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Will Your Firm Show You The Money This Bonus Season?
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DOJ Lawyers Will Show Up For The Golf Course Case But Signing The Brief Is Another Matter Entirely
Monday’s marathon hearing over the East Potomac Golf Course had plenty of news in it. Two administration officials testified they knew nothing about the championship course the president has been posting about. A federal judge disclosed she’s getting death threats...
Blank Rome Welcomes Market Leading Commodities Trading and Finance Team in New York
NEW YORK, NY—Blank Rome LLP announced that partner Christopher J. Doyle has joined the firm’s Corporate, M&A, and Securities group, and partner Marvin J. Goldstein and senior counsels Richard L. Fried and Mark A. Speiser have joined the firm’s Finance,...
NYC Proposes First-of-Its-Kind Automated Customer Service Chatbot Regulation
The chatbot rule would require businesses to provide timely and reasonable customer service in addition to offering customers access to a human representative if that service falls short. The chatbot rule would require businesses to provide timely and reasonable...
Former MIT Professor Wins $6M Defamation Verdict Against Colleague Who Accused Him of Sexual Harassment
The jury, composed of seven women and six men, unanimously awarded David Sabatini $6 million in damages, plus prejudgment interest, after determining Kristin Knouse had defamed him and interfered with his career. The jury, composed of seven women and six men,...
Pace University Names Texas A&M Law Dean as Next President
Texas A&M University School of Law Dean Robert “Bobby Ahdieh has been named Pace University's ninth president, effective Jan. 1. Texas A&M University School of Law Dean Robert “Bobby Ahdieh has been named Pace University's ninth president, effective Jan....
Inside Jones Day’s Fintech Startup Accelerator
Fewer than 10% of applicants were accepted to this week's event, where Jones Day partners and institutional clients will bolster the next generation of fintech players. Fewer than 10% of applicants were accepted to this week's event, where Jones Day partners and...
Weil Gotshal Is Reportedly Negotiating A Merger, About A Month After Saying It Wasn’t In Merger Talks
For about as long as anyone in Biglaw can remember, Weil Gotshal & Manges has had an unofficial nickname: “We’ll Get Ya & Mangle Ya.” But it may be time to update the the joke to “We’ll Get You and Merge With You.” Weil is negotiating a merger. Bloomberg Law...
Federal Clerks Can Now Get A $205K Bonus At This Prestigious Law Firm
Federal clerkships are prestigious, demanding jobs, and top litigation firms are willing to pay handsomely for lawyers who have completed one. Clerkship bonuses have already climbed well into six figures, but sources tell us that one leading litigation boutique is...
NetDocuments Inspire Conference: It’s Not A Rock Concert
The NetDocuments Inspire conference kicked off this week in, of all places, Orlando. Yes, that Orlando, home of the Mouse. I say “of all places” mainly because NetDocuments, in keeping with its culture, usually is a bit more understated. Its last couple of conferences...
ArentFox Schiff Moves to Newly Renovated Office in Boston’s Prudential Tower
BOSTON, MA—ArentFox Schiff announced that its Boston office has relocated to two newly renovated floors in the Prudential Tower. Located at 800 Boylston Street, the new space was designed for collaboration and features innovative design and technology. The firm has...
Former White House Information Governance Director Kenya Parrish-Dixon Joins Baker Donelson’s Commercial Litigation Group
Baker Donelson has added Kenya Parrish-Dixon, who previously served as director of White House Information Governance for the Executive Office of the President, as a shareholder in the Firm’s Commercial Litigation Group. Ms. Parrish-Dixon joins the Firm with a...
Farah & Farah Attorneys Secure $2.14M Verdict Against U.S. Government in Federal Motorcycle Collision Case
JACKSONVILLE, FL—Farah & Farah attorneys Aaron Metcalf and Devan Hill recently secured a $2,147,691.29 verdict against the U.S. government after a federal bench trial following a severe motor vehicle collision. The case arose when a U.S. Postal Service truck made...
Agentic Commerce Is About To Become A Contracting Problem
Much of the conversation about agentic commerce begins with a consumer asking an AI agent to find a flight, order groceries, or buy a pair of shoes. The technical questions are fascinating. How will the agent verify identity? How will it discover products, compare...
Lawyer? Attorney? Katie Zacharia Episode Raises Ethics Questions About a Professional Title
California law says falsely holding oneself out as eligible to practice law is a crime punishable by jail time. But would anyone really prosecute the former White House press secretary? California law says falsely holding oneself out as eligible to practice law...
The Defense Bar In The Age Of AI: Running A Red Queen’s Race?
“Well, in our country,” said Alice, still panting a little, “you’d generally get to somewhere else — if you ran very fast for a long time, as we’ve been doing.” “A slow sort of country!” said the Queen. “Now, here, you see, it takes all the running you can do, to keep...
Pitchforks To The Barricades!
Unlike most people, I was proud of America in the year 2000, when George Bush and Al Gore played the presidential election to a tie. I told folks at the time: “In most countries, if an election were a tie, competing mobs would take to the streets. Not in America. We...
Why The Midterms Could Matter For Ukraine Aid
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Morning Docket: 10.20.26
* Cooley ready for AI to upend billable hours. [Business Insider] * Judge Reyes is getting a lot of abuse on social media for finally telling the government to follow the rules. [One First] * Book deals prevent Supreme Court from reaching quorum. [Courthouse News...
Law Firm Workloads Are Under Threat as Legal Departments Do More With AI
As in-house teams cut down on the work they're sending to outside counsel, law firms are passing on AI-driven savings and looking at new billing models. As in-house teams cut down on the work they're sending to outside counsel, law firms are passing on AI-driven...
Stop Emailing Your Team About Email
Ernie Svenson: Slashy connects an AI agent to your inbox and calendar, so you can ask it to do real work instead of only answering questions. The post Stop Emailing Your Team About Email appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.In “The 80/20...
Weil Meets with Partners Over Merger Plans
Sources close to Weil identified Willkie as one of Weil's top merger candidates, but it's not clear if those talks are ongoing. Weil has also approached other firms. Sources close to Weil identified Willkie as one of Weil's top merger candidates, but it's not...
Another Talc Trial Opens as J&J Gets Support for $5.8B Settlement
The trial, in Massachusetts' Suffolk County Superior Court, involves a plaintiff with mesothelioma, not ovarian cancer, which is the subject of Johnson & Johnson's settlement. The trial, in Massachusetts' Suffolk County Superior Court, involves a plaintiff...
Impulse Control Sets Stage For Benchslap — See Also
Trump Attacks Judge Reyes Before Dawn, Plaintiffs Have To Let Her Know Before Court: The plaintiffs even sic’d him. Freshfields Now Has ‘Enormous Respect’ For The ‘Discerning Leadership’ Its Leaked Email Said Was Lacking: Better than Harvey and Legora, worse than...
Weil Planning to Merge
Sources indicated that any Weil merger would include a firm with a large national or international presence with Texas offices and an interest in building out in New York. Sources indicated that any Weil merger would include a firm with a large national or...
Supreme Court Hopeful’s Historic Video Rentals
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! The publication of which Supreme Court nominee’s video rental list spurred the passage of the Video Privacy Protection Act? Hint: The VPPA is the law underpinning Salazar v. Paramount, which recently...
Freshfields Leader Accidentally Sends Secret AI Spinoff Plan To The Whole Firm, With A Bonus Insult To Some Very Important Clients
Every so often, the legal profession produces an email screw-up that sends lawyers everywhere back to triple-check the “To” line. And it stings a little bit extra when the person making the snafu is the guy running the firm. Last week, the Financial Times reported...
Judge Says A $3,000 Hourly Rate Is ‘Patently Unreasonable’
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. It is not unusual for named partners to charge more than other partners. And the court is cognizant that rates increase year to year. But not to $3,000 an hour. — U.S. District Judge Beth Labson Freeman,...
‘Hillary Clinton & Kamala Harris Also Failed The Bar Exam!’ Note GOPers Faceplanting Zacharia Defense
Katie Zacharia’s stint as White House Press Secretary ended so quickly Anthony Scaramucci even had to weigh in. Imagine DiMaggio watching someone hit in 57 games straight, Jason… https://t.co/Piba5LKYiv— Anthony Scaramucci (@Scaramucci) October 17, 2026 The former...
Legal Ethics Roundup: Who Gets To Call Themselves A Lawyer?, Judge Pulls Gun In Court, Law Firms That Capitulated, Prosecutorial Misconduct, ABA DQ Bid Rejected, AI + A2J & More
Ed. note: Please welcome Renee Knake Jefferson back to the pages of Above the Law. Subscribe to her Substack, Legal Ethics Roundup, here. Happy Monday! Hello from Boston. Fall leaves are emerging along the Charles River. I’m here this week for a conference. More about...
The Week in Data Oct. 19: A Look at Legal Industry Trends by the Numbers
Catch up on the latest data from across the Law.com newsroom, including why the New Jersey U.S. Attorney's Office lost 50 lawyers last year. Catch up on the latest data from across the Law.com newsroom, including why the New Jersey U.S. Attorney's Office lost 50...
Louis Lehot on the Next Chapter of His Legal Career in Big Law
Louis Lehot is a corporate parter at Foley & Lardner in Silicon Valley. “Throughout my career, I have advised companies across the entire innovation ecosystem, from first-time founders raising seed capital to venture-backed growth companies, public companies,...
Arizona Supreme Court Approves the States’ First Non-Accredited Law School
The Arizona Supreme Court created standards so that Grand Canyon University's new law school graduates will be able to sit for the bar following graduation. The Arizona Supreme Court created standards so that Grand Canyon University's new law school graduates...
What If We’re Thinking About The Future of Law All Wrong?
Hear how industry leaders are taking a new approach to planning for disruption in the industry. Hear how industry leaders are taking a new approach to planning for disruption in the industry.
The Best Way To Scare A Lawyer, Using Only 4 Words
Last week, we wondered what our readers thought would scare a lawyer the most. As first seen on Facebook’s Shit Women With Law Degrees Say, there are some phrases that will make lawyers look like they’ve seen a ghost. But which phrases are the scariest of all? As luck...
Law Firms Should Start Building Their Own AI Capability
Buying a third-party legal AI product for a defined task may look simpler financially and operationally, and often will be. Partners should still seriously explore building an internal AI capability rather than allowing purchased products to become the firm's entire...
Fourth Circuit Vacates Wage-and-Hour Class Certification Due to Existence of Individualized Inquiries Despite Uniform Policy
The decision emphasizes that Rule 23 requires evidence that the same liability issues can be resolved classwide, not merely that employees share a common compensation practice. The decision emphasizes that Rule 23 requires evidence that the same liability issues...
DOJ’s Plan To Subpoena Susman Godfrey Off The ABA Case Does Not Survive Contact With A Judge
Back in July, the Justice Department came up with a new theory for winning the American Bar Association’s lawsuit over the Biglaw executive orders: get rid of the ABA’s lawyers. DOJ moved to disqualify Susman Godfrey under D.C. Rule of Professional Conduct 3.7, the...
Honigman Welcomes Gene Magidenko as Partner, Further Expanding the Firm’s Private Client Practice
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI—Honigman LLP announced today that Evgeny “Gene” Magidenko joined the firm as a partner in its Private Client Practice Group of its Corporate Department. Magidenko joins the firm from ArentFox Schiff, where he spent nearly a decade as a tax...
Womble Bond Dickinson Taps Jamie Chou to Lead Bay Area Offices
SAN FRANCISCO, CA—Womble Bond Dickinson announced today that partner Jamie Chou has been named office managing partner of its San Francisco and Walnut Creek offices, effective immediately. Chou joined Womble Bond Dickinson in 2022 through the firm’s combination with...
Garces, Grabler & LeBrocq Relocates Newark Office
NEWARK, NJ—Garces, Grabler & LeBrocq has relocated its Newark office to 494 Broad Street, Suite 209, Newark, NJ 07102. The new location keeps the firm’s Newark office accessible to clients seeking representation in personal injury and workers’ compensation...
Golf Course Plaintiffs Give Judge Reyes A Heads-Up: The President Called You Insane Before Breakfast
Monday’s hearing in the East Potomac Golf Course case came with a fun lil’ preshow. Before U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes took the bench, the DC Preservation League filed a notice letting her know that the President of the United States had spent his predawn hours...
Nicole Goodman Joins Tucker Ellis Finance Group in Chicago
CHICAGO, IL—Tucker Ellis LLP announced that Nicole Goodman has joined Tucker Ellis in the firm’s Chicago office, bringing significant experience to the firm’s Finance Group. Ms. Goodman represents institutional lenders, private credit lenders, and borrowers in a vast...
Redgrave LLP Welcomes Larry Reicher as a Partner
WASHINGTON, D.C—Redgrave LLP announced that Larry Reicher has joined the Firm as a Partner. Larry brings nearly two decades of experience across government enforcement, in-house roles, and private practice, giving him a unique and practical perspective on merger...
Talley Ridgeway Joins Cranfill Sumner LLP
RALEIGH, NC—Cranfill Sumner LLP today announced that Talley Ridgeway has joined the firm’s Raleigh office as an associate attorney. She focuses her practice on civil litigation matters. The post Talley Ridgeway Joins Cranfill Sumner LLP appeared first on Attorney at...
Hon. Pamela E. Loza (Ret.) Joins JAMS in Chicago
CHICAGO, IL—JAMS announced that Hon. Pamela E. Loza (Ret.) has joined its panel. Judge Loza joins JAMS after nearly two decades of service on the Cook County bench and more than 45 years of experience in domestic relations law. Based in the Chicago Resolution Center,...
Hook Law Announces Expansion to Chapel Hill, North Carolina
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA—Hook Law today marked its continued expansion into North Carolina with the opening of its newest office, located at Exchange West, 1414 Raleigh Rd., Suite 230, Chapel Hill, NC 27517. The Chapel Hill office represents the next step in Hook Law’s...
DOJ Demands Judge Recuse Herself For Inappropriate Noticing They Broke The Law
Stan Woodward is definitely earning his keep. When someone’s gotta put their name on an argument so batshit that no one else at DOJ will get near it, Woodward is their man. Which is how the associate attorney general wound up all by his lonesome in the signature block...
Judge Rejects DOJ’s Motion to Disqualify Susman Godfrey in ABA Suit
The Trump administration sought to disqualify the Houston-founded trial firm from representing the ABA in litigation against the government on the ground it violates disciplinary rules. The Trump administration sought to disqualify the Houston-founded trial firm...
How I Made Partner: ‘Be True to Yourself and Self-Reflect,’ Says Claudia Tobler of Selendy Gay
"Be true to yourself and self-reflect. If you're unhappy or something feels off, take the time to figure out what you actually want. If you do want to make partner, understand why. Think about what gives you real satisfaction, what makes you happy, and where you want...
AI Won’t Make Lawyering Faster. It Will Make It Different.
(Image via Getty)Everyone expects AI to make legal work faster. Clients expect it most of all, and some now expect lower bills to follow. Joe Patrice of Above the Law observes that clients want faster and cheaper results regardless of what AI realistically delivers....
Stat(s) Of The Week: Stress Takes A Toll
Seventy percent of lawyers have left jobs because of adverse effects on their mental or physical well-being, according to a new study. The Illinois Lawyers Assistance Program surveyed more than 6,700 lawyers and judges across the state about mental health, workplace...
Small Time Entries Can Add Up To Substantial Revenues For Law Firms
(Image via Getty)I recently had occasion to review another lawyer’s invoices in connection with a case I was handling. As I examined the bills, I noticed that the attorney had recorded dozens of 0.1-hour time entries for relatively minor tasks performed during the...
When AI Agents Trigger a Crisis: The New Communications Playbook
How do you communicate when you know the harm before you know its cause? For law firms, it comes up both when advising a client and when explaining an incident of their own. How do you communicate when you know the harm before you know its cause? For law firms,...
Inside Fine Jewelry’s Growing Battle Against Dupes
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Morning Docket: 10.19.26
* Trump staffers lawyering up assuming Democrats win midterms. [WSJ] * Trump admin fails to get Susman Godfrey kicked off law firm suit. [Reuters] * Judge accused of misconduct over having “abandoned” job. [Bloomberg Law News] * NCAA goes to war with Ohio [Law360] *...
Apple Recruits Another Meta Legal Exec, This Time to Lead Global Litigation
The appointment reunites Scott Tucker with Jennifer Newstead, who spent more than six years as Meta's chief legal officer before leaving for Apple earlier this year. She succeeded Kate Adams as Apple's top lawyer in March, taking responsibility for both legal and...
Unauthorized Practice Makes Perfect — See Generally
Bar None: Trump’s now-former press secretary Katie Zacharia billed herself as a “lawyer” in at least 18 Fox appearances, but no U.S. jurisdiction has any record of admitting her, including California where she at one point claimed to be a general counsel. Out Of...
The Litigators’ Support Team
IMS Legal Strategies' Joshua Hill guides us through examples of how modern litigation consulting has expanding beyond expert witness search and prep. The post The Litigators’ Support Team appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.The...
Before You Fix Word Numbering in Legal Documents, Find Out What Word Is Doing
SnapNumbers Pro Spotlight: When numbering goes wrong in Word, resist the temptation to "fix" or re-enter the visible numbers. Diagnose first, repair second. The post Before You Fix Word Numbering in Legal Documents, Find Out What Word Is Doing appeared first on...
Big Law’s $3,000-An-Hour Problem
The price of legal firepower keeps rising, but client appetite to pay is waning. Who'll blink first? The price of legal firepower keeps rising, but client appetite to pay is waning. Who'll blink first?
The Future Supreme Court Justice Had Some Pithy Advice For The President
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! In July 1864, Confederate forces raided the edge of Washington, and President Abraham Lincoln rode out to a fort to watch and stood up on the parapet, stovepipe hat and all, in plain view of...
Exciting Salary News For Biglaw Associates — See Also
Salaries Are Going Up At Cooley: The firm is matching Milbank without Cravath’s seal of approval. Katie Zacharia’s Job Disappears: But at least she’s still a “lawyer”… right? Right? Tech Company Willing To Pay For Law Firm Data: Too bad you need to worry about...
DOJ Sues To Impose Bespoke 20,000 Disenfranchisement List On California
Yesterday, the Trump administration sauntered into federal court in Los Angeles and asked a judge to order California not to count roughly 20,000 ballots flagged by an unnamed “third-party software” using a commercially available list of registered voters. The feds...
New England Lifetime Achievement Award Winner: Joan Lukey, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips
The New England Legal Awards honored attorneys and legal professionals at a Boston awards ceremony Oct. 8. The New England Legal Awards honored attorneys and legal professionals at a Boston awards ceremony Oct. 8.
Chicago Attorneys Attempted to Intervene With Dispensary Exec’s Subpoena, NY Judge Rules
"Defendants, after consultation with opposing counsel, could have moved to quash or modify the subpoena," Castel wrote. "They did not [do] so. Instead, the Senior General Counsel of their Company endeavored to shape the response and compliance of the subpoenaed...
Mastering Local Citations For Law Firm SEO Success
You more than likely already know that location data plays a crucial role in search engine optimization (SEO). For most law firms, showing up in local search results when someone looks for an attorney near them is critical to attracting potential clients who will...
‘Radical Rewrite’: Solicitor General Asks Supreme Court to Upend Legal Challenges to Rules
U.S. Solicitor General D. John Sauer has asked the justices to limit the power of federal courts to "vacate" new government regulations on a nationwide basis—a position some justices previously described as "radical" and "extreme." U.S. Solicitor General D. John...
Litigation Trends to Watch: Claims Surge Over Amazon Resales, Marketing Texts and Law Firm Data Breaches
Businesses are targeting Amazon resellers that list used or returned products as "new." Businesses are targeting Amazon resellers that list used or returned products as "new."
Katie Zacharia’s Credential Controversy Now Has Trump Telling Her To ‘Reconsider’ Her Role
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. They said: ‘absolutely, absolutely across the board. You can call yourself a lawyer. You have a JD, and to buffer that, you have international legal experience in transactional law, which gives you the ability...
Tech Company Launches Program To Pay Law Firms For Their Emails, Privilege Be Damned
Earlier this week, Mode.Inc, a Chicago-based consumer tech company that buys up mobile apps and pays users for their data, launched BizBuyData.com, a program pitched as a new revenue stream for law firms. The idea is that “[f]irms can license historical operational...
Show Them The Money: Top Biglaw Firm Raises Salaries For Associates
Could it be? Are Biglaw firms finally coming around and making Milbank matches without Cravath’s permission? It sure looks like it! The latest firm to hop aboard the Milbank money train is Cooley, which announced today that come January 1, 2027, all associates on the...
Dykema Grows Houston Office With Addition of Oil & Gas Transactional Attorney Jasper Mason and Litigator Warren B. Wise
HOUSTON, TX—Dykema announced the addition of Jasper Mason and Warren B. Wise, each as Senior Counsel in the firm’s Houston office. Mason joins Dykema’s Corporate Finance Practice Group and will also work closely with the firm’s Oil & Gas team, while Wise joins the...
Dykema Expands Government Policy Team With Addition of Kris Young in Lansing
LANSING, MI—Dykema announced today that Kris Young has joined the firm as a Government Policy Advisor in its Lansing office. Young brings more than 20 years of experience in Michigan legislative affairs, government relations, and corporate external affairs, including...
Dykema Adds Experienced Product Liability Litigator Bret R. Henry in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES, CA—Dykema announced today the addition of Bret R. Henry as Senior Counsel in the firm’s Product Liability and Class Action Litigation Practice Group. Henry joins Dykema’s Los Angeles office after more than 18 years with Yoka | Smith LLP. Henry is an...
Why Reproductive Justice Needs Queer Analysis
Professor Carly Thomsen of Rice University, author of Reproductive Justice, Queerly, joins me to explain why reproductive justice scholarship and queer theory have historically talked past each other, what that gap misses, and why culture work, not just law and...
Is ‘ROT’ Data Thwarting Your Firm’s AI Adoption?
Before generative AI, finding information inside a law firm generally followed a familiar pattern of search, retrieve, and evaluate. It had to be that way. It’s an open secret that firms have spent years scattering information among document-management platforms,...
ICE’s Lies About A Man Officer Ran Over Undone By Footage Captured By Nearby CCTV Camera
Here’s something ICE pretends has happened: ICE alleged in a statement that “Parra-Hernandez ran in front of an ICE vehicle and was struck.” ABC13 reached out to an ICE spokesperson, who said agents were attempting to arrest Jose Mendoza-Cervantes, who was their...
How We Made Practice Group Chair: ‘Commitment to Listening and Observing,’ Say Maeve O’Connor and Michael Schaper of Debevoise
"Practice leadership is fundamentally about people, so aspiring practice leaders should prioritize relationships—with clients and with colleagues in their practice and across the firm. Building relationships, in turn, requires a real commitment to listening and...
New Law Grads Of Color Face Wider Employment Gap Amid Trump’s DEI Crackdown
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. A law degree should open doors, but NALP’s latest report shows that those doors are not equally open to everyone. — Nikia Gray, executive director of the National Association for Law Placement, in a statement...
Greenberg Traurig Sponsors Kisaco Research’s 2026 IP Litigation North America Summit
BOSTON, MA—Greenberg Traurig, LLP sponsored Kisaco Research’s IP Litigation North America Summit Sept. 14-16. The inaugural event brought together three dedicated industry tracks under one roof, creating a comprehensive forum for intellectual property (IP) litigation...
For Encrypted Data, “Q-Day Is Coming — Here Are Seven Steps to Prepare
As quantum machines become more powerful, today's uncrackable encryption schemes may become trivial to break. Opinions vary as to how soon that moment, so-called “Q Day, will arrive, but the threat is real. As quantum machines become more powerful, today's...
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. “DC urges appeals court to end yearlong National Guard deployment in...
People’s Parity Project Is Joining The Roosevelt Institute To Build A Progressive Legal Pipeline
The People’s Parity Project, the law student organization that turned Biglaw recruiting season into a pressure campaign, is folding itself into the Roosevelt Institute. According to a press release, PPP’s staff, network, programming, and assets will be integrated into...
8 States Sue OpenAI Over ChatGPT’s Alleged Risks to Children
The states accuse OpenAI of hiding ChatGPT's alleged risks to children. They filed parallel suits under consumer protection and product liability laws. The states accuse OpenAI of hiding ChatGPT's alleged risks to children. They filed parallel suits under...
Morning Docket: 10.16.26
* The BBC is trying to hold Trump’s feet to the deposition fire. [Associated Press] * The DOJ’s beef with California over voter rolls heads to court. [Politico] * OpenAI & Meta tell the courts to be very worried about the deepfake evidence. We’re all looking for...
AI Personalizations for Lawyers: Teach Your AI How You Work
Tech Tips: Ben Schorr shows how legal professionals can personalize Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT and Claude for clearer, more consistent assistance. The post AI Personalizations for Lawyers: Teach Your AI How You Work appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law...
You Apparently Don’t Have To Pass The Bar Exam To Declare Yourself A Lawyer — See Also
You Sure About That? Katie Zacharia failed the bar exam, but still insists on referring to herself as a lawyer. Judge’s Lorax-Laced Benchslap Asks Why Trump’s Tree Massacre Was So Urgent: Spoiler, it wasn’t. From #DumpKirkland To Government General Counsel: People’s...
Pa. County Pursues Climate Change Tort Suit on Appeal Against National Backdrop
The Bucks County case was initially tossed over lacking subject matter jurisdiction. A U.S. Supreme Court case pursuing state tort claims could determine the trajectory of it and numerous others filed nationwide. The Bucks County case was initially tossed over...
Six Flags Faced Injury Lawsuits in California Before Georgia Man’s Death on Roller Coaster
More than 100 people have retained attorneys to sue Six Flags Magic Mountain in Southern California over brain injuries they suffered while on the X2, with three cases already filed. More than 100 people have retained attorneys to sue Six Flags Magic Mountain in...
Beware Of FUBARS
Have you noticed, or perhaps it’s just me, that FUBARS tend to breed? If there is one FUBAR, more emerge. What’s the difference between a SNAFU and a FUBAR? Degrees of idiocy. So how is this for a FUBAR? Tennessee tries to execute a female death row inmate, Christa...
The Firm That Decided The Whole World Was Its Market
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! Which Biglaw firm was founded in 1949 by a Chicago lawyer who’d grown up poor in New Mexico — and, by some accounts, hopped freight trains to get to law school — on an idea the profession found faintly...
Duckor Metzger & Wynne Names Katherine Fine as Next Managing Partner
SAN DIEGO, CA—Duckor Metzger & Wynne, APLC announced that Shareholder Katherine C. Fine will become managing partner, effective Jan. 1, 2027. She will take over the role from Anna F. Roppo, who was elected to the position in October 2021. Fine is head of DMW’s...
Trump Administration Raiding Ilhan Omar’s House Just To ‘See Where It Leads’
Right-wing media have floated weird conspiracy theories about Rep. Ilhan Omar and her immigration status for years, including loony claims that she married her own brother. There’s no evidence of that at all, mind you, though you wouldn’t know it if you perused...
Trump Press Secretary Zacharia Took Bar Exam, Failed, Called Herself Lawyer Anyway
Much like her boss with the 2020 election, Katie Zacharia failed and claimed success anyway. New White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia came to the job from the ranks of cable news punditry, where she routinely appeared as a “lawyer.” She also served, by her own...
Partners Want AI To Help Them Find New Business, But Most Are Running It On Data They Can’t Use, Introhive Survey Finds
The post Partners Want AI To Help Them Find New Business, But Most Are Running It On Data They Can’t Use, Introhive Survey Finds appeared first on Above the Law.Partners at law and accounting firms say the one thing they most want from business-development technology...
Tabs3 Cloud Puts More of the Workday in Reach
Most law firms have automated core practice areas, yet billing and payment collection remain heavily manual. See how the latest Tabs3 Cloud updates streamline time entry, offer attorney dashboards, and simplify fee management to give law firms greater control over...
Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C. Honored With Kids Above All’s ‘Lucy Rider Meyer Humanitarian Award’
CHICAGO, IL—Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard announced the firm received the Lucy Rider Meyer Humanitarian Award from the charitable organization Kids Above All at their 2026 Annual Kids Above All Celebration Dinner. Kids Above All is a nonprofit organization dedicated...
Law Firm Disrupted: Why Some Big Law Leaders Outlast Corporate CEOs by Years
Law.com chatted with several Am Law 200 leaders, who are either winding down or have ended their tenures after at least a dozen years, to discuss the benefits of playing the long game. Law.com chatted with several Am Law 200 leaders, who are either winding down...
Finally, A Way To Measure AI ROI: Be Careful What You Ask For
In case anyone wasn’t listening, Legora, the legal AI provider, and Laurel, a work intelligence platform provider, recently announced a “partnership.” A partnership that reportedly has two main parts. It will offer what sounds like a fairly standard timekeeping tool....