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Big Law’s Biggest Team Raids So Far in 2025

Big Law’s Biggest Team Raids So Far in 2025

Law.com International looks at the biggest team hires in the first half of the year around the world.       Law.com International looks at the biggest team hires in the first half of the year around the world.       

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Keep Your Mouth To Yourself — See Also

You Can Only Bite Your Colleagues So Many Times: Summer associate fired for repeatedly biting her co-workers. Not making this up. A Few Good Blondes: This Legally Blonde x A Few Good Men mashup is the video you didn’t know you needed. Looking Back, The Bar Exam Was A...

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Building A Firm That’s Better Than Biglaw

Building A Firm That’s Better Than Biglaw

Join me with guests Laurice Rutledge Lambert and Jennifer Whitton, founders of Aligned Health Law. Discover their unique journey from Biglaw to founding a boutique health law firm. Explore their mission-driven approach and the challenges they face in healthcare...

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Want To Be A Biglaw Equity Partner? It’ll Cost Ya!

Want To Be A Biglaw Equity Partner? It’ll Cost Ya!

Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to a survey by Am Law, the high end of equity partner contributions at one Am Law 100 firm was what percentage of a new equity partners’ annual compensation? Hint: There is a big range of...

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3 More States Adopt NextGen Bar Exam

3 More States Adopt NextGen Bar Exam

Pennsylvania, New Hampshire and Alabama are the most recent states to adopt the NextGen bar exam, beginning in July 2028.       Pennsylvania, New Hampshire and Alabama are the most recent states to adopt the NextGen bar exam, beginning in July 2028.       

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3 More States Adopt NextGen Bar Exam

3 More States Adopt NextGen Bar Exam

Pennsylvania, New Hampshire and Alabama are the most recent states to adopt the NextGen bar exam, beginning in July 2028.       Pennsylvania, New Hampshire and Alabama are the most recent states to adopt the NextGen bar exam, beginning in July 2028.       

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These Lawyers Want to Get Inside Alligator Alcatraz

These Lawyers Want to Get Inside Alligator Alcatraz

Sitting Black women lawmakers, who are also attorneys, take center stage in the newest legal battle with the Governor.       Sitting Black women lawmakers, who are also attorneys, take center stage in the newest legal battle with the Governor.       

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These Lawyers Want to Get Inside Alligator Alcatraz

These Lawyers Want to Get Inside Alligator Alcatraz

Sitting Black women lawmakers, who are also attorneys, take center stage in the newest legal battle with the Governor.       Sitting Black women lawmakers, who are also attorneys, take center stage in the newest legal battle with the Governor.       

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Trump Administration Bones The Johnson Amendment

Trump Administration Bones The Johnson Amendment

In 2017, a newly elected President Trump promised faith leaders to remove a once-critical barrier in the separation of church and state. “I will get rid of and totally destroy the Johnson Amendment and allow our representatives of faith to speak freely and without...

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Biglaw Firm Dominating ‘Mega’ Bankruptcy Cases

Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to data collected by LexisNexis, which Biglaw firm secured work as debtor-side lead counsel on eight “mega” bankruptcy cases so far in 2025, the most of any Biglaw firm? Hint: Mega bankruptcy...

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Backlogged and Struggling, Courts Are Resisting AI

Backlogged and Struggling, Courts Are Resisting AI

Judges and court staff tend to work long hours, but that doesn't necessarily make them feel that they have enough time to carry out their duties, according to the report, which was unveiled Thursday.       Judges and court staff tend to work long hours, but that...

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Backlogged and Struggling, Courts Are Resisting AI

Backlogged and Struggling, Courts Are Resisting AI

Judges and court staff tend to work long hours, but that doesn't necessarily make them feel that they have enough time to carry out their duties, according to the report, which was unveiled Thursday.       Judges and court staff tend to work long hours, but that...

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Forget It Ketanji, It’s Chinatown

Forget It Ketanji, It’s Chinatown

(Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)At the end of Chinatown, as our protagonist watches the bad guys win, he’s pulled away and admonished, “Forget it, Jake. It’s Chinatown.” The phrase lives on as a warning when corruption runs so deep that there’s no fighting it. In...

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Gotta Bump Those Attendance Numbers Up — See Also

Gotta Bump Those Attendance Numbers Up — See Also

Biglaw Firm Adopts Four-Day, In-Person Mandate: At least you get to stay home on Fridays! Not Saying You Did Anything Wrong, But It Does Look Weird: A foreign fund wants Weil to produce documents. Don’t Call The Back-Down A Retreat!: The ABA President has an...

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The Hallucinations Are Winning

The Hallucinations Are Winning

Has the era of the midsize firm come to an end? Probably not, but with increasing nationalization and the financial pressures that go along with it, midsize firms are consolidating and a valuable segment (and price point!) may be lost. Lawyers have faced a steady...

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Texas Judge Suspended for Alleged Witness Tampering

Texas Judge Suspended for Alleged Witness Tampering

The Texas State Commission on Judicial Conduct announced the suspension following the judge's indictment for alleged witness tampering. The jurist is the second judge suspended in her county this year.       The Texas State Commission on Judicial Conduct announced the...

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