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3 Ways Lawyers Can Enhance Their PR Skills

3 Ways Lawyers Can Enhance Their PR Skills

Getty ImagesIs your reputation working for you — or against you? In this episode of “Be That Lawyer,” Tom Ciesielka, President of TC Public Relations, joins me to share how lawyers can use PR, media visibility, and thought leadership to strengthen their reputation and...

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The Rise of Hospitality In Law Firms, Revisited

The Rise of Hospitality In Law Firms, Revisited

The demand for client-facing hospitality experiences has intensified. Law firms are incorporating more client-centric services, such as personalized spaces for client meetings, high-end catering, and concierge-style offerings during in-person visits.       The demand...

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Fourth Circuit To DOJ: Bro, Do You Even Law?

Fourth Circuit To DOJ: Bro, Do You Even Law?

Reading the latest batcrap Justice Department filing in the Kilmar Abrego Garcia case is an exercise in confusion. Are they letting ChatGPT draft now? Are they really this ignorant about the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure? Are they assuming that the Supreme...

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Morning Docket: 04.18.25

Morning Docket: 04.18.25

* Facebook says it makes no sense to characterize their market as connecting friends and family. But being bad at your market doesn’t mean it’s not your market. [Law360] * Law schools move summer associate interviews up to May. [Reuters] * James Ho explains that...

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Mark A. Shields: A Good Run

Legal Legend Mark A. Shields: A Good Run By Dan Baldwin “Family law should always be in caring hands,” says Mark Shields, partner in Gillespie, Shields & Taylor. A veteran of both the family and appellate courts, his caring hands have successfully handled more...

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7 Ways Protégé Delivers Value

7 Ways Protégé Delivers Value

The post 7 Ways Protégé Delivers Value appeared first on Above the Law.By: Jeff PfeiferLegal professionals have been using AI technologies for years now, starting with extractive AI tools that used machine learning algorithms to find relevant results within data, then...

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Trump’s Battle with Big Law: Where the Am Law 100 Falls

Trump’s Battle with Big Law: Where the Am Law 100 Falls

At least a third of the Am Law 100 has been involved in the ongoing battle with the Trump administration, though that number could change by the day.       At least a third of the Am Law 100 has been involved in the ongoing battle with the Trump administration, though...

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Trump Appoints Jay Clayton as Interim SDNY U.S. Attorney

Trump Appoints Jay Clayton as Interim SDNY U.S. Attorney

The announcement came after U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-New York, said he would not support Trump's nomination of Clayton to helm the Southern District of New York.       The announcement came after U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-New York, said he would not support Trump's...

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Trump Orders Overhaul of Federal Procurement Rules

Trump Orders Overhaul of Federal Procurement Rules

The president's order stated that “since its inception, the FAR [Federal Acquistion Regulation] has swelled to more than 2,000 pages of regulations, evolving into an excessive and overcomplicated regulatory framework and resulting in an onerous bureaucracy.       The...

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Nobody’s Bothering To Figure Out What AI Is Worth

Nobody’s Bothering To Figure Out What AI Is Worth

Everyone agrees that generative AI is valuable. Everyone believes it’s going to be indispensable to the legal workflow. No one seems to know what it’s worth. That tension sits at the heart of the 2025 Generative AI in Professional Services Report from Thomson Reuters....

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DOJ Sues Maine For Aggravated Nice To Trans Kids

DOJ Sues Maine For Aggravated Nice To Trans Kids

(Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty)In February, President Trump summoned the nation’s governors to the White House for an airing of grievances. As usual, the tiny number of trans athletes topped the list. “Is Maine here?” he asked, before yelling at Governor Janet Mills for...

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Biglaw Is Big Business

Biglaw Is Big Business

Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to the data collected by ALM, what is the total gross revenue for the Am Law 100 firms? Hint: Revenue was up 13.3% year over year. See the answer on the next page. The post Biglaw Is Big...

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Biglaw Wins, Losses, And Goodbyes — See Also

Resisting Firms Are Winning Bigly!: Not only is this the 4th firm to win a TRO, the judge sends their compliments! Reed Smith Nixes Their Diversity Program To Avoid The EEOC: Weird, that was kind of their thing for the last decade or so. Sometimes, Good Advocacy Means...

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Sean Combs Recruits Super Lawyer To His Side

Sean Combs Recruits Super Lawyer To His Side

(Photo by CHRISTIAN MONTERROSA/AFP via Getty Images)Sean “Love” Combs is no stranger to his defense team making headlines. There was the baby bottle PR nightmare of Marc Agnifilo’s slick attempt to drag Costco in to it. Costco responded, noting that none of its U.S....

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Legal Speak at Legalweek 2025: Actfore’s Christian Geyer

Legal Speak at Legalweek 2025: Actfore’s Christian Geyer

In this Legal Speak episode, co-hosts Cedra Mayfield and Patrick Smith interview Christian Geyer, Founder and CEO of Actfore, live from the Legalweek 2025 Conference in New York.       In this Legal Speak episode, co-hosts Cedra Mayfield and Patrick Smith interview...

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Conservative Judge Doesn’t Pull Punches

Conservative Judge Doesn’t Pull Punches

(Photo by Brendan McDermid-Pool/Getty Images)“The President of the United States of America is at war with the Constitution and the rule of law.” — J. Michael Luttig, former Fourth Circuit judge and conservative legal luminary, in remarks on MSNBC. “All of us could...

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Biglaw Firm Had A Big Jump In Revenue

Biglaw Firm Had A Big Jump In Revenue

Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! Which Biglaw firm, according to the new Am Law 100 ranking, saw the biggest increase in the gross revenue — a 31.6% increase? Hint: Just goes to show money can’t buy a backbone. See the answer on the...

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