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Microsoft’s Nowbar Confirms Departure, Hints at Next Move

Microsoft’s Nowbar Confirms Departure, Hints at Next Move

"My goal is to help organizations embrace disruptive technologies responsibly and sustainably to drive economic and societal impact," Hossein Nowbar wrote on LinkedIn early Tuesday.       "My goal is to help organizations embrace disruptive technologies responsibly...

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Trump Sues NYT For Tortious Journalisming. Again.

Trump Sues NYT For Tortious Journalisming. Again.

Last night, Donald Trump filed yet another media trollsuit. As usual, he took full advantage of the ad damnum clause to juice the news cycle. “Today, I have the Great Honor of bringing a $15 Billion Dollar Defamation and Libel Lawsuit against The New York Times, one...

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Gemini, SEC Near Settlement in Crypto Lending Case

Gemini, SEC Near Settlement in Crypto Lending Case

The proposed settlement shows the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has "not entirely left the crypto field of play," according to an expert not involved in the matter.       The proposed settlement shows the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has "not...

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How Litera Is Turning Lawyers Into Legends

How Litera Is Turning Lawyers Into Legends

At ILTACON 2025, Litera had a lofty goal: turning lawyers into legends. On the heels of five new product announcements this summer, the company made a major splash at the recent conference. From drafting airtight documents and surfacing firm-wide knowledge to driving...

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Fear, Loathing, And Perfectionism In Biglaw

Fear, Loathing, And Perfectionism In Biglaw

Ed. note: Please welcome Vivia Chen back to the pages of Above the Law. Subscribe to her Substack, “The Ex-Careerist,” here. Unless your perception of law firm life is warped by Suits, The Good Wife, or Ally McBeal, no person would think of law as a fun, sexy...

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Rule By Lawsuit: Inside 2025’s Executive-Order Wars

Rule By Lawsuit: Inside 2025’s Executive-Order Wars

Bursting an “EO” Myth? Two weeks into the new term, a Seattle courtroom offered the year’s defining image of presidential power meeting its limits: a Ninth Circuit panel upheld a nationwide block on the administration’s attempt to curtail birthright citizenship,...

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Finalists Named for 2025 American Legal Technology Awards

Finalists Named for 2025 American Legal Technology Awards

Finalists have been named for the 2025 American Legal Technology Awards, which honor exceptional achievement in various aspects of legal technology. The awards recognize achievement in various categories related to legal technology, such as by a law firm, an...

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Perkins Coie Fires Lawyer Over This Charlie Kirk Post

Perkins Coie Fires Lawyer Over This Charlie Kirk Post

If an attorney chooses to publicly air controversial opinions, they can expect to get fired. Law firms are a business first, and if their public-facing professionals make statements that alienate clients or create the whiff of a hostile work environment, the firm can...

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Maureen Comey Tries To 86 47’s Firing Her

Maureen Comey Tries To 86 47’s Firing Her

Possibly the dumbest news cycle of the year involved former FBI Director James Comey being branded as a political terrorist for taking an Instagram shot of some goddamned seashells by the seashore. In May, the longtime Republican had arranged the shells into “8647,”...

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Morning Docket: 09.16.25

Morning Docket: 09.16.25

* D.C. Circuit blocks attempt to fire Federal Reserve governor. [NBC News] * Trump files $15 billion lawsuit against the New York Times for malicious reporting of stuff he doesn’t like. [CNN] * Two different people claim to be Chief Legal Officer of Microsoft and no...

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Morning Docket: 09.15.25

* Lawyer accused of hallucinated cites in case about getting law license back. [ABA Journal] * FTC sees collapse of CFPB as a new opportunity to oversee the fleecing of Americans. [Bloomberg Law News] * EU allowing Microsoft to remove Teams from its product bundle to...

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Trump Pot, Meet Trump Kettle

Trump Pot, Meet Trump Kettle

(Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)Axios reported back in 2019, even before President Donald Trump had finished his first term in office, that Trump had accused his political opponents, government officials, and members of the media of having committed “treason” at...

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Attract Law Clients Via ChatGPT: Do These 3 Things

Attract Law Clients Via ChatGPT: Do These 3 Things

As potential clients turn to generative artificial intelligence, like ChatGPT, for recommendations on legal service providers, a legal marketing expert is revealing three strategies lawyers can deploy to increase their odds of being identified in AI search...

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AI Is Empowering How Transactional Lawyers Practice

Ari Kaplan spoke with Definely CEO Nnamdi Emelifeonwu and Bruno Belcastro Pinto, Senior Product Leader, during the 2025 ILTA conference. Here are highlights. The post AI Is Empowering How Transactional Lawyers Practice appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law...

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Amy Coney Barrett Sure Gets Around — See Generally

Amy Coney Barrett Immediately Starts Hedging On Dictatorship Fanfic: Justice Barrett shut down Trump’s third term talk… until Fox asked her if she was sure and then she remembered to start hemming and hawing. Colbert Should Moonlight As Sotomayor’s Burner Account: The...

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These Supreme Court Justices Are Money

These Supreme Court Justices Are Money

(Image via Getty) Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! Which two Supreme Court justices have appeared on U.S. currency? Hint: Neither bill is currently in circulation, but justices have appeared on the $500 and $10,000 bill. See the...

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Stat(s) Of The Week: Cause Or Coincidence?

Stat(s) Of The Week: Cause Or Coincidence?

In his Bloomberg column this week, David Lat explores whether making or refusing to make deals with Trump has affected attrition at 14 law firms targeted by the president.  Armed with data from SurePoint Legal Insights about changes in headcount over the last six...

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Founding Partner Of Top 20 Biglaw Firm Passes Away

Founding Partner Of Top 20 Biglaw Firm Passes Away

We have some incredibly unfortunate news to report out of Florida, where one of the founding partners of Am Law 100 firm Greenberg Traurig recently passed away.  More than 50 years ago, Larry Hoffman, 95, and attorneys Mel Greenberg and Robert Traurig were inspired...

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Attorneys Should Take Long Times Off Between Jobs

Attorneys Should Take Long Times Off Between Jobs

When aspiring lawyers are in college and law school, they typically have substantial time off from their studies. Indeed, students usually have weeks off between semesters, and may have close to three months off during the summer. This permits students to travel,...

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Founding Partner Passes — See Also

Greenberg Traurig’s Larry Hoffman Has Passed Away: We extend our condolences to his family, friends, and the firm. A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Billable Hours: Here’s a showing of the biggest associate bang for buck for housing. Activists Use AI To Identify Ice...

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DOJ Claims Uber Denies Rides to Disabled Passengers

DOJ Claims Uber Denies Rides to Disabled Passengers

The DOJ filed its suit in the Northern District of California on Thursday, alleging that the rideshare company violates Title III of the Americans With Disabilities Act. The suit seeks $125 million for individuals who were subject to discrimination and previously...

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DOJ Claims Uber Denies Rides to Disabled Passengers

DOJ Claims Uber Denies Rides to Disabled Passengers

The DOJ filed its suit in the Northern District of California on Thursday, alleging that the rideshare company violates Title III of the Americans With Disabilities Act. The suit seeks $125 million for individuals who were subject to discrimination and previously...

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Cardozo Law Offers Master of Studies in Law for Nonlawyers

Cardozo Law Offers Master of Studies in Law for Nonlawyers

Applications for the MSL in labor and employment law, which offers in-depth legal knowledge without requiring a J.D., are being accepted now for the spring 2026 semester.       Applications for the MSL in labor and employment law, which offers in-depth legal knowledge...

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