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The LL.M. Honor Roll: Ranking The Nation’s Best Specialty Degree Programs In Law (2026)
There are countless law school rankings out there, and we cover just about every single one of them here at Above the Law. But what about rankings for LL.M. programs, advanced degrees that allow law school graduates to sharpen their skills, specialize in a particular...
The LL.M. Honor Roll: Ranking The Nation’s Best Specialty Degree Programs In Law (2026)
There are countless law school rankings out there, and we cover just about every single one of them here at Above the Law. But what about rankings for LL.M. programs, advanced degrees that allow law school graduates to sharpen their skills, specialize in a particular...
Why Bigger Legal Budgets Buy Less Relief Than Ever
Despite bigger budgets, in-house legal departments are being squeezed from every angle — by rising talent costs, ballooning law firm fees, and an AI bill nobody budgeted for — and a workload that’s outrunning all of it. Download the 2027 In-House Legal Budget Report,...
Why Bigger Legal Budgets Buy Less Relief Than Ever
Despite bigger budgets, in-house legal departments are being squeezed from every angle — by rising talent costs, ballooning law firm fees, and an AI bill nobody budgeted for — and a workload that’s outrunning all of it. Download the 2027 In-House Legal Budget Report,...
Why Bigger Legal Budgets Buy Less Relief Than Ever
Despite bigger budgets, in-house legal departments are being squeezed from every angle — by rising talent costs, ballooning law firm fees, and an AI bill nobody budgeted for — and a workload that’s outrunning all of it. Download the 2027 In-House Legal Budget Report,...
Lawyer Convicted After Attempt To Kill Ex-Wife Foiled By Leaving The Safety On
Last year, Matthew Exton spotted his ex-wife and her family at a local restaurant. After sending a drink to their table and spitting at them on his way out, the now-former Toledo-area attorney returned with a gun and attempted to shoot his ex at point blank range....
Lawyer Convicted After Attempt To Kill Ex-Wife Foiled By Leaving The Safety On
Last year, Matthew Exton spotted his ex-wife and her family at a local restaurant. After sending a drink to their table and spitting at them on his way out, the now-former Toledo-area attorney returned with a gun and attempted to shoot his ex at point blank range....
Biglaw’s Money Can Follow Its Recruits Right Into A Judge’s Chambers, Ethics Panel Says
A judicial ethics panel has looked at the increasingly common arrangement of a law student cashing a Biglaw check while working, unpaid, inside a judge’s chambers and decided it is all perfectly fine. In the race to lock up talent earlier and earlier, Biglaw...
Lawyer for Lindsay Clancy’s ex-husband threatens conspiracy theorists with legal action
{mag_summary} A lawyer representing Patrick Clancy, the ex-husband of Lindsay Clancy, told conspiracy theorists who claim that the father was involved in the deaths of…