Rankings

The Top 10 Stories Of 2025

Trump v. Biglaw, AI fails, superstars of the SCOTUS bar, the top 17 law schools—the subjects of last year’s biggest stories shouldn’t surprise anyone.

Jan 2 • David Lat

New Skadden Fellows, First After Trump Deal, Remain Progressive

The Skadden Fellowship program has actually grown in the wake of the firm’s settlement with the Trump administration.

Dec 16, 2025 • David Lat

Congratulations To The 2026 Bristow Fellows

Harvard and Stanford Law continue to excel at sending their graduates into these prestigious fellowships at the Office of the Solicitor General.

Nov 20, 2025 • David Lat

Trump Deals For Biglaw Are A Data Point—But Not Destiny

Settling firms have experienced steeper drops in lawyer headcount than fighting firms—but the overall picture is more complicated and nuanced.

Sep 11, 2025 • David Lat

The 2025 U.S. News Rankings: All Hail The... T17?

And how on earth are Harvard and Cornell the #6 and #18 law schools, respectively?

Apr 9, 2025 • David Lat

SCOTUS Clerk Hiring Watch: All Done?

Plus interim rankings of law schools and feeder judges—and an update on the Bristow Fellows.

Feb 20, 2025 • David Lat

Even Superstar Supreme Court Litigators Can’t Win Them All

Plus SCOTUS advocates with the highest win rates, and other interesting info from a new paper.

Feb 12, 2025 • David Lat

Congratulations To The 2025 Skadden Fellows

Many of these young lawyers will be unusually busy during their fellowships.

Feb 6, 2025 • David Lat

Trump Judges Are High-Performing ‘Mavericks,’ New Study Claims

Two law professors ranked federal judges based on productivity, influence, and independence—and were surprised by the results.

Sep 25, 2024 • David Lat

The 20 Most Prestigious Law Firms In America (2024)

Litigation-focused firms fared well; tech-oriented firms, not so much.

Jun 18, 2024 • David Lat

Make Law School Rankings Great Again

‘The prestige ranking, while maybe a bit gross, is the one really valuable thing that U.S. News still does,’ according to Professor Brian Frye.

Jun 6, 2024 • David Lat

The Top 20 Most Profitable Law Firms (2023)

Last year was a good one for Biglaw—especially for Wachtell Lipton, Quinn Emanuel, Susman Godfrey, and Cravath.

Jun 4, 2024 • David Lat

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