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Lawyers Continue To Embrace AI In All The Wrong Ways

Lawyers Continue To Embrace AI In All The Wrong Ways

The same legal community that considered email a passing fad that could never replace the “intraoffice sweep” has seemingly increasingly abandoned caution as generative AI expands. And that’s not exactly an exciting prospect for firm tech professionals. Hill...

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Top Biglaw Firms Love Elite Law Schools

Top Biglaw Firms Love Elite Law Schools

Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to Firm Prospects’ 2025 Am Law 50 Placement Report: A Review of the Class of 2023, graduates from the top 14 (T14) law schools made up what percentage of hires at Am Law 50 firms? Hint:...

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Pray The State Away — See Also

Pray The State Away — See Also

Religious Leaders Sue To Keep ICE Out Of Their Sanctuaries: Talk about keeping the church and state separate! ABA Shouts Down Attacks On The Rule Of Law: This would really piss off Trump & Co. if they actually knew how to read. Making Moves! Lateral Ones!: Famous...

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After Costco Digs in Its Heels on DEI, What Could Go Wrong?

After Costco Digs in Its Heels on DEI, What Could Go Wrong?

Companies like Costco that retain diversity, equity and inclusion measures despite government scrutiny are likely to face a costly battle defending their policies.       Companies like Costco that retain diversity, equity and inclusion measures despite government...

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Elon Musk Is Coming For Biglaw

Elon Musk Is Coming For Biglaw

(Photo by Apu Gomes/Getty Images) It should be abundantly clear by now, but it bears repeating: Elon Musk has no respect for the rule of law. His position on everything depends solely on his calculation of how much he personally benefits. Musk’s unelected and...

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Former Dechert GC Faces US Subpoena in Torture Claim

Former Dechert GC Faces US Subpoena in Torture Claim

Arthur Newbold is alleged to have known about Dechert's involvement in the U.A.E's detention and abuse of a Jordanian national       Arthur Newbold is alleged to have known about Dechert's involvement in the U.A.E's detention and abuse of a Jordanian...

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Neal Katyal Leaves Hogan Lovells for Milbank

Neal Katyal Leaves Hogan Lovells for Milbank

Katyal, who has argued over 50 cases in front of the Supreme Court, will lead Milbank's appellate practice, the firm said.       Katyal, who has argued over 50 cases in front of the Supreme Court, will lead Milbank's appellate practice, the firm...

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Ways to Tell Clients You Care

Have you told your clients you appreciate them lately? Perhaps some inspiration is in order. The post Ways to Tell Clients You Care appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.We don’t want to get all mushy on you. But it is Valentine’s Day. So...

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Tom Goldstein Is Now In Jail, Because Of Course He Is

Tom Goldstein Is Now In Jail, Because Of Course He Is

Well, that didn’t take long. Tom Goldstein, revered Supreme Court litigator turned cautionary tale, has officially traded his D.C. home — the one prosecutors say he secured by lying to mortgage lenders — for a spot in the Chesapeake Detention Facility in Baltimore....

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Beauty Is In The AI Of The Beholder

Beauty Is In The AI Of The Beholder

How speed and accuracy benchmarks misrepresent the real value of legal AI Welcome to the era of the AI superlative. While the first two years of generative artificial intelligence  (GenAI) development were an all-out sprint to create new models, establish...

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The M&A Attorneys Bringing In The Big Bucks

The M&A Attorneys Bringing In The Big Bucks

Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to Mergerlinks’ annual ranking of the top 10 mergers & acquisitions deal leads based on total deal value, which two Biglaw firms had two attorneys on the list? Hint: 2024 was a great year...

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Lawsuits Surge Against Allstate Insurance

Lawsuits Surge Against Allstate Insurance

Allstate was hit with eight class actions, which alleged the company and its subsidiary Arity LLC surveilled consumers' driving behavior through software embedded into third-party apps, and used it to sell the data and to raise insurance premiums.       Allstate was...

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How to Be Productive When You’re a Depressed Lawyer

The demands of work don’t stop when you are depressed. Dan Lukasik, of LawyersWithDepression.com, on the struggle to get things done when you're a depressed lawyer. The post How to Be Productive When You’re a Depressed Lawyer appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech...

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SEC, Binance Seek 60-Day Pause in Crypto Litigation

SEC, Binance Seek 60-Day Pause in Crypto Litigation

“There has been a lot of debate the past few months about what the SEC would do with its ongoing crypto litigation and now we have the answer, said Am Law 10 firm partner Ladan Stewart.       “There has been a lot of debate the past few months about what the SEC would...

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Trial Lawyers Denounce Musk Attack on New York Federal Judge

Trial Lawyers Denounce Musk Attack on New York Federal Judge

Musk's attack “exposes the judge and judges like him to very real danger, said Richard Deane, the president of the American College of Trial Lawyers.       Musk's attack “exposes the judge and judges like him to very real danger, said Richard Deane, the president of...

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Trial Lawyers Denounce Musk Attack on New York Federal Judge

Trial Lawyers Denounce Musk Attack on New York Federal Judge

Musk's attack “exposes the judge and judges like him to very real danger, said Richard Deane, the president of the American College of Trial Lawyers.       Musk's attack “exposes the judge and judges like him to very real danger, said Richard Deane, the president of...

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Will Big Law’s Bet on the Middle East Pay Off?

Will Big Law’s Bet on the Middle East Pay Off?

The Middle East appears to be the hottest legal market around, but wherever firms decide to place their eggs in 2025, geopolitical concerns loom large, writes The Global Lawyer.       Hi there.The email you just opened, or link you just clicked, was not sent by...

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