"Even then, Mr. Kachouroff represented that he personally outlined and wrote a draft of a brief before utilizing generative artificial intelligence," U.S. District Judge Nina Y. Wang of the District of Colorado said. "Given the pervasiveness of the errors in the legal...

“If you've historically had 2% increases and suddenly they're asking for 15%, that's a conversation starter," said Jennifer McIver, director of legal operations and industry insights at Wolters Kluwer ELM Solutions.       “If you've historically had 2% increases and...

"The court is cognizant of its obligation to view all of the facts in the light most favorable to plaintiffs and draw all reasonable inferences in their favor, but here plaintiffs have not alleged any facts about their use of the Google or Apple app...

For the survey's 20th anniversary, Law.com expanded the survey to include the full NLJ 500, instead of only the top 100 largest firms from the NJL survey, in order to get a more complete picture of the data.       For the survey's 20th anniversary, Law.com expanded...

Here's a look at how much it costs to attend a law school that has a strong Big Law track record.       Here's a look at how much it costs to attend a law school that has a strong Big Law track record.       

The Missouri Court of Appeals for the Western District denied the defendants' challenge to the Jackson County Circuit Court's ruling that affirmed the $5.18 million jury verdict against the defendants, including the award of damages and punitive damages, in favor of...

In this Legal Speak episode, host Patrick Smith speaks with Jennifer Abernathy, director and data privacy and compliance counsel at AAR Corp.       In April, Legal Speak spoke with a legal audience of general counsels, technologists, executives and industry...

Washington has become the first state to require premerger notification for deals in any industry. Other states are hot on its heels.       Washington, which is among 15 states that require antitrust premerger notifications for certain health care transactions, in...

"I've met many lawyers who are highly successful in building their book of business but had blinders on when it came to what the colleagues around them were doing. Such rainmakers are often in high demand (with corresponding compensation) but this does not always...

Fourteen law school deans and a key state lawmaker say they have deep concerns about the integrity of the bar exam after the state bar revealed a vendor used artificial intelligence to develop some questions on the February test.       Fourteen law school deans and a...

This action was surfaced by Law.com Radar, which delivers real-time alerting on new litigation across more than 2,600 state and federal courts. Click here to get started and be first to act on opportunities in your region, practice area or client sector.       This...

Major retailers are facing patent claims over 'carousel ads' on their websites.       Major retailers are facing patent claims over 'carousel ads' on their websites.       

A behind-the-scenes look at the EU's powerful Legal Service.       A behind-the-scenes look at the EU's powerful Legal Service.       

Law.com International first reported on the law firm's plans to trim its equity partnership by 10% in September last year.       Law.com International first reported on the law firm's plans to trim its equity partnership by 10% in September last...

After two years of declining hiring, participating firms reported hiring 6,092 associates in 2024, up from 5,236 in 2023, according to data from the NALP Foundation.       After two years of declining hiring, participating firms reported hiring 6,092 associates in...

A Winston & Strawn spokesperson declined to comment on whether Lowell's departure had anything to do with the representation of James, who faces a criminal referral from a Trump administration official.       Abbe Lowell, a high-profile, white-collar criminal...

A lawsuit filed Thursday accuses claims administrators Epiq, Angeion and JND of receiving kickbacks from financial services companies to distribute digital payments to class members.       A lawsuit filed Thursday accuses claims administrators Epiq, Angeion and JND of...

“Clients who previously had no difficulty finding representation are now being turned away by those who worry that taking the cases might risk presidential disapproval," said the group's amicus brief.       “Clients who previously had no difficulty finding...

Many patent applicants currently face difficulty in obtaining antibody claims because of written description and enablement rejections under 35 U.S.C. §112(a). The USPTO routinely rejects claims as too broad. The heightened disclosure requirements increase laboratory...

"Build your personal brand as an associate. In other words, find an area of the law within your practice that genuinely interests you or that you particularly enjoy and make yourself an expert within that area. By doing so, you can become a point person within your...

Plaintiffs filed the proposed class action lawsuit in federal court in Washington, D.C.       Starbucks was accused of trafficking and forced labor practices in its coffee supply chain in a 100-page class-action lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the...

Garrigues employees in Madrid were inaugurating new headquarters when the power went out.       In Madrid, Garrigues employees were working—for the first time—in their new corporate headquarters on Monday. The Spanish law firm had previously operated across three...

“[T]he Court harbors a grave suspicion that more than one witness who submitted a declaration in opposition to the motion to sanctions has perjured themselves in either their declarations or earlier depositions, U.S. District Judge Virginia M. Hernandez Covington...

The retail giant provided $6.6 million in cash and stock to offset compensation she forfeited by leaving her last employer.       The retail giant provided $6.6 million in cash and stock to offset compensation she forfeited by leaving her last...

See hiring stats for every law school that sent a 2024 graduate to one of the largest 500 firms.       See hiring stats for every law school that sent a 2024 graduate to one of the largest 500 firms.       

These law schools sent the highest percentage of 2024 graduates to associate jobs at the largest 100 law firms.       These law schools sent the highest percentage of 2024 graduates to associate jobs at the largest 100 law firms.       

Catch up on data and insights from across the Law.com Newsroom, including the books, films, podcasts and television shows shaping litigators' courtroom strategies       Sometimes, it's best to go by the numbers. Each week, Law.com is telling critical legal stories...

The dissenting judges said a temporary restraining order against Trump's effort should have been lifted in light of a separate U.S. Supreme Court decision this month that allowed the government to keep frozen $65 million in Department of Education grants for teacher...

"It would have been appropriate for the court to state that a proposed sentence without a term of incarceration was too lenient but the court's gratuitous comment that an acceptable plea would include 'some months' of incarceration was unnecessarily descriptive,"...

Here's a first look at the law schools that sent the highest percentage of 2024 graduates to associate jobs at the largest 500 law firms.       Law.com will release its 2025 Go-To Law Schools: Big Law report—which ranks the 50 law schools that sent the highest...

“In the Nike case, the plaintiffs' allegations of an unregistered securities violation and deceptive practices might not have had the same outcome had the lawsuit been filed before this shift in policy, said Nicolle Lafosse, a digital asset attorney at the...

The April 24 complaint filed against Dugan in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin accuses the judge of concealing and impeding the arrest of a Mexican immigrant.       The April 24 complaint filed against Dugan in the U.S. District Court for...

This action was surfaced by Law.com Radar, which delivers real-time alerting on new litigation across more than 2,600 state and federal courts. Click here to get started and be first to act on opportunities in your region, practice area or client sector.       This...

Major retailers are facing patent claims over 'carousel ads' on their websites.       Major retailers are facing patent claims over 'carousel ads' on their websites.       

The National Law Journal is excited to announce an extended call for nominations for its 2025 NLJ Legal Awards to highlight the top work in Washington, D.C.       The National Law Journal is excited to announce a call for nominations for its 2025 NLJ Legal Awards, and...

Law.com International first reported on the law firm's plans to trim its equity partnership by 10% in September last year.       Law.com International first reported on the law firm's plans to trim its equity partnership by 10% in September last...

Disputes over weight-loss drugs are landing on court dockets.       Disputes over weight-loss drugs are landing on court dockets.       

A Winston & Strawn spokesperson declined to comment on whether Lowell's departure had anything to do with the representation of James, who faces a criminal referral from a Trump administration official.       A Winston & Strawn spokesperson declined to comment...

Marty Ellin says he's prioritizing raising the legal community's involvement with the ABA-accredited school.       A longtime Atlanta legal nonprofit leader will lead one of Georgia’s five ABA-accredited law schools “as it reintroduces itself with fresh vision and...

Now, it will be up to the Florida Supreme Court to accept or modify the referee's suspension recommendation.       Now, it will be up to the Florida Supreme Court to accept or modify the referee's suspension recommendation.       

Conservative appellate lawyer and former U.S. Solicitor General Paul Clement has joined the defense team representing Milwaukee Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan, who was arrested April 25 for allegedly interfering with an immigrant arrest and deportation operation by U.S....

In an open letter to employees, an American Airlines executive disclosed that the company had sued JetBlue to recoup money allegedly owed following the dissolution of their former Northeast Alliance, an arrangement that was ultimately blocked by a Massachusetts...

Top-ranked law schools sent the most students to top-performing law firms in profits per lawyer, but firms ranked outside the top 50 by U.S. News sent nearly twice as many students to those most profitable firms in 2024 as they did in 2020.       Top-ranked law...

Search our Go-To Law Schools data by school to see the firms where 2024 graduates found associate jobs.       Search our Go-To Law Schools data by school to see the firms where 2024 graduates found associate jobs.       

The total number of J.D. degrees awarded reached a nine-year high in 2024, rising by more than 3,400 compared to 2023, as J.D.s awarded to people of color hit an all-time high.       The total number of J.D. degrees awarded reached a nine-year high in 2024, rising by...

U.S. District Senior Judge Amy Berman Jackson called off the two-day hearing—blasted by the U.S. Department of Justice as an "inquisition"—after a split U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit filed a modified order blocking the Trump administration from the mass...

Legal Speak at GC Midwest 2025: Julie Chapman, VP and head of legal for North America at LexisNexis       Legal Speak at GC Midwest 2025: Julie Chapman, VP and head of legal for North America at LexisNexis       

U.S. District Judge John Bates sharply questioned the government's lawyer on several points.       U.S. District Judge John Bates sharply questioned the government's lawyer on several points.       

If there is a revival, which firms are set to be the biggest winners and losers?       If there is a revival, which firms are set to be the biggest winners and losers?       

After five hours of deliberation, the jury found that Cutter Financial Group and its president, Jeffrey Cutter, liable for violating Section 206(2) of the Investment Advisers Act, which prohibits “fraud or deceit upon any client or prospective client," but sided with...

How Bob Giuffra ended up in those discussions appears to be in dispute, and a Sullivan & Cromwell spokesperson said there's been a "misunderstanding of the facts."       How Bob Giuffra ended up in those discussions appears to be in dispute, and a Sullivan &...

The April 24 complaint filed against Dugan in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin accuses the judge of concealing and impeding the arrest of a Mexican immigrant.       The April 24 complaint filed against Dugan in the U.S. District Court for...

A behind-the-scenes look at the EU's powerful Legal Service.       A behind-the-scenes look at the EU's powerful Legal Service.       

The National Law Journal is excited to announce an extended call for nominations for its 2025 NLJ Legal Awards to highlight the top work in Washington, D.C.       The National Law Journal is excited to announce an extended call for nominations for its 2025 NLJ Legal...

After two years of declining hiring, participating firms reported hiring 6,092 associates in 2024, up from 5,236 in 2023, according to data from the NALP Foundation.       After two years of declining hiring, participating firms reported hiring 6,092 associates in...

Disputes over weight-loss drugs are landing on court dockets.       Disputes over weight-loss drugs are landing on court dockets.       

A lawsuit filed Thursday accuses claims administrators Epiq, Angeion and JND of receiving kickbacks from financial services companies to distribute digital payments to class members.       A lawsuit filed Thursday accuses claims administrators Epiq, Angeion and JND of...

The sentence includes 63 months for wire fraud and 24 months for aggravated identity theft, followed by two years of supervised release. Santos must also pay $373,000 in restitution to his victims.       The sentence includes 63 months for wire fraud and 24 months for...