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Solving The Justice Delay Problem With AI

Justice too long delayed is justice denied. — Dr. Martin Luther King It’s axiomatic that if a litigant has to wait years for a ruling, or for wrongs to be remedied, the delay can cause ongoing harm, loss of evidence, financial hardship, and emotional toll. The delays...

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Have Climate Cases Been Trumped?

In recent years, about three dozen states, municipalities and indigenous tribes have sued fossil fuel producers from whom they seek compensation for climate harms the claimants allege to have been caused by carbon pollution and/or corporate deception. So far, the...

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How the Deal Got Done: Sidley Austin and Moving Mountains

How the Deal Got Done: Sidley Austin and Moving Mountains

Sidley Austin represented Moving Mountains, a leading hospitality company specializing in luxury property management and vacation home rentals in its investment by StayTerra, a collection of premier vacation rental brands for guests in top destinations across America....

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Morning Docket: 08.12.25

Morning Docket: 08.12.25

* Taft and Morris Manning announced merger. [Law360] * Unqualified judge’s husband putting his groomsman in charge of enforcing white collar crime. In case you wanted to track what happens when the dumbest people imaginable have power. [Bloomberg Law News] * ABA...

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GCs Often Doom In-House Tech Upgrades by Skipping the Spadework

GCs Often Doom In-House Tech Upgrades by Skipping the Spadework

”GCs and legal leaders often have a poor understanding of what is needed for effective technology implementation and use,” said Maesea McCalpin, senior principal for research in Gartner's assurance practice.       ”GCs and legal leaders often have a poor understanding...

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The Most Conservative Students In Law School

The Most Conservative Students In Law School

Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Trivia Question of the Day! According to the Princeton Review’s 2025 Best Law School Rankings, which law school has the most conservative law students? Hint: Law students were asked a single question to determine the political...

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Watch: 15 Minute Demo of Midpage ChatGPT Plugin for Legal

Watch: 15 Minute Demo of Midpage ChatGPT Plugin for Legal

On this episode of How it Works, I sit down with Midpage founder Otto Zastrow to demo Midpage GPT, a plugin within ChatGPT that allows lawyers to accurately and securely research case law. The Midpage ChatGPT Integration allows lawyers to conduct legal research on...

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ALM’s Law.com Scholar Releases AI Law Treatise

ALM’s Law.com Scholar Releases AI Law Treatise

ALM teamed up with AI legal experts at McDermott Will & Schulte to create a comprehensive treatise on all things AI and the law, covering the gamut of legal areas that AI touches, from the history of AI to its impact on intellectual property, employment law, data...

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ALM’s Law.com Scholar Releases AI Law Treatise

ALM’s Law.com Scholar Releases AI Law Treatise

ALM teamed up with AI legal experts at McDermott Will & Schulte to create a comprehensive treatise on all things AI and the law, covering the gamut of legal areas that AI touches, from the history of AI to its impact on intellectual property, employment law, data...

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The Loneliness of Being the Only One Who’s Changed

The Loneliness of Being the Only One Who’s Changed

When you stop performing in a system that only rewards performance, it gets very quiet, says Julie Bonasso, a coach and attorney.       When you stop performing in a system that only rewards performance, it gets very quiet, says Julie Bonasso, a coach and...

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The Loneliness of Being the Only One Who’s Changed

The Loneliness of Being the Only One Who’s Changed

When you stop performing in a system that only rewards performance, it gets very quiet, says Julie Bonasso, a coach and attorney.       When you stop performing in a system that only rewards performance, it gets very quiet, says Julie Bonasso, a coach and...

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Did You Hear About The New Merger? — See Also

Did You Hear About The New Merger? — See Also

Morris Manning Plans To Merge With Taft: The new firm’s gross revenue will be worth nearly a billion! Things Seem Quiet. Too Quiet: The second quarter looks a little too good, considering. They’re Going After Harvard’s IP: The Department of Commerce is threatening to...

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‘Wrong Court:’ Texas Dems Resist Quorum Lawsuit

‘Wrong Court:’ Texas Dems Resist Quorum Lawsuit

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton have filed lawsuits seeking to remove twelve Democratic state lawmakers from office for breaking quorum by fleeing the state during a special legislative session focused on congressional redistricting.       Texas...

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‘Wrong Court:’ Texas Dems Resist Quorum Lawsuit

‘Wrong Court:’ Texas Dems Resist Quorum Lawsuit

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton have filed lawsuits seeking to remove twelve Democratic state lawmakers from office for breaking quorum by fleeing the state during a special legislative session focused on congressional redistricting.       Texas...

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David Margol: Looking Through the Client Lens

David Margol: Looking Through the Client Lens By Dan Baldwin “My business philosophy is to focus on keeping the client first and viewing everything through that lens. What benefits the client? What steps do I need to take? What strategic steps do I need to take to...

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Pamela Klavon: A Career Sparked by Civic Duty

According to a recent national survey, jury duty ranks just below a trip to the DMV on the list of things most Americans would rather avoid. Respondents described the experience as “a mash-up of the DMV on the worst day of the year and a surprise dental appointment.”...

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Katelyn Knaak Johnston: Drawn to Challenges

In the latest Board-Certified Spotlight, we sat down with Assistant General Counsel Katelyn Knaak Johnston of the Office of General Counsel for the city of Jacksonville to discuss her career and how board certification has impacted it. AALM: Tell us what initially...

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Litera’s Adam Ryan Shares Big ILTACON Plans

Litera’s Adam Ryan Shares Big ILTACON Plans

Adam RyanOn the heels of five new product announcements this summer, Litera is poised to make a major splash at ILTACON 2025. To learn about these exciting developments at the event, attendees can say hello to Adam Ryan, the company’s Chief Product Officer, or book a...

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Politicians Who Decline To Fix What Ails Us

Politicians Who Decline To Fix What Ails Us

If you asked me to name one thing that seems politically feasible and would help fix what ails America, I’d tell you that it’s solving the problem of gerrymandered Congressional districts. In a gerrymandered district, the general election is deliberately made...

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Jacksonville’s Presidents of the Florida Bar

Jacksonville, the Legal Hub of Florida, has a long history of Florida Bar Presidents and is proud to add Michael Fox Orr, managing partner of Orr | Cook to the list. Orr was sworn in as the president-elect at the 2025 Florida Bar Convention in June in Boca Raton. He...

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Stat(s) Of The Week: Meeting In The Middle

Stat(s) Of The Week: Meeting In The Middle

Law firms and in-house counsel are light years apart on the role of the billable hour, but the two groups still find some encouraging common ground on pricing models.  A new survey by iManage and Above the Law asked law firms and corporate law departments which...

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Morning Docket: 08.11.25

* Lawyer shifts career to OnlyFans content. [NY Post] * Trial over Trump’s use of military for domestic policing begins. [Reuters] * Former copyright chief thinks she got fired for suggesting AI companies have to respect IP law. [Law.com] * Justice Department going...

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2025 Jacksonville Board Certified Attorneys

Home Special Issue 2025 Jacksonville Board Certified Attorneys By Attorney at Law Magazine August 11, 2025 Table of Contents The Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization announced the 82 lawyers who earned Florida Bar board certifications in June. We sat down with...

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Money, Money, Money — See Generally

Money, Money, Money — See Generally

BONUS TIME!: Milbank opens up the Biglaw summer bonus season. Will anyone follow? Now You See Them…: Todd Blanche’s Library of Congress deleted habeas corpus and the part that says presidents can’t impose tariffs from the Constitution. Complete coincidence. Former...

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The EU AI Law Is Ready. Regulators? Not So Much

The EU AI Law Is Ready. Regulators? Not So Much

As sweeping new AI rules take effect, U.S. tech giants and European companies are preparing for compliance. But much of Europe is still scrambling to appoint regulators.       As sweeping new AI rules take effect, U.S. tech giants and European companies are preparing...

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The Dollar Signs Are Heading Your Way! — See Also

The Dollar Signs Are Heading Your Way! — See Also

If You Work At Hueston Hennigan, That Is!: They just dropped summer bonuses. The DOJ Is Leaking Lawyers: Who will be left to do the work? Biglaw Partner Dies In Apparent Suicide: We extend our condolences to his family and friends. Looking To Get Paid $1500 To Take...

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Legal Research Curriculum Adds New Lesson

Legal Research Curriculum Adds New Lesson

The next generation of lawyers will approach the same old problems in very different ways. At its heart, the profession isn’t all that different than it ever was. Look up caselaw, match clauses to market, get yelled at, fill out timesheets… sunrise, sunset. But how...

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Controversial New Federal Judge’s Biglaw Roots

Controversial New Federal Judge’s Biglaw Roots

Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! Recent appointee to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals Emil Bove began his career (well, after two clerkships) at which Biglaw firm? Hint: The firm was founded in the 1800s in NYC. See the answer on...

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