As we close out 2025, we’ve compiled some highlights from the data collected through our surveys and other research over the last year:
- No. of participants in ATL surveys: 7,591
- No. of surveys conducted: 13
- No. of times someone cursed at us in a survey response: 16 (15 times by the same respondent)
- Number of readers who responded to our Biglaw Intimidation Survey in April regarding the Trump administration’s efforts to retaliate against law firms based on association with the president’s perceived enemies: 857
- Percentage of those readers who agreed that law firms who make deals with the administration are “giving in to extortion:” 91%
- Proportion of in-house counsel who reported that their workday is burdened by administrative tasks that detract from high-level legal work: 88%
- Percentage of associates surveyed in October who reported being on track to bill at least 2100 hours for the year: 45%
- The proportion of law firm respondents who said hourly billing will better drive alignment between law firms and in-house legal teams: 26%
- Percentage of in-house respondents who said the same thing: 5%
- The law school with the most alumni on the federal bench: Harvard (121 sitting judges as of June 10, 2025)
- The only law school to make the Top 5 in ATL’s Law School Rankings in each of the last 10 years: University of Chicago
- Percentage of law firm partners who read Above the Law during the workday: 56%
- Percentage of in-house counsel who do: 70%
- The most significant trend reshaping the legal industry over the next five years, according to lawyers and legal professionals: Increased use of AI and automation
- Ratio of readers who want “more snark” on ATL to those who want less: 3 to 2
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