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SEC, DOJ Work to ‘Ramp-Up’ as Staff Return After Record Shutdown
Staff working on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's regulatory functions “will have some real catching up to do, said attorney Richard Donoghue. Staff working on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's regulatory functions “will have some real...
SEC, DOJ Work to ‘Ramp Up’ as Staff Return After Record Shutdown
Staff working on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's regulatory functions “will have some real catching up to do, said attorney Richard Donoghue. Staff working on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's regulatory functions “will have some real...
Lawyers Marching In Defense Of Democracy Tomorrow Since Supreme Court Doesn’t Seem To Care
Last week, a lawyer attending the New York Bar Foundation gala spoke up to heckle Paul Weiss chair Brad Karp over the firm’s deal with the Trump administration. Afterward, a prominent authority on the business of law mused to me that we don’t level enough blame on the...
Capitalizing On The Dead — See Also
Lawyers Try To Get Away With Serving Motions To A Deceased Lawyer: Thankfully, the judge stepped in. Judge Orders Handover Of Over 20 Million Private ChatGPT Conversations: Judge Wang thinks anonymization will fix the problem. Big if. Rainmaker Reflects On Windsor:...
ABA Considers Repeal of Diversity Standard
A proposal to repeal the ABA's Standard 206, which governs diversity and inclusion in law schools, has been sent back to committee for further discussion. A proposal to repeal the ABA's Standard 206, which governs diversity and inclusion in law schools, has been...
Everyone’s Law School Journey Is Unique
In this episode, I chat with Victoria Inoyo, director of advising at Juris Education. Dive into the world of law school applications with insights on choosing the right path, weighing the cost, and finding a career that fits you. Victoria shares personal experiences,...
BBC Tells Trump To Sod Off … Politely
Britain’s national broadcaster will not be cutting a check to America’s president, thankyouverymuch. Auntie Beeb has closed the cupboard and will not be doling out biscuits to the naughty tyke in chief. After reading his lawyer’s bumptious demand letter that it fork...
Man Who Heckled Paul Weiss Chair Turns Out To Be A Lawyer With A Warning For The Profession’s Future
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. When the executive branch puts their fingers on the scales of justice and says, ‘I’m going to punish you for your viewpoint,’ everybody in the bar should start heckling. — Raymond J. Dowd, a partner at...
How Appealing Weekly Roundup
Ed. Note: A weekly roundup of just a few items from Howard Bashman’s How Appealing blog, the Web’s first blog devoted to appellate litigation. Check out these stories and more at How Appealing. “A Senators-Only Right to Sue in Shutdown Deal; In their legislation...
Did You Really Think Attorney’s Admitted ‘Nazi Streak’ Would End His Political Career?!?!
If you thought the racist text scandal surrounding MAGA attorney Paul Ingrassia meant we’d get a break from hearing about him — hooboy, were you wrong! Last we heard, Ingrassia’s nomination to lead the Office of Special Counsel was yanked after key GOP senators...
Future-Proofing Your Law Firm Marketing With AI And Smarter Digital Strategy
In this episode of the “Be That Lawyer” podcast, I sit down with Eric Ritter, CEO of Digital Neighbor, to explore how AI, shifting search behavior, and smarter digital strategy are reshaping marketing for law firms. Eric breaks down the practical steps firms must...
Keep Cool And CLE On: Handling Hiccups Like A Pro
Getty ImagesEd. note: Latest in a series. Read the prior installment here. As we continue our journey through “Lights, Camera, CLE: Making Your Presentation a Blockbuster,” we’ve covered the essentials of preparing for a successful CLE presentation and engaging your...
Lawyers Have A Harder Time Taking Vacation Than Other Professionals
I just finished a 10-day vacation through Central Europe, and it was great to get away and enjoy some time off from work. This was the longest time I took off from work in over a decade, and it was extremely restorative to step aside from legal duties for a while. My...
Podcast Guesting Strategies That Move The Needle For Lawyers
Partners in the largest law firms may have dedicated public relations staff who can take on the work of developing podcast guesting strategies to build on their existing reputation while further increasing name recognition and law firm visibility. For everyone else,...
ABA Council Punts Nondiscrimination Standard Proposals Back to Committee
The ABA Standards Committee recommended revisions to the nondiscrimination and equal opportunity standard that would remove any qualifying criteria, but council decided to send the revised standard back to the committee without any discussion or vote. The ABA...
Insurers Pursue RICO Case Against Lawyers, Litigation Funders and Medical Providers
"These are just frivolous lawsuits designed to kill the plaintiff personal injury bar," attorney Eric Subin, one of the defendants, claimed. "These are just frivolous lawsuits designed to kill the plaintiff personal injury bar," attorney Eric Subin, one of the...
Litigation Trends to Watch: Suits Strike at ChatGPT, Deceptive Subject Lines and Protein Products
Users claim ChatGPT causes addiction and psychological harm. Users claim ChatGPT causes addiction and psychological harm.
Judge Moves to Throw Out RICO Case Targeting KuCoin, Chainalysis
A Manhattan magistrate judge recommended dismissing a racketeering lawsuit accusing cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin and blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis of enabling thieves to launder stolen cryptocurrency. A Manhattan magistrate judge recommended dismissing...
Intellectual Property In “The Subcontinent”
The word “subcontinent” refers to a large landmass separated from Asia by some exceptionally large mountains to the North (the Himalayas) and by oceans on the other three sides of that landmass. The largest country within the subcontinent is India. It also includes...
‘Don’t Be Bamboozled’: Why GCs Should Approach AI With Both Excitement and Skepticism
"You need to make sure you have the right environment for experimentation—and the right structure around it," said Jim Shaughnessy, chief legal officer of DocuSign. "You need to make sure you have the right environment for experimentation—and the right structure...
Filling The Gap Left by Thaler as to When an AI-Generated Work May Be Copyrighted Due to Human Contribution and Prompt-Engineering
Attorneys following Thaler and AI's impact on copyright law would be well-served by examining the Allen Case. Therefore, this article discusses key arguments made in the MSJ to assist attorneys in assessing whether human input when using AI to generate a work may make...
Grape Slip-and-Fall Dispute Slides Forward Against Walmart, Federal Judge Rules
"We are happy the court denied the core of Walmart's motion and are looking forward to continuing to litigate this case to seek justice for our client," said Justin K. Gelfand of Margulis Gelfand in St. Louis, who is representing the plaintiff. "We are happy the...
Navigating the SARE Runway: A Secured Creditor’s Perspective
Many single asset real estate (SARE) bankruptcies will check some or all of the boxes for a bad faith filing. Nevertheless, courts may be reluctant to dispose of these cases as bad faith filings, absent particularly egregious circumstances evidencing patent abuse of...
‘Best Kept Secret’: Is Minneapolis Big Law’s Next Destination Market?
Cozen O'Connor is the latest major name to move into Minnesota, but observers say it remains relatively unsaturated with Am Law 200 firms. Cozen O'Connor is the latest major name to move into Minnesota, but observers say it remains relatively unsaturated with Am...
Leading with Confidence In Times of Uncertainty
As I reflect on our Women, Influence & Power in Law (WIPL) conference, one of the most powerful takeaways was the importance of leading with confidence in times of uncertainty. As I reflect on our Women, Influence & Power in Law (WIPL) conference, one of...
2025 Analog Gift Guide: Amazing Gifts for the Analog Lawyer In Your Life
Scroll down for a list of Analog Attorney approved gifts that will have your retro-tech friends thanking you for such a remarkably thoughtful present. Probably with a handwritten card in perfect cursive. The post 2025 Analog Gift Guide: Amazing Gifts for the Analog...
Solo And Small Firm Practice In The AI Agent Age
On its face, Amazon’s recent lawsuit to block Perplexity’s AI agents from shopping on Amazon’s site seems like just another turf war between two tech giants with little relevance for solo and small law firms. By way of background, Amazon says that Perplexity’s Comet...
How Much Do Lawyers In Small And Midsize Practices Make?
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Lindsey Halligan’s Day In Court
On Thursday, Donald Trump’s insurance lawyer, Lindsey Halligan, will defend her right to lead the US Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District of Virginia. It will likely be one of her last acts on the job. The only real question is whether she’ll take the James Comey...
OpenAI Dealt Copyright Loss In German Music Case
There have been myriad global responses to the intellectual IP scrape and combine known general as AI. Artists of all kinds have called for bans on AI for stealing their work without compensation while industry giants in AI have gone so far as to call for getting rid...
Justice Breyer Wants You To Believe We Can Make It Out Of This Mess
It feels borderline therapeutic these days to be in a room with someone who still believes the Supreme Court can be coaxed back into functioning like a responsible branch of government instead of the feral political creature rampaging across constitutional order. Last...
Video of Racist Rant Costs Biglaw Recruiting Director Their Job, Because, Yeah
Meet Danielle Peck, the (now former) Legal Recruiting Director at Biglaw firm Holland & Knight. She’s about to learn that life comes at you fast — especially when you’re caught on camera throwing around a racial slur… with a particularly hard -R. Now, we don’t...
Biglaw’s Got Merger Fever — And It’s Contagious
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. Almost every firm outside the top 20 by PEP in the Am Law 100 is either pursuing a deal or talking about pursuing one. A core reason has to do with compensation: having enough money and flexibility relative to...
Personal Marketing Plans: How To Make Your Own Rain
If you work at a firm, your salary, autonomy, and title are tied to your ability to bring in clients and work. The popular phrase finders, minders, and grinders holds a lot of truth, and the finders — the rainmakers, business developers, entrepreneurs — are on top of...
The Disco Study: A Watershed Moment Or Just More Of The Same?
A new Disco study suggests that despite all the hoopla over AI, we have a ways to go before it becomes commonly used in litigation and, more particularly, eDiscovery. The paradox is striking: even though Gen AI benefits are well recognized, there remains stubborn...
Racial Slur Costs Biglaw Job — See Also
Oh No, The Consequences Of My Own Actions!: Holland & Knight were quick to sever the recruiting director’s relationship with the firm. Justice Breyer Hopes You Still Have Hope: Maybe you’ll find some after reading this! Lindsey Halligan Goes To Court: Things are...
Live from GCC East with Erin Wiggins
Erin Wiggins joins Legal Speak co-host Patrick Smith during the General Counsel Conference East in New York. Erin Wiggins joins Legal Speak co-host Patrick Smith during the General Counsel Conference East in New York.
The Week in Data Nov. 13: A Look at Legal Industry Trends by the Numbers
Catch up on the latest data from across the Law.com newsroom, including the aggregate valuations of the Am Law 100. Catch up on the latest data from across the Law.com newsroom, including the aggregate valuations of the Am Law 100.
GCs Urged to Take Charge of Cyber-Incident Planning—Because Consequences of Botching It Are So Dire
"The last thing you want is employees running around like chickens with their heads cut off when it's go time,” said Bukola Omishore, associate general counsel of Instructure. "The last thing you want is employees running around like chickens with their heads...
Akin to Close Singapore Office, Leaving Hong Kong as Only Asia Outpost
Last year, the firm also closed its Beijing office, joining a swathe of other firms closing operations in Asia. Last year, the firm also closed its Beijing office, joining a swathe of other firms closing operations in Asia.
Gen AI and TAR: How Seemingly Competitive Technologies Are Complementary Tools
Over the last decade, technology-assisted review (TAR) has become a preferred choice in the e-discovery toolkit. Now, as generative AI gains traction, legal teams face a new challenge: creating a technology stack that offers the best balance of efficiency, cost and...
Flurry of Law Firms Pursue Merger Talks, Driven by Rising Talent Costs, Expenses
"Almost every firm outside the top 20 by PEP in the Am Law 100 is either pursuing a deal or talking about pursuing one," said Kent Zimmermann, law firm adviser at Zeughauser Group. "Almost every firm outside the top 20 by PEP in the Am Law 100 is either pursuing...
The Art and Science of Goal Setting for Lawyers
Jay Harrington | As goal-setting season approaches, let’s dive in and discuss why setting business development goals is important, how to set them, and how to achieve them. The post The Art and Science of Goal Setting for Lawyers appeared first on Articles, Tips and...
In-House Professionals: How Much Money Do You Make?
The post In-House Professionals: How Much Money Do You Make? appeared first on Above the Law.The post In-House Professionals: How Much Money Do You Make? appeared first on Above the Law.
20 Nonfiction Book Recommendations, Most Written By Women, For Holiday Gifts And The Year Ahead
Every year I come out with a list, in no particular order, of the best nonfiction books I’ve read in the preceding 12 months (I will provide links at the end to previous years’ lists) along with short descriptions of what I liked about each. This year I couldn’t...
Court Gives LSU Greenlight To Investigate Law Professor For Bad-Mouthing Our Supreme Leader
Fealty doesn’t mean much without proof. Maybe that’s why LSU is spending all the time and money to “investigate” and litigate the absolute nothingburger of a law professor talking shit off the cuff in his own classroom. To recap, Ken Levy is a law professor at...
The Best Law Schools For Criminal Law (2025)
Criminal law in America stands at the heart of the justice system, offering law students a front-row seat to the tension between accountability and fairness. Whether aspiring to become prosecutors seeking justice for victims or defense attorneys safeguarding the...
Students With Disabilities Feel Unsupported By Their Law Schools
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. Law students with disabilities do so much on their own—preparing for class, contributing to discussions, joining and leading student organizations and other activities at the highest levels. But they are...
A Dominatrix, Cyberstalking, And Sour Grapes: Lawsuit(s) Against Biglaw Partner By Former Firm Is Quite The Journey
Last week, a lawsuit against Blank Rome finance partner James Cretella was filed by his former firm, Otterbourg P.C., for breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, fraudulent concealment, and unjust enrichment. The allegations in the suit are a roller coaster ride...
Trump Judges ‘Dominate’ Biden Judges In Performance Says Study Confusing Narcissism With Merit
“Our short answer is that Trump judges continue to dominate the Biden judges,” write professors Stephen Choi and Mitu Gulati in a new preliminary draft article posted yesterday. As a provocative tagline, it accomplished its task, getting pulled into social media posts...
If The DOJ Fails Another Time, They Win A Free Sandwich
The news that Kirkland had to teach its lawyers how to stop being mean to the private equity industry is incredibly funny. We’re not saying Kirkland is getting a bad rap here, but when did corporate clients become such fragile snowflakes? The Federalist Society’s...
This Supreme Court Justice Is Busy Cultivating His Potential Judicial Heir
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! Which Supreme Court justice has the most former clerks on the federal judiciary? Hint: This justice has 12 former clerks on the federal bench — two more than the next highest justice. See the answer on...
Laterals Don’t Usually Come With Escort Accusations — See Also
Former Partner Accused Of Calling Dominatrix On Company Time: And that’s just the tip of the iceberg! Judge Panel Lets LSU “Investigate” Law Professor Who Said A Curse Word: Are they just virtue signaling to the President? Academics Compare Biden And Trump Judges To...
‘No One Can Own the Law’: Amici Come Out In Force to Support ROSS In Appeal of Copyright Ruling Favoring Thomson Reuters
As the long-running litigation between Thomson Reuters and ROSS Intelligence has moved to the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for an interlocutory appeal of the trial judge’s copyright rulings in favor of TR, amicus curiae have come out in force to support the...
On LawNext: As SimpleDocs Acquires Law Insider, Founder Preston Clark Shares the Strategic Vision
If content is the raw material of generative AI, it only makes sense that an AI-driven contract automation platform would want to acquire the world’s largest database of contracts and clauses. That is exactly what happened recently when SimpleDocs, a company with an...
Steno Bolsters Its Leadership Team with Two Strategic Hires from InfoTrack and EvenUp
Steno, a tech-enabled provider of legal support and court reporting services, has brought on two experienced legal tech executives to help it continue to scale its litigation support business beyond its core court reporting roots. The Los Angeles-based company...
CLOC Restructures Board, Expanding to 16 Members and Adding Legal Tech Vendors for First Time
The Corporate Legal Operations Consortium (CLOC) today announced a major expansion and restructuring of its board of directors, expanding it from nine to 16 members, the largest increase in the organization’s 10-year history. In a significant policy shift for the...
Alexi Launches Comprehensive Workflow Library to Automate Transactional and Litigation Tasks
The legal AI platform Alexi has launched what it is calling the most comprehensive AI workflow library on the market, designed to help law firms move beyond risky AI experimentation toward reliable, scalable automation of legal work. The Toronto-based company...
Clio Completes Historic $1 Billion vLex Acquisition, Announces $500 Million Series G at $5 Billion Valuation, Plus Exclusive Interview with CEO and CFO
Legal technology company Clio has completed its $1 billion acquisition of vLex, marking the conclusion of the largest deal in legal tech history, and has simultaneously closed a $500 million Series G funding round, along with a $350 million debt facility, valuing the...
K2 Services Acquires Epiq’s Business Process Outsourcing Division in Strategic Realignment
Epiq announced today the sale of its Global Business Transformation Solutions (GBTS) division to K2 Services, a managed services provider. The transaction positions Epiq to concentrate more intensively on technology-enabled legal solutions while significantly...
Guest Post: Ken Crutchfield on What Business Robin AI — and Other Legal Tech Companies — Are Really In
What does McDonald’s real estate strategy have to do with legal tech? More than you might think, says Ken Crutchfield. In the wake of Robin AI’s recent struggles to secure funding and reports of potential emergency acquisition talks, Crutchfield draws a compelling...
Harbor Acquires Legal Tech Training Firm Encoretech in First Deal Since BayPine Investment
Harbor, the Chicago-based legal technology and consulting firm, continues its string of recent acquisitions with the addition of Encoretech, a specialized training and user adoption services company focused on the legal sector. The deal marks Harbor’s first...
Callidus Legal AI Rebrands as StrongSuit, Adds Automated Case Validation
Callidus Legal AI has rebranded to StrongSuit and launched a significantly upgraded legal research platform that includes automated case validation — what lawyers traditionally call “shepardizing” — marking the company’s evolution from a legal AI tool into what it...
Jury to Decide if Philips North America Harmed Small Company’s Reputation, Federal Judge Rules
Philips terminated a reseller agreement in 2019 without notice or reason, and its former business partner filed suit claiming the termination actually resulted from disputes over recertifying a Philips product as "airworthy." Philips terminated a reseller...
Lawyer Asks FL Jury for $1.5B in Opioid Damages Against Walgreens, Walmart, CVS
Closing arguments began Wednesday in a 51-day opioid trial brought by 15 hospitals in Florida. Closing arguments began Wednesday in a 51-day opioid trial brought by 15 hospitals in Florida.
Courts More Open to Company-Proposed Merger Fixes, Undermining Agency Challenges, Experts Say
On Monday, the Trump-era Federal Trade Commission lost its first antitrust lawsuit challenging private firm GTCR's $627 million acquisition of hydrophilic coatings producer Surmodics in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. On Monday,...
ABA Committee Floats Accreditation Standards Revisions Ahead of Council Meeting
The American Bar Association Standards Committee met Wednesday for a review of standards that will be evaluated by a not yet established advisory committee, which will be discussed during Friday's Council meeting. The American Bar Association Standards Committee...
Jury in First Boeing Max 8 Crash Trial Returns $28.45M Over Ethiopian Air Passenger’s Death
A federal jury in Chicago awarded the damages to Shikha Garg, who died in the 2019 crash of Ethiopian Air Flight 302, the second of two disasters involving Boeing's 737 Max 8 aircraft. A federal jury in Chicago awarded the damages to Shikha Garg, who died in the...
OCA Argues New York’s Equal Rights Act Isn’t Enforceable, Countering Judge’s Age Discrimination Lawsuit
A trio of trial court judges in their 70s sued New York's Office of Court Administration and the state government, arguing enactment of the Equal Rights Act was an implied repeal of an age cap on judges. The OCA argues the ERA cannot be enforced in court, drawing...
Paramount to Supreme Court: Bright Line Rule Needed for Records Demands
The court has been asked to address whether Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster correctly overruled Senior Magistrate Selena E. Molina's recommendation that the action be resolved in Paramount's favor, finding the shareholder that brought the demand had established a...
Downstate NY Federal Courts to Limit Friday Operations Because of Government Shutdown
Both the Southern and Eastern District of New York will largely suspend operations on Fridays due to the shutdown, per officials. The courts will remain open for emergency matters and hearings and deadlines set for Friday are not impacted. Both the Southern and...
Consumer Class Action Alleges Bank of America Payment Schedule Doesn’t Adjust Midcycle
Consumer Nicholas Sdoucos filed a class action complaint against Bank of America this week, alleging the bank fails to adjust scheduled automatic payments when customers pay their statement balance before the due date, resulting in duplicate charges. Consumer...
NordVPN Accused of Deceptive Subscription Practices in Class Action
The litigation against the company seems to be a growing trend, with similar suits accusing NordVPN of engaging in deceptive subscription renewal practices being filed across the country. The litigation against the company seems to be a growing trend, with...
‘Sabotaging’ a Settlement: Judge Sanctions Defendants $18K for Bad-Faith Practices
"Here, defendants took a decidedly puerile approach—they chose to irritate and annoy the other side, rather than to invite engagement. They also impaired their credibility with this court," wrote U.S. Magistrate Judge Young B. Kim of the Northern District of...
McDermott Considers Taking On Private Equity Investment
Chairman Ira Coleman acknowledged Wednesday that the firm is "fielding inbound interest," becoming the first Am Law 50 firm to publicly comment on the prospect of establishing a managed services organization. Chairman Ira Coleman acknowledged Wednesday that the...
Live from GCC East with Stefani Schwartz
Stefani Schwartz joins Legal Speak co-host Patrick Smith during the General Counsel Conference East in New York. Stefani Schwartz joins Legal Speak co-host Patrick Smith during the General Counsel Conference East in New York.
AccessLex Institute Partners With Southwestern Law for Admission Project
"We launched the Admission Innovation Project to support law schools that select students in ways that truly capture the important principles of holistic admission,” said Aaron N. Taylor, senior vice president and executive director of the AccessLex Center for Legal...
Exit of Meta’s Chief AI Scientist Highlights Talent Risks Facing All the Key Players
The number of researchers with the skills to build frontier AI models is estimated at fewer than 1,000 worldwide. Those in that elite group can negotiate compensation packages in the hundreds of millions of dollars. The number of researchers with the skills to...
Phila. Struggled to Keep Up With Med Mal Backlog. Now It’s Leading Pa. in Case Clearance Rates
Here's how the judges overseeing Philadelphia's medical malpractice program sped up case timelines and what attorneys can expect from the program next year. Here's how the judges overseeing Philadelphia's medical malpractice program sped up case timelines and...
Call for Nominations: Southeastern Legal Awards 2026
Nominations are open until January 27 for Southeastern Legal Awards Nominations are open until January 27 for Southeastern Legal Awards
$4B Sex Abuse Settlement Scandal Spurs California State Bar Complaints
Lawyers behind a record $4 billion sex abuse settlement with Los Angeles County have brought in a second mediator to oversee potential fraud after an article in the Los Angeles Times last month revealed that recruiters paid cash to potential plaintiffs on behalf of...
NJ Electric Cable Manufacturer May Be Liable for $2.5M for Faulty Product, Judge Rules
U.S. District Judge Lindsay C. Jenkins for the Northern District of Illinois declined to grant summary judgment on plaintiff American Wire's claims for breach of an indemnification clause against Wind Turbines and Energy Cables Corp. (WTEC), which had previously...
Bath & Body Works Seeks $74M in Overpaid Royalties, Lawsuit Says
According to the complaint, one of those air diffuser patents expired five years ago, but Bath & Body Works was still paying royalties. Now, it wants its $74 million back. According to the complaint, one of those air diffuser patents expired five years ago,...
Seven Ways Lawyers Can Reduce Clients’ Stress
We can't alleviate all the stressors felt by clients in the course of their legal matters, but there are ways stress can be reduced and effectively managed. The post Seven Ways Lawyers Can Reduce Clients’ Stress appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms...
Critical Mass With Law.com’s Amanda Bronstad: Capital One Settlement ‘Neither Reasonable Nor Adequate,’ First Lawsuit Filed Over UPS Crash
How I Made Office Managing Partner: ‘Invest in the People With Whom You Work,’ Says Carter Dugan of Norton Rose Fulbright
"Also, take the time to invest in the people with whom you work. Having strong working relationships leads not only to career longevity and a happier career, but also to having the support to be appointed or elected to leadership positions when those opportunities...
Morning Docket: 11.11.25
* Supreme Court to hear major mail- in ballot election case. What could possibly go wrong? [Law.com] * Donald Trump treats the Supreme Court like his personal fixers, again. Probably because that’s how they act… [Law360] * Major legal tech player Clio get $5 billion...
Funding For SDA’s Next Missile Tracking Contracts Diverted To Troop Payments: Sources
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The Office Strikes Back: More Top Law Firms Embrace A Four-Day Attendance Mandate
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. The pendulum is absolutely swinging back toward the majority of partners’ and associates’ time being in person, in the office. — Rachel Nonaka, a Washington, D.C.-based recruiter at Macrae, in comments given to...
The Transgender Boogeyman
Those seeking to consolidate power often make it a sport to pick on a small group of people, claiming that the small group wields disproportionate power and is out to transform your children into something you don’t want (and probably don’t understand). In the 1950s,...
Mind The Gap: Why In-House Counsel Often Don’t See The Innovation They Want From Law Firms
Another week, another study demonstrating the gap between what in-house legal professionals want from their outside law firms and what they’re getting when it comes to innovation and technology. Despite all the AI talk, we aren’t there yet. This time, the study...
Kim Kardashian Failed Bar After Psychics PROMISED She’d Pass
When I took the bar exam, a friend of mine started drinking coffee brewed with caffeinated water. For his sake, that’s no longer the worst bar exam prep strategy out there. Apparently Kim Kardashian relied on a veritable coven. Kim Kardashian recently failed the bar —...
Former Judicial Clerks: Creating Legacies For Generations
Legacy Matters Among a president’s most enduring legacies are the federal judges they appoint—particularly Supreme Court justices. This permanence stems from life tenure, a constitutional provision that ensures judicial independence but also transforms each...
Does This Count As A ‘Meeting Of The Minds’ Problem? — See Also
Kim K’s Psychic Promised That She’d Pass The Bar: She better get a spiritual refund! First They Came For The Trans Students…: Universities set themselves up for the chopping block if they don’t protect their vulnerable. Who You Pick Matters: Judges replace themselves...
Jurisdiction: Major Insurers Avoid $25M Bond Claim in Indiana
"It is clear that simply having named an agent for service of process pursuant to the Admittance Statute does not constitute consent to personal jurisdiction," the high court held. "It is clear that simply having named an agent for service of process pursuant to...
Judge Orders Additional Discovery Disclosures in Walgreens Prescription Class Action
A Chicago federal judge said Prime Therapeutics' confidentiality and disclosure concerns could not prevent discovery from moving forward in a lawsuit over Walgreen Co.'s Prescription Savings Club. A Chicago federal judge said Prime Therapeutics' confidentiality...
‘Short and Distort’: AI Company Defamation Claim Alleges Bad Review Caused Stocks to Drop
According to the plaintiff, Datavault AI, all it took was a bad review and a barrage of negative social media posts from the financial research and due diligence firm, Wolfpack Research, to put the company's reputation in a tailspin. According to the plaintiff,...
Trump Asks Supreme Court to Throw Out E. Jean Carroll Verdict
The president has had mixed success in challenging his legal travails at the Supreme Court. The president has had mixed success in challenging his legal travails at the Supreme Court.
Law Firm EO Cases Remain on Pause Amid Government Shutdown
Despite the appeals cases being on hold for over a month, the federal government has tapped a new attorney to argue on its behalf, with Deputy Associate Attorney General Abhishek Kambli entering a notice of appearance. Despite the appeals cases being on hold for...
A Judge Who’s Seen It All Shares the Ways She Sees GCs Bungle Cases
"Inconsistent messaging is one of the biggest pitfalls,” Judge Paula Patrick of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas said during her keynote at General Counsel Conference East on Tuesday. "Internal documents, witnesses and experts might all be saying different...





















































































