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Above the Law covers the legal industry with an irreverence that's rare in a profession known for taking itself seriously: law firm gossip, hiring and layoff news, judicial missteps, and the everyday absurdities of practicing law, all covered with a wink.
Alongside the humor is genuine reporting on law school rankings, associate salary scales, and the business pressures reshaping big firms, which is why it's widely read by law students and junior associates trying to understand the profession they're entering. It's the newsletter people forward to each other when something in Biglaw goes wrong, publicly.
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