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‘The Wave Is Coming’: Silent AI Presents New Threats in Insurance Litigation
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Litigation Trends to Watch: Lawsuits Strike at Parking Lot Fines, Third-Party Wage Practices and Surveillance Cameras
Class actions are surging over fines issued by parking facilities that use license plate readers. error code: 502
Boards Want Faster Answers on Legal Risk, but Many Legal Teams Are Still Working From Spreadsheets
“Because the systems are so siloed, firms or legal departments typically rely on more manual tools to do the analysis, like spreadsheets, said one CEO. “Spreadsheets can be very prone to error because they lack auditing capabilities. error code: 502
How I Made Partner: ‘Go Ahead and Find Your Voice,’ Says Lori Armstrong Halber of Constangy, Brooks, Smith and Prophete
"Don't let imposter syndrome interfere with your growth. There is not one way to do anything—go ahead and find your voice, find what works for you, and do that. And if it does not work, try something else." error code: 502
Hinshaw & Culbertson Insurance Partner Scott Seaman on his New Book, AI and ESG Under Trump 2.0
Daily Business Review and law.com reporter Annie Mayne had a chance to catch up with Seaman and discuss his new book, which he co-authored with two other Hinshaw partners: “America 250: The History of Insurance and Insurance Coverage Law and Litigation in the United...
Diversity Lab Closes After FTC Investigation
As part of the dissolution, Diversity Lab will shut down all its systems, including eliminating or destroying any client data it had stored on the hundreds of law firms and legal departments that it worked with. As part of the dissolution, Diversity Lab will...
The Most Important Tool for AI Savvy Lawyers? It’s the Right Mindset
AI-savvy lawyering is already something that clients are starting to demand. The technology is capable; the challenge now is cultural and organizational change. AI-savvy lawyering is already something that clients are starting to demand. The technology is...
Your Administrative Services Are Broken, You Just Don’t Know It
Administrative services should be one of the easiest areas for a law firm to get right and one of the most impactful when they do. But that is not what we see in the market today. Administrative services should be one of the easiest areas for a law firm to get...
SCOTUS Ruling, Federal Focus on DEI Fueling Reverse Bias Claims, Lawyers Say
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Talc Lawyers Ask Los Angeles Jury to Hit Johnson & Johnson With Punitive Damages: ‘The Language They Speak Is Money’
The trial in Los Angeles Superior Court is the second bellwether case in California state courts to tie Johnson & Johnson's baby powder to ovarian cancer. The trial in Los Angeles Superior Court is the second bellwether case in California state courts to tie...
Law Firm Disrupted: Boutiques Are Seizing Opportunities for Specialized Talent
“Boutiques are having an absolute moment in the sun, said one law firm recruiter. “Boutiques are having an absolute moment in the sun, said one law firm recruiter.
New SPLC Indictment Has Us Wondering If The DOJ Is Trying To Lose
Man, the Department of Justice used to be a serious institution. Back in April, the Department of Justice indicted the Southern Poverty Law Center, asserting that the civil rights organization misappropriated donations to secretly fund hate groups. The fraud theory of...
‘Over The Top’: The Race To Outdo Milbank’s New Salary Scale Has Officially Started
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. I wouldn’t be surprised if someone goes over the top [of Milbank’s increase] in the next few weeks. Attracting talent at the top end is so vital, and being seen as the firm who’s capable of boosting associate...
Shia LeBeouf Pleads Guilty To Mardi Gras Battery Charges
Hollywood superstar (and alleged “actual” cannibal) Shia LeBeouf was arrested earlier this year at a Mardi Gras celebration after the festivities turned a little too “fistive.” Accused of punching someone several times, he was taken into custody. While there were some...
Boutique Firm Hands Out Spring Bonuses As Compensation Fever Spreads
Associate compensation news is coming in hot! If your firms aren’t raising salaries or announcing seasonal bonuses, what are they doing? We can officially add another boutique to the list of firms that know what associates want. Dunn Isaacson Rhee, founded in May 2025...
Foundation 365, Litera’s AI-Powered CRM Platform For Law Firms, Is Now Available Within Microsoft 365
The post Foundation 365, Litera’s AI-Powered CRM Platform For Law Firms, Is Now Available Within Microsoft 365 appeared first on Above the Law.Foundation 365, Litera’s AI-powered CRM platform for law firms, is now available across Microsoft 365, including Outlook,...
Now Is Not The Time
In a recent New York Times op-ed, a fifth-year associate at a Biglaw firm (WilmerHale to be specific — and one of only the four that ATL listed on its “Spine Index”) threw in the law practice towel. He left because of what he saw as a troubling overlay of political...
Trump Executive Order On AI Gives Central Role To NSA
The post Trump Executive Order On AI Gives Central Role To NSA appeared first on Above the Law.The post Trump Executive Order On AI Gives Central Role To NSA appeared first on Above the Law.
The AI Consultant Problem: What A Disgraced Immigration Lawyer Teaches About The Perils Of An Unqualified Lawyer Coach
The post The AI Consultant Problem: What A Disgraced Immigration Lawyer Teaches About The Perils Of An Unqualified Lawyer Coach appeared first on Above the Law.The post The AI Consultant Problem: What A Disgraced Immigration Lawyer Teaches About The Perils Of An...
Judge Leans Into The Dystopia Of 2026
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! Judge Craig A. Karsnitz of which state’s Superior Court recently upheld a local provision authorizing voting by in-state corporations, LLCs, trusts, and partnerships owning property? Hint: He...
Matching Is Easy When You’re Raking In This Much — See Also
Quinn Emanuel Matches Milbank’s Salary Scale: With $2.7 billion in revenue for 2025, they can afford it! This Boutique Is Doling Out Milbank Money: Vartabedian Katz Hester Haynes is spreading the riches! Spring Bonuses!: Dunn Isaacson Rhee announces special bonuses up...
Meta, YouTube Move to Toss $6M Social Media Addiction Verdict
Lawyers for Meta and YouTube, in post-trial arguments on Thursday, insisted that the jury heard evidence about content that was prohibited under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act and the First Amendment. Lawyers for Meta and YouTube, in post-trial...
A Flurry of Activity at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has been especially busy this spring proposing to relax its disclosure regulations for initial public offerings, eliminate its reporting requirements regarding a company's footprint on climate change and allow companies to...
CFTC Joins SEC in Allowing Settling Defendants to Deny Allegations
Removing the gag rule gives the CFTC "more flexibility" in settling enforcement actions with companies, will enable the agency to better structure settlements and could hasten the return of money to investors, the commission said. Removing the gag rule gives the...
Supreme Court Paves Way for Negligent Hiring Claims Against Freight Brokers: If it ain’t broker, don’t fix it
The world of commercial trucking litigation just got bigger. On May 14, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court, in a unanimous opinion, greenlighted negligent hiring and negligent selection claims against freight brokers concerning safety. The decision raises immediate...
‘Less Hype, More Application’ Is the Promise of This June 17 Legal AI Conference, Live In L.A. Or Virtual
A few months ago, I wrote about the new partnership between Masters AI Legal, the newly launched division of The Masters Conference, and Cat Casey, founder of The TechnoCat, a consulting and speaking practice focused on legal AI, to produce a global conference series...
Supreme Court Says No Right to Jury Trial Over FCC’s Nonbinding Fines
The ruling comes after the FCC conceded that its so-called forfeiture orders don't actually have legal teeth until the agency brings a collection suit before a federal judge, at which point the companies would be entitled to a trial by jury under the Seventh...
Quinn Emanuel Next to Match Milbank’s Associate Raises
The firm follows the scale announced by Milbank on Tuesday, in which first through fourth years are set to receive an increase of $10,000 to their salaries, while fifth years and above will earn an additional $20,000. The firm follows the scale announced by...
Can a Legal AI Platform Be Powerful, Fun and Free All at the Same Time? Lavern Surely Thinks So.
Somebody once told Antti Innanen that he had built a veggie burger dressed up to look like real meat. He thought it was a fun criticism, but he also thought it missed the point. That burger is Lavern, an open-source “multi-agent legal system” that Innanen, a Finnish...
Cadwalader London Associates Set for Higher Pay Scale Than Hogan Lovells Colleagues Post-Merger
The soon-to-be merged firm is preparing to implement differing pay scales within its London associate cohort, with legacy Cadwalader London lawyers expected to remain on the 'Cravath scale', putting them on significantly higher base pay than their legacy Hogan Lovells...
Did Your Client Really Hear You? Strategies for Effective Attorney-Client Communication
You're sure you explained everything clearly, but was the message received? Follow Teddy Snyder's tips to make sure your clients really hear you, absorb your advice and act on it correctly. The post Did Your Client Really Hear You? Strategies for Effective...
Big Law Sues for Big Bucks in Collection Actions Against Ex-Clients, Law.com Radar Shows
Am Law 200 firms brought at least 17 new lawsuits last month as plaintiffs, most of them claiming unpaid legal fees. Am Law 200 firms brought at least 17 new lawsuits last month as plaintiffs, most of them claiming unpaid legal fees.
Kirkland and Palantir Launch AI-Led PE Fundraising Platform
The launch is the first in a series of AI rollouts and strategic partnerships planned as part of Kirkland's $500 million AI strategy. The launch is the first in a series of AI rollouts and strategic partnerships planned as part of Kirkland's $500 million AI...
Top 10 Things To Know About The Administration’s New Adjustment Of Status Memo
Just before the long Memorial Day weekend, on Friday, May 22, the administration quietly released a new memo that could fundamentally reshape how green card applications are processed in the United States. The memo arrived without warning, without public notice, and...
Todd Blanche Is Your New Attorney General. Probably.
Donald Trump confirmed (kinda) Tuesday what anyone paying attention to the Department of Justice has understood for the better part of two months: Todd Blanche is going to be the permanent Attorney General of the United States. “I think he will, yeah,” Trump told...
Sex In Chambers Met With Slap On Wrist
A federal judge carried on a two-year affair with a high-ranking law enforcement officer by having sex in chambers and lying about it to investigators. The Eleventh Circuit responded with a private reprimand, concealing the judge’s identity. But the judges didn’t...
Supreme Court Republicans Refuse To Explain Why Alabama Can Now Use Racist Election Maps (But PLEASE Don’t Think They’re Just Being Political About It)
It’s one thing for the Supreme Court to not explain its decisions, but it’s a whole other level to refuse to explain a decision that contradicts a written decision from just over a month ago. The quick timeline is this. The Supreme Court allowed Louisiana to draw...
‘Who’s On Your Board?’: Reflections From LMA26
At LMA26, inspiration showed up in candid conversations, thoughtful questions, and moments that led attendees to rethink how they lead, connect, and create impact in their organizations. These lightbulb moments are often one of the more enduring outcomes of attending...
20 Nonfiction Book Recommendations To Jumpstart Your Summer Reading Season
Every year I commit a column to describing a few nonfiction books that I deem worth reading. It used to be my top 15 I’d read that calendar year, then, as I failed to narrow it down, my top 20. Now I’m simply going to put out a list as soon as I get to 20 heartily...
Biglaw Firm Launches AI Partner Doppelgangers To Help Train Associates
Last week, Stephen Embry wrote an article declaring that the old model of running into a senior partner at the water cooler and picking up their dropped gems about how to be a good lawyer is dead and gone. COVID took away the certainty that anyone was even working in...
Why Fewer People Are Voting For Judges And Why That Might Be A Good Thing
Yesterday, California held its state and local elections. Most of the media focus was on the primaries for the governor’s seat and the mayoral race in Los Angeles. But over the past few days, several friends have been asking me about which judicial candidates they...
The Real Difference Between The Highest And Lowest Paid Biglaw Equity Partners
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to a recent Law.com survey on Biglaw firms, what was the average distance between the highest- to lowest-paid partners in the Am Law 100 in 2025? Hint: The numbers reflect the increased...
Todd Blanche, Attorney General? — See Also
“I Think He Will, Yeah”: Trump thinks his former criminal defense attorney is doing a “very good job.” Explaining Is For Lower Courts: SCOTUS opts out of justifying Alabama’s use of racist election maps. I’m Busy, Go Talk To Me*: Biglaw firm launches AI partners for...
Summize’s GC Talks About Legal Teams Becoming Business Leaders, Not Bottlenecks
In a Q&A, Lexi Lutz discussed how AI is changing expectations for in-house lawyers and why legal teams who wait on the sidelines risk falling behind. In a Q&A, Lexi Lutz discussed how AI is changing expectations for in-house lawyers and why legal teams...
Calibrated Neutrality: Advancing Process Fairness in Mediation
Family mediation is often described as a neutral process. Yet neutrality becomes significantly more complex when parties do not enter mediation with equal capacity, equal cognitive bandwidth, or equal ability to tolerate stress, pressure, and conflict. Calibrated...
‘We’re Getting Calls Every Single Day’: Law Firm Finds Niche Suing Over Airbnb, Short-Term Rentals
"This was a very small portion of our practice two, three years ago. And now it's becoming a significant portion of it," said The Haggard Law Firm partner Pedro Echarte. "The more we dig into it, the more claims we're seeing. ... The risk is just...
Stop Asking AI Questions- How to Regain Control of Your Litigation Operations
Join this webcast to hear how high-volume enterprises are eliminating manual intake work, reducing thousands of hours of administrative burden, and scaling operational capacity by as much as 10x. Join this webcast to hear how high-volume enterprises are...
Tennessee Takes Two-Pronged Approach on Employee Noncompetes
Tennessee recently passed a law banning noncompete agreements for workers making less than $70,000 per year while making them easier to enforce against workers who earn above that threshold, a contrast with other states that have banned or sharply restricted...
How I Founded a Law Firm: ‘Credibility Is Rooted in Trust Developed Over Time,’ Says Patrick Seyferth of Bush Seyferth
"Cultivating strong, genuine relationships within your legal and local community. The practice of law remains a relationship-driven profession. Referrals, co-counsel opportunities, mentorship and professional credibility are often rooted in trust developed over time....
Critical Mass With Law.com’s Amanda Bronstad: Prominent Firms Bring Class Actions For 50,000 Californians Evacuated, Wildfire Victims Want Oregon Appellate Judge Disqualified
This week: Prominent plaintiffs firms Morgan & Morgan, Seeger Weiss and Weitz & Luxenberg filed at least a dozen class actions against an aerospace company after a potential leak at its site in Southern California prompted mass evacuations. A disqualification...
Do Notice and Comment Periods’ Data Influence Policy Decisions?
The comments “require decision-makers to confront (or at least be aware of) competing viewpoints and the practical consequences of proposed changes, professor Vero nica Gonzales told Law.com. “Even when outcomes do not change, the process itself remains important for...
The 2026 NLJ 500: Ranking the States
Be sure to take a look at this year's top ranking states. Be sure to take a look at this year's top ranking states.
The 2026 NLJ 500: Ranked by Head Count
The NLJ 500 is the National Law Journal's survey of the 500 largest law firms in the United States covering the previous calendar year. The NLJ 500 is the National Law Journal's survey of the 500 largest law firms in the United States covering the previous...
Consulting Firm Harbor Acquires CE Global Partners, Expanding Its HR and Payroll Advisory Capabilities
Harbor, a global professional and technology services firm focused on the legal industry, has acquired CE Global Partners, a specialist in HR transformation, payroll transformation, and people-process change, it announced today. The acquisition expands Harbor’s Human...
Meta Loses Legal Fight Against Tougher EU Antitrust Rules
The decision, which marks a loss for Freshfields, adds to a long list of losses for tech giants in their fight against new EU digital regulations. The decision, which marks a loss for Freshfields, adds to a long list of losses for tech giants in their fight...
As Top Partner Pay Eclipses $40M, Law Firms Increase Bonus Pools, Decrease Transparency
"There's more people than ever before earning those very high levels of income,” said Blane Prescott, managing shareholder at MesaFive, who counsels firms on compensation. "There's more people than ever before earning those very high levels of income,” said...
Law Firms With the Highest Associate Job Satisfaction in 2026
What do associates really want, and which firms succeed in making them happy? BTI's Michael Rynowecer shares highlights from the Associate Satisfaction A-Listers 2026 Survey. The post Law Firms With the Highest Associate Job Satisfaction in 2026 appeared first on...
Milbank Bumped Salaries! — See Also
We Love To See The Associate Compensation!: And Milbank loves setting the scale. We Have A Match!: McDermott Will & Schulte the first to match the Milbank scale! Todd Blanche Got Mossed: The DOJ’s Comey 86 prosecutions comes up with goose egg. Law Firms Are Buying...
‘Lawless Exercise of Judicial Power’? Eleventh Circuit Kills Keller Postman’s Quibble Over Depo-Provera Joint Hearing
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit struck down Keller Postman's attempt to halt a joint hearing later this month in Pensacola, Florida, in which lawyers will argue whether to exclude experts in lawsuits over injectable birth control...
How Day Pitney’s New Managing Partner Is Thinking About Growth, AI, And Leadership
Law firms are still searching for growth, even as the legal industry faces mounting pressure from technological change, shifting client demands, and an increasingly competitive market for talent. While some firms are pursuing splashy combinations and others are...
The Salary Wars Have Begun: First Firm Matches New Biglaw Pay Scale
Biglaw salaries just keep going up, up, up. Much like the viral Huntrix anthem that’s been stuck in everyone’s head, compensation in the legal industry seems determined to hit ever higher notes. The only question now is which firm will be the next to join the chorus...
Biglaw Office Space Driving Best Real Estate Boom This Century
The Manhattan office market is on track for its best year since 2000. In 2020, that sentence seemed impossible to imagine. As the global pandemic proved office workers — including, if not especially, lawyers — could generate record revenue working from home with a...
Sidley’s Partnership Promotions Are Off The Charts Thanks To The Firm’s Brand New Nonequity Tier
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. This group of newly-elected partners reflects an extraordinary depth of talent and dedication. They have earned the confidence of both our clients and colleagues, and we are proud to recognize this significant...
DOJ Just Got Mossed On ’86 47′ Legal Theory
You know how when a wide receiver burns the D so badly that NFL Hall of Famer Randy Moss features the play on the ESPN segment “YOU GOT MOSSED” you know you’re in for a good time? Yeah, well that’s what happened to the Department of Justice yesterday in the District...
Did Chat GPT Just Replace Law School Office Hours?
Office hours used to be a staple part of the law school experience. I’m sure you remember what it was like: you’d walk in with questions you had about a reading or with hopes that you can figure out what will be tested on the exam, the professor says something that is...
[A]ll [I] Could Ask For
It was the second non-IP request of the week from a longtime client, made through their new in-house counsel. The first of the two requests was easy enough to dispatch, even though it involved an already-filed litigation. The client and I had gotten a similar case...
The Associate Compensation Race Is On With Latest Set Of Raises
The dominoes are starting to fall, people. Hot on the heels of Milbank’s announcement that associates would be seeing raises of $10,000 to $20,000 effective July 1, California and New York litigation boutique Hueston Hennigan has stepped up and matched the new scale....
Ironclad Founder Jason Boehmig Joins OpenAI To Develop Products For The Legal Sector
The post Ironclad Founder Jason Boehmig Joins OpenAI To Develop Products For The Legal Sector appeared first on Above the Law.The legal industry is turning into a battleground for the two dominant frontier AI companies.Less than a month ago, Anthropic — developer of...
The Biglaw Sports Law Powerhouse
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to Vault’s most recent practice area rankings, which Biglaw firm ranks the highest in media, entertainment and sports? Hint: This firm was founded in 1875 in Manhattan. See the answer on the...
A Judge Just Issued a Novel Ruling About Remote-Camera Workers
The decision classifying Streamate performers as independent contractors is believed to be the first of its kind involving remote webcam models in the country, said Charles Kocher of McOmber McOmber & Luber in Marlton, New Jersey, who represents the plaintiff and...
‘Far-Reaching Implications’: Hague Service Convention Bans Email Process Service to Chinese Defendants, Seventh Circuit Rules
"It ... means that many thousands of cases were wrongly decided, and default judgments were wrongly entered," said defendant-appellant counsel Wesley Johnson of Cross-Border Counselor. "It ... means that many thousands of cases were wrongly decided, and default...
Karin Conroy on Conroy Creative Counsel, AI, and Podcasting
Karin Conroy and Jared Correia explore the intersection of law firm marketing, why lawyers excel at AI prompting, and the death of audio-only podcasts. The post Karin Conroy on Conroy Creative Counsel, AI, and Podcasting appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for...
Florida Becomes 1st State to Sue OpenAI. Lawyers Say It Won’t Be the Last
"This is a major event in the regulation of AI," said Berger Singerman partner Alejandro Miyar, who is not involved in the case. "There has been a lot of discussion about how it should be regulated. Not a lot of people have done it." "This is a major event in...
The Week in Data June 2: A Look at Legal Industry Trends by the Numbers
Catch up on the latest data from across the Law.com newsroom, including where Am Law 200 firms buy and build talent. Catch up on the latest data from across the Law.com newsroom, including where Am Law 200 firms buy and build talent.
Context Is Everything: CEO Neil Araujo on iManage’s AI Strategy
Neil Araujo, the CEO and cofounder of iManage, was last on this podcast almost exactly two years ago. In the dog years of the legal industry’s AI age, that feels like a long time ago. Our conversation then was about law firms still feeling their way around generative...
Longtime Lawyer for Media Mogul Barry Diller Sees Pay Rise 40% Ahead of Departure
Diller's IAC changed its name to People Inc. in April and will consolidate corporate functions, eliminating the chief legal officer role held by Kendall Handler and that of another C-suite executive. Diller's IAC changed its name to People Inc. in April and will...
Fired Up Over Leadership: Baron & Budd Accused Of Soliciting Class Members in Fire Truck Apparatus Antitrust Cases
On Friday, counsel for the prospective class of direct purchasers of fire truck apparatus, including Cuneo Gilbert Flannery & LaDuca and Barrack Rodos & Bacine, filed a motion for U.S. Senior District Judge William Griesbach, in the Eastern District of...
Veto of Maine Data Center Moratorium Bill Carries Lessons for Developers
As demand for data centers to power AI has exploded, developers have met opposition from officials and community groups concerned about their impact on electricity prices, water and quality of life. Maine is one of more than a dozen states to consider some form of...
Judge Voids Illinois’ Swipe Fee Restrictions in Wake of Federal Regulatory Change on Preemption
Chief U.S. District Judge Virginia Kendall for the Northern District of Illinois found that an interim final rule from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency establishes that federal law preempts the Illinois Interchange Fee Prohibition Act. The rule was...
Guest Editorial: Tell the Whole Truth, Thomson Reuters
(This is a guest editorial by Emma Pullman, head of shareholder engagement and responsible investment at the British Columbia General Employees’ Union (BCGEU) in Canada, a minority shareholder in Thomson Reuters, and Sarah Lamdan, a lawyer and librarian who researches...
Universal Migrator Launches New Website Built for Migration Experts
Universal Migrator has launched a brand-new website designed to make legal data migrations easier to research, explain, plan, and execute. The new site gives migration consultants, IT professionals, legal technology advisors, and law firm leaders a clearer way to...
What Is Your Case Really Worth? A Mediator’s Approach to Smarter Settlements
Imagine your client calls, eager to file suit. Your trial team sees five key hurdles: obtaining favorable evidence in discovery, surviving a motion to dismiss, defeating summary judgment, winning a jury verdict and prevailing on appeal. They assure you the chance of...
TypeLaw and Re-Qwest Legal Technologies Announce Strategic Partnership to Streamline Preparation of Appellate and Trial Filings
Partnership combines AI-enabled brief and appendix formatting with trusted printing and binding services for attorneys nationwide SAN FRANCISCO and SANTA ANA, Calif. — June 2, 2026 — TypeLaw, a provider of AI-enabled legal brief and appendix preparation services, and...
Developing a ‘What’s Next’ Mindset Can Help You Build Business
Tea Hoffmann: Here's how developing a what's next mindset and following up can lead to more business for your law practice. The post Developing a ‘What’s Next’ Mindset Can Help You Build Business appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers. A...
As Creditors Lay Down their Arms, Liability Management Takes Off
Top firms are jockeying for talent in a practice primed for growth. Top firms are jockeying for talent in a practice primed for growth.
OpenAI Is Latest Tech Company In The Litigation Hot Seat
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! Which state became the first to file a lawsuit against OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman alleging ChatGPT is unsafe? Hint: The lawsuit alleges users of ChatGPT are at risk of addiction and suicide and...
10,000 Federal Lawyers Gone — See Also
We Knew Folks Have Been Jumping Ship, But The Number Is Staggering: The government has been bleeding attorneys since 2025. Hueston Hennigan Is Paying Out The Big Bucks: Summer bonuses up to $35K! Aging Out Of Life Tenure: The reasons for giving Supreme Court justices...
Japan’s Big Four Push Deeper into Europe as East West Dealmaking Intensifies
Japan's Big Four are planting deeper roots in Europe, each with different scale and ambition but the same bet: as the world turns more bilateral, clients want lawyers on the ground for Japan Europe deals going both ways. Japan's Big Four are planting deeper...
Legal Ethics Roundup: A Legal Ethics Summer Reading List
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. Happy June! This week I’m...
Legal Ethics Roundup: A Legal Ethics Summer Reading List
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. Happy June! This week I’m...
OpenAI Moves Into Legal Tech With Hire of Ironclad Co-Founder Jason Boehmig
OpenAI joins fellow tech giants Anthropic and Microsoft in developing AI tools for legal work. OpenAI joins fellow tech giants Anthropic and Microsoft in developing AI tools for legal work.
‘They Don’t Like These Cases’: Rule Change Could Crowd Federal Dockets
"It's another burden for federal courts that Congress specifically didn't want to go to federal courts," Matthew Dietz, disability law specialist with Dislaw Consulting LLC, told Law.com about the change involving emotional support animals. "It's another burden...
Truth or Assumption? 4 Partner Patterns That Lead to Succession Planning Mistakes
Who wants to lead? Untested assumptions and polite, well-meaning lies can lead to succession planning mistakes. Tracy Callahan identifies four partner patterns that corrode even the strongest partnerships. Can you spot them in your firm? The post Truth or Assumption?...
New York-Based Touro Law to Establish Campus in Montana
The campus in Great Falls, Montana, will offer a hybrid learning model based on Touro Law Center's FlexTime J.D. program. The campus in Great Falls, Montana, will offer a hybrid learning model based on Touro Law Center's FlexTime J.D. program.
Summer Bonus Season Picks Up Steam As Elite Firm Hands Out Up To $35K
If you’re an associate hoping for a little extra spending money this summer, there’s reason for cautious optimism. Another prominent law firm has announced bonuses, becoming the second major firm we’ve seen offer out-of-cycle cash this season. At a minimum, it’s...
Introducing The Legal Tech-To-English Dictionary —Version 2.0
Auth. note: Though it was certainly tempting, no artificial intelligence technology was used to create this publication. All appearing em dashes were added by the author — just as nature intended. Welcome to the sequel to the Legal Tech-to-English Dictionary (2022)....
10,000 Federal Lawyers Are Gone And Trump’s Response Basically Confirms Why They Left
The New York Times dropped a big one on Sunday. After months of anecdotal reporting — emergency jump teams, “forward this to a friend” recruiting emails, $25,000 signing bonuses, DRAFT watermarks on filed motions — the paper put hard federal employment data behind...
Booted From Kennedy Center, Trump Stomps Off In A Rage
On Friday, a federal judge in DC ordered Donald Trump to take John F. Kennedy’s name out of his filthy mouth. More or less. In a meticulous, 94-page order, Judge Christopher Cooper found that the toadies Trump installed on the Kennedy Center Board might have the legal...
Job Of The Month: Tax Associate With Chambers-Ranked Group
The Chambers-ranked Tax group of one of the Rocky Mountain region’s most preeminent law firms seeks an associate. The ideal candidate will have 2-3 years of experience in a broad range of tax, including partnerships and M&A. The firm pays near Cravath and offers...
Biglaw’s Newest Giant Is Officially Open For Business At ‘Record Speed’
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. As Winston Taylor, we are centered on a client-first approach and will be working shoulder to shoulder with our clients at the cutting edge of industry and ingenuity. With that common purpose, we are leveraging...























































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