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Your Google Business Profile: Turn It into the Hub of Your Local Digital Presence
A Houston family law attorney I worked with was sitting at 22nd place in local search results. They might as well have been invisible. Like many lawyers, they had set up their Google Business Profile (GBP), filled in their address, added a phone number, uploaded a few...
Thomson Reuters Says Its Homegrown AI Model Now Rivals the Frontier Labs – I Take A Closer Look At the Benchmarks
Thomson Reuters says the large language model it has been quietly building in-house now performs competitively with the best general-purpose AI models in the world, and it has released its first benchmarking results to back up the claim. In a July 31 post on the...
Universal Migrator helps closing startups offboard customers and reduce legal risk
A poorly managed shutdown can create significant risk. Customers may claim that they lost access to data, were not given a reasonable opportunity to retrieve it, or received exports that were incomplete or unusable. While no technology can eliminate legal risk, a...
Free Mediation Services Offered in Mass. to Address Backlogs in State’s Busiest Trial Court
The Massachusetts organizations will provide free mediation services to specific civil cases to address case backlogs in the Suffolk County Superior Court. The Massachusetts organizations will provide free mediation services to specific civil cases to address...
LexisNexis Opens Customer Innovation Lab in New York to Bring Customers, Engineers and AI Companies Together to Build Legal AI in Real Time
LexisNexis Legal & Professional today announced the opening of its Customer Innovation Lab in New York City, a physical space where legal professionals, LexisNexis engineers, and AI technology partners including OpenAI and Amazon Web Services work side by side to...
The Private Equity Buzz: Will the MSO Trend Actually Gain Traction?
As private equity targets more law firms, Roy S. Ginsburg breaks down what the latest buzz means for small law firm owners. The post The Private Equity Buzz: Will the MSO Trend Actually Gain Traction? appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and...
ABA Law School Diversity Standard Survives—For Now
The American Bar Association House of Delegates voted Tuesday to send the proposed repeal of Standard 206 back to council. The American Bar Association House of Delegates voted Tuesday to send the proposed repeal of Standard 206 back to...
Before He Wrote Opinions, He Broke Tackles
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! Which future Supreme Court justice was, briefly, the best running back in professional football — a first-round draft pick who led the NFL in rushing as a rookie, did it again two years later, and was...
The Explosive Look Inside Paul, Weiss — See Also
The Man Now Running Paul, Weiss Reportedly Didn’t Want A Trans Partner Working On His Clients: Before Scott Barshay took the corner office, he allegedly decided Lex Korberg was bad for business. Upon Further Reflection…: Jeanine Pirro declined to further imperil her...
The Trump Slush Fund Is Dead. Long Live The Trump Slush Fund.
Late Sunday night, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche posted a signed order to X rescinding the Anti-Weaponization Fund. The death of the Trump slush fund, that is, the fund personally created by Blanche earlier this year as part of a deal to drop Trump’s $10...
Some Law Grads Were Actually Able To Take The Washington Bar Exam — And They Deserve Diploma Privilege Too
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. There were absolutely no test-takers at the July 2026 Washington bar exam that were not impacted. Emergency diploma privilege is the only remedy for all impacted. Some test-takers have voluntarily shared their...
How To Avoid Hallucinations: A Legal Research AI That Works Like A Junior Lawyer
Better AI will not solve the hallucination problem. Today’s AI models are less prone to hallucinate than earlier models, and today’s well-known legal providers’ “grounding” of their AI responses has definitely cut down on obvious hallucinations. Don’t make the mistake...
Paul, Weiss’s Multimillion-Dollar Secret Deal To Get Its First Openly Trans Partner Out Of The Firm
We’ve spent well over a year now documenting Paul, Weiss’s descent from Biglaw’s self-appointed conscience to its most instructive cautionary tale — the craven deal with Trump, the litigation talent that bolted in response, the Epstein emails that ended Brad Karp’s...
Descrybe Open-Sources Its Legal Research Plumbing
Buried in the setup instructions of Anthropic’s claude-for-legal repository is the most important line about Claude’s threat (or OpenAI’s for that matter) to take over the legal industry: “Connect a research tool first.” Everything else in the suite — 12 practice-area...
Legal Ethics Roundup: The ‘Unethical’ DOJ, A Biglaw Firm’s Court-Required Ethics Training, ‘Bending The Knee’ To Trump & More
Ed. note: Please welcome Renee Knake Jefferson back to the pages of Above the Law. Subscribe to her Substack, Legal Ethics Roundup, here. Welcome to what captivates, haunts, inspires, and surprises me every week in the world of legal ethics. Happy Monday! Today marks...
The Best Law Schools For Moot Court (2026)
Moot court may not get the same attention as law review, but for students who actually want to litigate, it’s one of the closest things to the real job that they’ll experience in law school. It forces students to think on their feet, respond to relentless questioning,...
Matthew Thomas Is Right: Good Legal Judgment Can’t Be Automated
For years, legal departments hired for expertise. They still do, of course. But expertise is no longer the differentiator it once was. Today, AI can summarize a contract in seconds. It can draft a clause, compare agreements, identify missing provisions, and even...
Counting Trump’s Many Victories
(Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)Conservative commentators howled about the specter of Dr. Anthony Fauci invoking the Fifth Amendment right not to incriminate himself more than 100 times during his Congressional testimony last Wednesday. Disgraceful! And then I...
Donald Trump Likely To Fire Jeanine Pirro For Having One Foot In Reality
For 14 months, it didn’t seem as though there was a case too ridiculous for Jeanine Pirro to bring. Grand juries no-billed her office dozens of times. D.C. juries have acquitted her defendants at the drop of a sandwich. At one point, her office’s lack of faith in...
Did Paul, Weiss Partners Seriously Debate Running The Firm’s Business Past Stephen Miller?
Since the day it became the first Biglaw firm to cut a deal with Donald Trump, Paul, Weiss has leaned on one talking point above all others: the deal changed nothing. Brad Karp assured the firm that the deal would have “no effect on our work.” Paul, Weiss has spent...
Texas Lawyer Announces the 2026 Texas Legal Awards Shortlist
Texas Lawyer and Law.com are proud to announce the finalists and winners of the 2026 Texas Legal Awards. Congratulations, and good luck to the finalists at the September 30 awards dinner in Dallas Texas Lawyer and Law.com are proud to announce the finalists and...
Texas Legal Awards Shortlist Announced
Texas Lawyer and Law.com are proud to announce the finalists and winners of the 2026 Texas Legal Awards. Congratulations, and good luck to the finalists at the September 30 awards dinner in Dallas Texas Lawyer and Law.com are proud to announce the finalists and...
Bidding War in Big Law Accelerates as Law Firms Lean on More Comp Incentives
The scale and scope of incentives offered to lateral candidates have ballooned, while other incentives are becoming more common amid the talent war, sources say. The scale and scope of incentives offered to lateral candidates have ballooned, while other...
Illinois Bill Targeting Private Equity in Law Could Have Much Broader Impacts, Critics Warn
Supporters say the bill places needed safeguards on private equity. Critics question its effectiveness and constitutionality. Supporters say the bill places needed safeguards on private equity. Critics question its effectiveness and...
Litigating Institutional Betrayal: Military Medical Sexual Abuse, the Federal Tort Claims Act, and the Fight for Accountability
Military sexual trauma and sexual abuse within military medical systems expose one of the most difficult accountability gaps in American law. When the alleged abuse occurs inside a military hospital, under the authority of a uniformed physician, survivors are forced...
When One Case Can Change Thousands of Lives: The Changing Role of Class Actions and Mass Torts in Pursuing Justice
Most legal cases are measured by what they mean to one client or one family. Class actions and mass torts are different. While every plaintiff has an individual story, these cases often reveal a much larger pattern, one that affects hundreds, thousands, or even...
As AI Legal Research Tools Race to Give Answers, This New Product Gives Only Cases — And That’s the Point
At a time when virtually every major AI legal research product is moving toward delivering a single, synthesized answer to your research question, a new product launching today is based on the premise that many litigators want something that sounds almost old school –...
As AI Legal Research Tools Race to Give Answers, This New Product Gives Only Cases — And That’s the Point
At a time when virtually every major AI legal research product is moving toward delivering a single, synthesized answer to your research question, a new product launching today is based on the premise that many litigators want something that sounds almost old school –...
How I Made Partner: ‘Initiative, Independence and the Ability to Bring in Business,’ Says James D’Elicio of Chemtob Moss
"I am of the belief that there is no one-size-fits-all advice for an associate who wants to make partner—it depends entirely on the firm. At a smaller matrimonial firm like mine, what moves the needle is initiative, independence, and the ability to bring in...
Boston Defeats Restaurants’ Retaliation, Due Process Claims Over Outdoor Dining Rollback
The lawsuit challenged Boston's phased rollback of pandemic-era outdoor dining in the North End, where officials cited congestion, traffic and neighborhood rules to justify stricter rules than those imposed elsewhere. The lawsuit challenged Boston's phased...
A Bit Terrified of AI? Safe, Simple and Productive AI Projects for Small Firm Lawyers
Feeling a bit terrified of using AI in your firm? Jim Calloway has two easy AI project ideas for small firm lawyers that will help speed non-billable tasks, without compromising your ethics. The post A Bit Terrified of AI? Safe, Simple and Productive AI Projects for...
Big Law May Be Training AI Better Than Its Associates
From Australia to the U.S., firms are pouring money into AI while hiring fewer entry-level lawyers. The bigger risk isn't automation—it's failing to develop the judgment, strategy and client skills future partners will need. From Australia to the U.S., firms are...
Bar Exam Meltdown And Summer Bonuses — See Generally
Yakima, We Have A Problem: Washington scrapped its entire July NextGen administration after a convention center hardware failure left roughly 645 applicants unable to log in, offering them a tentative September makeup date, a transfer to February 2027, or a refund....
Supreme Court Has Reined in Agencies. Could Congress Be Next?
Having vastly curtailed the power and autonomy of federal agencies, reining in Congress could emerge as a key area of focus for the U.S. Supreme Court, experts say. Having vastly curtailed the power and autonomy of federal agencies, reining in Congress could...
The Biglaw Love Shack — See Also
If The Office Is A Rockin’: It seems as though everyone at Wachtell was hooking up. Anti-DEI Group Is Coming For The Biglaw Pipeline: They’ve filed suit against Sponsors for Educational Opportunity and 14 Biglaw firms. Broken Clocks: Elon Musk brings a valid challenge...
What a Border Market Teaches You About Running a Law Practice
I founded my personal injury practice in El Paso, Texas in 1999. El Paso sits in the far western corner of Texas, closer to three other state capitals than to Austin, pressed against both the New Mexico state line and the international border with Mexico. It is a...
How To Gain Visibility Through Featured Snippets
If you use Google regularly (yes, 90% of those searching for an answer still use Google!), you are probably familiar with featured snippets. These short excerpts from linked websites have become the ultimate golden ring in search engine marketing because not only are...
The Ultimate Clerkship Flex
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! Who is the only Supreme Court justce to see two of his former SCOTUS clerks become justices? Hint: The future justices even clerked at One First Street during the same Term — they attended the same...
The Blickstein Group Law Firm COO Survey: The More Things Change, The More Some Things Stay The Same
The 2026 Blickstein Group law firm COO survey recently came out, and it has some startling, interesting, and downright disheartening results. The survey, in its fifth year, was of 213 chief operating officers (COOs) or those with similar roles at North American law...
Bill Would Give Judiciary Management Control of Federal Courthouses
“The introduction of this bipartisan bill takes a big step toward addressing the chronic problems that have afflicted federal courthouses and other mission critical facilities of the Judicial Branch, said former U.S. District Judge Robert Conrad Jr., who directs the...
Litigation Trends to Watch: Lawsuits Center on Silenced No More Act, Sports Betting Apps and Ernst & Young Cyberattack
Employers are accused of imposing overbroad non-disclosure and non-disparagement agreements. Employers are accused of imposing overbroad non-disclosure and non-disparagement agreements.
Senior Partners Should Sometimes Take Advice From Junior Associates
One of the biggest misconceptions in the legal profession is that wisdom flows in only one direction. Some believe that associates learn from partners, and junior lawyers absorb the judgment and experience of those who have spent decades practicing law. That dynamic...
The Worst Person You Know Just Filed A Good First Amendment Lawsuit Against A Very Badly Drafted Nudify App Ban
There’s been a bunch of news this week regarding Minnesota’s new law that purports to prohibit “nudification” technology, and the fact that xAI has sued to have the law blocked as unconstitutional. A few things need to be said upfront, because it’s very, very easy to...
The Anti-DEI Crowd Is Coming For The Biglaw Pipeline. Again.
Americans for Equal Opportunity — the anti-DEI outfit run by board president Clegg Ivey — has filed a new charge with the EEOC against Sponsors for Educational Opportunity, the nonprofit behind the legal industry’s largest diversity pipeline program, along with 14 law...
Washington Law Deans Say Diploma Privilege Is The Only Fair Fix After Bar Exam Fiasco
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. These Washington examinees need an immediate pathway to licensure that protects them from any additional costs and harms—financial, professional and emotional—that this failed exam has caused. Emergency diploma...
Is Anyone At Wachtell NOT Hooking Up?
After a viral video caught a partner making out with an associate on a park bench, briefly thrusting Wachtell into the mainstream consciousness, we figured it would blow over quickly. But then Gibson Dunn moved forward with a splashy mass poaching event, adding the...
Law Deans Demand Diploma Privilege, Balk at ‘Remedies,’ After Washington Bar Exam Failure
The push for diploma privilege is widening as law school deans challenge Washington's proposed remedies, seek a public accounting of the breakdown, and question whether the digital NextGenUBE was prepared for a large-scale technology failure. The push for...
The Link Between Financial Literacy And Social Justice
Courtney Teasley, a criminal trial attorney turned certified business coach, author, and speaker, joins me to talk about the case that shaped her career: her own mother’s, overcharged as a drug seller instead of a user. Courtney traces how that experience, and a...
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. “U.S. Revives Obscure Court in Bid to Deport Afghan Woman; The case is a...
Can an Alleged Victim Drop Domestic Violence Charges in Florida?
One of the most common questions people ask after a domestic violence arrest in Florida is whether the alleged victim can “drop the charges.” Many people assume that because the alleged victim called the police or made the initial report, they also have the power to...
How I Made Practice Group Chair: ‘You Need an Enormous Work Ethic,’ Says Jon Mechanic of Fried Frank
"you need an enormous work ethic. That's non-negotiable. You can't ask people to go the extra mile if you're not willing to go further yourself. But even more important than that is genuinely caring about the people around you. Not as a management strategy. Actually...
50 Public Speaking Tips Every Young Lawyer Should Learn
Lawyers speak for a living. Whether addressing a judge, questioning a witness, negotiating with opposing counsel, presenting at a CLE, speaking to a client, or giving a keynote address, your ability to communicate verbally often determines your effectiveness more than...
Judge James Ho Shakes His Moneymaker At Christian Legal Cabaret
Judge James Ho, the thirstiest weirdo on the federal bench, is at it again. Last month, Justice Sam Alito failed to exit stage right — rude! — but you never know what might happen, and so Judge Ho is heaving himself toward every open microphone to remind the powers...
Interactive Exercises For Lawyer Training: Get Off My Lawn
We all know the drill. You walk into a presentation at a conference the title and summary of which looked really relevant and interesting. You find a table with a path to the exit just in case. One other person who you never met sits down at the same table. The...
Skechers Cannot Outrun State Tax Ruling, Appeals Court Says
The footwear company must be taxed as a manufacturing corporation, the Massachusetts Appeals Court held Thursday morning, because it played an essential role in every stage of its shoes' production—despite assembly actually occurring overseas. The footwear...
Law Firm Disrupted: Partner Mobility Complicates Private Equity’s Ambitions for Big Law
The degree of mobility enjoyed by elite lawyers is a surprise, even to those in adjacent spheres. It also complicates the picture for private equity investors eyeing the law firm world. The degree of mobility enjoyed by elite lawyers is a surprise, even to those...
Why Hims & Hers Is Embroiled In Yet Another Controversy, This Time With The FTC
The post Why Hims & Hers Is Embroiled In Yet Another Controversy, This Time With The FTC appeared first on Above the Law.The post Why Hims & Hers Is Embroiled In Yet Another Controversy, This Time With The FTC appeared first on Above the Law.
Dr. Fauci’s Fifth Amendment Claim Exposes Giant Hole Opening In Rule Of Law
Josh Hawley spent part of Wednesday morning asking Anthony Fauci to identify the color of his necktie and the carpet. Fauci declined both times, invoking his Fifth Amendment right not to give answers that might incriminate him. Hawley responded, “well, nothing says...
Morning Docket: 07.31.26
* Even if the Senate rejects Todd Blanche, he’s going to stay in the job indefinitely, no matter how questionably constitutional that may be. [Politico] * Judge seems to think Pentagon’s designation of Anthropic as a security risk is bogus. [Law360] * Lawyer seeks...
Cox CLO Jennifer Hightower Details AI Strategy, Political Neutrality and What’s Next
In this week's episode, Cox Enterprises Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer Jennifer Hightower discusses how Cox Enterprises' legal department is navigating technological disruptions and regulatory changes. In this week's episode, Cox Enterprises...
DOJ Backs Trump in Appeal of $83M Carroll Verdict
“Absent this Court's intervention, the sitting President is facing nearly a hundred million dollars of personal liability for conduct that was well within the scope of his federal office, the U.S. Justice Department told the U.S. Supreme Court this week. “Absent...
Todd Blanche Is In Trouble — See Also
Todd Blanche Still Won’t Write Down The Promises He Swore To: It’s getting weird, tbh. Fifth Amendment Right Against… What?: Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment even though his pardon should make self-incrimination impossible. But it’s a side effect of the rise of bad...
Have You Been Injured In A Football-Related Accident? Temple’s Uniform Now Has A Firm For That.
There is no more perfectly targeted advertising real estate in America than the front of a football jersey. Americans have spent years of making fun of soccer stars for their corporate logo-filled kits, but now he NCAA and college football has decided to get in on the...
Washington Bar Exam Chaos Leaves Future Legal Careers In Limbo
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. Who knows when the September retake scores will release. A delay in licensing all the incoming public defense and other public interest attorneys will only serve to harm the citizens of Washington. — Tyson...
Trump: I’ll Pull Blanche’s Nomination And Resubmit After Cornyn And Tillis Are Gone. Cornyn: Cool, Roll The Dice.
This morning, shortly after we published our piece on the postponed Senate Judiciary Committee vote on the nomination of Todd Blanche for Attorney General, Donald Trump posted on Truth Social. “Todd Blanche is a STAR, and everyone knows it!” he wrote. “He has the...
Q2 Report On Legal Tech Advertising Finds Q1’s Buying Surge Was Largely Seasonal, But Reveals Where Demand Is Now Concentrated
The post Q2 Report On Legal Tech Advertising Finds Q1’s Buying Surge Was Largely Seasonal, But Reveals Where Demand Is Now Concentrated appeared first on Above the Law.In April, I reported here on a dramatic first-quarter 2026 increase in the numbers of legal tech...
AI Security Isn’t In The Price Tag
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Withdrawing The Attorney General Nominee Is Nothing New
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! With Donald Trump considering withdrawing the nomination of Todd Blanche for Attorney General, it seems relevant to ask, when was the last time a president formally withdrew an AG nomination that had...
A Win in Every Forum: Judge Terminates Zync’s Case Against BMW
In what appears to be the first time a U.S. International Trade Commission judge has ended a contested Section 337 investigation based on a forum-selection clause, the ITC terminated the case, ruling the parties' contract required them to litigate in Munich. In...
Trump’s New Global Tariffs Have Better Legal Grounding. Does That Matter?
President Donald Trump has turned to a tried and tested trade law that offers him better legal support for his ambitious second-term goal, a new baseline tariff covering nearly all imports. President Donald Trump has turned to a tried and tested trade law that...
Judge Watch: Abbott Keeps Texas Business Court Bench Intact With New 2-Year Terms
Gov. Greg Abbott reappointed all 10 Texas Business Court judges to new two-year terms as the still-new court continues handling complex commercial disputes across five active divisions. Gov. Greg Abbott reappointed all 10 Texas Business Court judges to new...
Condominium Associations Confront Rising Costs, Insurance Pressures and New Lending Standards
To keep federally backed financing available for their unit owners, condominium associations are attempting to adjust to the recent changes in the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac underwriting standards. These are forcing associations to closely review the maintenance of...
Replay – Legaltech Week for 07/24/26: Free Legal Claude Connector, AALL recap, OpenAI’s rogue model, and more
Every Friday, a panel of leading legal tech journalists come together to discuss the top stories of the week in legal tech and legal innovation. The show is live and free to attend. You can register to attend the weekly Zoom here. Missed last week’s show? Here are the...
Savitt’s Move Punctuates Pure Lockstep’s Fall—and Gibson Dunn’s Talent Share Rise
Wachtell is adapting to the cutthroat lateral partner market with modified lockstep compensation as larger firms continue to apply pressure. Wachtell is adapting to the cutthroat lateral partner market with modified lockstep compensation as larger firms continue...
Law Firms Are Hiring Salespeople: What the Best Ones Actually Do
Law firm are filling sales roles at an accelerating pace, says Julie Savarino. Here’s what a client-facing sales professional can actually do for your firm, and how to set up a pilot. The post Law Firms Are Hiring Salespeople: What the Best Ones Actually Do appeared...
The Bar Exam That Went So Horribly Wrong The Whole Thing Got Canceled — See Also
The NCBE Called It A ‘Historic Milestone.’ Washington Canceled It. The state pulled the plug on the entire exam rather than trust the tech again. What About Diploma Privilege? The question answers itself after Washington torched an entire bar exam — and it’s the same...
Inside Scott+Scott and Litigation Startup Advocacy AI’s Design Partnership
The partnership is intended to produce customized uses of Advocacy's platform for the firm, including a potential case identification use case. The partnership is intended to produce customized uses of Advocacy's platform for the firm, including a potential case...
This Attorney Wouldn’t Let The Supreme Court Have The Last Word
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! In 1879, after the Supreme Court turned her away on the reasoning that “none but men” were permitted to practice before it, which attorney lobbied Congress into passing “An Act to relieve certain legal...
Smooth Launch for NextGen Bar Exam in Most Jurisdictions
The launch of the NextGen bar exam led to Washington state having to cancel the July administration of the bar exam, Missouri having to adjust Wednesday's testing schedule to counter a delayed start on Tuesday and Maryland experiencing a brief delay on the first day...
Inside Quinn Emanuel’s Court-Required Ethics Training
The law firm was sanctioned this past May and ordered to create ethics education courses after a judge found it committed ethical violations during a pharmaceutical advertising trial. The law firm was sanctioned this past May and ordered to create ethics...
AI For Criminal Defense: It’s An Issue Of Priorities. And Money.
(Image via Getty)During one of our weekly Legaltech Week journalist roundtables recently, we talked briefly about the fact that while there are lots of specialized legal tech tools and AI platforms for much of the legal market, there are precious few such tools...
S&C’s Bob Giuffra Put His Name On The Trump SCOTUS Petition He Was Going To Stay Away From
Earlier this month, we reported on the Wall Street Journal’s scoop that Sullivan & Cromwell had crossed Bob Giuffra’s own self-drawn line and quietly waded into the E. Jean Carroll litigation, we now have the receipts in the most literal sense possible because...
If You Sell Legendary Virtual Pokémon For Thousands Of Dollars, There Could Be Tax Consequences In The Real World
(Photo by Mike Lawrie/Getty Images)Pokémon GO, the augmented reality game that allowed people to catch various Pokémon in the real world with with their mobile devices (and caused millions of people to flood the streets on its initial release), celebrated its 10th...
Data Centers In Space: An Absurd Fantasy Dumber Than Running Hundreds Of Tests On A Drop Of Blood
I know we all have the attention span of goldfish now, but remember Theranos, the company founded by a 19-year-old college dropout that claimed to be able to conduct hundreds of medical tests on a single drop of blood? Yeah, it couldn’t do that, because it is...
ACLU Claims DOD Is Using Active-Duty Military as Temporary Immigration Judges
The ACLU said it believes at least three military service members have begun hearing and deciding cases in Massachusetts immigration courts, according to its complaint. The ACLU said it believes at least three military service members have begun hearing and...
There’s An Obvious Fix For Washington’s Bar Exam Debacle
[READ MORE HERE: About bar exam horrors in Missouri and Maryland] Yesterday, Washington called off its entire July bar exam after the NextGen debut collapsed in a Yakima convention center — six hours of dead WiFi, not a single question answered, an entire...
Ill. Appeals Court Says It Hopes Higher Fine Will Deter AI Hallucinations
The attorney admitted to using a "premier corporate subscription of ChatGPT" in a response brief filed July 2, but the court wrote that this brief also included misstatements of law. The attorney admitted to using a "premier corporate subscription of ChatGPT" in...
The Unexpected ‘Downside’ Of Becoming A Supreme Court Justice
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. I think the thing that has been most startling in a way has been the need for security in a way that you didn’t have before. It has meant really having to adjust my life, because I can’t just go out in any...
SGX-Nasdaq Dual Listing Framework Signals New Phase in Singapore’s Global Ambitions
Singapore's new dual-listing agreement with Nasdaq is a landmark in how the city%E2%80%91state courts companies and looks to spruce up its IPO market, but lawyers say a limited issuer pool means a big-bang spike in deal flow could take a while yet. Singapore's...
Washington Just Called Off Its Entire Bar Exam
I don’t want to say I’m Cassandra. But when we flagged yesterday that, with the bar exam here, something was about to go horribly wrong, it wasn’t exactly a bold call. Something goes wrong every year. The only questions were how, and how badly. Washington answered...
Maryland Thought It Had A Bar Exam Disaster. Turns Out They Were The Lucky Ones.
After months of studying, thousands of dollars in expenses, and enough stress to shave years off a person’s life, bar applicants should at least be able to count on one thing: actually being able to take the exam, on time. Apparently not. The first administration of...
BAR EXAM DISASTER! All The Details From Around The Country.
A ‘Historic Milestone In Legal Licensure’ That Nobody Got To Take: Washington scrapped its entire NextGen bar exam after six hours of dead wifi — while the NCBE insisted its platform worked fine. The Show Me State Left Wanting: Missouri’s bar exam descended into chaos...
Gibson Dunn Snags Wachtell Partners… But One Planned Lateral Got Literally & Figuratively Benched
Gibson Dunn just landed a homerun lateral haul this week, snatching six litigation partners out of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, including executive committee co-chair and litigation co-chair William Savitt, reportedly set in motion by a coffee meeting with...
Park Benches And Supreme Court Benches
The biggest story in legal last week was an unfortunate guerrilla antagonizing of a couple making out on a park bench… who just happened to be a Wachtell partner and associate. And now an internal HR problem is suddenly national news. Say what you will about the...
The California Bar Exam Was A Disaster, NCBE And Missouri: ‘Hold My Beer’
[READ MORE HERE: About bar exam horrors in Washington and Maryland] The most credulous voices in legal spent the last year dunking all over California’s haphazard effort to administer its own bar exam. California’s initiative admittedly moved too fast — a byproduct of...
Critical Mass With Law.com’s Amanda Bronstad: Johnson & Johnson to Pay at Least $5.5B in Talc Settlement, Meta Begins Trial in Tennessee AG’s Consumer Case
This week: Johnson & Johnson on Monday agreed to settle 76,000 talcum powder lawsuits, potentially ending 15 years of litigation. Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skremetti opened trial this week, alleging Meta made false statements about child safety on...
How I Made Office Managing Partner: ‘Be Open to Opportunities You Didn’t Envision,’ Says Justine Fitzgerald of Hirschler
"Be flexible and open to opportunities you didn't envision initially. When I came out of law school, I don't know if I could imagine myself where I am today, but things evolve and you have to evolve with them. It's important to stay flexible and not assume your career...
Illinois Supreme Court’s Latest Judicial Screening Committee Includes Big Law, Midsize Attorneys
The committee—formed under Justice Sanjay Tailor, who was sworn in as the first Asian-American justice for the state Supreme Court earlier this year—may interview applicants, ask for public input and gather other information. The committee—formed under Justice...
Morning Docket: 07.29.26
* Federal judges call out government attorneys for the 3 “U”s: “unlawful,” “unethical” and “unseemly” conduct. [Pro Publica] * Gibson Dunn snags big litigation team from Wachtell. [NY Times] * Judge orders immigration authorities to release man they’d kept under lock...
Being First on Associate Pay: Behind Milbank’s Strategy
In an interview, firm chair Scott Edelman said Milbank has become a leader in associate compensation, allowing it to compete for the best talent. And it's become a market differentiator. In an interview, firm chair Scott Edelman said Milbank has become a leader...