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A Third Of Lateral Partners Are Gone In 5 Years And Biglaw Keeps Failing To Understand Why
Over half of law firms view lateral hiring as a key growth strategy. Yet roughly a third of lateral partner hires leave within five years. Despite this uncomfortable reality, firms still measure their lateral success by “revenue brought in,” which is like grading a...
Google’s AI Summary Invents State Ethics Rules… And It’s Not A Hallucination Problem
If you’re a Pennsylvania lawyer wondering whether you need to disclose AI use in your court filings, Google’s AI summary has an authoritative answer for you. It’s a wrong answer, mind you. But authoritative! As Christine Lemmer-Webber put it, it’s “Mansplaining as a...
First The Partners, Then The Associates — See Also
Paul, Weiss Associates Are Being Shown The Door: Looks a lot like the first firm to fold to Trump is doing stealth layoffs. At Least McDermott Was Honest About It: The firm confirms suspected layoffs. Why Does Biglaw Keep Bleeding Lateral Partners?: Defection is an...
Law Revue Video Contest 2026: Vote For The Finalists!
The post Law Revue Video Contest 2026: Vote For The Finalists! appeared first on Above the Law.The post Law Revue Video Contest 2026: Vote For The Finalists! appeared first on Above the Law.
First The Litigation Partners Left Paul, Weiss. Now Associates Are Being Pushed Out.
The top Biglaw recession indicator, stealth layoffs, may have arrived! Paul, Weiss has parted ways with an unknown number of associates and multiple insiders describe the move as an instance of stealth layoffs in the firm’s litigation department. The accounts from...
Harvard Law Students Support Striking Grad Students
Harvard Law students have a busy schedule. When they don’t have their noses to the page, many of them spend their time showing solidarity with causes they think need their support. And it isn’t just for causes abroad. Striking graduate students are a local issue that...
When ‘Who Won In 2020?’ Is A Question Too Risky For Judicial Nominees To Answer, You Know We’ve Got A Huge Problem
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. The battle we’re facing at this point goes down to the very basics … whether people will even acknowledge something that may not win the favor of the president. That is a sad situation. I don’t know how this...
The Rise Of The Tech-Focused Law Firm
Historically, legal tech adoption was messy. Tools were purchased ad hoc, often driven by individual lawyers rather than firmwide strategy. In this episode of “Adventures in Legal Tech,” host Jared Correia and Joe Borstein, a co-founder of LexFusion and partner at...
Newly Merged Top 20 Biglaw Firm’s Growing Pains Include Layoffs
In July 2025, McDermott Will & Emery and Schulte Roth & Zabel joined forces to become McDermott Will & Schulte. The newly combined firm rode a wave of growth, ushering in a massive new partnership class last fall and debuting in the latest Am Law 100...
Billionaire Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Insults The Stupid Working Class For Playing The Lottery
United States Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent is a totally relatable guy. He went to Yale and then made hundreds of millions of dollars running hedge funds. Just another working class stiff trying to get through the week, am I right? While speaking to The...
In-House Counsel Report Companies Are Doing AI All Wrong
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to a Paragon Legal survey of in-house legal professionals across the US, what percentage reveal they are only asked to risk-assess an AI tool after it has been deployed? Hint: That is not the...
Big Law Firms Robbed of Confidential M&A Information Stolen by Global Insider Trading Ring
An ex-Goodwin Procter associate is among 30 people charged with trading on stolen and confidential information from law firms. An ex-Goodwin Procter associate is among 30 people charged with trading on stolen and confidential information from law...
4th Circuit Seems Skeptical of Policy Lifting Limits on ICE Arrests at Churches
Last year, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security advised officers to use discretion “along with a healthy dose of common sense when deciding whether to carry out enforcement activity in or outside a house of worship. Prior to the change, DHS directed agents to...
Navigating Regulatory Fragmentation: How Legal Leaders Are Staying Aligned Across APAC
Learn how legal teams are keeping the organisation aligned, making consistent decisions across markets, and supporting the business in a complex and uneven regulatory environment. Learn how legal teams are keeping the organisation aligned, making consistent...
How I Made Partner: ‘Be Your Own Advocate,’ Says Jessica Jewell of Nixon Peabody
"It happens on a different timeline for everybody, so try not to compare yourself to others. At the same time, be your own advocate, speak up for what you want, and make sure you focus on the business side as well as being a great lawyer." "It happens on a...
Critical Mass With Law.com’s Amanda Bronstad: 2nd Bellwether Trial Opens in LA Over J&J Talc, Federal Judge Calls $7.25B Roundup Settlement ‘Mind-Boggling’
This week: The second bellwether trial in the coordinated California state court cases alleging Johnson & Johnson's baby powder causes ovarian cancer opened in Los Angeles Superior Court. U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria refused to intervene in a proposed $7.25B...
The Market Knows Before the World Does. That Should Worry Everyone.
The arrest of a U.S. special forces soldier accused of making more than $400,000 by betting on a covert military operation is not just another insider trading story. It is a glimpse into a far more troubling reality, one where prediction markets start to function as...
AI Transforming HR Faster Than Companies Can Set Up Processes to Contain Risks
Between an increasingly active patchwork of state laws and unresolved liability questions in light of new federal policy proposals, employers will likely remain on the hook for how these tools are used," said Niloy Ray, co-chair of Littler Mendelson's AI and...
A&O Shearman Partners Discuss Introducing Nonequity Tier
Several Big Law firms have adopted the structure in recent years in response to various market pressures. Several Big Law firms have adopted the structure in recent years in response to various market pressures.
Is Your Grammar Too Good? A New Way to Repel Clients and Prospects
Teddy Snyder: A new app revises your emails to make you seem human. It does this by creating errors. This does not appear to be a joke. The post Is Your Grammar Too Good? A New Way to Repel Clients and Prospects appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms...
How You Made It: Law.com Wants to Hear From You
Law.com's expanded How I Made It series aims to surface even more practical insight and personal reflection across the profession, including the path to the bench, regulatory careers and even life beyond the law. Law.com's expanded How I Made It series aims to...
Microsoft’s AI Bet Is Getting More Expensive—and More Complicated
“There are real doubts surrounding the appeal of its AI products, and it increasingly looks like Microsoft has squandered an early lead in enterprise AI with Anthropic now taking most of the action, veteran technology analyst Richard Windsor wrote last...
Kagan Denies Apple’s Request for Emergency Supreme Court Intervention in Antitrust Case
Apple became the latest tech giant to fail to obtain emergency relief from the high court in an antitrust case. Apple became the latest tech giant to fail to obtain emergency relief from the high court in an antitrust case.
New Suit Claims Zuckerberg Personally Directed Copyright Infringement of Published Works to Train AI Models
The suit brought by five publishers and author Scott Turow is unusual in its attempt to hold an individual company executive responsible for the alleged infringement. The suit brought by five publishers and author Scott Turow is unusual in its attempt to hold an...
Your Clients Have Estate Plans. Their Digital Lives Probably Don’t.
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. Most people have at least a basic estate plan, a will, maybe a...
Practice Management Platform Clio To Discontinue Its Longtime Integration With Payments Processor LawPay
The post Practice Management Platform Clio To Discontinue Its Longtime Integration With Payments Processor LawPay appeared first on Above the Law.Legal technology company Clio‘s integration with the payment processing platform 8am LawPay is discontinuing on Aug. 31,...
The Am Law 200: Biglaw’s Second Hundred Firms Bask In Financial Success, With Strong Metrics Across The Board
The past year was wonderful for law firms, and once again, the Am Law Second Hundred had an incredible showing when it came to all things financial. The American Lawyer recently released its Am Law 200 law firm rankings — a closely watched list of the smaller yet...
Defendant Accused Of Punching His Defense Attorney After Sentencing
Most lawyers focus on defending their clients. As you should, it’s the job after all! But procedural issues and statutory interpretation aren’t the only things you need to stand on guard for. Sometimes the bigger threat is sitting right next to you. One lawyer found...
Former Biglaw Partner George Conway Has Absolutely Zero F*cks To Give About His Congressional Run
Two new profiles of George Conway — one in New York Magazine one in the Washington Post — dropped this week, and together they paint a portrait of a man who is either the most zen candidate in the NY-12 race, or with the biggest ego. Possibly both. The key quote, from...
Ketanji Brown Jackson Sends Sam Alito Raging
After deciding last week in Callais v. Louisiana that the state could redraw its congressional maps to fully eliminate its majority-minority districts — quite the feat in a state where Black majorities exist geographically and logically centralized in a city like New...
DOJ Puts Up $25K And Retention Bonuses To Bribe Lawyers To Rack Up Ethics Violations
There was a time, not all that long ago, when lawyers fought to work at the Department of Justice. Lawyers would take massive pay cuts to move into a cramped federal building office so they could add a prestigious new line item to their resumes. The federal government...
Private Equity Has Its Eyes On Biglaw’s Second Hundred Firms
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. We think the first [Biglaw] deal will come from the Second Hundred, and we do think it’s going to come in calendar year 2026. — Bob Maiden, an M&A adviser with Focus Investment Banking, in comments given...
The Gap Between The Biglaw Haves And Have Nots Is Growing
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to data from Law.com, the Am Law firms ranked 101-200 had slower growth in revenue per lawyer (RPL) than the firms ranked 1-100. How much did the Second Hundred firms, on average raise their...
The Biglaw Second Hundred Firms Are Making Money! — See Also
Average Profits Per Equity Partner Is Up Almost 10%!: See what other changes are happening here. Justice Alito Blows A Gasket Over Justice Jackson Following The Rules: He won’t let accuracy get in the way of his temper tantrum either. Guilty Verdicts Hurt: Defendant...
Alabama to Allow Grads From Non-ABA-Accredited Law Schools to Sit for Bar
The Supreme Court of Alabama amended Rule IV to include graduates of non-American Bar Association-accredited law schools being eligible to sit for the bar. The Supreme Court of Alabama amended Rule IV to include graduates of non-American Bar...
‘Where Is the Actual Evidence of Asbestos?’: Johnson & Johnson Returns to Calif. Court in 2nd Bellwether Talc Trial
The trial features the family members of three women who died of ovarian cancer after decades of using Johnson & Johnson's baby powder. The trial features the family members of three women who died of ovarian cancer after decades of using Johnson &...
No Class Certification? No Problem. Attorneys Put 86 Plaintiffs in 1 Complaint
The move—to coalesce nearly 90 individuals in a single action without class status—is rare. The move—to coalesce nearly 90 individuals in a single action without class status—is rare.
Facing Contempt, Apple Seeks Emergency Relief From Supreme Court in Antitrust Case
Undaunted by the U.S. Supreme Court's rejection of a similar request from Google, Apple has urged the justices to intervene on an emergency basis in an antitrust suit from a video game developer over the commissions the tech giant collects from in-app...
After 22-Year Run, Award-Winning SEC Enforcement Official Departs for Wilmer
Jason Burt won awards for helping the SEC crack two first-of-their-kind cases—one involving a flash market crash and another in which co-conspirators obtained early access to financial press releases, enabling them to profit by trading on nonpublic...
California Bar Proposes Rule Requiring Lawyers to Verify Every AI Output — and Five Other AI-Focused Ethics Changes
When using any technology — including AI — a lawyer “must independently review, verify, and exercise professional judgment regarding any output generated by the technology that is used in connection with representing a client.” That language appears in a new comment...
The 2026 Am Law 200: Ranked By Gross Revenue
Gross Revenue for the Second Hundred increased in 2025 by 6.0 percent, compared to the 10.8 percent increase in 2024. Gross Revenue for the Second Hundred increased in 2025 by 6.0 percent, compared to the 10.8 percent increase in 2024.
The 2026 Am Law 200: By the Numbers
A closer look at the numbers that mattered most for the Am Law 200—in visual form. A closer look at the numbers that mattered most for the Am Law 200—in visual form.
Earnings Are Growing For Second Hundred Firms—But So Is the Gap
Lower billing rate increases and lower demand contribute to a "widening gap" between the Second Hundred and the Am Law 100, even as both tiers posted strong financials metrics for 2025. Lower billing rate increases and lower demand contribute to a "widening gap"...
The Week in Data May 5: A Look at Legal Industry Trends by the Numbers
Catch up on the latest data from across the Law.com newsroom, including the 20 Am Law 100 firms that have stacked the most revenue since 2000. Catch up on the latest data from across the Law.com newsroom, including the 20 Am Law 100 firms that have stacked the...
Law Firm Video Marketing: Why Your Videos Don’t Generate Cases (and How to Fix It)
Your law firm's video look great. So why isn't it converting new clients? Tips from veteran producer Chris Gray. "A great video inside a broken system is invisible." The post Law Firm Video Marketing: Why Your Videos Don’t Generate Cases (and How to Fix It) appeared...
Law Firms (an Asset Class in Waiting?) See Valuations Climb Higher
The aggregate value of the Am Law 100 surpassed $400 billion for the first time in CFO Madhav Srinivasan's latest effort at applying Wall Street valuation techniques to the apex of the legal industry. The aggregate value of the Am Law 100 surpassed $400 billion...
Musk Pays Just $1.5 Million to Settle SEC Suit Accusing Him of Underpaying Twitter Investors by $150M
The deal reflects a stark difference in enforcement philosophies between President Joe Biden's SEC chair, Gary Gensler, who brought the case, and Trump's SEC chair, Paul Atkins. The deal reflects a stark difference in enforcement philosophies between President...
Alito Clashes With Jackson as Supreme Court Facilitates Louisiana Map Redraw
"The dissent accuses the Court of 'unshackl[ing]' itself from 'constraints,'" Justice Samuel Alito Jr. wrote. "It is the dissent's rhetoric that lacks restraint." "The dissent accuses the Court of 'unshackl[ing]' itself from 'constraints,'" Justice Samuel Alito...
Is Good Enough For Epstein Good Enough For Harvard Law? — See Also
Brad Karp Takes His Resume To Harvard Law: The students didn’t seem to approve. That’s Not How It Works, Actually: Todd Blanche confuses the voter verification process with eating at Applebee’s. The FTC Wants Tennessee To Join Stupid: Will Tennessee abandon the ABA...
TACOs And NACHOs And SALSA, Oh My!
In my next life, I want to work on Wall Street. Not because I like finance, but because Wall Street traders originally came up with the acronym “TACO,” for “Trump Always Chickens Out.” And then, last week, another trader ginned up “NACHO,” for “Not A Chance Hormuz...
What Happens When You Ask 100 In-House Lawyers To Talk About Leadership
Over the past few months, I invited about 100 in-house lawyers to join a conversation series I host, “Notes to My (Legal) Self® In-House Leaders LIVE.” The invitation is simple: come talk about leadership, career lessons, and the moments that shape how we lead inside...
Clarence Thomas’s Stranglehold On History
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! As of today, Clarence Thomas takes over Justice Stephen J. Field for the third longest tenure on the Supreme Court, and on Thursday he’ll capture the number 2 spot from which of his former colleagues?...
Gorsuch: Trust The Process, Not The Leaks
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. We want some transparency, but we also have to leave room for candid conversations and deliberations with one another. But do we need time to actually talk quietly with one another, to find those places where...
Planned $110B Paramount-Warner Merger Faces Consumer Antitrust Challenge
"A quick review of the complaint reads like a fanciful work of fiction that is untethered from the facts and without merit," a Paramount spokesperson said after consumers filed a lawsuit in California federal court seeking to block the company's proposed $110 billion...
Chicago Cubs’ Suit Against Rooftop Viewing Spot Can Continue, Fed. Judge Rules
A Chicago federal judge said the baseball team sufficiently alleged a rooftop owner and his business profit from the team's live game experience at Wrigley Field without paying for it. A Chicago federal judge said the baseball team sufficiently alleged a rooftop...
New Mexico Justice Department Wants Meta to Pay $3.7B to Fund Teen Mental Health Programs
Meta attorney Alex Parkinson of Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick told First Judicial District Chief Judge Bryan Biedscheid that the state's proposed abatement fund is an "unprecedented demand for money." Meta attorney Alex Parkinson of Kellogg,...
Will Tennessee’s PBM Bill Face The Same Fate As Arkansas’ Law?
The post Will Tennessee’s PBM Bill Face The Same Fate As Arkansas’ Law? appeared first on Above the Law.The post Will Tennessee’s PBM Bill Face The Same Fate As Arkansas’ Law? appeared first on Above the Law.
Todd Blanche’s Kayfabe Comey Case
Todd Blanche is pretending to prosecute James Comey for threatening the president … but he’s not pretending very hard. Yesterday the Acting Attorney General sat down for a chat with Meet the Press’s Kristen Welker. Like his predecessor, he knows his main job is going...
Dealing With AI Pressures: Thriving With An Abundance Of Knowledge
Firms are struggling with robust AI adoption. If it wasn’t bad enough before, firms are now facing more and more client pressure to do something with AI. Anything. And that can lead to even greater adoption problems. But the solution may be as simple as avoiding the...
Job Of The Month: Partner At Elite Litigation Boutique
Kinney’s client, a Texas-based commercial litigation boutique law firm, is seeking a talented litigation Partner with 8-10 years of sophisticated litigation experience to join its nationally recognized Houston office. This role will be a “hands on” role, with...
Brad Karp Takes His Epstein-Stained Résumé To Harvard Law
Brad Karp is back in law school. The former Paul, Weiss chair, you’ll recall, became notorious in the world of Biglaw when, under Karp’s leadership, the firm became the first to cut a deal with the Trump administration, agreeing to eliminate DEI programs and pledge...
FTC Taps On Tennessee Supreme Court To Join Florida And Texas
One of the odder threads in the ABA being attacked as part of political theatre saga has been the antitrust accusations. It makes sense that there would be pushback for stances like “the rule of law is good and worth defending” at a time when the collective shrugs off...
Legal Ethics Roundup: Supervising Lawyer Sanctioned For AI Use, Donor Disclosures For Judges, Private Equity In Law Firms, Best Legal Shows & More
Ed. note: Please welcome Renee Knake Jefferson back to the pages of Above the Law. Subscribe to her Substack, Legal Ethics Roundup, here. Welcome to what captivates, haunts, inspires, and surprises me every week in the world of legal ethics. Hello First Monday! What...
Todd Blanche Goes On TV To Defend Voter ID And Accidentally Reveals He Has Never Been To A Restaurant
Todd Blanche had quite the Meet the Press appearance over the weekend. In between giving James Comey’s legal team a lot to look at, the Acting Attorney General of the United States offered a defense of voter ID laws, which, um, maybe didn’t go as well as he planned....
DOJ Posts Star Wars-Themed Tweet Seeking Recruits Who Misunderstand The Whole Point Of Star Wars
It is May the 4th, which means that every social media intern is straining to make a half-relevant Star Wars reference. Sadly, the Department of Justice has joined this trend, with an entry that encapsulates the once-venerable institution’s precipitous fall from grace...
States Crack Down on Health Insurers’ AI Use, With No End in Sight
“There really is this increased compliance burden on health insurers to demonstrate that they've conducted their diligence on these programs, said Dan Silverboard, a partner at Holland & Knight. “There really is this increased compliance burden on health...
Musk: Twitter Securities Fraud Verdict Based on ‘Bias and Prejudice’ Shouldn’t Stand
Musk alleges the plaintiffs, who previously held shares of Twitter Inc., hadn't met their burden of proof at trial for any of the necessary elements of a securities fraud claim. Musk alleges the plaintiffs, who previously held shares of Twitter Inc., hadn't met...
Cracker Barrel GC Says Mentoring Successor Has Been One of the ‘True Joys’ of His Career
Incoming legal chief Jennifer Lankford and the rest of the C-suite are trying to win back customers and investors after a botched rebranding last year. Incoming legal chief Jennifer Lankford and the rest of the C-suite are trying to win back customers and...
Everlaw and Legora Announce Integration to Connect Discovery and Drafting
Everlaw and Legora have announced a technology partnership that will allow litigation teams to access documents stored in Everlaw directly within Legora’s drafting and collaboration environment. The integration is designed to close the gap between the discovery and...
How I Made Partner: ‘Prioritize Clear and Timely Communication,’ Says Alan Shramuk of Marshall Gerstein
"First, focus on producing consistently strong work. That's non-negotiable. Second, prioritize clear and timely communication. Clients regularly comment on responsiveness, and it's one of the simplest ways to build trust. The stereotype that lawyers are slow or...
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Former DLA Piper Partner Seeks To Toss Ex-Associate’s Rape Claims
A former DLA Piper associate, who sued Biggs and DLA Piper in December on an anonymous basis, must now use her real name if she wants to proceed with the suit, a judge has ruled. A former DLA Piper associate, who sued Biggs and DLA Piper in December on an...
Too Fast to Fake It: Can Big Law’s Top Partners Keep Up?
Geopolitical upheaval, corporate accountability, and the rise of AI are testing whether Big Law's top partners are worth their multimillion-dollar price tags, writes The Global Lawyer. Geopolitical upheaval, corporate accountability, and the rise of AI are...
Alito Temporarily Pauses Fifth Circuit Decision Restricting Mail Access to Abortion Drug
The administrative order preserves mail access to the abortion drug while the full U.S. Supreme Court considers the pill maker's emergency appeal. The administrative order preserves mail access to the abortion drug while the full U.S. Supreme Court considers the...
Trump U.S. Attorney Pick May Lack Trial Experience, But Was January 6 Protestor!
Donald Trump’s nominee for U.S. Attorney for the District of Wyoming, Darin Smith, is an estate planning lawyer who has never tried a federal or state case. But he does boast the most important qualification — at least for this Department of Justice — to uphold law...
Accidentally Filing A Draft Motion Might Be The Least Embarrassing DOJ Story Of The Week — See Generally
Tell Me The DOJ Didn’t Check The Filing Without Telling Me: Justice Department files motion complete with giant “DRAFT” watermark on every page. Cracker jack lawyering! Somehow This Wasn’t The Most Racist Legal Story Of The Week: But this Georgetown professor gave it...
Making the Most of Your Mentoring Relationships
Meyling Ly Ortiz | The best mentors serve as an experienced sounding board, ask you questions and expand your perspective. Tips on getting the most out of lawyer mentorship programs. The post Making the Most of Your Mentoring Relationships appeared first on Articles,...
Trump Wants Hakeem Jeffries To Pull A Sotomayor — See Also
He’s Being Told To Apologize For Noticing The Case That Gutted Voting Rights: Very rude of him to be honest, frankly. Habba Doubles Down On The 86 Gambit On The View: The crowd didn’t love her performance. Voter Privacy Is Under Attack: Jamie Ding is one of the people...
The Provocative Abramowitz Keynote And The Computer That Won’t Come On
ILTA’s EVOLVE Conference got off to a rousing start with an opening keynote address by Zach Abramowitz. Abramowitz is a real thought leader in the legal tech and innovation field. He is also a legal tech investor, consultant, and GenAI evangelist. Provocative....
Donald Trump Wants Everyone (But Him) To Respect The Supreme Court’s Legitimacy
Sure. Okay. Let’s do this. Donald Trump posted to Truth Social this week to register his outrage at House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, who had called the Supreme Court illegitimate. “Hakeem Jeffries just called the Supreme Court of the United States an...
Alina Habba Exonerates Comey. But Not On Purpose.
This week Alina Habba went on The View to tell those godless liberals what’s up. She was asked about the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. (“Still rattled.”) She was asked about healthcare. (“Concepts of a plan.”) The $1 million sanctions order she...
Law Student Fights To Protect Voter Privacy Rights In Jeopardy
One of the crown gems of the civil rights movement is the the Voting Rights Act of 1965. While many take it for granted, the right to vote was a matter of life and death for generations of Americans. Not just because the ballot box determined who would be in office,...
Plaintiffs’ Firms Are Calling Biglaw’s Bluff When It Comes To Hiring Talented Law School Grads
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. It’s worth it. But it has been a lot to swallow for a lot of plaintiffs’ firms to bite the bullet and pay a couple hundred thousand dollars a year to a new lawyer. — Shanin Specter, a cofounder of...
Lawyers Shouldn’t Condition Adjournments On Substantive Concessions
Lawyers are busy people who often need to juggle court appearances with obligations in other cases and personal responsibilities. As a result, lawyers frequently need to request adjournments so they can balance all of their obligations. Depending on the court, lawyers...
The Leadership Shifts That Drive Law Firm Growth
In this episode of “Be That Lawyer,” I speak with Robin Saghian, Shahab Mossavar Rahmani, and Edwin Saghian of Omega Law Group about the operational decisions that separate stagnant firms from scalable ones. The conversation centers on three critical shifts for...
Stat(s) Of The Week: Eyeing AI
Whether they’re wary of the risks or simply seeking insight into law firm operations, most general counsel now expect their outside firms to be transparent about their use of artificial intelligence, according to a new report. The “2026 KPMG Global General Counsel...
On The Growing Mid-Sized Law Firm
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to the 2025 Leopard Law Firm Index (LLFI) Mid-Sized 200 Rankings, how much did mid-sized firms (50-150 attorneys) grow last year? Hint: Mid-sized firms also boasted a 93% lateral retention...
Thomson Reuters Hit With Privacy Class Action in Michigan Over Display of Social Security Data on Research Platforms
Thomson Reuters America Corp. was hit with a class action Thursday that accused it of breaching a Michigan state privacy law by publicly displaying five sequential digits of individuals' Social Security numbers on its CLEAR and Westlaw PeopleMap...
Alito Claims to ‘Update’ Voting Rights Act Law. Kagan Says He Destroyed It.
Under Justice Samuel Alito Jr.'s "updated" framework, the test for proving voter dilution under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act is "nearly insuperable," Justice Elena Kagan wrote in dissent. Under Justice Samuel Alito Jr.'s "updated" framework, the test for...
NJ $16M Verdict Won as Plaintiff Counsel Portray ‘Arrogant Bunch of People’
Depicting one's adversaries as wealthy and demanding outsiders seems to have paid off in this case. The jury awarded $16 million after hearing the owner of the warehouse described as a large and "arrogant" company that was unwilling to abide by New Jersey land use...
Microsoft’s Legal Agent Could Shake Up Legal Tech—If It Delivers
Microsoft's unveiling of its Legal Agent comes as the legal tech industry is still reeling from Anthropic's recent launch of its Claude legal plugin. Microsoft's unveiling of its Legal Agent comes as the legal tech industry is still reeling from Anthropic's...
FTC Officials Urge Tennessee Supreme Court to Reduce Reliance on ABA in Law School Accreditation
The Supreme Court of Tennessee at Nashville received hundreds of comments regarding how to increase access to legal representation by examining how the state is regulating the profession. The Supreme Court of Tennessee at Nashville received hundreds of comments...
Law Firm Disrupted: If Your Mother Says She Loves You…
The legal industry is at a real crossroads when it comes to effectively implementing gen AI tools into practice. The legal industry is at a real crossroads when it comes to effectively implementing gen AI tools into practice.
FirstEnergy Investors Certified Again in Bribery Case, After 6th Circuit Decertification
U.S. District Judge Algenon Marbley stood by his initial certification decision, finding that the Sixth Circuit remanded the case back to him to analyze the investors' damages methodology, not to further consider their presumption of reliance arguments. U.S....
Litigation Trends to Watch: Suits Strike at Turkey Prices, Milk Subsidies and ’80-20′ Employment Rule
Organic milk companies claim they're subsidizing non-organic producers without due process. Organic milk companies claim they're subsidizing non-organic producers without due process.
Sponsors Are the New Mentors, Especially for Women Lawyers
Ida Abbott | Why don't more men sponsor women? As partners and leaders, men have accepted the responsibility to develop all the best talent — but they are losing the female half of that talent pool. The post Sponsors Are the New Mentors, Especially for Women Lawyers...
Bouncing Clients? 5 Quick Steps to Check Your Law Firm Website’s Accessibility
Don't let a broken intake form cost you cases. Mike Barton points to 5 quick things you can do to check your website's accessibility, no programmer required. The post Bouncing Clients? 5 Quick Steps to Check Your Law Firm Website’s Accessibility appeared first on...
OnlyFans Hires 20-Year Skadden Veteran as General Counsel
David Eisman is coming aboard as OnlyFans adapts to the death of its owner in March and as it prepares to sell a minority ownership stake to a San Francisco investment firm. David Eisman is coming aboard as OnlyFans adapts to the death of its owner in March and...
How I Made Practice Group Chair: ‘You Need Good People Supporting You,’ Says Janice Hogan of Hogan Lovells
"Don't be afraid. Take opportunities to learn new things. And make sure you have a strong team around you. If you want to maintain your practice while taking on management responsibility, you need good people supporting you. That's essential." "Don't be afraid....
Gambling-Addiction Lawsuits Pile Up Against Sports-Betting Companies
The suits allege that the companies ratchet up marketing during periods when bettors are less likely to be clear-headed—late at night, for instance, or right after they've suffered a big loss. The suits allege that the companies ratchet up marketing during...

















































































