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Boards Cross Diversity Off Priority List, Say It’s Time to Ax Underperforming Members
"Directors tell us there's a clear need for a transformative shift in how boards operate and how directors hold one another accountable," a new PwC report says. "Directors tell us there's a clear need for a transformative shift in how boards operate and how...
Utah Supreme Court Approves Alternate Pathway to Bar
“This is not about making it easier to become a lawyer, Utah Supreme Court Associate Chief Justice, and Working Group Chair, John A. Pearce, said in a statement. “It's about making it smarter. “This is not about making it easier to become a lawyer, Utah Supreme...
FedEx Hit With Employment Action for Misidentifying ‘Independent Service Providers,’ Suit Says
A group of current and former delivery drivers claim FedEx structured its business model to classify drivers as employees of "independent service providers despite FedEx controlling their work. A group of current and former delivery drivers claim FedEx...
Former AI Ethicist at Google: ‘If You Want to Be an Independent Voice, You Can’t Work for a Tech Company’
"I think it becomes hard over time to separate what you believe as a person with what makes things easier for your company," Margaret Mitchell said during a Berkeley School of Law webinar. "I think it becomes hard over time to separate what you believe as a...
Fractional Administrative Support: A New Strategy for Increasing Law Firm Billables
Emily LaRusch | Strategically outsourcing to fractional specialists may be the answer to solo and small firm lawyers' struggle to bill more hours. The post Fractional Administrative Support: A New Strategy for Increasing Law Firm Billables appeared first on Articles,...
EEOC Pregnancy-Discrimination Suits Are Rising
A report on EEOC litigation in Fiscal Year 2025 showed pregnancy-discrimination suits by the agency moving to the forefront just as age-discrimination suits were in retreat. A report on EEOC litigation in Fiscal Year 2025 showed pregnancy-discrimination suits by...
All The Cool Kids Are Passing The Bar, All The Cooley Kids… Not As Much
Perennially embattled Cooley Law School once again called out by the ABA over sagging bar passage rates. The school has been out of compliance with ABA standards since 2020, and now finds itself on probation with its accreditor. And that matters because law schools...
Trump Makes Big Claim About A $500M Harvard Settlement
The battle between Harvard and the Trump administration may soon be coming to an end. Our great leader recently announced that negotiations are very close to being finished: you know things are serious because he delivered the news in person instead of via a Truth...
Reagan Judge Compares Trump Administration Tactics To Ku Klux Klan
Known firebrand leftist Ronald Reagan stacked the courts with woke activist judges who keep blocking Donald Trump’s glorious agenda! First, Judge John Coughenour blocks the executive order erasing the Fourteenth Amendment’s citizenship guarantee as if some...
Elite Biglaw Firm Increases Office Attendance Mandate For Attorneys Around The Globe
Biglaw firms want their attorneys to have more of a physical presence in the office, and attendance mandates continue to be rolled out — not just in the United States, but abroad as well. Now, one of the world’s top firms is upping its facetime requirements, but the...
Filling In The Void Caused By Biglaw’s Cowardice
Donald Trump’s war on Biglaw, through unconstitutional Executive Orders designed to break major law firms unless they bend a knee to Trump, has already had a tremendous impact on the industry. In the face of financial harm, nine major firms sought Trump’s seal of...
Amy Coney Barrett Wants You To Know That She’s Not The Supreme Court’s Next ‘Swing Justice’
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. A swing justice — that makes it sound like you sort of are swinging back and forth, and you can’t make up your mind. And that is not my approach to judging. People might agree or disagree with either the...
Filevine Takes On Legal Research Giants And Enhances Its Deposition Tools
This week, I’m at the Filevine User LEX Summit in Salt Lake City. Two announcements were particularly significant for the legal tech landscape. These announcements reflect the desire of customers to have seamless AI tools for a number of uses within a single platform,...
Judge Calls Out Trump Appointee For Cosplaying As Federal Prosecutor
America’s official Spirit Halloween pop-up has taken over the Department of Justice, and the most popular costume is “fake U.S. Attorney.” It’s another day, so we have another Trump DOJ appointee found illegally cosplaying as a U.S. Attorney. This time it’s Sigal...
Climbing Back To The High Of Law Firm Merger Mania
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to a report from Fairfax Associates, in what year were there the most law firm mergers (71 were completed that year)? Hint: Law firm merger mania hit a low in 2020 (40) and has been gaining...
Salaries Above The Cravath Scale! — See Also
Big Money Over At Brithem LLP!: They expect to have at least 20 attorneys by 2026. MMMaking America Great Again: Republican-appointed judge compares Trump tactics to the Klan. Global Office Attendance Update: DLA Piper plans to bumps up their in-person requirements....
‘Exigent Circumstances’: DOJ Requests Stays in Antitrust Cases Amid Government Shutdown
"Absent an appropriation, Department of Justice attorneys and employees are generally prohibited from working, even on a voluntary basis, except in very limited circumstances such as 'emergencies involving the safety of human life or the protection of property,'" DOJ...
‘Exigent Circumstances’: DOJ Requests Stays in Antitrust Cases Amid Government Shutdown
"Absent an appropriation, Department of Justice attorneys and employees are generally prohibited from working, even on a voluntary basis, except in very limited circumstances such as 'emergencies involving the safety of human life or the protection of property,'" DOJ...
Data-Driven Growth: How Smart Marketing Analytics Help Law Firms Scale Efficiently
Scaling a law firm these days isn’t just about the size of your marketing budget. It’s also about how well you measure your marketing: what works, and what doesn’t. The legal market is packed with firms vying for the same clients, and the winners aren’t necessarily...
Investors Swing and Miss in Bored Ape Securities Fight
A California federal judge tossed investors' securities claims over Yuga Labs' Bored Ape NFTs, but allowed a narrower refile by Oct. 10. A California federal judge tossed investors' securities claims over Yuga Labs' Bored Ape NFTs, but allowed a narrower refile...
Investors Swing and Miss in Bored Ape Securities Fight
A California federal judge tossed investors' securities claims over Yuga Labs' Bored Ape NFTs, but allowed a narrower refile by Oct. 10. A California federal judge tossed investors' securities claims over Yuga Labs' Bored Ape NFTs, but allowed a narrower refile...
7th Circuit Ruling Guides Reconsideration of Insurers’ Liability in Underlying Biometric Privacy Suit
“In Mitsui, the Seventh Circuit held that the exclusion unambiguously applies to biometric information and therefore precludes the insurer's duty to defend or indemnify the BIPA class action, U.S. District Judge John F. Kness wrote. “In Mitsui, the Seventh...
7th Circuit Ruling Guides Reconsideration of Insurers’ Liability in Underlying Biometric Privacy Suit
“In Mitsui, the Seventh Circuit held that the exclusion unambiguously applies to biometric information and therefore precludes the insurer's duty to defend or indemnify the BIPA class action, U.S. District Judge John F. Kness wrote. “In Mitsui, the Seventh...
EEOC Files Fewer Suits—But Don’t Get Comfortable
"It is possible, if not probable, that there are a number of cases that are waiting in the wings for that quorum to be established, and there could be a flurry of cases based on that quorum," a Seyfarth Shaw lawyer said. "It is possible, if not probable, that...
EEOC Files Fewer Suits—But Don’t Get Comfortable
"It is possible, if not probable, that there are a number of cases that are waiting in the wings for that quorum to be established, and there could be a flurry of cases based on that quorum," a Seyfarth Shaw lawyer said. "It is possible, if not probable, that...
Proposed H-1B Changes Make Foreign Lawyers More Expensive, but Also More Accessible
A weighted selection process could benefit Big Law employers who value specific hires, but a $100,000 fee would likely depress overall H-1B hiring, immigration experts said. A weighted selection process could benefit Big Law employers who value specific hires,...
Keker Backs Suit Alleging Social Security Administration Improperly Shares Immigrants’ Tax Info
A Massachusetts organization claimed the Social Security Administration shared information it pulled from tens of thousands of immigrants' privacy-protected tax filings with federal immigration officials. A Massachusetts organization claimed the Social Security...
Keker Backs Suit Alleging Social Security Administration Improperly Shares Immigrants’ Tax Info
A Massachusetts organization claimed the Social Security Administration shared information it pulled from tens of thousands of immigrants' privacy-protected tax filings with federal immigration officials. A Massachusetts organization claimed the Social Security...
Class Action Against OnlyFans ‘Only’ Suitable in U.K. Courts, Judge Rules
The court dismissed a suit claiming the site tricked fans into believing they were directly communicating with creators when many outsourced their communications to third parties who "impersonated" the messaged creators solely based on jurisdiction. The court...
Class Action Against OnlyFans ‘Only’ Suitable in U.K. Courts, Judge Rules
The court dismissed a suit claiming the site tricked fans into believing they were directly communicating with creators when many outsourced their communications to third parties who "impersonated" the messaged creators solely based on jurisdiction. The court...
‘End Run’ or ‘Pro-Competition?’ FTC, States’ Antitrust Lawsuits Flag Zillow-Redfin Agreement
Seattle-based Zillow paid $100 million to acquire Redfin's listings of multi-unit buildings, through an agreement by which Redfin shifted the listings to Zillow. The Federal Trade Commission and a bipartisan coalition of state attorneys generals allege the pact was...
‘End Run’ or ‘Pro-Competition?’ FTC, States’ Antitrust Lawsuits Flag Zillow-Redfin Agreement
Seattle-based Zillow paid $100 million to acquire Redfin's listings of multi-unit buildings, through an agreement by which Redfin shifted the listings to Zillow. The Federal Trade Commission and a bipartisan coalition of state attorneys generals allege the pact was...
Completed Law Firm Combinations Might Be Finally Catching Up to Merger Interest
After years of talking the talk, law firms may be starting to walk the walk when it comes to completing mergers. After years of talking the talk, law firms may be starting to walk the walk when it comes to completing mergers.
Completed Law Firm Combinations Might Be Finally Catching Up to Merger Interest
After years of talking the talk, law firms may be starting to walk the walk when it comes to completing mergers. After years of talking the talk, law firms may be starting to walk the walk when it comes to completing mergers.
AI Won’t Replace Paralegals, But Experts Say It’s Likely to Redefine the Role
New artificial intelligence-powered legal tech tools have stoked large fears of job losses for paralegals, but those fears so far have yet to play out, say several legal industry sources. New artificial intelligence-powered legal tech tools have stoked large...
AI Won’t Replace Paralegals, But Experts Say It’s Likely to Redefine the Role
New artificial intelligence-powered legal tech tools have stoked large fears of job losses for paralegals, but those fears so far have yet to play out, say several legal industry sources. New artificial intelligence-powered legal tech tools have stoked large...
Some Law Firms Turning Down ABA Work After Trump Administration Targets Legal Industry
Also, a group of about 850 lawyers filed an amicus curiae brief on Friday supporting the ABA in a lawsuit against the Trump administration and asking a federal judge to "swiftly and decisively invalidate the Executive Branch's campaign of intimidation against the...
Utah Breaks New Ground with Skills-Based Alternative to Traditional Bar Exam
Utah has joined the growing movement to rethink attorney licensure in the United States, as the Utah Supreme Court approved Rule 14-703A, establishing an alternate pathway to becoming a licensed attorney that emphasizes hands-on legal training over traditional...
Bullying in the Legal Profession: 6 Actions Lawyers Can Take to Address Workplace Bullying
Bullying in the legal profession takes many forms, affects 1 in 4 lawyers, and — surprise — the biggest bullies are rarely reported and rarely face consequences. October is National Bullying Prevention Month, and the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on...
How Innovative Legal Teams Are Turning AI From Promise To Practice
In recent years, AI has moved beyond speculation in the legal industry. What used to be hypothetical is now very real. Litigation and other legal teams at forward-thinking law firms are adopting AI-enhanced tools for case strategy, preparation, and management and...
Supreme Court’s Shadow Docket Scam Collides With Reality
The shadow docket used to be the sleepy part of the Court’s work. The ramifications for the individual litigants were still tremendous, of course, but the Court’s unexplained rulings on half-argued cases remained confined to the caption itself. These days, it’s the...
The Rainmaker: What 20 Years In Supreme Court Practice Have Taught Me
Ed. note: The Rainmaker is a new Above the Law series highlighting attorneys who have built distinguished practices by excelling not only in the courtroom and at the negotiating table, but also in business development, mentorship, and leadership. Each installment will...
When Ransomware Meets AI: The Next Frontier Of Cyber Extortion
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. Ransomware used to be a high-stakes game requiring specialized...
Donald Trump Demands Microsoft Fire In-House Counsel Because His Petty Need For Revenge Knows No Bounds
Remember was it was an anathema to conservative values to interfere with business? Oh, my kingdom for the halcyon days of Reagan’s “limited government.” Now we have a Republican president committed to micromanaging the nation based on his own personal vendettas. And...
DLA Piper Sued Over Alleged Pregnancy Bias
When it comes to work-life balance, some firms do a good job of recognizing that their employees are also people. DLA Piper came under fire for slashing their parental leave by six weeks last year — shows you where they stand on that. The year before, the firm was...
Summer Associates Really Expected Better From Biglaw Firms That Capitulated To Trump
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. If the [Biglaw] firms had just stuck together no one would be in this tough place of having to capitulate or suffer consequences. Super disappointed in Paul Weiss, Latham, Kirkland, etc. and they were all...
Pentagon Readies Contingency Plans For Government Shutdown
The post Pentagon Readies Contingency Plans For Government Shutdown appeared first on Above the Law.The post Pentagon Readies Contingency Plans For Government Shutdown appeared first on Above the Law.
Working On Behalf Of Jeffrey Epstein Can Make You Millions
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! How much did Alan Dershowitz admit he was paid for his legal work on behalf of Jeffrey Epstein, which included negotiating a sweetheart deal for the human trafficker which featured an unprecedented...
The Force Of Law With None Of The Explanation — See Also
Lower Courts Pushed To Conform Their Rulings With Shadow Dockets: They have the majority, but actual cases would take too long. Here’s Where To Summer: A Biglaw tier list ranked by summer associates! Lessons To Learn From Arguing Supreme Court Cases: Neal Katyal...
AI Contracts Company SimpleDocs Acquires Law Insider and Its Extensive Library of Contracts and Clauses
Content is the raw material of generative AI, so it only makes sense that an AI-driven contract automation platform would want to acquire what is said to be the world’s largest database of contracts and clauses. That is exactly what happened today as SimpleDocs, a...
Eve, AI-Driven Platform for Plaintiff-Side Law Firms, Raises $103 Million in Series B Round
Eve, an AI platform for plaintiffs’ law firms, has raised $103 million in Series B funding at over a $1 billion valuation, it said today. The round was led by Spark Capital, with participation from existing investors Andreessen Horowitz, Lightspeed Venture Partners,...
On LawNext: An AI Arbitrator? The Latest Innovations from the American Arbitration Association, with CEO Bridget McCormack and CTO Diana Didia
Nearly two years ago on this podcast, we discussed the American Arbitration Association’s innovation initiatives – and specifically its embrace of generative AI – with Bridget Mary McCormack, who became its president and CEO in 2023 after having been chief justice of...
State Appellate Court Reinstates Religious Discrimination Suit Against Hospital’s Vaccination Policy
"In Massachusetts, an employer must accommodate an employee's genuine religious beliefs if it can do so without creating an undue hardship. We conclude that the plaintiff's stated beliefs that her body is a temple of God and that she prayed to God and received a...
Volkswagen Could Be Held Liable for Delaying Real-Time Location of Stolen Vehicle, Judge Says
“Viewing plaintiffs' allegations in the light most favorable to them, they have sufficiently alleged that the Car-Net representative was aware that, if anyone was to suffer emotional distress due to a mishandling of the situation, it was plaintiffs, U.S. District...
‘Suspect Circumstances’?: DLA Piper Can’t Stamp Out Ex-Associate’s Pregnancy Bias Lawsuit
The law firm had argued that it had fired Anisha Mehta because of performance issues. But observing that Mehta had been fired "in suspect circumstances," U.S. District Judge Analisa Torres found that Mehta had presented enough evidence suggesting she was fired because...
US Law Firms Targeted by Hackers With Suspected Links to China, Google Security Group Warns
The hackers, known as UNC5221, spy on emails and collect technical information to discover software vulnerabilities, allowing them to compromise a system over the long term. The hackers, known as UNC5221, spy on emails and collect technical information to...
Cooley’s Derek Colla Guides DoubleZero to SEC Crypto Clearance
“It's a blueprint for what you need to have a project that has network emissions that are not viewed as security offerings, said Derek Colla, a partner at Cooley who is the lead attorney for the DoubleZero Foundation. “It's a blueprint for what you need to have...
This Legal Nonprofit Has Brought More Than 100 Actions Against Trump Agenda, as Big Law Shies Away
A number of law firms "are not taking on the level of pro bono work, the level of pro democracy work that they did in the first Trump administration, or that they have historically, as a result of the president's strategy to try to intimidate institutions,” said Skye...
TikTok Moves to Halt Lawsuits While DOJ Pursues Case Over Minors’ Privacy
On Monday, plaintiffs' lawyers opposed granting a stay of their lawsuits, which allege privacy violations against TikTok users under 13. On Monday, plaintiffs' lawyers opposed granting a stay of their lawsuits, which allege privacy violations against TikTok...
Bruce Champagne: Principles of Behavior
AALM: Tell us about your career as a law enforcement officer. BC: My career began like many do, with a beginning in corrections and patrol operations. I then had assignments in special operations and tactical teams. The majority of my career was as violent crimes and...
Barring Direct Shipment of Out-of-State Liquor is ‘Discriminatory,’ But No ‘Easy’ Alternatives Exist, Judge Says
A Chicago federal judge said Thursday an Illinois liquor law preventing out-of-state retailers from shipping alcohol directly to its consumers is discriminatory but agreed the state has legitimate reasons to support the regulations. A Chicago federal judge said...
SDNY Prosecutor in Eric Adams Bribery Case Moves to Jenner & Block
Andrew Rohrbach and two other prosecutors handed in a joint letter of resignation after the bribery case against Adam was dismissed. Andrew Rohrbach and two other prosecutors handed in a joint letter of resignation after the bribery case against Adam was...
Becoming a Lawyer in the Zoom Era: The Case for Showing Up
If we are expected to learn the practice of law through a series of Teams and Zoom logins, what kind of lawyers will we become? Attorney Diego Rosette makes the case for showing up in the Zoom era. I attended law school in the middle of the Zoom era. My first year was...
Best of WIPL Webcast: Protecting the Business Legal Risk, Resilience & Readiness
Join this webcast to gain practical strategies from top legal leaders on managing risk, building resilience, and strengthening leadership impact. Join this webcast to gain practical strategies from top legal leaders on managing risk, building resilience, and...
Federal Prosecutors Urge 11-Year Prison Sentence for Sean Combs in Prostitution Case
Defense counsel for Combs previously asked the judge overseeing the entrepreneur's case to sentence Combs to no more than 14 months in prison. He has already served 12. A jury acquitted Combs of the most serious charges, but found him guilty of transportation to...
Caldwalder Announcement: Stability Or Concern? — See Also
They Just Appointed A Co-Managing Partner: They aren’t interested in mergers. For now. Don’t Mess With Texas: They want to cut the ABA out of their accreditation processes. Kavanaugh Greenlit ICE Using Racial Profiling: How much further is the court willing to go?...
Clearview AI, Class Counsel Defend Novel Settlement: ‘Hypothetical Concern Is Unfounded’
Clearview AI filed a joint response with class counsel on Friday defending a privacy settlement now on appeal that gives class members a 23% stake in the facial recognition firm. Clearview AI filed a joint response with class counsel on Friday defending a...
The Week in Data Sept. 29: A Look at Legal Industry Trends by the Numbers
Catch up on the latest data from across the Law.com newsroom, including the changing competitive landscape in Hong Kong as the largest foreign firms continue to downsize. Catch up on the latest data from across the Law.com newsroom, including the changing...
TikTok Fails To Win Donna Adelson A New Trial
After the 2014 murder of law professor Dan Markel, gunned down by a pair of hitmen, suspicions quickly fell upon Markel’s former in-laws. One of the hit men infamously told authorities that they did it because “the lady wants her two kids back,” seemingly referring to...
Summer Associates Are Really Living The Good Life
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to ALM’s 2025 Summer Associate survey, how many hours on average did summers work this year? Hint: They took home an average of $4,350 per week, which is pretty damn good money for the hours...
NY Attorney General Who Won Fraud Case Against Trump Is Highlighted in Association’s Legal Defense Fund Effort
The Democratic Attorneys General Association said it's already begun to help pay for legal defenses of AGs and their staff who are the subject of “retaliatory federal actions. The Democratic Attorneys General Association said it's already begun to help pay for...
Trump Demands Microsoft Terminate One of Its Top Lawyers
Lisa Monaco garnered the president's ire for helping to coordinate the Department of Justice's response to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol by Trump supporters. Lisa Monaco garnered the president's ire for helping to coordinate the Department of Justice's...
Wall Street’s Oldest Biglaw Firm Appoints Co-Managing Partner Amid Mass Exits And Merger Rumors
Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft, long viewed as a stalwart of Wall Street law firms, now seems to be scrambling to steady its ship. Already battling turbulence, the firm just shook the table again — this time, by naming a new co-managing partner in the midst of mass...
Tyler Quillin On Why Speaking ‘Eighth Grade’ Can Transform Your Contracting
When I first heard Tyler Quillin, principal corporate counsel at Microsoft, say that he asks engineers to “explain it to me like I’m an eighth grader,” I had to laugh. Not because it was funny, although the image of an Xbox hardware engineer breaking down technical...
‘Not The America Envisioned By Our Constitution’: Trump’s Weaponization Of The Justice Department Will Bend The Rule Of Law Until It Breaks
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. These are not ordinary times. The indictment of former FBI Director James Comey is the latest—and most troubling—action by a Justice Department increasingly wielded as the personal instrument of the President...
James Comey Taps Small Law To Defend Him Against Witch Hunt
You can’t overstate the importance of the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey. Despite the weak protests of the Vice President, the move smacks of bald faced political retribution on evidence so flimsy Erik Siebert, the career prosecutor — appointed by...
Texas Supreme Court Wants to Break Ties With the ABA
Texas is one of several states to reconsider the American Bar Association's role in accrediting law schools in the state. Texas is one of several states to reconsider the American Bar Association's role in accrediting law schools in the state.
Bryan Brice: A Responsibility to the Environment
Bryan Brice: A Responsibility to the Environment By Bob Friedman Bryan Brice came of age in Wilson, NC, in the era of Three Mile Island, Love Canal, and the creation of and court challenges to the Clean Water, Clean Air and the Superfund Act. Today, he is working on...
‘We’re The Bugatti of Bourbons’ Mystic Distillery Rides Wave of Handcrafted Bourbon’s Popularity
Home Feature Stories Community Spotlight ‘We’re The Bugatti of Bourbons’ Mystic Distillery Rides Wave of Handcrafted Bourbon’s Popularity By Bob Friedman September 29, 2025 “Jaguar and BMW are for the masses. We are the Bugatti of bourbons,” said Durham lawyer turned...
Nathan Gudeman: The Write Stuff
The connection between writing poetry and practicing divorce law seems like a disconnect, but for Triangle Divorce Law Firm attorney Nathan Gudeman, it made perfect sense. Gudeman packed his course load at Bellarmine University College of Arts and Sciences with...
Untangling the Complexities of Healthcare Lien Resolution
For attorneys resolving bodily injury claims, securing a settlement, judgment or award is only half the battle. The next—and sometimes more challenging—step is resolving healthcare liens. These liens, which give lienholders the right to be reimbursed for medical...
Campbell Law’s Hutchen Business Law Clinic to Support NC Startups
Campbell University School of Law’s business clinic has reopened and relaunched as the Hutchens Business Law Clinic. “Raleigh remains one of the top innovation hubs in the country, and this expansion of our school’s experiential learning program is intended to give...
The Data They Are A-Changin’
Sometimes when I’m right, I wish I weren’t. In my previous article in this magazine, I wrote about the importance of keeping partisan politics out of the production of government economic data. I asked, “Are we one bad jobs report away from a presidential...
Artificial Intelligence vs. Actual Intelligence in Financial Services
Artificial intelligence (AI) is everywhere these days. Many uses make sense and are beneficial. When it comes to creative pursuits, AI helps people like me seem like artists. In areas driven by computer algorithms, AI can manage the automation. However, in areas where...
303 Alpha: Case Ready Intelligence
“Surveillance is a tactic. It is not a substitute for an investigation or a strategy,” said John O’Dea, owner of private investigations firm 303 Alpha. “Most investigative firms are focused on surveillance and providing surface-level reporting. Attorneys (and clients)...
Bernstein Litowitz, Grant & Eisenhofer Named Lead Shareholder Counsel in Delaware Endeavor Merger Litigation
Vice Chancellor Lori W. Will appointed Icahn Enterprises and Handelsbanken Fonder AB co-lead plaintiffs, stating the institutions' significantly larger economic stake in the outcome of the case compared to that of a retail investor gave them a greater incentive to...
Does Tylenol Give Mass Tort Defense Lawyers A Headache?
It’s like there’s a worm in my brain, eating away at my sanity. (Image via Getty)For most of the 20 years that I worked at a law firm, I defended pharmaceutical and medical device (and other) mass torts. The things that you do professionally can create a bias: I did...
Texas Plans To Cut Law School Accreditation Ties With The ABA
The Lone Star State is tired of the ABA dunking on their low bar passage rates and wants their Supreme Court to be the final arbiter of who gets to be a lawyer. Kind of the thing you’d expect from a state with a history of independence and secession efforts. Reuters...
Enhancing Efficiency, Strategy, And Case Outcomes With AI
Ed. note: This article first appeared in an ILTA publication. For more, visit our ILTA on ATL channel here. The legal industry, known for its reliance on precedent and time-tested review, is undergoing a shift in philosophy driven not by changing laws, but by...
Plaintiffs Lawyers Settle Dispute With Wigdor Firm Over Allegations of Client Poaching
Plaintiffs attorney Anthony DiPietro accused Wigdor Law partner David Gottlieb of "inducing" a client to terminate DiPietro and retain Gottlieb to negotiate her own settlement with Columbia University over sexual misconduct by an obstetrician-gynecologist. Gottlieb...
You Can Walk Away From Biglaw And Have The Career Of Your Dreams
In this episode, I chat with Marc Brown, a dynamic attorney and Big Dave’s Cheesesteaks franchise owner. Marc opens up about his non-linear career path from Biglaw to founding his own successful firm, sharing insights on the fulfilling shift to plaintiff’s work and...
Oracle Showing Appreciation for Legal Chief by Showering Him With Stock
Stuart Levey received nearly $1 million in salary, but equity awards made up 94% of his compensation. Stuart Levey received nearly $1 million in salary, but equity awards made up 94% of his compensation.
Redline Directly In Email? Yes, This Sleek Document Comparison Software Has Figured It Out
It’s closing in on midnight, and instead of watching that movie you planned, you’re toggling between three windows on your laptop. Jittery after your third cup of coffee, you’re trying to reconcile the “final-final-v7-clean.docx” version of a 1,000-page contract a...
Trump Asks Supreme Court to Uphold Birthright Citizenship Restrictions
U.S. Solicitor General D. John Sauer has filed a pair of appeals asking that the justices hear the showdown over the president's controversial executive order this coming term, with a decision on the policy's constitutionality by the end of June. U.S. Solicitor...
SCOTUS Blessed ‘Kavanaugh Stops.’ Will They Also Give Thumbs Up To ‘Roberts Residencies?’
On September 8, the Supreme Court effectively legalized racial profiling. Naturally, they did it on the shadow docket, in a one-paragraph order in which five of the six conservative justices voted to stay a trial judge’s order “pending the disposition of the appeal in...
Guest Column: Is Harvey Playing A Different Game In Legal AI?
A Reddit post last week ignited a firestorm of speculation across the legal industry about the long-term prospects of legal AI company Harvey, with some dismissing it as little more than a ChatGPT wrapper. But is that criticism missing the point? In his latest column...
The Summer Associates Survey: Sentiments Sail Or Sink Based on Approach to 2025’s Biggest Challenges
While many hit the water, Broadway and box seats, this year's summers had their strongest opinions on two existential issues their firms were grappling with, Law.com's annual survey found. While many hit the water, Broadway and box seats, this year's summers had...
How I Made Partner: ‘Don’t Trade Authenticity for Acceptance,’ Says Prerna Soni of Gibson Dunn
"That said, making partner isn't just about working hard and being great at your job (though that's the baseline). Politics exist. Relationships matter. Being strategic is part of the job. But that doesn't mean you have to lose yourself in the process. So do the work,...
A Double Whammy for Newer Lawyers
As the tide of remote work is ebbing, this same cohort faces the potential of Gen AI taking over a meaningful amount of their work. As the tide of remote work is ebbing, this same cohort faces the potential of Gen AI taking over a meaningful amount of their...
Legal Ethics Roundup: AZ Adds Tech Duty For Judges, TX Drops ABA, Sanctions for Protecting Immigration Client, $24,400 Fine For AI Misuse, Ethics Of A Weaponized DOJ, Barrett On Recusals & More
Happy Monday! I stayed up way too late this weekend making history with 112,000+ other people at the largest ticketed concert ever held in the U.S. – Zach Bryan at the Big House. I was visiting my son who is a junior at the University of Michigan, and I have to say it...