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Judge: ICE Officers Can’t Be Trusted And The Only Way To Fix This Is To Put Them On The Stand
We all know ICE officers can’t be trusted. Neither can the agency that heads up most of Trump’s anti-migrant activities. Every murder by immigration officers is immediately greeted with self-justifying lies about “threats” to officers. Every assault gets the same...
Biglaw’s Best-Paid Partners Now Live In Silicon Valley, Sorry Manhattan
You probably think the top of the Biglaw pay pyramid has a Manhattan address — and historically, that’s accurate, but things are changing. According to Major, Lindsey & Africa’s 2026 Partner Compensation Survey, Silicon Valley partners reported average 2025...
Making Yourself AI-Proof
In a recent conversation about hiring, someone told me they wanted a lawyer who could use AI and judge the work it produced. I understood the concern. An experienced lawyer could learn the tool and draw on years of practice to check its answers. A new lawyer might be...
It All Hinges On Judgment. And Human Connections.
Right before ClioCon and the release of Clio’s Legal Trends Report, an interesting article appeared. Both the Clio Report and an earlier one from 8am showed billable hours going up, even though AI was supposed to bring them down, a paradox which Joe Patrice discussed...
Why MCP Could Be A Hero For Your Lean Legal Team
Webinar:November 12th12 p.m. / 9 a.m. PT Michelle Garza, Legal Operations Manager at Generate, runs legal ops as a team of one. Like many legal ops professionals on lean in-house teams, she’s using AI to create capacity and get more done, and MCP (Model Context...
Thompson Coburn’s National Labor & Employment Practice Continues on Growth Path With New Partners in St. Louis and Chicago
ST. LOUIS, MO—Thompson Coburn LLP announced that Matthew B. Banocy and Mark W. Guest have joined as partners in the firm’s Labor & Employment Practice in St. Louis and Chicago, respectively. Their additions build on a period of strategic growth for the firm’s...
Is Your Law Firm’s AI Story Ready for Answer Engines and Clients?
Today, a prospective client may learn about your firm through an AI-generated answer before ever visiting your website. This raises an important question: If an answer engine were to reduce everything your firm says about its AI capabilities to three sentences, would...
Judges Shouldn’t Avoid Difficult Decisions By Pushing For Settlements
Most litigators know that judges often encourage parties to settle disputes rather than continue litigating them. This makes sense in many circumstances. Settlements can save litigants money, conserve judicial resources, and provide parties with certainty that they...
Morning Docket: 11.06.26
* Bar examiner arrested, accused of routinely manipulating scores to take points from passing exams and give them to failing ones. [KARK] * Rep. Jamie Raskin confirms plans to dig into Biglaw cowardice. [The New Republic] * Harmeet Dhillon steps down, leaving the...
Litera and filerskeepers Bridge the Gap Between Global Retention Requirements and Records Governance
FileTrail’s records management workflows complement filerskeepers’ legal retention intelligence to help organizations put retention requirements into practice CHICAGO and AMSTERDAM – Nov. 5, 2026 – Litera, the legal AI platform provider that best unifies the practice...
For 10th Time Ever, Ninth Circuit Denies Full Rehearing. Why Has ‘Super En Banc’ Yet to Occur?
"The court has developed a strong tradition of rejecting efforts to convene a full-court en banc, no matter how strongly a majority of the full court might feel that the LEBC [limited en banc court] has committed a grievous error," law professor Arthur Hellman...
Introducing SimpleDocs 360: AI-Native Contract Lifecycle Management
The promise of CLM, without the complexity. MIAMI, FL — November 2026 — SimpleDocs, an award-winning provider of AI-powered contract solutions and parent company of Law Insider, today announced the launch of SimpleDocs 360, a comprehensive AI-native contract lifecycle...
How I Made Practice Group Chair: ‘Pay Attention to Where Needs Are Emerging,’ Says Ilan T. Graff of Fried Frank
"Stay curious. Keep your eyes open beyond your own matters, learn from the people around you, and pay attention to where needs and opportunities are emerging. The more you understand the broader practice, the firm, and your clients, the better positioned you will be...
Google, Meta, TikTok Sue Calif. AG to Block Landmark State Children’s Online Safety Bill
The complaints seek to enjoin the enforcement and challenge the constitutionality of AB 1709, which bars social media companies from providing users aged 16 and under with access to "addictive" features such as infinite scroll and autoplay on their...
Settlement Administrators, Banks, Seek Dismissal of Racketeering Suits
Settlement administrators, banks and fintech companies moved to dismiss novel racketeering and antitrust claims over alleged profits from class action funds, arguing they owed class members no fiduciary duties and that plaintiffs lack standing to sue. Settlement...
Republican Attorneys General Crash And Burn
Texas Republican Mayes Middleton ran for attorney general as “MAGA Mayes,” which was sort of like running as “Tommy the Asbestos King” circa 1980. After years of success, the brand no longer held much appeal. Having pitched voters that he would “use every resource and...
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Are Law Firms Whistling Past The Graveyard? [Video]
Getty ImagesWeil Gotshal & Manges ended its 95-year run last week, a frightful development for Biglaw. Adding to the seasonal scaries, our correspondent Stephen Embry has suggested some law firm business practices may amount to “whistling past the graveyard” as...
Biglaw Associates Have Their Eyes On Raises And Even Bigger Bonuses
Bonus season is right around the corner, and Biglaw associates have money on their minds. This year, it’s not just about bonuses — salary increases are on their wish lists, too. In fact, most of the nearly 350 respondents to our annual bonus season survey expect firms...
Retirement Talk For Alito And Thomas Gets Awkward After Democrats’ Senate Win
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. Absent an acute health crisis, a decision to retire in the next several months would appear, and would in fact be, so nakedly political that I doubt Justice Alito or Thomas would take it. — Michael Dorf, a...
Make 2027 The Year You Start Your Law Practice
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NetDocuments CPO Dan Hauck On The Company’s Redesigned Platform, The Legal Context Graph, And Building An Agentic DMS
The post NetDocuments CPO Dan Hauck On The Company’s Redesigned Platform, The Legal Context Graph, And Building An Agentic DMS appeared first on Above the Law.As NetDocuments rolls out a completely redesigned user experience, a new Microsoft 365 integration, and...
Lawyer’s Film Career Couldn’t Top His Best Line
Which Harvard Law School grad played the judge in the 1959 Jimmy Stewart classic Anatomy of a Murder? Hint: As a practicing attorney, this lawyer actually delivered an iconic line worthy of cinema that many remember by heart even now. See the answer on the next page....
Biglaw Salaries Are Going Up, Up, Up — See Also
Welcome To The New Salary Scale! Sheppard will be paying associates more money, starting in 2027. Don’t Look At How Much Money We Make: Paul, Weiss is the second Biglaw firm to go dark on reporting financials in the last month. Speaking Of Money: Associates want...
Former Weil Attorneys Lawyer up as Firm Winds Down—but Is a Messy Fight in Store?
Nine out of the 12 most impactful law firm dissolutions since 2007 involved some form of litigation during or after the wind down process, according to a Law.com analysis, but scorched-earth fights were less common. Nine out of the 12 most impactful law firm...
For the Leadership-Minded, the Weil Crisis Won’t Go to Waste
Firm leaders are sharing with partners concrete reasons why their fundamentals and governance structures are sturdier than those at Weil. Firm leaders are sharing with partners concrete reasons why their fundamentals and governance structures are sturdier than...
Leslie G. Bottomly, Senior Judge, Joins JAMS in Portland
PORTLAND, OR—JAMS announced that Leslie G. Bottomly, Senior Judge, has joined its panel. Judge Bottomly joins JAMS following more than three decades in the legal profession, including 10 years as a trial court judge on the Circuit Court of Oregon’s Fourth Judicial...
Finch McCranie Welcomes Richard H. Deane Jr. as Of Counsel
ATLANTA, GA—Finch McCranie LLP announced that Richard H. Deane Jr. has joined the firm as Of Counsel. Deane brings decades of experience in complex litigation, white-collar criminal defense, internal investigations, and government enforcement matters. He joins the...
Sherin and Lodgen Partner David I. Brody Presents on MCLE Program, “Disability & Religious Accommodations 2026”
BOSTON, MA—Boston law firm Sherin and Lodgen LLP announces that Partner David I. Brody presented on the Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) program, “Disability & Religious Accommodations 2026,” on October 22. Brody, alongside fellow faculty, provided...
Serious Slowdown? What Democrats’ Senate Takeover Means for Trump Judicial Picks
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse said he anticipates a "hard reset" on the nominations process when he takes over as Senate Judiciary Committee chair next year. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse said he anticipates a "hard reset" on the nominations process when he takes over as...
Ohio’s Political Shift May Drive Demand for Government Relations Work, Experts Say
"It's such a different atmosphere in Ohio. There's going to be new faces, there's going to be new relationships, there's going to be new ways of doing business overall," said Joshua Sanders, co-chair of Calfee, Halter & Griswold's government relations and...
Call for Nominations: New Jersey Legal Awards 2027
New Jersey Law Journal seeks nominations for great attorneys deserving of recognition in the state New Jersey Law Journal seeks nominations for great attorneys deserving of recognition in the state
Clio Wants To Bring AI to the Judiciary, But 50-State Survey Reveals Policies Differ in Whether They Allow It
As I have reported here, the legal technology company Clio is making a big push into the judiciary. It wants to develop AI tools to make judges’ jobs easier, and it has even trademarked the phrase “judiciary-grade AI.” To that end, Clio has made two key hires: Pablo...
Hill Ward Henderson Builds on Continued Growth With Addition of Seven Attorneys
TAMPA, FL—Hill Ward Henderson announced the addition of seven attorneys across four practice groups: Andrew Barrineau, Alyssa L. Baumann, Peter Dragna, Lauren G. Ferguson, Valerie M. Lamb, Gary Lopez-Perea, and Sara N. Thompson. The firm’s Corporate and Tax Group...
Most Lawyers Use AI Like a Vending Machine
Using AI every day is not the same as gaining more leverage and momentum from it. Tom Lambotte shows where daily AI use stalls and gives three questions to find out where you stand. The post Most Lawyers Use AI Like a Vending Machine appeared first on Articles, Tips...
How I Made Office Managing Partner: ‘Focus on Relationships as Much as Results,’ Says Jana Aune Deach of Cozen O’Connor
"I would also encourage future leaders to focus on relationships as much as results. Technical excellence and a strong book of business are important, but people follow leaders they trust. Take the time to listen, support colleagues, understand different perspectives,...
Biglaw Firms That Surrendered To Trump Should Get Ready For The Congressional Probes
Last year, nine of the biggest law firms in the country sold out their principles and dignity to promise Donald Trump free legal services for his pet causes. All in all, the firms pledged $940 million in pro bono services and while the firms swear that they maintain...
Sidley Attorney Fired After Open Letter To Biglaw Elected To Congress
Back in 2023, a number of Biglaw firms put out a letter blaming law schools for antisemitism. The letter offered little in the way of a concrete response to the rise in antisemitic hate crimes in the country, but it did allow law firms to generate some headlines and...
The Biglaw Firm That Rode The Dot-Com Wave All The Way To The Bottom
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! Which nearly 80-year-old San Francisco firm became the hottest law shop of the dot-com boom, handling hundreds of tech IPOs and sometimes even taking equity stakes in the startups it represented...
Getting Fired From Biglaw Turned Out To Be A Great Career Move — See Also
Welcome To The House: Three years after Biglaw fired her, she’s going to be the first Gen Z woman in Congress. Weil Isn’t Even Closed Yet And The Former Partners Have Already Called Their Lawyers: That “orderly” wind-down is getting less orderly by the day. Gibson...
Former Weil Partners Lawyer Up As The Firm’s Wind-Down Turns Into A Fight Over What’s Left
Weil Gotshal & Manges hasn’t finished turning off the lights, and the people who used to work there are already calling their lawyers. The Financial Times reported Tuesday that, while the firm is planning an an orderly wind-down outside bankruptcy, a group of Weil...
Gibson Dunn Could Roll Out The Welcome Mat For Up To 120 Weil Lawyers
When a Biglaw firm collapses, its competitors don’t exactly wait for the farewell party to start recruiting. Weil Gotshal is preparing to wind down after a stunning series of partner departures and failed merger talks, and Gibson Dunn could soon welcome enough of its...
Job Of The Month: Assistant General Counsel, Bankruptcy
Kinney Recruiting has been retained on an exclusive in-house search for an Assistant General Counsel, Bankruptcy, for a financial institution’s New York and Northern Virginia offices. We are seeing an attorney with five or more years of experience working on complex...
Weil Meet Again. Don’t Know Where, Don’t Know When… But Probably Kirkland In A Month
We look back on the wild week that brought down a Biglaw behemoth. Weil Gotshal, a firm that rang up $2B in revenue last year against zero debt, is going out of business. As the firm’s lawyers frantically seek landing spots, Weil reminds everyone that they need to...
Trump-Pardoned J6er Who Threatened To Shoot Pelosi Now Charged With Threatening To Execute Judges
A man Donald Trump pardoned for his January 6 conduct is back in federal custody, and if you guessed the new charge looks a whole lot like the old one… congratulations, you’ve been paying attention for the last five years. Cleveland Grover Meredith Jr., 58, of Sautee...
AI May Speed Up Legal Research, But That Doesn’t Automatically Shrink The Bill
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. Plaintiffs have not shown that defense counsel’s use of AI rendered the hours that they actually expended unreasonable. — Judge Carolyn McHugh, writing for a unanimous Tenth Circuit panel, affirming a...
AI Connectors For E-Discovery: Great To Drive, But There Are Speed Limits
A recent article reminded me again of the dangers of unfettered use of AI tools, particularly by business employees. Employees who mistakenly believe that what they put in and get out is private. It’s not. According to the article, Reveal announced that its Onna...
If You Want Business Contacts To Remember You, Consider Giving Gifts In November
For most professionals whose businesses rely on word-of-mouth and referrals, strong relationships are the foundation of sustained success. The most common way to maintain or rekindle those connections is by sending thoughtful holiday cards or gifts. Yet the vast...
At Least 6 Law Firms Turned Over Docs to Trump DOJ Following Subpoenas
The responding firms provided roughly 40 documents, including text messages, emails and copies of deals with the administration, in August. Other law firms have provided objections to the subpoenas, DOJ attorneys said. The responding firms provided roughly 40...
3M Agrees to Pay $7.35B to Settle Thousands of Injury Claims Over ‘Forever Chemicals’
In a late Tuesday announcement, 3M said the settlement would compensate 99% of the claims brought by an estimated 115,000 to 120,000 individuals that their exposure to PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, caused various types of cancer. In a late...
Could the ‘Blue Wave’ Prompt a Loan Cap Reversal for Law Students?
Democratic control of Congress could open the door to revisiting federal student loan limits, but higher education advocates disagree on whether lawmakers can secure a repeal or only narrower changes. Democratic control of Congress could open the door to...
Venable Represents Public Policy Holding Company, Inc. in Acquisition of Reevemark LLC and Financing with Bank of America
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Venable LLP represented Public Policy Holding Company, Inc. (PPHC), a leading global strategic communications provider, in connection with PPHC’s acquisition of Reevemark, an elite New York-based strategic communications firm specializing in...
These Am Law 200 Law Firms Faced Discrimination Suits in October, Law.com Radar Shows
Nearly 50 lawsuits last month named major law firms as defendants. Nearly 50 lawsuits last month named major law firms as defendants.
Most States Report Decline in July Bar Passage Rates
Both overall bar passage rates and rates for first-time test-takers fell in states using the legacy UBE as well as in states using non-UBE tests. Both overall bar passage rates and rates for first-time test-takers fell in states using the legacy UBE as well as...
‘Lawyer Up’: Big Law Attorneys Prepare for Congressional Investigations, M&A Flurry Following Democratic Landslide
Congressional investigations work is almost certain to pick up at a rigorous pace. Deal flow may also pick up before the end of year, as some companies look to get deals across the finish line before Congress changes over, another attorney said. Congressional...
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Attorneys, law firms and legal professionals can submit article ideas and topic proposals to contributedcontent@alm.com, with proposals welcomed on legal practice areas, technology, in-house counsel issues, marketing, and topics for emerging...
Barnes & Thornburg Adds 3 Real Estate Partners in DC and Minneapolis
WASHINGTON, D.C.—In its sixth lateral group acquisition of the year, Barnes & Thornburg announced today that Andrew Almand, Darnell J. Morrow and Jeremy J. Nauman have joined the firm as partners in the Real Estate Finance practice. Almand and Morrow join the...
Munsch Hardt Continues Corporate Practice Expansion, Adds M&A Attorney Austin Freeman
DALLAS, TX—Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C. (“Munsch Hardt”), continues to expand its Corporate & Securities practice with the addition of Shareholder Austin Freeman. Freeman focuses on middle-market M&A, advising business owners on company sales and...
Corporate Shareholder Josh Pleitz Joins Munsch Hardt’s M&A Practice in Dallas
DALLAS, TX—Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C. has added Josh Pleitz as a Shareholder in its Corporate & Securities and M&A practices. Pleitz brings more than 16 years of experience advising public and private companies, private equity funds and institutional...
Faegre Drinker Welcomes Tax Partner Andreas Andrews to Corporate Group in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA, PA—Faegre Drinker announced today that Andreas Andrews has joined the firm’s corporate group as a tax partner in the Philadelphia office. Andrews joins from a global law firm. Andrews advises clients on complex US federal income tax matters with a focus...
Ogletree Deakins Adds Former Amazon Employment Counsel Toby Piering to Seattle Office
SEATTLE, WA—Ogletree Deakins welcomed Tobias “Toby” Piering to the firm’s Seattle office as a shareholder. He joins Ogletree Deakins from Amazon.com, Inc., where he was senior corporate counsel for eight years. Piering brings nearly 15 years of experience advising...
Critical Mass With Law.com’s Amanda Bronstad: Meta and Snap Settle to Avoid Bellwether Social Media Addiction Trial, Monsanto Wins 1st Roundup Trial Since SCOTUS Ruling
The second bellwether trial in Los Angeles Superior Court against Meta and others is off the table. But looming on the horizon is a trial over whether a school district should be compensated by the big platforms for having to deal with the impacts of social media...
Gibson Dunn to Hire Over 80 Lawyers From Weil’s Private Funds Team in US
Exclusive: The latest swoop takes the firm's total number of Weil private funds hires to around 120 over the last week, and includes more than 20 partners. Exclusive: The latest swoop takes the firm's total number of Weil private funds hires to around 120 over...
A Luxurious Custom Leather Sleeve for Your Remarkable Tablet
Analog Attorney reviews a swank yet affordable leather tablet sleeve that is the perfect gift for the paperless professional in your White Elephant slugfest or, just in your life. The post A Luxurious Custom Leather Sleeve for Your Remarkable Tablet appeared first on...
Ex-Sidley Associate Becomes First Gen Z Woman Elected to Congress
Melat Kiros had worked at Sidley as a first-year associate in New York for about a year when the law firm terminated her in November 2023 for penning an open letter on Medium titled, "Dear Law Firms." Melat Kiros had worked at Sidley as a first-year associate in...
How I Made Partner: ‘Be Okay With Being Uncomfortable,’ Says Catherine Cramer of Brockstedt Mandalas Federico
"Be okay with being uncomfortable. Growth usually happens when you're doing something for the first time. Don't wait until you feel completely ready to raise your hand. Take the opportunity, work hard, ask questions, and trust yourself to figure it out." "Be...
Full 9th Circuit Lifts Block on DOJ Noncitizen Ballot Probe in California
"[M]any of the positions taken by the federal government in its recent communications to state election officials may have little merit," Judge Eric Miller wrote in a concurrence. "But a district court does not generally have the authority to enter an injunction...
En Banc 9th Circuit Lifts Block on DOJ Noncitizen Ballot Probe in California
"[M]any of the positions taken by the federal government in its recent communications to state election officials may have little merit," Judge Eric Miller wrote in a concurrence. "But a district court does not generally have the authority to enter an injunction...
Seeking Submissions: ATL’s 17th Annual Legally Themed Halloween Costume Contest
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Law Firms Need An AI Strategy, Not Another AI Subscription
Ed. note: This is the latest in the article series, Cybersecurity: Tips From the Trenches, by our friends at Sensei Enterprises, a boutique provider of IT, cybersecurity, and digital forensics services. Artificial intelligence is becoming part of everyday legal...
Winston Taylor Associates Are Getting Milbank Money… Eventually
It’s a match! Winston Taylor, the transatlantic firm created when Winston & Strawn joined forces with the UK arm of Taylor Wessing, is the latest firm to sign on to the Milbank scale, Bloomberg Law reports. According to a memo viewed by Bloomberg Law, associates...
‘Are You Kidding Me Right Now?’ Federal Judge Asks Trump DOJ Official
Federal judges traditionally don’t have to ask the DOJ’s number 3 if they’re kidding. But Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward is nothing if not a trailblazer. And the trail he’s blazing involves clear cutting a whole forest of ethical norms and presumptions of...
Caption Contest: Weil Still Has A Ghost Of A Chance With A ‘Merger’ Partner Like This
The post Caption Contest: Weil Still Has A Ghost Of A Chance With A ‘Merger’ Partner Like This appeared first on Above the Law.What happens when a Biglaw firm suddenly goes out of business? The partners find new firms, the associates update their résumés, and Spirit...
Till Dissolution Do Us Part: Inside Weil’s Biglaw Breakup
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. It’s the equivalent of managing hundreds of divorces because people get really emotional. A lot of these folks could never imagine what’s happening now. — Al Togut, who served as lead counsel to Dewey &...
No Soup For You! 5 ‘Seinfeld’ Lessons Every Lawyer Needs To Learn About Business Development
I’m a huge “Seinfeld” fan. I’ve probably seen every episode four or five times, and even today, certain scenes make me laugh as hard as they did when I first watched them. I even have a poster with “Seinfeld”-isms behind me in my office, which was a gift from an...
Your Client’s Best Evidence Might Be Sitting In Their Phone
I recently spoke at TASA about something I think personal injury lawyers should be paying much more attention to. The client’s phone. Not because we’re looking for some dramatic text message that wins the case. Usually, that’s not what we’re going to find. What we may...
The Lawyer Who Picked A President, Then Switched Causes
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! On Election Day, it’s worth recalling the case that settled a presidency in court rather than at the ballot box, Bush v. Gore (2000). Who was the lawyer who argued and won it for George W. Bush was a...
Trump DOJ Tests Ethical Rules, Judge’s Patience — See Also
The F-Word Is Implied: Judge Reyes stares down DOJ number 3 Stanley Woodward and asks, “are you kidding me right now?” Unfortunately for Woodward, he almost certainly wasn’t. Nothing Says ‘Free And Fair Elections’ Like A Court Telling The Feds To Keep Guns Away From...
Call for Nominations: Southeastern Legal Awards 2027
Nominations are open until January 26, 2027 for Southeastern Legal Awards Nominations are open until January 26, 2027 for Southeastern Legal Awards
Hon. Gilbert G. Ochoa (Ret.) Joins JAMS in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES, CA—JAMS announced that Hon. Gilbert G. Ochoa (Ret.) has joined its panel. Judge Ochoa joins JAMS following more than 40 years of combined legal and judicial experience, including nearly two decades on the San Bernardino County Superior Court and...
Former Public Company CLO Bryce Robinson Joins FBT Gibbons’ Corporate Law Practice in Newport Beach
NEWPORT BEACH, CA—FBT Gibbons continues to expand its Corporate Law practice in Southern California with the addition of Bryce O. Robinson as a partner in its Newport Beach office. Robinson, a former public-company chief legal officer with more than a decade of...
Ball Janik LLP Expands Orlando Construction Defect Team With Nicholas Wright
ORLANDO, FL—Ball Janik LLP welcomed Orlando associate Nicholas Wright to the firm’s Construction Defect Practice Group. Wright brings nearly a decade of civil litigation experience to Ball Janik, with a background spanning construction defect, premises liability,...
Withers Welcomes Todd Angkatavanich Back to Its US Private Client & Tax Team
NEW HAVEN, CT—Withers announced that Todd Angkatavanich has returned to the firm’s New Haven office as Counsel in its US Private Client and Tax team. Todd will advise key clients while working with the firm to advance its commitment to developing the next generation...
Despite White House Pressure on Big Law, Several Law Firms Staffing Call Centers for Voters
Attorneys from Reed Smith, Davis Wright, Baker McKenzie, Dechert and Manatt Phelps are helping with the national nonpartisan Election Protection voter hotline. Attorneys from Reed Smith, Davis Wright, Baker McKenzie, Dechert and Manatt Phelps are helping with...
SMQG Partners Honored for Securing Justice for Former East Texas Police Officer
DALLAS, TX—Lawyers representing former Quitman police captain Terry Bevill in his legal battle against powerful former East Texas officials have received the John Howie Award for their victory. The legal team representing Bevill was led by partner Laura Benitez...
Latham & Watkins Hires 5 Weil Trainees in Rescue Swoop
It is the first news of London trainees finding a new home since the dissolution was announced. It is the first news of London trainees finding a new home since the dissolution was announced.
Ogletree Deakins Adds Employment Litigators Timothy Pico and Brett Markson as Los Angeles Shareholders
LOS ANGELES, CA—Ogletree Deakins welcomed Timothy Pico and Brett Markson to the firm’s Los Angeles office as shareholders. Pico joins from Jackson Lewis P.C, and Markson joins from Panda Restaurant Group, Inc. Pico and Markson previously co-founded Markson Pico LLP, a...
Ogletree Deakins Bolsters San Diego Bench, Adding Lara Prodanovich (Besser) as Shareholder
SAN DIEGO, CA—Ogletree Deakins welcomed Lara Prodanovich (Besser) to the firm’s San Diego office as a shareholder. Prodanovich joins Ogletree Deakins from Jackson Lewis P.C., where she was a principal for more than five years. Prodanovich brings more than 15 years of...
Weil’s Demise Puts Decades of LatAm Relationships in Play
Weil, Gotshal & Manges' planned dissolution will scatter its lawyers across rivals, leaving Latin American firms to hope that the decades-old relationships underpinning their cross-border work will endure beyond the firm's name. Weil, Gotshal & Manges'...
Revising vs. Editing: The Perfect Document Usually Needs Both
Get to the Point! Going over your draft before transmission will inevitably generate ideas for revising and editing. Writing tips from Teddy Snyder. The post Revising vs. Editing: The Perfect Document Usually Needs Both appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for...
Trial Bar Group Says SCOTUS Roundup Ruling Didn’t Create a ‘New Preemption Regime’
The American Association for Justice said the Supreme Court's Monsanto v. Durnell decision left viable claims despite barring failure-to-warn claims, while the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and others urged the court to limit further litigation. The American...
Legal Tech Awards ‘Ask Why’ — And The Answer Keeps Coming Back To Lawyers Can’t Do It Alone
Last week, the legal tech world convened at Suffolk Law School for the seventh installment of the American Legal Technology Awards. Once an online event held during the depths of COVID, the annual gala bringing so many people under the same roof serves as a moment to...
Weil Associate Blasts ‘Greed’ And ‘Lack Of Leadership’ As Firm Collapses
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. Everyone has to look out for number one at this point. Everyone has to find new jobs. I understand that [Biglaw] is a very cut-throat environment, but just the level of greed combined with the lack of...
The First Monday Of A Lawyer’s Retirement: 5 Things To Settle Early
You probably have a rough idea of when you’d like to stop practicing. What happens the Monday after is a different question, and the answers are easier to find before you get there. Most of what makes this transition go well gets decided years earlier. Here are five...
Bar Exam Pass Rates Tanked This Summer, And Not Just In California
Bar exam results for the July administration are almost all in, and the class of 2026 is not going to love them. As Reuters reports, pass rates fell in California and the other big-volume jurisdictions this summer… and in the Golden State’s case, it wasn’t close. The...
Jonathan Turley Botching Famous Quote Just Tip Of Latest Intellectual Laziness
Wherever there’s a conservative temper tantrum, Jonathan Turley will be there. Turley’s late-stage career is basically a wrestling gimmick, casting himself to right-wing media as a “Democrat” law professor making a heel turn. The George Washington Law professor...
Investing In A Kakistocracy
I’m a conservative investor. All my spare cash goes into low-cost index funds, and my wealth increases as the economy expands. My strategy has served me reasonably well in recent decades. Last week, for the first time ever in my life, I made an investment based...
Build, Buy, Integrate, Or Wait: The AI Decision Legal Leaders Need To Own
At a recent discussion, someone offered a wonderfully practical way to think about building software: If you want deep-dish pizza, why would you buy the restaurant? I immediately thought about enterprise technology meetings. Someone wants a faster way to review...
Legal Ethics Roundup: Can AI Be Ethical?, DOJ Lawyers Under Scrutiny, Weil Gotshal Implodes, ‘Rogue Activist Judges,’ Reading Recommendations, Jobs & More
Ed. note: Please welcome Renee Knake Jefferson back to the pages of Above the Law. Subscribe to her Substack, Legal Ethics Roundup, here. Hello First Monday! What is a “First Monday” edition? Every Monday here at the LER you receive a summary of the top ten legal...
This Merger Of Two Biglaw Firms Lasted Less Than Two Years
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! In 2006, a conservative, old-line San Francisco firm merged with a scrappy, tech-focused New York firm to create a bicoastal Am Law 100 player with a mouthful of a name (five surnames long). The...
‘I Miss Brad’: Heading Into The Midterms Without The Legal Might Of Paul, Weiss — See Also
Biglaw’s Pro Bono Payola Is Paying Off For Trump: The firms that bent the knee are nowhere to be found in the fight over the election. “With Just Enough Of Learning To Misquote”: Jonathan Turley misquoting the McCarthy hearings in his tirade about the Alaska senate...