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How Using AI Skills for Law Firm Workflows Can Turbocharge Your SOPs
AI skills are more than a productivity trick, says Ernie Svenson. They are the modern replacement for how we store and apply process knowledge. Here's how custom skills reinvent SOPs for your law firm's daily workflows. The post How Using AI Skills for Law Firm...
Kirkland Lays Groundwork for Middle East Expansion in Abu Dhabi
Kirkland & Ellis's registration with the Abu Dhabi Global Market comes as private equity firms bet on the financial hub, even as geopolitical tensions escalate across the region. Kirkland & Ellis's registration with the Abu Dhabi Global Market comes as...
It’s Really Challenging To Crack The Equity Tier Of Partnership At This Biglaw Firm
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to data collected by ALM, which Am Law 100 firm has the highest percentage of nonequity partners (92.4%)? Hint: Across the Am Law 100, the percentage of nonequity partners is 52.1% See the...
Patel Wants Kash From The Atlantic — See Also
Kash Sues Atlantic For $250M: I’d say that’s a long shot, but he’s more prone to chugging beers. The Numbers Seem Off: Does working 69 hours in a day seem weird to you too? Training Matters: These are the best schools for practical training! 10 Years Of 4/20?: We...
Jury Awards $5K Verdict in Second Uber Sexual Assault Bellwether Trial
A North Carolina federal jury awarded the verdict in a second bellwether trial in the sexual assault multidistrict litigation against Uber. A North Carolina federal jury awarded the verdict in a second bellwether trial in the sexual assault multidistrict...
Chicago Paid Lawyers Billing 69 Hours In One Day
There are 24 hours in a day. Unless it happens to be one of the rare days when the International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service applies an intercalary second, in which case there are 24 hours and one second in a day. But in no event is a day 69 hours...
Legal Ethics Roundup: Eastman Disbarred, Sotomayor Apologizes, Ethics Of Cameras In Courtrooms & 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! Greetings...
The Best Law Schools For Practical Training (2026)
A common complaint practicing lawyers have is that while law schools cost a fortune, they simply don’t teach the most essential skill needed for professional competency. What skill might that be? “How to be a lawyer,” of course. Some law schools, however, are trying...
The Tart Of The Deal
(Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)Many people think that Donald Trump’s threats and bluster are all a negotiating strategy. Threaten to destroy a country’s civilization; the country’s leaders’ knees will tremble; the country will surrender. I’m not sure that works so...
In Biglaw, AI Adoption Is No Longer Optional
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. I remember not so long ago that clients would say to me ‘Please tell me you’re not using AI.’ And now they’re saying to me ‘Please tell me you are using AI.’ — Stacy Ackermann, global managing partner of...
The Shadow Docket Memos Are Damning. So Naturally, The Right Is Talking About The Leak.
The New York Times dropped a bombshell on Saturday. Reporters Jodi Kantor and Adam Liptak obtained 16 pages of leaked internal memos from six Supreme Court justices, showing — in their own words, (mostly) on their own letterhead — exactly how Chief Justice John...
Kash Patel’s $250 Million Defamation Lawsuit Looks Better With Beer Goggles
The complaint is finally here, and it’s more or less exactly as loony as we expected. FBI Director Kashyap Patel has filed a $250 million defamation lawsuit against The Atlantic and reporter Sarah Fitzpatrick over the April 17 article alleging excessive drinking and...
What Happened After A Decade Of Legal Weed In California?
For decades, weed has been the excuse legislators, prison companies, and police departments have used to put non-violent citizens to work in prison labor camps. As the “weed will make you an ax murderer” propaganda fell out of fashion, savvy capitalists knew better...
The Alito Retirement Denial Has Been Upgraded
The Alito retirement watch has some new data points this weekend, and they’re worth parsing carefully, because not all of them are saying quite the same thing. Let’s start with the most substantial: CBS News chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford, who has deep...
The Seniority Problem No One Solves In Legal AI
Legal AI tools are usually sold as if lawyers are interchangeable. Same interface. Same prompts. Same outputs. The assumption is that if the technology works, everyone will benefit equally. That assumption is wrong, and it is one of the main reasons legal AI adoption...
Federal Judges Discuss the Future of Third-Party Litigation Funding in Their Courtrooms
Brian Fitzpatrick, a law professor at Vanderbilt Law School, moderated a panel with Delaware District Court Chief Judge Colm Connolly and SDNY Judges J. Paul Oetken and Arun Subramanian at the NYU Law Review's "Charting the Future of Litigation Finance"...
GCs’ Preference for Big Firms Undercutting Efforts to Rein in Outside Counsel Costs
Average partner rates rose by more than 4% for the fourth straight year, according to LexisNexis. They'd risen by less than 3.5% all of the prior nine years. Average partner rates rose by more than 4% for the fourth straight year, according to LexisNexis. They'd...
How I Made Partner: ‘Stay Flexible, Stay Curious and Welcome Challenges,’ Says Lance Taubin of Alston & Bird
"Be patient. Stay flexible, stay curious, and welcome challenges—because the curveballs often end up being the opportunities that shape you the most." "Be patient. Stay flexible, stay curious, and welcome challenges—because the curveballs often end up being the...
‘It’s Going to Happen’: Harvey CEO Details Why AI Is Here to Stay in the Legal Industry
Harvey CEO Winston Weinberg joined Maria Glover, a professor at Georgetown Law, and Tobey Scharding, a professor at Rutgers Business School, for a keynote conversation Friday at NYU Law's "Charting the Future of Litigation Finance" event in lower...
Supreme Court Will Hear Religious Challenge to Anti-Bias Rules for Pre-K Program
The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday that it will consider lowering the threshold for proving a law burdens religious exercise in a case over Colorado's universal preschool program, which bars discrimination against LGBTQ parents and students. The U.S. Supreme...
‘A Victory for Independent Artists’: Precious Jacobs-Perry of Jenner & Block Breaks Down Landmark Entertainment Verdict
Law.com caught up with Jacobs-Perry to discuss the firm's trial strategy and the broader implications of the verdict—which Jenner & Block called "the first litigated ruling of its kind on the enforceability of oral post-termination provisions in artist/manager...
How Lessons Learned as a Fresh-Faced Prosecutor Helped Carry Rich Baer to 5 Legal Chief Posts
"It's always about, what is the truth? There are so many lawyers who focus on the law, but they don't apply that same rigor to the facts," said Baer, who stepped down in February as general counsel of Sirius XM. "It's always about, what is the truth? There are...
Sneak Peek at the 2026 Go-To Law Schools: Big Law Nos. 11-20
Here's a first look at the law schools that sent the highest percentage of 2025 graduates to associate jobs at Am Law 200 firms. Here's a first look at the law schools that sent the highest percentage of 2025 graduates to associate jobs at Am Law 200...
$1B Benchmark: US Firms’ Quest for UK Growth Marches On Year-on-Year
In the month that U.S. behemoth Latham & Watkins announced $1 billion in London revenues, Law.com charts the continuing rise of U.S. firms in the U.K. In the month that U.S. behemoth Latham & Watkins announced $1 billion in London revenues, Law.com...
Live from the GCC Midwest 2026 with Latitude Legal’s Justin Johnson
In this Legal Speak episode, co-host Cedra Mayfield interviews Latitude Legal President Justin Johnson, live from the General Counsel Conference Midwest 2026 in Chicago. In this Legal Speak episode, co-host Cedra Mayfield interviews Latitude Legal President...
Some Law Firms Got Paid, Others Still Waiting By The Mailbox– See Generally
We Ran The Numbers So You Can Feel Worse: The annual taxonomy of which law firms successfully converted billable hours into generational wealth confirms that yes, some firms are very, very rich. That Trump Check Is NOT In The Mail: Trump owes over a million in unpaid...
They Had Relations: Five Tips for Better Client Communications
Do your clients know, like and trust you? If you’re wavering on the answer, Jared Correia has some suggestions for you respecting your client communications. Busy? Listen on Attorney at Work Today. The post They Had Relations: Five Tips for Better Client...
Is This A Legal Argument Or A Sermon? — See Also
Lawyer Tells Attorneys They Will Burn In Hell: Don’t remember covering that in law school. A Lesson In Transferable Skills: Former adult movie actress passes the bar. Trump Allegiance And Owing Money Go Hand In Hand: Time for this Trump PAC to pay up! Do You Know The...
Online Troll Johnny Somali Sentenced To 6 Months And 20 Days In South Korean Jail For Being A Sex Offender Nuisance
For people who don’t watch online videos designed to enrage people, you may not have heard of Johnny Somali. Somali is infamous for his rage bait or nuisance livestream videos in other countries. But Somali learned that South Korea does not play around. On April 15,...
2025 Was Hella Profitable For Biglaw
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to data collected by ALM, how many firms in the Am Law 100 increased their profits per equity partner (PEP) in 2025? Hint: Across the Am Law 100, the average PEP in 2025 was $3,588,162. See...
Second Sexual Assault Trial Opens Against Uber in North Carolina Federal Court
The trial, which began on April 15, kicked off as Uber lodged a sanctions motion against a lead plaintiffs' attorney, David Grimes of Levin Simes, who called one of its lawyers a "pedophile" and a "rapist" at a meeting. The trial, which began on April 15, kicked...
Law Professors Argue Abandoning The Diversity Rule Will Hurt The ABA’s Reputation
The American Bar Association represents itself as an organization committed to setting the legal and ethical foundation for the American nation. They aspire to do this by promoting a quality legal education to people who want to pursue it. It isn’t a perfect system —...
Attorneys Should Often Avoid Texting Clients And Counsel
When I started my first job in the legal industry, I was extremely excited to order business cards. Even though I worked at a Biglaw shop, attorneys were given some leeway with the information they wished to include on the business cards. I remember including my...
Stat(s) Of The Week: 1040 Blues
If you feel like “America’s Insane Tax-Filing Process” is a drain on both your time and your wallet, you’re not alone. Even the government recognizes the effort that tax compliance places on Americans, publishing an estimated total annual cost burden for U.S....
Belmont Law Names First Female Dean
Professor Deborah R. Farringer, currently associate dean of academic affairs and director of health law studies at Belmont Law, will become dean on Aug. 1. Professor Deborah R. Farringer, currently associate dean of academic affairs and director of health law...
Lawyer Tells Attorneys For Missing Child That They’re ‘Gonna Burn In Hell’
A lawyer for the owners of Camp Mystic, the Texas camp hit by a flash flood that tragically led to the deaths of 27 people including 25 children, closed out a a long day of hearings by telling the lawyers for the family of a dead child whose body has never been...
John Eastman Is The Most Persecuted Man Since Jesus — Just Ask Him, He’ll Tell You!
John Eastman is in his martyr era. Two years ago, California Bar Court Judge Yvette Roland recommended he be disbarred for his role in the plot to overturn the 2020 election. Eastman’s adult children responded with a hilariously over-the-top screed in Glenn Beck’s The...
California Law School Leaders Join Call for ABA to ‘Retain and Strengthen’ Diversity Accreditation Standard
Stanford Law Professor Richard Thompson Ford wrote that repeal of the standard "would signal a craven capitulation to the lawlessness of the Trump administration when the nation desperately needs the legal profession to stand up for the rule of law." Stanford...
Former Adult Film Star Passes The Bar Exam
What do porn stars and lawyers have in common? They both get paid by the hour to screw someone. Crass? Sure. But in light of a famous retired adult film star recently passing the Texas bar exam, maybe it’s a little too on the nose. Asia Carrera, a former pornography...
Biglaw Associate Donates Kidney To Partner In Remarkable Act Of Generosity
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. Our hope with sharing our story is not to promote or glorify ourselves. Our intention is to inspire others to generosity. [Post-surgery,] it felt like we had pulled of the biggest project of our careers. I had...
Trump PAC Deep In Debt… And Owes Lawyers Over A Million
Arrested Development birthed an always relevant meme when Tobias and Lindsay agreed to try an open marriage. After Lindsay asked if an open marriage ever works to solve marital difficulties, Tobias — always the psychoanalyst manqué (an “Analrapist” as he described his...
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. “Two Magicians Warn the Supreme Court About Junk Science; Penn &...
Former Biglaw Partner Warns There Are No ‘Guardrails’ Left Around Trump — And Someone Is Taking Advantage
Ty Cobb — the former Hogan & Lovells partner who left the hallowed halls of Biglaw to serve as special counsel in the first Trump White House, and has since made it his apparent life’s mission to say out loud what everyone else is merely thinking — was back on...
Law Firm Disrupted: The Vanishing-and-Reappearing Act of ‘Not Big Law’
Even during Am Law 100 launch week, it's been an eventful time for those that are decidedly not large. Even during Am Law 100 launch week, it's been an eventful time for those that are decidedly not large.
Litigation Trends to Watch: Suits Target Fertilizer Prices, Gambling Apps and Robotic-Assisted Surgery
Users claims that sports betting platforms intentionally designed their mobile apps to be addictive. Users claims that sports betting platforms intentionally designed their mobile apps to be addictive.
Lawsuits Accuse Trio of Am Law 200 Firms of Running Afoul of Conflict Rules
“Clients are much more offended by conflicts of interest than law firms and judges give them credit for, Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz partner Ronald Minkoff said. “Clients are much more offended by conflicts of interest than law firms and judges give them...
Ranking The Wealth Of Biglaw’s Best: Is Your Law Firm ‘Super Rich’? (2026)
After the whirlwind that the legal profession experienced in 2025 — a year where large law firms really had the urge to merge and nonequity partnership ranks continued to expand — your Biglaw firm may be doing quite well financially… but is it among the Am Law 100’s...
The True Intent of Personal Injury Claims
Imagine you are sitting at a red light on your way home from work. It’s an ordinary day. Then another car slams into you from behind, and in a few seconds, your normal routine is replaced by doctor visits, missed work, and a stack of bills you never asked for. For a...
Supreme Court Says Chevron Can Move Louisiana Environmental Suit to Federal Court
The Supreme Court held that Chevron's crude oil refining activities, which allegedly damaged Louisiana's coastline, were related to World War II military contracts and could therefore be defended in federal court. The Supreme Court held that Chevron's crude oil...
Judge Leon To Trump: For Real This Time — A Fancy Ballroom Is Not A ‘National Security Necessity’
You know what they say about giving an inch. The Trump administration apparently took Judge Richard Leon’s thoughtful national-security carve-out in his preliminary injunction order — the one that let construction continue only for genuine safety measures — and...
Has Legal Industry Upheaval Changed Your Career Goals?
The post Has Legal Industry Upheaval Changed Your Career Goals? appeared first on Above the Law.As AI and other factors drive uncertainty for law firms, we’re looking to our readers to weigh in on their own career goals. Does the risk of “cognitive offloading” alter...
How I Made Law Firm Leadership: ‘Take Initiative, Come With Solutions,’ Says Marissa Ronk of Wheeler Trigg O’Donnell
"Take initiative! Just as clients don't want you simply to issue spot, but to come with solutions, so too does firm leadership. The earlier you start proposing and owning solutions, the earlier you'll find yourself at the table." "Take initiative! Just as...
Unintentional AI Adoption Is Already Inside Your Company. The Only Question Is Whether You Know It.
Most in-house lawyers talk about AI as if it is a future event that will arrive with a contract, a vendor, and a clean implementation plan. The truth is far less organized. AI is already inside your company. It arrived through your employees’ browsers, their phones,...
Maximizing Privilege and Work Product Protection in the Age of Generative AI
To remain protected, legal teams must move away from ad hoc usage and toward a structured, tiered strategy that elevates AI-assisted work to ensure the widest privilege protection possible. To remain protected, legal teams must move away from ad hoc usage and...
438 Experts Said Age Verification Is Dangerous. Legislators Are Moving Forward With It Anyway.
In early March, 438 security and privacy researchers from 32 countries signed a massive open letter warning that age verification mandates for the internet are technically impossible to get right, easy to circumvent, a serious threat to privacy and security, and...
Sneak Peek at the 2026 Go-To Law Schools: Big Law Nos. 21-30
Here's a first look at the law schools that sent the highest percentage of 2025 graduates to associate jobs at Am Law 200 firms. Here's a first look at the law schools that sent the highest percentage of 2025 graduates to associate jobs at Am Law 200...
Morning Docket: 04.17.26
* Private equity looking to put its money into law firms. [Law.com International] * Judges embrace paralegal’s suggestion for modernizing briefs. [Law360] * Legal academics plead with ABA to maintain law school diversity standard. [Law.com] * Ghislaine Maxwell’s...
The Response Time Reality Destroying Law Firm Growth
Nick Werker and Tony Prieto reveal how delayed follow-ups are costing your law firm clients and how to fix your intake system for rapid growth. The post The Response Time Reality Destroying Law Firm Growth appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and...
Own Up: Proposed Rule to Help Judges Catch Conflicts Inches Forward
“If finally approved, the amendment should significantly benefit judges in making decisions about whether their financial interests require recusal, said U.S. District Judge Sarah Vance. Related Stories5th Circuit Judge Ho, Once Again, Tops List of Most Prolific...
Tech Meets Torts: A Lawyer Tests Waymo
Georgia product liability litigator Rebekah Cooper sits down with Legal Speak podcast co-host Cedra Mayfield to discuss potential liability claims and defenses after the pair shared a self-driving ride share experience in Atlanta. Georgia product liability...
Five Ways to Use Gratitude to Improve Your Legal Practice and Well-Being
Jamie Spannhake | As spring arrives, there’s a natural pull toward resetting and thinking about what we want to add or improve. But it’s equally important to consider what we have and what's working. Here are five ways to build gratitude into your busy schedule. The...
We Have to Stop Meeting Like This! How to Run an Effective Meeting In Law Practice
Effective meetings are not incidental to law practice, they are integral to it. Structured meetings produce clear decisions, defined accountability, efficient client service, and alignment with professional responsibility. Effective meetings are not incidental...
Biglaw’s Awkward Reckoning With Eric Swalwell
Let’s talk about the Eric Swalwell situation, because it is, as they say in the legal profession, a whole thing. For the unfamiliar: Swalwell — a California congressman, former presidential candidate, fellow attorney, and cable news fixture who made a cottage industry...
Justice For Grandmother Arrested Over ‘No Dick Tator’ Penis Costume At Trump Protest!
It is, officially, not a crime to wear an inflatable penis costume to a protest in Alabama. We should not have needed a trial for this, and yet here we are. As Techdirt explained last week, Renea Gamble — a 62-year-old grandmother — was arrested last October at a “No...
Data Breach, Consumer Protection Claims Fuel 10-Year High for Class Action Filings, Report Says
A new report by legal analytics platform Lex Machina has found that class actions nationwide surged to a 10-year high in 2025 "after nearly a decade of stability," driven by a dramatic spike in consumer protection claims—particularly those involving data...
The T14 Is Not Dead. It Is Undying, And That’s Okay
Once upon a time, asking how many schools were in the T14 landed the same as asking for the number to 911. But once strict textualism died and U.S. News ranked 17 schools in the top 14, it became harder to not ask yourself if utility or inertia was the thing keeping...
The Salary Trap: The Move That Looks Better On Paper
Make a move that looks like a win on paper, and you may quietly lose ground where it matters most. Lawyers do this all the time. They take the call from a recruiter, hear a bigger number, see a better title, and convince themselves it is progress. Sometimes it is....
Kirkland’s Money Machine Has Biglaw Scrambling To Keep Up
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. There is some very strategic and intentional thinking that has been part of a much more serious growth effort at some firms. They are recognizing that their relative size and profitability compared to rivals is...
Why MSOs Are A No Go For Solo And Small Law Firms
The post Why MSOs Are A No Go For Solo And Small Law Firms appeared first on Above the Law.The post Why MSOs Are A No Go For Solo And Small Law Firms appeared first on Above the Law.
Partners At This Biglaw Firm Got Quite The Raise
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to data collected by ALM, which firm’s compensation for all partners increased the most in 2025? Hint: Compensation for all partners increased over 68% at this firm last year. See the answer...
For Some Reason Sotomayor Is The Only One Apologizing — See Also
Justice Says Sorry For Accurately Describing Kavanaugh’s Pro-Racial-Profiling Opinion: He’s yet to apologize for penning the damned thing. You Can’t Just Call Renovations A “National Security Necessity”: The administration’s ballroom plan has two left feet. Looking...
Canada’s Largest Law Firms Look to Benefit from Warming Relations with China
Dentons, Fasken and McMillan say demand for legal services has already increased, just months after China and Canada announced a "new strategic partnership." Dentons, Fasken and McMillan say demand for legal services has already increased, just months after...
Judge Wants to End Florida Bar Support for Lawyers in Crisis
Rather than make what he called an "aesthetic change" to the language, Justice Adam Tanenbaum said he wants to see the Florida Supreme Court “consider scrapping" the rules that require The Florida Bar fund programs supporting attorneys, judges and law students who...
Law School Professors, Deans Urge ABA to ‘Retain and Strengthen’ Diversity Accreditation Standard
The vast majority of commenters opposed the repeal of a DEI standard required for law school accreditation. Only two supported the repeal. The vast majority of commenters opposed the repeal of a DEI standard required for law school accreditation. Only two...
Fed. Judge Finds No Deception in Similac Labeling Despite Heavy Metals Claims
A federal judge in Chicago dismissed a proposed class action this week alleging Abbott Laboratories hid heavy metals in its Similac infant formula after determining the product's label was not deceptive for the average consumer. A federal judge in Chicago...
7th Circuit Rejects Bid to Broaden Anonymity Standard in Title IX Lawsuits
The federal appellate court affirmed a ruling from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana requiring an adult plaintiff accused of sexual misconduct in a university Title IX proceeding to litigate under his real name rather than a...
Winston & Strawn Presses Forward with Hunter Biden Suit, Arguing for Communications with Democratic Donors
The law firm alleges Hunter Biden went to Democratic Party donors to get his outstanding legal fees with the firm paid off, but now is refusing to turn over those communications during discovery. The law firm alleges Hunter Biden went to Democratic Party donors...
Real-Time Revolution: How AI is Changing the Deposition Game with Dean Whalen & John Skelton
Dean Whalen and John Skelton join Jared Correia to discuss AI-driven real-time deposition transcripts and the secret story of keeping the Patriots in Foxboro. The post Real-Time Revolution: How AI is Changing the Deposition Game with Dean Whalen & John Skelton...
State High Court Allows for Delayed Settlement Notice to IOLTA Committee, With a Caveat
If the committee got its way and a disputed settlement agreement were vacated, not only would the parties have to redo mediation and potentially risk going to trial, but a favorable ruling would expand the IOLTA Committee's ability to contest settlements. If the...
Deborah Fox Takes Helm at Meyers Nave
Deborah J. Fox was recently announced as the managing partner of Meyers Nave. She succeeds David Skinner, who led the firm for more than 15 years. Fox has been with the firm for more than 18 years, previously serving as a member of the executive committee and as chair...
Greg Prosmushkin: The Art of Connection
Greg Prosmushkin, the founder of The Law Offices of Greg Prosmushkin, P.C., has always been fascinated by human behavior. “I wanted to know what drives people, what stops them, how systems can help and harm,” he says. Early in his life, he saw how an injury can...
Orkin Parent Ordered to Release 18,000 Workers From Noncompetes
The Federal Trade Commission hopes its enforcement action has a chilling effect on the pest-control industry, where such agreements are common. The Federal Trade Commission hopes its enforcement action has a chilling effect on the pest-control industry, where...
Legal Experts Detail Ever-Changing Frontier for Biometric Privacy Claims in the Prairie State
Litigators should look past the usual suspects for BIPA claims, like fingerprint scanners for employers, and expect to see more developments with other biometric identifiers, like voiceprints and facial recognition, while keeping on eye on how artificial intelligence...
Call for Nominations: New England Legal Awards 2026
Law.com is accepting nominations for the fourth annual New England Legal Awards, celebrating legal professional excellence in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine. Law.com is accepting nominations for the fourth annual New...
Alt Legal Acquires UK-Based WebTMS, Adding Global IP Portfolio Management to Its Trademark Platform
In its sixth acquisition, Alt Legal, the cloud-based trademark docketing and management platform, has acquired WebTMS, a UK-based provider of IP portfolio management software with more than 25 years in business and over 500 clients globally. The acquisition, announced...
Key Takeaways from Legalweek 2026 On Prompting, Context and Agents
An annual tradition continues as Cybersecurity Law & Strategy presents the responses to our Legalweek question. For 2026, it was "where are we with prompting"? An annual tradition continues as Cybersecurity Law & Strategy presents the responses to our...
From Partner to Thought Leader: How Attorneys Can Turn Expertise Into Influence
If your unique insights aren't appearing in trusted publications, trade journals, or timely commentary tied to breaking legal developments, you are not part of the broader conversation. And in common practice areas, like personal injury, real estate, family, data...
Sneak Peek at the 2026 Go-To Law Schools: Big Law Nos. 31-40
Here's a first look at the law schools that sent the highest percentage of 2025 graduates to associate jobs at Am Law 200 firms. Here's a first look at the law schools that sent the highest percentage of 2025 graduates to associate jobs at Am Law 200...
Inside Private Equity’s Law Firm Fishing Expedition
Law.com goes behind the scenes of private equity's courtship of law firms, speaking to the leading financial advisers about why the money is moving now and what types of deals will happen. Law.com goes behind the scenes of private equity's courtship of law...
Conservative Judges Hiring Clerks Before 1L Exams Because Ideology Is The Only Grade That Matters
Two flavors of federal clerkship have emerged at Harvard Law. One based on accumulating consistent academic success across a couple years worth of legal education, and another based on demonstrating a firm ideological commitment in the student’s 1L year. As the...
Talk About Failing Upward — See Also
Ted Cruz, Supreme Court Justice?: One hell of a promotion for being annoying to work with! How Much Is Your Loyalty To Your Firm Worth?: Probably less than $80M! The Rich Really Do Get Richer: The #1 firm raked in $10.556 billion in gross revenue! Where Would You Like...
It’s Not An AI Hallucination — It’s Lazy Editing Of A Human Paralegal
There are now over 1,000 AI hallucination cases and counting around the world, according to one researcher. Covering hallucinations has become its own subgenre of legal journalism at this point, a growth industry rivaling the artificial intelligence industry itself....
AI Is Outpacing the Systems Built to Govern It, Stanford Report Finds
Stanford's 2026 AI Index report documents surging investment, rising safety incidents, and a closing U.S.-China performance gap, with direct implications for employment lawyers, compliance officers and corporate counsel. Stanford's 2026 AI Index report documents...
‘Deeply Regret Past Support’: Big Law Donors React to Swalwell’s Sexual Misconduct Allegations
"It seems like he did the right thing in terminating his gubernatorial campaign and resigning from Congress," a Susman Godfrey partner said of former U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell after several women accused the California Democrat of sexual misconduct. "It seems like...
The Bottleneck Legal Built
A vendor email landed in my inbox the other day. Normally I delete these without a second thought. This one stopped me. It read, “Legal teams often get blamed for slowing things down — even when the real issue is unclear contract ownership.” I read that line three...
Rankings Drama Hits Law Schools, Law Firms
It’s that time of year where publications look deep into the souls of complex, nuanced legal institutions and assign them a fixed ranking. U.S. News and World Report issued its latest law school rankings and for the first time ever, Yale has lost its death grip on...
Vault ‘Quality Of Life’ Rankings: The Best Law Firms To Work For In America (2027)
Last week, Vault released the 2027 edition of its closely watched law firm rankings, proving that prestige has its limits. While money — in the form of Cravath’s perennially competitive pay scale — can help maintain a firm’s place near the top, defending the rule of...
Kirkland Lures Wachtell’s Top Restructuring Lawyer With An $80M Incentive To Jump Ship
Money talks. And apparently, when Kirkland & Ellis is doing the talking, even the fortress of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz can’t hold. The Financial Times is reporting that Kirkland & Ellis has landed themselves quite the lateral bounty: Joshua Feltman,...
The 2026 Am Law 100 Is Out, And Surprise: The Rich Law Firms Got Richer
If you’ve been paying any attention to Biglaw over the past few years, the headline from the 2026 Am Law 100 rankings won’t shock you: the industry is doing extremely well, thank you very much, and the firms at the top have absolutely no intention of sharing the view....
The Trump Administration Has Fired Over 100 Immigration Judges Without Explanation
What does the administration call people committed to upholding due process in immigration proceedings? A nuisance. Trump might have pledged to uphold the Constitution when he was sworn in a second time, but he immediately tried to cast off the burden with...