Joe Patrice
Joe Patrice joined Above the Law in 2013. Joe received a degree in Economics and Political Science from the University of Oregon and a J.D. from the NYU School of Law. From 2001, he worked as a litigator for both Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton and Lankler Siffert & Wohl, representing a variety of individuals, institutions, and foreign sovereigns in criminal and civil matters. Joe left legal practice in 2012 to pursue writing, contributing to numerous publications, including ATL, before joining the full-time staff.
Posts by Joe Patrice
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Biglaw
General Counsel Suggests Partners Take Less And Pay Associates More, Says Associates' Favorite Client Ever
Clients can see who does all the real work... if they want to. - Sponsored
Rise Above Redlines: How AI Is Setting A New Benchmark For Contracting
Our friends at LegalOn share how AI can solve the work of contract review, and more. -
Biglaw
Lawyers Evenly Split On How Hard Summer Associates Should Work
Nights and weekends? The community cuts right down the middle.
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Technology
Clio Earns $3 Billion Valuation In Largest Funding Raise Of Its Kind
In a sign of the continued strength of the legal technology market, Clio hauls in $900 million from investors. -
Law Schools
Jonathan Turley Don't Know Much About History (Part... At Least 5)
Put aside the ill-conceived analysis, Jonathan Turley routinely publishes columns with easily fact-checked errors. -
Law Schools
NCBE Messed Up, Bro, California Kicked Them Out Of The Bar
Everybody at the bar was gettin' bankrupt... so they're writing a new exam. -
Biglaw
Biglaw Firm's 125-Year Time Capsule Contents Seems Ancient Mere 9 Years Later
Seward & Kissel prepared a time capsule in 2015 to be opened in 2140... It's already a glimpse at a long gone era. -
Technology
Attorney Hauled Into Case After Outfit Snagged Filing From Another Case And Never Bothered To Change Signature
Pro bono organization lifted from public filings... and accidentally dragged an attorney in for the ride. -
Courts
Judge Livestreamed Child Sex Abuse Case Without Telling Anyone For America's Most Problematic Home Videos
Cameras in the courtroom are one thing. Spycams in the courtroom on the other hand... -
Government
J.D. Vance Described As 'Editor Of The Yale Law Journal'... Which Seems A Tad Misleading
Law school graduates understand how journals work, but most people will be duped. -
Biglaw
Which Biglaw Firm Is A Banner Sponsor Of The Republican National Convention?
It might not be the firm you suspect! -
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Courts
Biden Considers Supreme Court Term Limits Roughly 3 Years Too Late
The Supreme Court is deeply unpopular. The concept of term limits is broadly popular. Joe Biden seems to have figured out that math.
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![Referral Fees The Key To Growing A Modern Practice? Overture Thinks So.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/abovethelaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/logo-square-black-bg-2-1-300x297.png)
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Referral Fees The Key To Growing A Modern Practice? Overture Thinks So.
Overture digitizes your existing attorney networks and makes it easy to share referrals and ethically split fees with attorneys you already trust.
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Raising The Bar in Bar Prep
Themis Bar Review offers a comprehensive suite of legal education products and resources for students and law schools.
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How 3 New Legal AI Tools Will Strengthen Firms
Poppy Bale Dyer of LEAP details how lawyers can find new levels of productivity and business success.
![Rise Above Redlines: How AI Is Setting A New Benchmark For Contracting](https://cdn.statically.io/img/abovethelaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/ATL-LegalOn-Guide_2-300x300.png)
Sponsored
Rise Above Redlines: How AI Is Setting A New Benchmark For Contracting
Rise Above Redlines: How AI Is Setting A New Benchmark For Contracting
Our friends at LegalOn share how AI can solve the work of contract review, and more.
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Technology
Clio Adds Accounting Capabilities For Lawyers Who Were Told There Would Be No Math
No more excuses when it comes to firm accounting. -
Courts
Alec Baldwin Trial Ends On 'Technicality' Also Known As 'Basic Constitutional Rights'
This is the story. Of a precedent named Brady... -
Courts
Aileen Cannon Dismisses Trump Classified Documents Case
Aileen Cannon didn't want to hear the Trump documents case and now... she probably won't. -
Biglaw
Should Law Firms Have Summer Associates Working Nights And Weekends?
A summer associate's weekend assignment prompts some backlash. Has everyone gotten too soft on summer work? -
Law Schools
Bar Exam Rollout Dumpster Fire Should Terrify Law Students
The NextGen Bar Exam is 2 years away and we still don't know much about what's on it. That's a huge problem. -
Technology
Free Speech Galaxy Brain Elon Musk Promises Lawsuit Against Advertisers For Not Giving Him Their Money
First Amendments... how do they work?!? -
Courts
No Big Deal... Just Clarence Thomas Using GOP Donor Money To Visit Russians
The latest details of the Supreme Court justice's luxury trips keep getting more surreal.