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Biglaw Insider Trading Scheme Gets Even Bigger — See Also
More Biglaw Firm Names Enter The Fold: The former associates weren’t making enough money as it was?! Many Roads To Preventing Fair And Free Elections: Louisiana v. Callais teed up Virginia’s Supreme Court to overturn an election. A Loss And An Explanation: Matt Taibbi...
Before You Contact a Lawyer: How to Evaluate Lawsuit Information Online in the AI Era
When people think they may have a legal claim, they usually do not start by calling a lawyer. They start by searching online. They look up symptoms after an exposure. They search for product recalls. They try to understand terms like mass tort, class action,...
Your Investments Are Ready. The Question Is Whether You Are — For Retirement
Forty years of billing hours prepares an attorney for a lot of things. Monday morning with nowhere to be isn’t one of them. The accounts look good. The projections hold up. By every measure that’s visible, retirement should feel within reach. And yet the office is...
Sometimes Lawyers Should Wait To Send Invoices To Clients
Many law firms try to get invoices out to clients as soon as possible since they believe that the sooner a client gets an invoice, the sooner the client will remit payment. Indeed, many law firms have deadlines for attorneys to submit time entries so that...
Why Spirit Airlines Failed — And Why You Might Miss It
(Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)Spirit Airlines was the poster child for customer frustration — an airline that charged passengers for everything except oxygen. Social media and mainstream outlets were filled with jokes and cringeworthy videos about the airline,...
Stat(s) Of The Week: The Fastest Judge
Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh joined nearly 800 runners in the annual Capital Challenge three-mile road race in Washington on Wednesday, placing sixth among federal judges and 277th overall. Top judicial honors went to U.S. Tax Court Judge Jeffrey Arbeit...
ASU Law Alum Gives Back to Support Struggling Students
Jordan Greenman graduated with his J.D. from ASU Law in 2021 with less than stellar grades, so he wants to support other students to show grades aren't everything. Jordan Greenman graduated with his J.D. from ASU Law in 2021 with less than stellar grades, so he...
NYU Law School Dean Stepping Down, Opening Up Plum Leadership Position
Troy McKenzie, dean of NYU School of Law since 2022, announced yesterday that he’ll step down in 2027. In a letter to the NYU Law community, McKenzie explained that “[t]he classroom has always been my first love, and it is where I will return.” Though not before...
Virginia Supreme Court Overturns Election Because Redistricting Isn’t Legal Unless It Disenfranchises Black Voters
Mere days after the United States Supreme Court declared that the Voting Rights Act cannot be invoked to bar racially discriminatory gerrymandering as long as state legislators make a halfway plausible claim that the new districts were drawn for purely political...
Trump DOJ Courts Rule 11 Sanctions In Ballroom Case
There comes a time in every high-profile DOJ case when you know something absolutely batshit is about to go down. It starts with the entry of appearance by Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward. After a crazed gunman tried to shoot up the White House...
‘No Shame’ In The Layoffs Game: Industry Insider Says Next Wave Of Biglaw Cuts May Already Be Teed Up
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. I don’t think there’s going to be a huge amount of more culling unless there’s serious financial issues. I just think you’re going to see this at other firms. Paul Weiss is a very strong firm, McDermott is a...
Apple Quashed ‘Watch Room’ Competition, NJ Suit Alleges as Global Litigation Mounts
Rave also sued Apple in Brazil, Canada, the Netherlands and Russia over its product's removal from the App Store. Rave also sued Apple in Brazil, Canada, the Netherlands and Russia over its product's removal from the App Store.
Law Firm Disrupted: Are Associate Ranks Headed for a ‘Course Correction’?
Some corporate clients only want to use a law firm when it's partner-level work, noted one New York recruiter. How will that shape the future of associate legal work? Some corporate clients only want to use a law firm when it's partner-level work, noted one New...
Suits in 5 Nations Allege Apple Quashed “Watch Room” Competition
Apple said it removed Rave from its App Store based on allegations that it hosted pornographic and pirated content and users complained about child sexual abuse materials. Rave replied that those allegations were baseless and extraordinary and that it has zero...
Litigation Trends to Watch: Cases Center on Multilevel Marketing, Supplement Serving Sizes and OnlyFans Disputes
Vitamin and supplement companies are accused of manipulating serving sizes. Vitamin and supplement companies are accused of manipulating serving sizes.
Law Revue Video Contest 2026: The Winner!
Voting has closed for our seventeenth annual Law Revue Video Contest, and we’re happy to announce that we have a winner. Which law school is the best of the best? Which law school deserves Law Revue fame? Before we get to the honors, let’s review the winners of years...
The Top 150 Under 150: Vault Ranks The Best Small, Boutique, And Midsize Firms (2027)
It used to be the case that if you left Biglaw for a small, boutique, or midsize firm, you had to expect a pay cut. It might not have been a huge pay cut, maybe $10K or $20K below the standard Biglaw scale, but given the opportunities offered by smaller firms,...
Mock Trial Companies (Top 7 Ranked)
Home Legal Vendors Jury Research Mock Trial Companies (Top 7 Ranked) By Attorney at Law Magazine May 8, 2026 Table of Contents Would you like to speak to a representative from First Court to find out more details about a Mock Trial or Legal Focus Group? Call...
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. “Did This Appeals Court Go Rogue on Abortion Pills? The Fifth Circuit,...
EPA’s New Focus on Microplastics Could Be Start of Long Regulatory Road
Companies may want to ask themselves: “Do we have a dog in the fight? Do we make plastic? Do we have something to do with plastic?" said James Aidala, a former EPA official who's now a consultant. Companies may want to ask themselves: “Do we have a dog in the...
Big Law’s Next Competitive Edge: Building the Internal Culture Engine
The growth firms are enjoying right now has expanded the cost base — talent, technology, real estate — faster than the operating model has adapted to support it. That gap is not closed by another lease, another mandate, another lateral, or another tool. It is closed...
How I Made Partner: ‘Be Someone Who Clients and Colleagues Trust,’ Says Peter Salzler of Braverman Greenspun
"Be someone who clients and colleagues trust. Being responsive, anticipating issues and needs, and thinking creatively to improve both work product and firm practices is of great value to both clients and your firm." "Be someone who clients and colleagues trust....
Vault Rankings: Top Midsize Law Firms By Regional Prestige (2027)
Vault recently published the 2026 edition of all manner of its closely watched rankings for the country’s law firms, including prestige rankings and quality of life rankings. We recently discovered which midsize law firms are the best to work for, but which midsize...
When You Know It’s Time To Go
In dinosaur days, if a lawyer or a judge had any publicity, it was frowned upon. The best lawyers were always behind the scenes, doing what they did best, without any fanfare or flacks (they are called publicists today). There were stunning verdicts, trial lawyers at...
The Biglaw Insider Trading Scheme: Now With More Biglaw!
When we first covered the sweeping 30-person insider trading indictment targeting attorneys at the nation’s premier law firms, we noted that the unnamed co-conspirators still lurking in the indictment meant the story wasn’t fully told yet. We were right. When the DOJ...
Today on Legaltech Week: MikeOSS, Legaltech Giants Supporting ICE, ILTA Evolve, Rethinking Lawyer Training, AI Mansplaining, and More!
Our Friday Legaltech Week panel has been off for a couple weeks, due to travel and other conflicts. But we’re back — live today at 3 p.m. ET — to discuss the latest news in legal tech and innovation. It’s all free, and you can sign up here to attend. Register once and...
Law School Graduation Gifts: Attorney at Work’s 2026 Gift Guide
If it's spring that means the hunt is on for the best law school graduation gifts. Here's Attorney at Work's guide, updated for 2026. The post Law School Graduation Gifts: Attorney at Work’s 2026 Gift Guide appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and...
DOJ Investigates Northern Virginia Prosecutor Over Alleged Preferential Treatment of Undocumented Immigrants
"This investigation will uncover whether this prosecutor is putting the community at risk in offering sweetheart deals to illegal immigrants charged with serious crimes," the Trump administration's top civil rights enforcer said of Commonwealth's attorney Steve...
Matt Taibbi Loses His Vexatious SLAPP Suit As Judge Explains What A ‘Metaphor’ Means
Perhaps Matt Taibbi’s most famous bit of writing ever was his takedown of Goldman Sachs in Rolling Stone (and then in a book that followed) that opened with the highly evocative metaphor: The world’s most powerful investment bank is a great vampire squid wrapped...
Morning Docket: 05.08.26
* The grand jury that investigated Trump’s alleged interference in the 2020 election heard from more than 60 witnesses. The transcripts are now available. [Lawfare] * A dive into how John Roberts growing up in a whites-only neighborhood brought us to Callais. [Slate]...
Ken Crutchfield: When Open Source Meets Legal — How MikeOSS Signals the End of Legal’s Secret Sauce
Last week, Will Chen released MikeOSS, an open-source project on GitHub that claims to be feature-equivalent to Harvey and Legora. Among other things, MikeOSS has an assistant, a tabular review function, and reusable workflows. While it’s too early to tell how strong...
Outside Counsel Takes Legal Reins of Six Flags as Merger Fallout Mounts
Christopher Bennett will serve as chief legal and compliance officer, part of a new management team trying to turn around the company after an $8 billion merger went off the rails. Christopher Bennett will serve as chief legal and compliance officer, part of a...
How Six Big Law Firms Lost Confidential M&A Data to a Global Insider Trading Scheme
Alleged perpetrators in some cases accessed material non-public information on deals in which they weren't staffed, charging documents show. Alleged perpetrators in some cases accessed material non-public information on deals in which they weren't staffed,...
Norton Rose Fulbright Appoints New Australia Head
Marshall Bromwich will replace incumbent Alison Deitz. Marshall Bromwich will replace incumbent Alison Deitz.
Decades-Spanning Web Of Insider Trading — See Also
Yale Law Grad Accused Of Facilitating Insider Trading Scheme: Some of the largest M&A practices were taken advantage of. Taking A Break With The Kardashians: Kim plans to break from bar prepping until 2027. Calling It What It Is Is The Real Problem: Chief Justice...
The Atlantic Responds To Kash Patel’s $250 Million Lawsuit By Reporting He Travels With Personalized Bourbon
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! After reporting on the alleged drinking habits of the FBI Director led to a $250 million defamation lawsuit, Sarah Fitzpatrick at The Atlantic responded with a follow-up story about a personalized...
Trade Court Strikes Down Trump’s 10% Global Duties, Rejecting ‘Expansive’ View of Executive Power to Impose Tariffs
The trade court ruled 2-1 that Trump had unlawfully used Section 122 of the Trade Act to enact a new blanket duty on products entering the United States, finding that Trump failed to identify a "balance-of-payments deficit" that would allow him to wield the trade...
DC Circuit Questions Pentagon’s Push to Punish Mark Kelly After ‘Illegal Orders’ Video
At least two D.C. Circuit judges seemed to be skeptical of arguments from the Justice Department. At least two D.C. Circuit judges seemed to be skeptical of arguments from the Justice Department.
Retired Judges Urge US Appeals Court to Reject Trump’s ‘Unprecedented Suit’ Against Maryland’s Federal Bench
The retired judges told the Fourth Circuit that the lawsuit is an “extraordinary, unprecedented broadside" against the judiciary's authority. The retired judges told the Fourth Circuit that the lawsuit is an “extraordinary, unprecedented broadside" against the...
DHS Content Farms Federal Judge Tricked Into Releasing Immigrant, Attorney Faces Sanctions
Once you summon enough cynicism to look past the weight of constantly being at crisis, the bumblings of this administration scream humor at every turn. The specter of hantavirus haunts us and worm for brains who walks in airplane bathrooms barefoot and is the head of...
Finally, Something For Small Law Firms
While attending the recent ABA spring conference of the General Practice/Solo, Young Lawyers, and Law Practice Divisions, I popped into a presentation by Karoline Buck and Emma Raimi-Zlatic of Thomson Reuters and Smokeball, respectively. As many know, Thomson Reuters...
AI Chatlogs Promise Discovery Risk, Windfall
In the last several months, judges have started to parse the discoverability of AI chat logs. In the last several months, judges have started to parse the discoverability of AI chat logs.
Plaintiff Lawyers Are Winning ERISA Cases, Causing Litigation to Soar
"Of all the areas where the plaintiff's bar is filing class actions, they're having the most success in the ERISA space," said Gerald L. Maatman Jr. of Duane Morris in Chicago, chair of the firm's class action defense team. "Of all the areas where the...
Troy McKenzie, NYU’s First Black Law Dean, to Step Down From Leadership Role
Troy McKenzie, a 2000 alum, became NYU Law's first Black dean when he took the position nearly four years ago. Troy McKenzie, a 2000 alum, became NYU Law's first Black dean when he took the position nearly four years ago.
When The Door Starts Closing
Most associates do not get fired in one conversation. They get fired in stages. The work slows down. The feedback changes. The invitations stop. The partner who once walked into their office now sends short emails. The firm may not say the words yet, but the message...
Does Alan Dershowitz Realize He Doesn’t Have To Keep Standing Up For Pedophiles?
A lawyer has to zealously advocate for their client. But after the case is done and the client has, you know, died… attorneys don’t have an obligation to keep defending them. Just because an attorney shouldn’t bad mouth a former client, doesn’t mean they have to keep...
Kim Kardashian, Esq. Delayed (Till At Least 2027)
We’ve been following Kim Kardashian’s quest to become a lawyer (without going to a traditional law school) since she first announced her apprenticeship back in 2019 (actually before that), and if there’s one thing this journey has taught us, it’s that the California...
California Bar Proposes Rule Requiring Lawyers To Verify Every AI Output — And Five Other AI-Focused Ethics Changes
The post California Bar Proposes Rule Requiring Lawyers To Verify Every AI Output — And Five Other AI-Focused Ethics Changes appeared first on Above the Law.When using any technology — including AI — a lawyer “must independently review, verify, and exercise...
NJ Midsize Firm Accused of Botched Estate Planning, Losing and Misallocating Trust Assets
The complaint, filed this week in Burlington County Superior Court, alleges misconduct by Capehart & Scatchard, claiming the firm's estate planning advice and related transactions reshaped—and depleted—the couple's assets to the detriment of multiple family...
John Roberts Dismayed Public Sees Supreme Court As ‘Political Actors’ Just Because They’re Political Actors
If there’s one thing that Chief Justice John Roberts loves more than stripping Black people of meaningful voting rights, it’s playing the disappointed dad act with the public. Over the last several years, Roberts has fed the media manicured sound bites as a reluctant...
Interstellar, Inversion, and International Tax: A Deep Dive with Jamie Zug
Jamie Zug and Jared Correia explore a cutting-edge approach to AI data privacy and how Dispatch Tailor supports neurodivergent legal professionals. The post Interstellar, Inversion, and International Tax: A Deep Dive with Jamie Zug appeared first on Articles, Tips and...
More Post-Merger Layoffs Come To A&O Shearman
A&O Shearman, a firm that completed a major merger just a few short years ago to become one of the largest firms in the world, is continuing its push to streamline operations, and in this case, that means staff members will be losing their jobs. According to a...
Presence Over Pressure: How To Navigate Maycember With Clarity And Connection
Ed. note: This is the latest installment in a series of posts on motherhood in the legal profession, in partnership with our friends at MothersEsquire. Welcome Katie Wiley back to our pages. Click here if you’d like to donate to MothersEsquire. The billable...
How AI Shapes the Way IBM’s Legal Chief Approaches Almost Everything
"It comes down to building trust and enabling adoption for customers. Trust leads to adoption and adoption leads to stickiness," said Anne Robinson, who became Big Blue's legal chief in July 2024. "It comes down to building trust and enabling adoption for...
Former Biglaw Attorney Allegedly Turned His Résumé Into A Decade-Long Insider Trading Operation
Well. This is not great for the legal profession. The DOJ announced an indictment yesterday against 30 corporate attorneys and financial professionals in connection with a sweeping insider trading scheme that prosecutors say targeted some of the country’s most...
Billionaire Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Insults The Stupid Working Class For Playing The Lottery
United States Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent is a totally relatable guy. He went to Yale and then made hundreds of millions of dollars running hedge funds. Just another working class stiff trying to get through the week, am I right? While speaking to The...
Output vs. Process: When Attorneys Should — and Shouldn’t — Use AI
Clients have pushed back on what they are willing to pay for since long before anyone heard of a large language model. AI is the latest chapter in a long story about legal fees. But it introduces a wrinkle that prior tools did not. Clients have pushed back on...
When Your Spirit Airlines Ticket Disappears: What World Cup 2026 Travelers Need To Know Now
If you were planning to get to the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Spirit Airlines, your travel plans didn’t just hit turbulence. They vanished. The airline’s abrupt shutdown on May 2 has stranded millions of passengers and, more importantly, collapsed a piece of the travel...
Am Law 200 Law Firms Hit With Discrimination Suits, Law.com Radar Shows
Big Law firms faced allegations of race, gender and pregnancy bias in April. Plus, cyber negligence claims smacked two firms. Big Law firms faced allegations of race, gender and pregnancy bias in April. Plus, cyber negligence claims smacked two...
Newly Merged Top 20 Biglaw Firm’s Growing Pains Include Layoffs
In July 2025, McDermott Will & Emery and Schulte Roth & Zabel joined forces to become McDermott Will & Schulte. The newly combined firm rode a wave of growth, ushering in a massive new partnership class last fall and debuting in the latest Am Law 100...
Backstory: How Ted Turner Reshaped Legal Media (and My Career)
Ted Turner died yesterday at 87, and the obituaries are appropriately full of CNN, the Braves, the America’s Cup, the bison, and the billion-dollar pledge to the U.N. But there is a small, largely forgotten chapter of his story that is notable for its impact on...
Fed. Judge Allows Portions of Prevagen Class Action to Continue in Chicago
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois said the plaintiff plausibly alleged deception based on questionable scientific support but lacked standing to challenge commercials and online ads she did not actually see. The U.S. District Court...
NATO Needs Policies, Standards For Sharing AI-Enhanced Geospatial Intel: Official
The post NATO Needs Policies, Standards For Sharing AI-Enhanced Geospatial Intel: Official appeared first on Above the Law.The post NATO Needs Policies, Standards For Sharing AI-Enhanced Geospatial Intel: Official appeared first on Above the Law.
A Third Of Lateral Partners Are Gone In 5 Years And Biglaw Keeps Failing To Understand Why
Over half of law firms view lateral hiring as a key growth strategy. Yet roughly a third of lateral partner hires leave within five years. Despite this uncomfortable reality, firms still measure their lateral success by “revenue brought in,” which is like grading a...
Google’s AI Summary Invents State Ethics Rules… And It’s Not A Hallucination Problem
If you’re a Pennsylvania lawyer wondering whether you need to disclose AI use in your court filings, Google’s AI summary has an authoritative answer for you. It’s a wrong answer, mind you. But authoritative! As Christine Lemmer-Webber put it, it’s “Mansplaining as a...
Morning Docket: 05.07.26
* Alleged Epstein suicide note finally unsealed. [Law360] * FBI raid office of Virginia state senator who masterminded redistricting ballot initiative citing vague corruption claims. [NY Times] * At the exact same time, the DOJ agreed to return or destroy all evidence...
McDermott Associate Layoffs Point to ‘Shifting Client Needs’
The news of associate cuts at a high-ranking Am Law 100 firm has frayed the nerves of some in Big Law, amid economic concerns this year related to rising energy prices and inflation, and worries about timeliness of clients paying legal bills. The news of...
LexisNexis Expands Lexis+ with Protégé, Adding Agentic Skills, Collaboration Workrooms, and Customer-Held Encryption Keys
Less than three months after replacing Lexis+ AI with Lexis+ with Protégé as its flagship legal AI platform, LexisNexis today is announcing a substantial expansion of that platform – what the company is calling its “next evolution,” combining significant build-outs of...
Partner Psychology: Expert Strategies for Negotiating Legal MSO Deals
Partners who prepare themselves psychologically are not just reacting during deal negotiations, they are shaping them. Frederick Shelton and Ayven Dodd have six strategies for negotiating the best possible legal MSO agreement for your firm. The post Partner...
Daily Report Set to Present 2026 Southeastern Legal Awards
The Daily Report and Law.com will recognize all the 2026 winners and finalists for the Southeastern Legal Awards during an awards presentation tonight at The Whitley in Buckhead. The Daily Report and Law.com will recognize all the 2026 winners and finalists for...
What Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Act Ruling Means For Minority Representation In Congress
On this podcast edition of Supreme Court Brief, host Jimmy Hoover interviews election law scholar Rick Hasen of UCLA Law about what the Supreme Court's recent ruling in Louisiana v. Callais means for the future of minority voter representation in Congress. On...
First The Partners, Then The Associates — See Also
Paul, Weiss Associates Are Being Shown The Door: Looks a lot like the first firm to fold to Trump is doing stealth layoffs. At Least McDermott Was Honest About It: The firm confirms suspected layoffs. Why Does Biglaw Keep Bleeding Lateral Partners?: Defection is an...
Law Revue Video Contest 2026: Vote For The Finalists!
The post Law Revue Video Contest 2026: Vote For The Finalists! appeared first on Above the Law.The post Law Revue Video Contest 2026: Vote For The Finalists! appeared first on Above the Law.
First The Litigation Partners Left Paul, Weiss. Now Associates Are Being Pushed Out.
The top Biglaw recession indicator, stealth layoffs, may have arrived! Paul, Weiss has parted ways with an unknown number of associates and multiple insiders describe the move as an instance of stealth layoffs in the firm’s litigation department. The accounts from...
Harvard Law Students Support Striking Grad Students
Harvard Law students have a busy schedule. When they don’t have their noses to the page, many of them spend their time showing solidarity with causes they think need their support. And it isn’t just for causes abroad. Striking graduate students are a local issue that...
When ‘Who Won In 2020?’ Is A Question Too Risky For Judicial Nominees To Answer, You Know We’ve Got A Huge Problem
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. The battle we’re facing at this point goes down to the very basics … whether people will even acknowledge something that may not win the favor of the president. That is a sad situation. I don’t know how this...
The Rise Of The Tech-Focused Law Firm
Historically, legal tech adoption was messy. Tools were purchased ad hoc, often driven by individual lawyers rather than firmwide strategy. In this episode of “Adventures in Legal Tech,” host Jared Correia and Joe Borstein, a co-founder of LexFusion and partner at...
In-House Counsel Report Companies Are Doing AI All Wrong
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to a Paragon Legal survey of in-house legal professionals across the US, what percentage reveal they are only asked to risk-assess an AI tool after it has been deployed? Hint: That is not the...
The Most Overlooked Legal Intake Process: 4 Tips for Turning Inbound Calls Into Clients
Stop losing prospective clients at the finish line. Here are four tips for perfecting your intake process and making the most of every inbound call. The post The Most Overlooked Legal Intake Process: 4 Tips for Turning Inbound Calls Into Clients appeared first on...
Big Law Firms Robbed of Confidential M&A Information Stolen by Global Insider Trading Ring
An ex-Goodwin Procter associate is among 30 people charged with trading on stolen and confidential information from law firms. An ex-Goodwin Procter associate is among 30 people charged with trading on stolen and confidential information from law...
4th Circuit Seems Skeptical of Policy Lifting Limits on ICE Arrests at Churches
Last year, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security advised officers to use discretion “along with a healthy dose of common sense when deciding whether to carry out enforcement activity in or outside a house of worship. Prior to the change, DHS directed agents to...
Navigating Regulatory Fragmentation: How Legal Leaders Are Staying Aligned Across APAC
Learn how legal teams are keeping the organisation aligned, making consistent decisions across markets, and supporting the business in a complex and uneven regulatory environment. Learn how legal teams are keeping the organisation aligned, making consistent...
How I Made Partner: ‘Be Your Own Advocate,’ Says Jessica Jewell of Nixon Peabody
"It happens on a different timeline for everybody, so try not to compare yourself to others. At the same time, be your own advocate, speak up for what you want, and make sure you focus on the business side as well as being a great lawyer." "It happens on a...
Critical Mass With Law.com’s Amanda Bronstad: 2nd Bellwether Trial Opens in LA Over J&J Talc, Federal Judge Calls $7.25B Roundup Settlement ‘Mind-Boggling’
This week: The second bellwether trial in the coordinated California state court cases alleging Johnson & Johnson's baby powder causes ovarian cancer opened in Los Angeles Superior Court. U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria refused to intervene in a proposed $7.25B...
The Market Knows Before the World Does. That Should Worry Everyone.
The arrest of a U.S. special forces soldier accused of making more than $400,000 by betting on a covert military operation is not just another insider trading story. It is a glimpse into a far more troubling reality, one where prediction markets start to function as...
AI Transforming HR Faster Than Companies Can Set Up Processes to Contain Risks
Between an increasingly active patchwork of state laws and unresolved liability questions in light of new federal policy proposals, employers will likely remain on the hook for how these tools are used," said Niloy Ray, co-chair of Littler Mendelson's AI and...
A&O Shearman Partners Discuss Introducing Nonequity Tier
Several Big Law firms have adopted the structure in recent years in response to various market pressures. Several Big Law firms have adopted the structure in recent years in response to various market pressures.
Is Your Grammar Too Good? A New Way to Repel Clients and Prospects
Teddy Snyder: A new app revises your emails to make you seem human. It does this by creating errors. This does not appear to be a joke. The post Is Your Grammar Too Good? A New Way to Repel Clients and Prospects appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms...
How You Made It: Law.com Wants to Hear From You
Law.com's expanded How I Made It series aims to surface even more practical insight and personal reflection across the profession, including the path to the bench, regulatory careers and even life beyond the law. Law.com's expanded How I Made It series aims to...
Microsoft’s AI Bet Is Getting More Expensive—and More Complicated
“There are real doubts surrounding the appeal of its AI products, and it increasingly looks like Microsoft has squandered an early lead in enterprise AI with Anthropic now taking most of the action, veteran technology analyst Richard Windsor wrote last...
Kagan Denies Apple’s Request for Emergency Supreme Court Intervention in Antitrust Case
Apple became the latest tech giant to fail to obtain emergency relief from the high court in an antitrust case. Apple became the latest tech giant to fail to obtain emergency relief from the high court in an antitrust case.
New Suit Claims Zuckerberg Personally Directed Copyright Infringement of Published Works to Train AI Models
The suit brought by five publishers and author Scott Turow is unusual in its attempt to hold an individual company executive responsible for the alleged infringement. The suit brought by five publishers and author Scott Turow is unusual in its attempt to hold an...
Your Clients Have Estate Plans. Their Digital Lives Probably Don’t.
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. Most people have at least a basic estate plan, a will, maybe a...
Practice Management Platform Clio To Discontinue Its Longtime Integration With Payments Processor LawPay
The post Practice Management Platform Clio To Discontinue Its Longtime Integration With Payments Processor LawPay appeared first on Above the Law.Legal technology company Clio‘s integration with the payment processing platform 8am LawPay is discontinuing on Aug. 31,...
The Am Law 200: Biglaw’s Second Hundred Firms Bask In Financial Success, With Strong Metrics Across The Board
The past year was wonderful for law firms, and once again, the Am Law Second Hundred had an incredible showing when it came to all things financial. The American Lawyer recently released its Am Law 200 law firm rankings — a closely watched list of the smaller yet...
Defendant Accused Of Punching His Defense Attorney After Sentencing
Most lawyers focus on defending their clients. As you should, it’s the job after all! But procedural issues and statutory interpretation aren’t the only things you need to stand on guard for. Sometimes the bigger threat is sitting right next to you. One lawyer found...
Former Biglaw Partner George Conway Has Absolutely Zero F*cks To Give About His Congressional Run
Two new profiles of George Conway — one in New York Magazine one in the Washington Post — dropped this week, and together they paint a portrait of a man who is either the most zen candidate in the NY-12 race, or with the biggest ego. Possibly both. The key quote, from...
Ketanji Brown Jackson Sends Sam Alito Raging
After deciding last week in Callais v. Louisiana that the state could redraw its congressional maps to fully eliminate its majority-minority districts — quite the feat in a state where Black majorities exist geographically and logically centralized in a city like New...
DOJ Puts Up $25K And Retention Bonuses To Bribe Lawyers To Rack Up Ethics Violations
There was a time, not all that long ago, when lawyers fought to work at the Department of Justice. Lawyers would take massive pay cuts to move into a cramped federal building office so they could add a prestigious new line item to their resumes. The federal government...
Private Equity Has Its Eyes On Biglaw’s Second Hundred Firms
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. We think the first [Biglaw] deal will come from the Second Hundred, and we do think it’s going to come in calendar year 2026. — Bob Maiden, an M&A adviser with Focus Investment Banking, in comments given...