates of Harvard and ASSLaw both caught up in Senator Eric Schmitt’s embarrassing Jack Smith failure. But let’s still not get distracted from the St. Louis Law grad who bears responsibility for this.

Super Intelligence, Subpar Spelling: Spellcheck exists, you guys.

Trump Appointees Stopped Boasberg’s Contempt Inquiry. The Full D.C. Circuit Might Not Be So Accommodating: The government would very much like the court to take its word for it. The court would very much like to know why it should.

ROI Is Dead. Long Live ROI.

While the AI landscape keeps shifting, the question of ROI remains unsettled.

DOJ Offers Up Kristi Noem As ‘Sacrificial Lamb’ But D.C. Circuit Wants To Know Who Else Was In The Room

Starting with the one who allegedly suggested saying 'f*ck you.'

6 Ways You Can Find Success In Private Practice

ATL contributor Frank Ramos shares best practices for any lawyer — from meeting new clients to achieving long-term goals.

How Many Times Can Trump Pick Rural Republicans’ Pockets Before They Wise Up?

The sheer, brazen shamelessness of it shocked me.

Cameras Everywhere: What Privacy Do We Have Left?

The cameras are not going away.

House Intel Committee Could Investigate Defense Firm Contributions To White House Ballroom

Rep. Jim Himes, the top Democrat on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, sent a Sept. 28 letter to a defense trade group warning of a ‘likely’ probe into the project.

Morning Docket: 09.30.26

* Lindsay Clancy lawyer questions if she even killed the kids. [NPR]

* The Biglaw model is in disarray and it’s not because of AI. [The Economist]

* Trump’s former DOJ antitrust chief lands at White & Case. [Bloomberg Law News]

* Supreme Court allows administration to get back to human trafficking migrants to war zones. [Reuters]

* Billable hour needs to go. [Bloomberg Law News]

* Connecting with clients in the AI age. [ABA Journal]

* Suit alleges OpenAI knew its agents were going on the attack. [Law360]

* Trump administration went after immigration lawyers, and they managed to weather the storm. [Mother Jones]

The Perjury ‘Gotcha’ Moment That Launched A Thousand Memes — See Also

SDNY Is Now Taking Applications From The Marine Corps, Any Rank Welcome: We used to be a proper Southern District.

Senator Schmitt’s Himself On Live TV: Missouri Senator Eric Schmitt thought he’d nailed Jack Smith for perjury. He’d actually just forgotten Iowa exists.

Sam Alito Recuses From Climate Case, Months After Everyone Else Noticed The Problem: Better late than never.

This Judge Was Packing Heat On Taco Tuesday: Please, no more gunfire with your burritos, Your Honor.

Law School Admissions Officers Say The Frenzy Is Just Plateauing At A Very High Altitude: 91% say the 2026-2027 cycle will be at least as competitive as the last one.

He Left The Top Of The Supreme Court For A Job He Thought Mattered More

The first chief justice walked away from the bench and then turned down the job a second time.

The Rise Of The Legal Engineer: The New Job 40 Years In The Making

New technology doesn’t merely eliminate jobs. It creates new ones.

Scholastica, Law Reviews, And Gatekeepers Of Academic Prestige

The promise of a single method of sending up a draft law review article is increasingly in jeopardy.

This Legal Writing Expert Wants Lawyers To Embrace AI

AI offers remarkable speed and knowledge, but lawyers must remain responsible for the results.

The Path To CMO

There is no single route to the top marketing seat at a leading U.S. firm, but four paths dominate.

Judge Accidentally Fires Gun While Trying To Pay For Taco Tuesday Meal

Apologies, Your Honor, but the only acceptable shells inside a taco restaurant are supposed to be made of corn or flour.