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ChatGPT, Esquire: AI And Law Firm Risk Management With Jeff Cunningham
In Season 9, Episode 4 of “Notes to My (Legal) Self,” I had the pleasure of diving into the world of AI, ethics, and law firm risk management with Jeff Cunningham, a general counsel specializing in ethics and risk management for law firms. This lively discussion...
FTC Cuts Ties With American Bar Association
Another sign that the Trump II administration is taking a sharper turn to the right than his previous time in office happened on Friday when the Federal Trade Commission Chair Andrew Ferguson announced the agency was over the American Bar Association. Specifically,...
Legislation Proposing Corporate Transaction Review Revamp Gets Mixed Responses
A Delaware Senate bill changing the level of scrutiny for conflicted transactions could roll back several Court of Chancery and Delaware Supreme Court decisions that have shaped the law. A Delaware Senate bill changing the level of scrutiny for conflicted...
Baker McKenzie Global Chair To Step Down, Firm Gears Up For Elections
Three London-based partners are being touted as potential candidates to lead the firm. Three London-based partners are being touted as potential candidates to lead the firm.
Time’s Up: Will Law Firms Say Goodbye To Billable Hour In The (Gen)AI Era?
In our forthcoming Spring 2025 publication, “Fighting the Hypothetical: Why Law Firms Should Rethink the Billable Hour in the Generative AI Era,”[1] we hypothesize that Generative AI (GenAI) technology will change forever how legal services are delivered and will...
Todd Blanche’s Partnership Share Valued at $2.16M, After Advising Trump, Other Clients
In addition to Trump, Blanche's law firm clients have included cryptocurrency firm CLS Global FZC, Chinese venture capital and private equity firm HongShan Capital Group. In addition to Trump, Blanche's law firm clients have included cryptocurrency firm CLS...
‘Surge’ in Associate Pay Shows Atlanta’s Increasing Prominence in Legal Industry, Report Says
But one Major, Lindsey & Africa recruiter says most Big Law firms operating in the region are not in lockstep with the broader national scale for senior associates' compensation. But one Major, Lindsey & Africa recruiter says most Big Law firms operating...
Lawyers Speak Out Against Calls to Impeach Judges
A New Jersey lawyers' group fires back at the Trump administration's rhetoric criticizing judges who issue injunctions halting several of the president's policy initiatives. A New Jersey lawyers' group fires back at the Trump administration's rhetoric...
Munger Retained to Defend L.A. Utility in Litigation Over Pacific Palisades Fires
Munger, Tolles & Olson will represent the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power in litigation resulting from the recent fires in Southern California. Munger, Tolles & Olson will represent the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power in litigation...
Florida-Based Maritime Practices are Bracing for the Impact of Tariffs
Florida firms with strong maritime practices are already seeing an uptick in questions and port activity. They're also preparing for another wave of issues if more widespread tariffs begin to kick in. Florida firms with strong maritime practices are already...
Data Explosion Escalating Risks for Already-Overextended Legal Departments
“Data privacy and data protection lead the way as regulatory risks, and, in the era of rapid change, an overwhelming majority predict risk to increase at an even faster rate," said David Horrigan, discovery counsel and legal education director at...
Trendwatching: Another Top 50 Biglaw Firm To Shut Down China Office
We may have just celebrated Valentine’s Day, but this Biglaw firm is sparing no love for its Beijing office. That’s right, yet another Biglaw firm is shutting down an office in China. This is the third large law firm to close the doors of a Chinese office in 2025. As...
On LawNext: Upsolve’s Jonathan Petts and Ben Jackson on Building the TurboTax for Bankruptcy and Fighting UPL Restrictions
When former Wall Street lawyer Jonathan Petts joined forces in 2016 with Rohan Pavuluri, then a research assistant in Harvard Law School’s Access to Justice Lab, and Mark Hansen, a software engineer, to create Upsolve, they had a simple but powerful vision: make...
Arizona Car Accident Laws 2025: Guide to Statutes of Limitations, Comparative Negligence, Insurance, & More
Home For the Public Personal Injury Car Accidents Arizona Car Accident Laws 2025: Guide to Statutes of Limitations, Comparative Negligence, Insurance, & More By Austin Kurtz February 18, 2025 Table of Contents Ready to hire a personal injury lawyer to help you...
DOJ Seeks Urgent SCOTUS Review in Case Over Head of Office of Special Counsel
"This Court should not allow lower courts to seize executive power by dictating to the President how long he must continue employing an agency head against his will," acting Solicitor General Sarah M. Harris wrote in an application asking the U.S. Supreme Court to nix...
Best Legal Podcasts for Lawyers & Law Firms in 2025
Home Legal Marketing Legal Podcasts Best Legal Podcasts for Lawyers & Law Firms in 2025 By Attorney at Law Magazine February 18, 2025 Table of Contents Get paired with the best legal marketing companies. Book a 30-minute legal marketing diagnosis with Jason from...
Find a New York Sex Abuse Attorney: Get Justice for Clergy Abuse & Sexual Assault in NYC & NYS in 2025
Home For the Public Sex Abuse Find a New York Sex Abuse Attorney: Get Justice for Clergy Abuse & Sexual Assault in NYC & NYS in 2025 By Attorney at Law Magazine February 18, 2025 Table of Contents Ready to hire a sex abuse lawyer? Contact our confidential...
In ‘AI Smackdown,’ Law Librarians Compare Legal AI Research Platforms, Finding Distinct Strengths And Limitations
The post In ‘AI Smackdown,’ Law Librarians Compare Legal AI Research Platforms, Finding Distinct Strengths And Limitations appeared first on Above the Law.How do AI-driven legal research platforms — specifically those that provide direct answers to legal questions —...
Best Law Firm Websites in 2025 (Top 46)
Home Legal Marketing Lawyer Website Design Best Law Firm Websites in 2025 (Top 46) By Attorney at Law Magazine February 18, 2025 Table of Contents Get paired with the best legal marketing companies. Book a 30-minute legal marketing diagnosis with Jason from the...
Effective Marketing Ideas for Small Law Firms in 2025
Home Legal Marketing Effective Marketing Ideas for Small Law Firms in 2025 By Attorney at Law Magazine February 18, 2025 Table of Contents Get paired with the best legal marketing companies. Book a 30-minute legal marketing diagnosis with Jason from the Attorney at...
How Charles H. Hickey School Victims Can Get Justice 2025
Home For the Public Sex Abuse How Charles H. Hickey School Victims Can Get Justice 2025 By Attorney at Law Magazine February 18, 2025 Table of Contents Ready to hire a sex abuse lawyer? Contact our confidential hotline for victims of sex abuse at (301)547-7664. Or...
How Backbone Mountain Youth Center Abuse Victims Can Get Justice 2025
Home For the Public Sex Abuse How Backbone Mountain Youth Center Abuse Victims Can Get Justice 2025 By Attorney at Law Magazine February 18, 2025 Table of Contents Ready to hire a sex abuse lawyer? Contact our confidential hotline for victims of sex abuse at...
Lawyers Are Stressing Out: Insider Feedback
Following a string of widely publicized national tragedies amid divisive politics at the start of 2025, Atlanta-based lawyer-turned-therapist Stacey Dougan outlines the top stressors impacting lawyers' mental health currently. Following a string of widely...
The Next Chapter In Legal Tech Innovation: Introducing Protégé™
The post The Next Chapter In Legal Tech Innovation: Introducing Protégé™ appeared first on Above the Law.By Sean Fitzpatrick | CEO, LexisNexis North America, UK, IrelandAt LexisNexis®, we work with our customers to transform legal work … that mission is at the heart...
President Trump Orders Tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China: What You Need To Know
The White House published three separate Executive Orders that imposed blanket tariffs on Canadian, Mexican and Chinese imports. The Executive Orders are all similar in scope, with each having a unique justification for imposing the associated tariffs. The White...
How Victims Can Take Legal Action Against MacLaren Hall 2025: Everything to Know
Home For the Public Sex Abuse How Victims Can Take Legal Action Against MacLaren Hall 2025: Everything to Know By Attorney at Law Magazine February 18, 2025 Table of Contents Ready to hire a sex abuse lawyer? Contact our confidential hotline for victims of sex abuse...
Best Legal Conferences for Lawyers to Attend in 2025
Home Legal Marketing Networking for Lawyers Best Legal Conferences for Lawyers to Attend in 2025 By Attorney at Law Magazine February 18, 2025 Table of Contents Get paired with the best legal marketing companies. Book a 30-minute legal marketing diagnosis with Jason...
Conquering Conferences: Personalization In Your Follow-Ups
Getty ImagesEd note: This is the second in a series. Read the first installment here. Just as a skilled chef understands that each dish requires a unique blend of spices, effective networking follow-ups demand a personalized touch. A generic, cookie-cutter email can...
Massive Law Firm Gets Caught Hallucinating Cases
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! Lawyers from which major law firm — ranked 42nd by headcount — is facing possible sanctions for using fake cases (eight out of the nine cases cited were nonexistent) hallucinated by an AI platform in a...
Morning Docket: 02.18.25
(Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images)* Eric Adams case finally dropped and it seems like the move came after a soon-to-retire DOJ official signed off in order to give colleagues — likely planning to resign in protest over this — time to look for new jobs....
German Chancellor’s Pushback At Vance Brings US-Euro Tensions Into The Public At Munich
The post German Chancellor’s Pushback At Vance Brings US-Euro Tensions Into The Public At Munich appeared first on Above the Law.The post German Chancellor’s Pushback At Vance Brings US-Euro Tensions Into The Public At Munich appeared first on Above the Law.
What is Litigation Funding & How Does It Work for Attorneys in 2025
Home Legal Vendors Litigation Funding What is Litigation Funding & How Does It Work for Attorneys in 2025 By Attorney at Law Magazine February 18, 2025 Table of Contents Get started with HMR to get funding for your cases today by filling out the case cost...
Elon Musk’s DOGE Can’t Even Secure A Website, Let Alone The Government
Elon Musk and his supposedly 10x tech bro minions posture themselves as hardcore programming geniuses swooping in to save the budget. As it happens, these dipshits can’t build a functional website. According to reporting from 404 Media, the official-looking DOGE.gov...
Another MAGA Judge Makes Shocking Legal Argument Hoping To Catch The Attention Of Donald Trump
Judge Allison Eid (via U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee)It’s easy to forget that Neil Gorsuch wasn’t the only beneficiary of Mitch McConnell’s plan to steal a Supreme Court seat. The Republican senator kept the seat vacated by Antonin Scalia’s death open for over a...
E-Discovery Company Exterro Unveils Tool It Says Will ‘Disrupt’ Data Collection from Remote Mobile Devices
E-discovery company Exterro today announced the forthcoming launch of a remote mobile device collection capability that aims to streamline the process of gathering mobile data for e-discovery and digital forensics investigations. The company’s Remote Mobile Discovery...
CLM Company ContractPodAi Partners with Big Four Firms and ALSPs to Launch Marketplace of AI Agents
ContractPodAi, a contract lifecycle management provider, has launched Leah Marketplace, a platform that enables enterprises to access and deploy specialized artificial intelligence applications for legal use cases. The marketplace features applications developed in...
Deposely Launches Free Gen AI Tools for Deposition Work, Previews Comprehensive AI Deposition Platform
Legal technology startup Deposely today announced the launch of Deposely Essentials, a free suite of AI-powered tools for analyzing deposition transcripts, while also previewing its broader platform that provides comprehensive AI assistance for the entire deposition...
Messy Landscape for ‘Lookback Window’ Laws May Require Litigators To Get Creative
"Now, it's going to be interesting to see the creativity that comes through in trying to access the Catholic church and other major institutions,” Heather Ellis Cucolo, a law professor at the New York Law School, said about varied state court rulings for child sexual...
Reuters Win In AI Training Lawsuit Gives Guidance On New Era of ‘Fair Use,’ Attorney Say
"The ruling is, in many respects, fairly narrow, but it does provide guidance as to how to analyze some of these issues in these cases going forward," Mammen said. "The ruling is, in many respects, fairly narrow, but it does provide guidance as to how to analyze...
Reuters Win In AI Training Lawsuit Gives Guidance On New Era of ‘Fair Use,’ Attorneys Say
"The ruling is, in many respects, fairly narrow, but it does provide guidance as to how to analyze some of these issues in these cases going forward," Mammen said. "The ruling is, in many respects, fairly narrow, but it does provide guidance as to how to analyze...
Can Rural America Reverse the Legal Desert Trend?
Roy Ginsburg | While the legal desert persists in rural America, promising steps toward change are being taken. Will they be sufficient? The post Can Rural America Reverse the Legal Desert Trend? appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and...
Eric Adams, Defense Counsel and DOJ Attorneys Ordered Into Court for Inquiry Into Dismissal Bid
The action follows an amicus brief from three former tristate U.S. attorneys urging Judge Dale Ho to investigate the circumstances surrounding the Justice Department's move to dismiss the case. The action follows an amicus brief from three former tristate U.S....
Split NY Top Court Validates Ethics Panel, Turning Back Challenge by Ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo
New York Court of Appeals Judge Jenny Rivera wrote for the majority's 4-3 ruling to validate the New York State Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government's constitutionality. The decision clears the way for the agency to investigate former Gov. Andrew Cuomo's...
U.S. Attorneys in New York’s Northern and Western Districts Move On
Carla Freedman, the top federal prosecutor for a swath of upstate New York, officially announced the end of her time in the role late on Monday, while Trini Ross, another U.S. attorney, in Buffalo, appeared to signal her four-year tenure had also come to a...
Partners Are Eager To Make A Move In This Hot Hiring Market
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. Generally, all firms are vulnerable. — Sabina Lippman, firmwide managing partner of recruiting firm CenterPeak, in comments given to the American Lawyer, on the likelihood that partners will make lateral moves...
Six Signs It Might Be Time to Quit Your Job
Joan Feldman | Quitting is pretty tough for those of us who believe our highest accomplishment is to dig in our heels and persevere. The post Six Signs It Might Be Time to Quit Your Job appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.While many of...
‘Potential Resolution’: SEC Moves for 28-Day Pause in Coinbase Litigation
The move by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission follows its similar actions, including in litigation against Binance, where on Monday, the federal agency asked the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia for a 60-day stay of the litigation, citing the...
‘Potential Resolution’: SEC Moves for 28-Day Pause in Coinbase Litigation
The move by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission follows its similar actions, including in litigation against Binance, where on Monday, the federal agency asked the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia for a 60-day stay of the litigation, citing the...
The Fight For Rights Continues: The View From Legal Academia
In this episode of The Jabot I chat with Jackie Gardina, Dean and Chief Academic Officer at The Colleges of Law, about systemic change, legal education, and the hurdles to entering the legal profession. Gain insights on LGBTQ rights, bar exam reform, and advice for...
3 Ways Your Firm Can Conjure A Cash Flow Miracle
It’s no secret that lawyers can be pretty bad with money management, and there are many reasons why. “Let’s go back to the very beginning,” says Joyce Brafford of Profitsolv. “We know that law schools are very good at taking people’s money. But what about when the...
How Appealing Weekly Roundup
Ed. Note: A weekly roundup of just a few items from Howard Bashman’s How Appealing blog, the Web’s first blog devoted to appellate litigation. Check out these stories and more at How Appealing. “Who will check Trump? The Supreme Court (maybe); The court majority’s...
Which Issues Do Healthcare Leaders Want RFK Jr. To Address?
The post Which Issues Do Healthcare Leaders Want RFK Jr. To Address? appeared first on Above the Law.Despite opposition from Democrats, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was confirmed as Health and Human Services secretary by the Senate on Thursday.RFK Jr. has drawn some...
They Should Have Spent More On The DOGE Site — See Also
Spendthrift Habits Mean Shoddy Security: Get a load of what passes as a government site nowadays. He’s Just Staring There, Menacingly: Someone noticed Trump’s mug shot outside the Oval Office. Rather Resign Than Fall In Line: Sometimes doing the right thing costs you...
Ex-Judge Wants Lawyers to Defend Courts—From Trump and Others
“Lawyers have a duty to uphold the system they work in," former Connecticut Superior Court Judge Thomas Moukawsher said. “Lawyers have a duty to uphold the system they work in," former Connecticut Superior Court Judge Thomas Moukawsher...
Ex-Judge Wants Lawyers to Defend Courts—From Trump and Others
“Lawyers have a duty to uphold the system they work in," former Connecticut Superior Court Judge Thomas Moukawsher said. “Lawyers have a duty to uphold the system they work in," former Connecticut Superior Court Judge Thomas Moukawsher...
‘Biggest Breach’ Since ‘Watergate’?: Elon Musk Among Defendants Named in New Privacy Suits Targeting DOGE
Two new privacy class actions targeting the actions of the newly launched Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), the Elon Musk-led task force focused on slashing federal spending, were filed in Washington, D.C., federal court this week. The complaints are the...
‘Biggest Breach’ Since ‘Watergate’?: Elon Musk Among Defendants Named in New Privacy Suits Targeting DOGE
Two new privacy class actions targeting the actions of the newly launched Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), the Elon Musk-led task force focused on slashing federal spending, were filed in Washington, D.C., federal court this week. The complaints are the...
E*Trade, Morgan Stanley Face Class Action Over Undisclosed Automatic Account Transfers
This action was surfaced by Law.com Radar, which delivers real-time alerting on new litigation across more than 2,600 state and federal courts. Click here to get started and be first to act on opportunities in your region, practice area or client sector. This...
E*Trade, Morgan Stanley Face Class Action Over Undisclosed Automatic Account Transfers
This action was surfaced by Law.com Radar, which delivers real-time alerting on new litigation across more than 2,600 state and federal courts. Click here to get started and be first to act on opportunities in your region, practice area or client sector. This...
Legal Industry Regaining Pre-Pandemic Strength as Group Lateral Hires Continue to Rise
Law firms are still waging a battle for talent, fighting each other to recruit and retain the best. The latest hiring trend involves large groups moving between firms. Last year’s lateral move highlights showed that this phenomenon was already becoming increasingly...
GOP Lawmakers Ramp Up Efforts to Overturn Biden Rules Via Review Act
Of the 49 resolutions introduced this year, 14 would rescind Environmental Protection Agency rules. Five others target Department of Energy rules related to conservation. Another would rescind a Bureau of Ocean Energy Management rule protecting marine archaeological...
GOP Lawmakers Ramp Up Efforts to Overturn Biden Rules Via Review Act
Of the 49 resolutions introduced this year, 14 would rescind Environmental Protection Agency rules. Five others target Department of Energy rules related to conservation. Another would rescind a Bureau of Ocean Energy Management rule protecting marine archaeological...
Men Push Back, Students Sue: The Culture War on Campus
What happens at college campuses mirrors the fervor and agitation felt these days as the country at large endeavors to redefine the national culture. What happens at college campuses mirrors the fervor and agitation felt these days as the country at large...
Men Push Back, Students Sue: The Culture War on Campus
What happens at college campuses mirrors the fervor and agitation felt these days as the country at large endeavors to redefine the national culture. What happens at college campuses mirrors the fervor and agitation felt these days as the country at large...
Who Owns the Name UGGs? The Long Trademark Battle Has Hit Australians Hard
The Australian courts have ruled that "ugg" is a generic term for sheepskin boots. The Australian courts have ruled that "ugg" is a generic term for sheepskin boots.
Who Owns the Name UGGs? The Long Trademark Battle Has Hit Australians Hard
The Australian courts have ruled that "ugg" is a generic term for sheepskin boots. The Australian courts have ruled that "ugg" is a generic term for sheepskin boots.
Cadwalader Hires From Reed Smith, Ashurst in London Fund Finance Rebuild
The hire comes after the firm lost a four-partner team to King & Spalding last year. The hire comes after the firm lost a four-partner team to King & Spalding last year.
Cadwalader Hires From Reed Smith, Ashurst in London Fund Finance Rebuild
The hire comes after the firm lost a four-partner team to King & Spalding last year. The hire comes after the firm lost a four-partner team to King & Spalding last year.
Meet the Big Law Partners Nominated to the Trump Administration So Far
At least 11 Big Law partners have been tapped to move to the public sector. At least 11 Big Law partners have been tapped to move to the public sector.
Meet the Big Law Partners Nominated to the Trump Administration So Far
At least 11 Big Law partners have been tapped to move to the public sector. At least 11 Big Law partners have been tapped to move to the public sector.
Critics of New Tariffs Face Uphill Battle in Courts, Experts Say
Numerous trade attorneys say that any legal challenge to the new tariffs will run up against courts that have proven themselves to be very deferential to presidential trade authority. Numerous trade attorneys say that any legal challenge to the new tariffs will...
Critics of New Tariffs Face Uphill Battle in Courts, Experts Say
Numerous trade attorneys say that any legal challenge to the new tariffs will run up against courts that have proven themselves to be very deferential to presidential trade authority. Numerous trade attorneys say that any legal challenge to the new tariffs will...
Litigation Trends to Watch From Law.com Radar: Cases Surge over Coupon Browser Extensions, DraftKings Promotions and Amazon Trackers
PayPal, Microsoft and Capital One are facing a storm of lawsuits centering on their coupon browser extensions Honey, Microsoft Shopping and Capital One Shopping. PayPal, Microsoft and Capital One are facing a storm of lawsuits centering on their coupon browser...
Litigation Trend: Exempt Employees Sue for Overtime
"Even though you do the managerial stuff, that is only like 20 minutes a day, or an hour a day. The rest of your day is unloading trucks, cleaning bathrooms, stocking shelves, something that a clerk would ordinarily do. You're not really a manager, right? The employer...
5 Workers Sue Valero Energy Over Texas Refinery Blast
Inside Track: Smart Companies Will Pass on Trump’s Invitation to Bribe
"Companies must maintain their compliance commitments—notwithstanding any pause in enforcement by a single enforcement agency,” Paul Hastings advised clients this week. "Companies must maintain their compliance commitments—notwithstanding any pause in...
Davis Polk’s Leor Landa on Wild Times in Fund Formation
The expansion of private credit and increased private equity hold times have led to a surge in creative solutions to get capital back to investors. Leor Landa leads the investment management practice at Davis, Polk & Wardwell. That practice steered over $200...
Read the Order: US Judge Grants TRO Restraining Trump’s Gender-Affirming Care EOs
U.S. District Judge Brendan Hurson's 14-day temporary restraining order prohibits the White House from "conditioning or withholding federal funding based on the fact that a healthcare entity or health professional provides gender affirming medical care to a patient"...
Australian Judge Bans Use of Gen AI for Affidavits, Witness Statements
Statements should reflect a person's knowledge, not AI-generated content, judge says. Statements should reflect a person's knowledge, not AI-generated content, judge says.
Powerful Shareholder-Advisory Firm Abandons Push to Diversify Corporate Boards
Institutional Shareholder Services' retreat on DEI follows decisions by BlackRock and Vanguard to deemphasize the issue. A powerful shareholder-advisory firm that for years has pressured companies to increase the representation of women and minorities on their...
Florida Federal Judge Sanctions Attorney in Litigation Against DaBaby
In a 65-page order, U.S. District Judge Jose E. Martinez found that “counsel's conduct causes the court to seriously question whether the attorney “should be appearing before any court in our district or state. The U.S. District Court in the Southern District of...
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Join us live today at 3 p.m. ET for Legaltech Week, the show where a panel of journalists discusses the top stories of the week in legal tech and legal innovation. If you haven’t already, you can sign up free here to attend. Register once and you are signed up for all...
Federal Court Evaluates Constitutionality of School’s Transgender Policy Prohibiting Parental Notice
“Here, the constitutional questions raised by Landerer's substantive and procedural due process claims are not beyond debate, as shown by the various courts that addressed the same issue in differing manners, but ultimately reaching the conclusion that policies not...
Klarna Among the Latest E-Commerce Sites Hit With Suit Over Marketing Commissions
This action was surfaced by Law.com Radar, which delivers real-time alerting on new litigation across more than 2,600 state and federal courts. Click here to get started and be first to act on opportunities in your region, practice area or client sector. This...
Authenticity In an AI World
In today's digitally connected world, we have unparalleled tools at our disposal to connect with target audiences. But with them comes a critical challenge: how to maintain authenticity, human intelligence and personal connection in a landscape increasingly dominated...
How I Made Practice Group Chair: ‘Keep Listening and Keep Learning,’ Says Pavan Agarwal of Foley & Lardner
"As much as you can, stay focused on the privilege of having the opportunity to work with an incredible team of people (lawyers and business professionals) and being so lucky that companies and individuals trust us to help them drive their business forward. Our...
Midtown or Buckhead? For Atlanta Law Firms, Neighborhood Preferences Are Shifting
New Class A space and proximity to interstates attract most Big Law firms to Midtown. New Class A space and proximity to interstates attract most Big Law firms to Midtown.
News Publishers Sue AI Firm Cohere, Alleging Copyright and Trademark Violations
The suit filed by a coalition of news publishers from the U.S., the U.K. and Canada say Cohere's AI products regurgitate near-verbatim stories in real time and invent false stories that are wrongly attributed to the newsrooms. The suit filed by a coalition of...
Associate Tries Delegating His Workload To His Higher-Ups — See Also
They Might Not Get Arrested, But Their Career Won’t Develop: Bobloblaw-inspired Redditor gives masterclass on how to address associate who opts out of work. The Rule Of Law Is Worth Defending: Thousands of lawyers support the ABA’s rebuke of the Executive. Double Or...
Does Your Professional Life Feel Like A Raging Wildfire?
Let’s face it. It probably does. Control is an illusion. For in-house lawyers, the legal landscape has always been unpredictable. But today, that unpredictability feels more like a wildfire — spreading rapidly, jumping across boundaries, and consuming everything in...
Gen Z Lawyer Tells Senior Associate, ‘Nah, You Do That’
Generally speaking, “the kids are all right.” Older generations consistently bitch and moan about young people making the exact same mistakes the rapidly fossilizing pretend they never made, but in the end, the next crop turns out fine. Gen Z may actually be breaking...
Top Law School Accidentally Sends Out Hundreds Of Erroneous Acceptance Letters
William & Mary Law School just made a pretty big mistake when it comes to admissions for its incoming class of law students. Earlier this week, more than 400 people who had applied to W&M received the exciting news that they’d been accepted to the Top 50 law...
Jones Day Partner And Other Biglaw Alums Join Elon Musk’s DOGE
The questionable Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) got a ton of flack in the early days (okay, it was like a week and a half ago, but time is not timing right now) for putting some sketchy kids in charge. But reporting from Pro Publica reveals it’s not just...
Tom Goldstein Is Free! For Now.
It’s been a whirlwind week for the SCOTUSblog co-founder: arrested on Monday, banished to federal lockup on Tuesday, and now free on Thursday. Goldstein, the Supreme Court litigator charged with a number of tax and fraud claims stemming from an alleged second life as...
NYC Biglaw Associate Compensation Increased By $100K In Just 5 Years
(Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. Seeing that growth in compensation in such a large amount, on average, shows supply and demand forces in the market. Associates are highly sought after especially in the...
Thousands Of Lawyers Sign Open Letter To Defend The Rule Of Law From Executive Attack
When Above the Law usually talks about a group of over 2,000+ lawyers getting together to show support, it usually means that some big name went above and beyond for bonus season. This time, there’s more gravitas than money at stake. The ABA recently took a stand...
Actual Versus Artificial Intelligence: A New Kind Of Arms Race?
In dinosaur times, a company called Memorex, which started as a computer tape company in the 1960s, had a commercial that dinosaur lawyers will probably remember to this day. The commercial featured Ella Fitzgerald, and if you don’t know who she is, shame on you....
Elite Litigation Boutique Doing Its Part To Protect Whistleblowers
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! Which elite litigation boutique law firm won a TRO keeping client Hampton Dellinger in his role as Special Counsel as the primary protector of whistleblowers? Hint: Judge Amy Berman Jackson wrote in...
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The Law Firm Disrupted: Arizona Merger Offers A Playbook To Strike Fear in Midsize Law Firms
An accounting firm with 2,100 employees across the U.S. has joined forces with a business law boutique. Now it can sell clients on the ability to solve business and legal challenges under one roof. An accounting firm with 2,100 employees across the U.S. has...