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Injunction Junction And Circuit Splits Too

Injunction Junction And Circuit Splits Too

What do five Biden, two Obama, one George W. Bush, one Trump judicial appointee to the district courts have in common? If you guessed that they all issued significant injunctions, many at the national level in the last several weeks then you answered correctly. This...

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Paul Weiss Interview Aged Like Raw Milk

Paul Weiss Interview Aged Like Raw Milk

Back in 2019, most folks in Biglaw couldn’t imagine the all out assault that would come for the legal profession in just six years. But in the year of our lord 2025, the rule of law is facing an existential crisis. In the face of a direct attack by the Trump...

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Morning Docket: 03.26.25

Morning Docket: 03.26.25

* AI bias harder to fight after latest Trump action. [Bloomberg Law News] * “Florida debates lifting some child labor laws to fill jobs vacated by undocumented immigrants” in case you were wondering where we were on the dystopian hellscape chart. [CNN] * Law school...

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10 Things Lawyers Should Stop Doing

The key to real productivity is identifying the most essential tasks that drive success, and working to de-prioritize or eliminate the rest. The post 10 Things Lawyers Should Stop Doing appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.Most of us...

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Jenner & Block Latest Biglaw Firm Targeted By Trump

Jenner & Block Latest Biglaw Firm Targeted By Trump

 Covington, Perkins Coie, Paul Weiss and now Jenner & Block. Those are the law firms that have been subjected to Trumpian Executive Orders designed to bankrupt the firms — or at least bring them to their knees. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)Though the...

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Deep Research

Deep Research

One of the greatest challenges of Generative AI solutions like ChatGPT is hallucination. They create fear in professionals as well as nightmares involving “the lawyer that used ChatGPT” and filed a fictitious case with a judge. Hallucinations are a problem because...

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Elon Musk Sets His Sights On Skadden — See Also

Elon Musk Sets His Sights On Skadden — See Also

Announcing Battle By Tweet: Biglaw firm in the hot seat for challenging conspiracy laden Dinesh D’Souza film. Jenner & Block Joins The Trump Hit List: Let’s see how they respond! Due Process So Bad That Godwin’s Law Showed Up: D.C. Circuit judge says that Nazis...

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Pay Triples for Simon Property Group Legal Chief

Pay Triples for Simon Property Group Legal Chief

The shopping mall giant awarded Steven Fivel $8.1 million in stock under a special bonus program tied to the performance of investments outside of the company's core business.       The shopping mall giant awarded Steven Fivel $8.1 million in stock under a special...

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Apple Lawsuit Highlights Perils of Making AI Boasts

Apple Lawsuit Highlights Perils of Making AI Boasts

"Consumers are excited about AI, and unfortunately that's led to Big Tech overpromising and under-delivering,” said Timothy Giordano, a partner at Clarkson Law Firm, which sued Apple last week.       "Consumers are excited about AI, and unfortunately that's led to Big...

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Apple Lawsuit Highlights Perils of Making AI Boasts

Apple Lawsuit Highlights Perils of Making AI Boasts

"Consumers are excited about AI, and unfortunately that's led to Big Tech overpromising and under-delivering,” said Timothy Giordano, a partner at Clarkson Law Firm, which sued Apple last week.       "Consumers are excited about AI, and unfortunately that's led to Big...

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Ever Use 23andMe? You Might Want To Take Action

Ever Use 23andMe? You Might Want To Take Action

Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! Which state’s Attorney General issued an urgent recommendation that customers delete their data from 23andMe after the genetic testing company filed for bankruptcy? Hint: A spokesperson said the...

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Small Firm, Hard Hits — See Also

Small Firm, Hard Hits — See Also

Boutique Law Firm Punches Back Against The Trump Administration: Paul Weiss should be taking notes. The Story On Saving Hide: Here’s some intel on why Paul Weiss bent the knee. Alina Habba Got A Promotion: Great for her; probably bad for New Jersey. Former Clerks Get...

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Trump, Tariffs, And ‘The Boy Who Cried Wolf’

Trump, Tariffs, And ‘The Boy Who Cried Wolf’

(Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)Suppose you’re the chief executive officer of an automobile company. You’ve done precisely what NAFTA (and the slightly revised version of NAFTA, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement) suggested you should do. To minimize the...

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Legalweek 2025: Put An AI On It!

Legalweek 2025: Put An AI On It!

Portlandia had a bit about Northwest hipsters putting a bird on every knick knack up for sale. “Put a bird on it” involved shoving birds onto everything from tote bags to homemade pillows. I think about that bit every time another vendor announces that they’ve “put an...

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How Will the War Against Big Law End?

How Will the War Against Big Law End?

If Trump wins, we could see firms collapse; if Big Law prevails it could be its greatest moment; but a draw is the most likely outcome, writes the Global Lawyer.       If Trump wins, we could see firms collapse; if Big Law prevails it could be its greatest moment; but...

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How Will the War Against Big Law End?

How Will the War Against Big Law End?

If Trump wins, we could see firms collapse; if Big Law prevails it could be its greatest moment; but a draw is the most likely outcome, writes the Global Lawyer.       If Trump wins, we could see firms collapse; if Big Law prevails it could be its greatest moment; but...

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Georgia Jury Hits Monsanto With $2B+ Roundup Verdict

Georgia Jury Hits Monsanto With $2B+ Roundup Verdict

Friday's verdict, for $65 million in compensatory damages and $2 billion in punitive damages, is the first in a Roundup case in Georgia's state courts.       Friday's verdict, for $65 million in compensatory damages and $2 billion in punitive damages, is the first in...

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10 Lessons From SXSW That Apply To Legal

10 Lessons From SXSW That Apply To Legal

(Photo Illustration by Thomas Fuller/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)In my initial article about SXSW 2025, I talked about why it’s important for lawyers. While there was a limited legally related track, that’s certainly NOT why I spent over a week in Austin....

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Some Clients Have Unusual Payment Preferences

Some Clients Have Unusual Payment Preferences

One of the things that associate attorneys do not usually need to deal with — and can be a pain in the neck for partners and self-employed lawyers — is securing payment from clients. Generally, law firms can improve their chances of getting timely paid by making it...

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