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Trump Ordered by UK Court to Pay Legal Bill Within 28 Days

Trump Ordered by UK Court to Pay Legal Bill Within 28 Days

The order stems from the U.K. legal costs for some previous litigation. During court proceedings, the lawyer representing Trump told the judge, "It's difficult to get instructions when your client is president of the free world and trying to turn everything upside...

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What Should Be on Your Law Firm Dashboard?

Brooke Lively | It takes more than a P&L and balance sheet to understand how your firm is doing. The post What Should Be on Your Law Firm Dashboard? appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.Like the dashboard in your car, your law firm...

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The Company You Keep — See Also

The Company You Keep — See Also

Self-Described Woman Hater Is One Of The Newest Trump Administration Hires: Great to be in good hands. Wonder What Chief Justice Roberts Thinks About The Spending Freeze?: He already wrote about it at length! Let’s see if his opinion changes this go around. Biglaw,...

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‘A Long 6 Years’: No $150M for Goldman Sachs Investors

‘A Long 6 Years’: No $150M for Goldman Sachs Investors

Manhattan Civil Court's Justice Joel Cohen tossed the case, finding that the investors were “unreasonabl[y] attempting to use notice agreements to make Energy Transfer liable for delays beyond July 1, 2018.       Manhattan Civil Court's Justice Joel Cohen tossed the...

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Canadian Private Equity Firms Are Eyeing the Tech Sector

Canadian Private Equity Firms Are Eyeing the Tech Sector

Despite uncertain trade headwinds, lower interest rates and lots of available capital portend a busy 2025, according to outlooks from Canadian law firms.       Hi there.The email you just opened, or link you just clicked, was not sent by FeedBlitz. It was junk, sent...

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Texas Asks Trump DOJ to Reject Housing Enforcement

Texas Asks Trump DOJ to Reject Housing Enforcement

Butler Snow attorneys, acting as counsel for the Texas General Land Office, wants the U.S. Department of Justice to reject a request from Housing and Urban Development to start a race discrimination in housing enforcement action.       Hi there.The email you just...

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Alina Habba Did What She Does Best (Lie)

Alina Habba Did What She Does Best (Lie)

(Photo by Julia Demaree Nikhinson – Pool/Getty Images)Alina Habba is back, baby. And she’s better than ever! And by “better” we mean even more hilariously indignant and wrong about the law than when she was just a rich bitch harassing a waitress at the breakfast bar....

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Trump’s Budget Freeze Just Constitutional Fan Fiction

Trump’s Budget Freeze Just Constitutional Fan Fiction

(Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)The Trump administration continues pumping out executive action at the pace rivaling a trashy romance novel pulp house. And, like the trashiest of romance novels, each installment makes you go, “Oh… I don’t think you’re supposed to...

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Tributes Pour in for Pioneering Miami Judge, UM Adviser

Tributes Pour in for Pioneering Miami Judge, UM Adviser

He died Jan. 20 at age 76.       Hi there.The email you just opened, or link you just clicked, was not sent by FeedBlitz. It was junk, sent by an unknown third party who is not using FeedBlitz to send their emails or manage their RSS feeds. FeedBlitz hasn’t been...

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Dechert Sues Former Attorney for Not Returning Compensation

Dechert Sues Former Attorney for Not Returning Compensation

Dechert claims that former senior project attorney Kathleen Fay, who had been hired on a temporary basis, was erroneously paid more than $132,000 after her temporary work was revoked and that she has thus far failed to reimburse the firm.       Hi there.The email you...

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‘A Human in the Loop’: Authors of Lawyer’s Guide to AI

‘A Human in the Loop’: Authors of Lawyer’s Guide to AI

Law professor James Cooper and tech industry analyst Kashyap Kompella say AI can enable access to justice and present both opportunities and roadblocks in the legal profession.       Law professor James Cooper and tech industry analyst Kashyap Kompella say AI can...

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5 Cost Control Strategies To Manage Law Firm Spend

5 Cost Control Strategies To Manage Law Firm Spend

The post 5 Cost Control Strategies To Manage Law Firm Spend appeared first on Above the Law.Reducing your law firm overhead goes hand in hand with better serving your clients. After all, with more consistent cash flow, you can spend more on the critical resources,...

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Natasha Nazareth: Knowing Your Why

AALM: Tell us how you began your journey as a legal professional and what inspired you to co-found your law firm? NN: My path started where it mattered most—serving kids through Legal Aid where justice was about ensuring children had access to healthcare, education...

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6 Years Of Future Ready Lawyer Reports

6 Years Of Future Ready Lawyer Reports

Last fall, Wolters Kluwer released the sixth annual installment of the Future Ready Lawyer report. Time has flown and the legal profession has moved just as quickly, if not faster. Consider the inaugural 2019 survey that asked 700 lawyers across the U.S. and Europe to...

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LexisNexis Ushers In New Era For Legal AI

LexisNexis Ushers In New Era For Legal AI

Generative AI burst on the scene and bestowed every 6th grader with the power to not do the reading and turn in a passable one-page essay anyway. It also provided some very lazy lawyers with some very embarrassing moments. That said, the technology held out so much...

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Pardon Me

Pardon Me

(Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)Let’s think first about the Biden pardons; after that, the Trump pardons. I understand, if I don’t necessarily agree with, President Biden’s pardons of his son, Hunter; the January 6 Committee; and other Biden family members. When...

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Morning Docket: 01.28.25

Morning Docket: 01.28.25

* Administration fires career DOJ lawyers who worked on Trump cases, claiming that the non-partisan attorneys “could not be trusted” because they weren’t down with private citizens stealing nuclear codes. [Reuters] * Reese Witherspoon served on a jury and everyone was...

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Are ICHRAs Actually Good For Employers And Employees?

Are ICHRAs Actually Good For Employers And Employees?

The post Are ICHRAs Actually Good For Employers And Employees? appeared first on Above the Law.ICHRA — Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangement — seems to be the new buzzword of 2025. ICHRAs allow employers to provide their employees pre-tax dollars to...

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On The Dotted Line

On The Dotted Line

The overwhelming majority of patent cases settle at some point in their lifespan. Some settle quickly after a case is filed, while others do not reach their denouement until after a trip up to the Federal Circuit or even the Supreme Court. No matter how convoluted a...

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Morning Docket: 01.28.25

Morning Docket: 01.28.25

* Administration fires career DOJ lawyers who worked on Trump cases, claiming that the non-partisan attorneys “could not be trusted” because they weren’t down with private citizens stealing nuclear codes. [Reuters] * Reese Witherspoon served on a jury and everyone was...

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Ranking The Most ‘Devout’ Law Schools (2025)

Ranking The Most ‘Devout’ Law Schools (2025)

Some see the legal profession as more of a “calling” than simply a job. For more religious would-be law students, faith is of such importance that they may seek it out in their legal educations. If you’re searching for an institution where spirituality is as important...

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