{"id":146089,"date":"2026-03-15T16:21:54","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T00:21:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/03\/15\/ai-costs-human-lawyer-his-job-just-not-the-way-the-tech-people-expected-see-generally\/"},"modified":"2026-03-15T16:21:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T00:21:54","slug":"ai-costs-human-lawyer-his-job-just-not-the-way-the-tech-people-expected-see-generally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/03\/15\/ai-costs-human-lawyer-his-job-just-not-the-way-the-tech-people-expected-see-generally\/","title":{"rendered":"AI Costs Human Lawyer His Job\u2026 Just Not The Way The Tech People Expected \u2014 See Generally"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>AI-Brained AUSA Falls On His Sword\u2026 I Wonder If That Was Also ChatGPT\u2019s Advice:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/03\/doj-attorney-throws-himself-under-the-bus-rather-than-dragging-down-everyone-else\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Federal prosecutor who filed AI-hallucinations \u2014 and then made misleading statements about how they got there \u2014 resigned rather than force a judge to decide whether his entire office should share the sanctions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DOJ Argues Biglaw Cowardice Proves Its Orders Are Legal:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/03\/dojs-defense-of-trumps-biglaw-executive-orders-look-how-many-firms-we-scared-into-compliance\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">After briefly pretending it would stop defending Trump\u2019s Biglaw executive orders, DOJ is back in appellate court and arguing that the orders are legal because so many other law firms did NOT challenge the orders<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ninth Circuit Judges Beg Colleague To Act Like A Grown-Up:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/03\/we-are-better-than-this-say-ninth-circuit-judges-despite-all-evidence-to-the-contrary\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Judge Lawrence VanDyke opted for crude trolling in a trans discrimination dissent, prompting colleagues to issue judicial plea for the unqualified judge to display basic professionalism<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sidley Joins The \u2018Partner, But Not Like That\u2019 Club:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/03\/top-biglaw-firm-debuts-nonequity-partnership-tier-moving-goalposts-just-a-bit-further\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Another firm adopts an income partner tier, as old guard attorneys continue building moats around their equity<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Law Student\u2019s \u2018End Political Violence\u2019 Flyers Earn Discipline\u2026 Earning Law School A Legal Threat:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/03\/law-school-student-disciplined-over-charlie-kirk-flyers-calls-it-a-free-speech-violation\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">A Campbell Law student put up Charlie Kirk flyers with the message \u201cEnd Political Violence,\u201d and the school pulled them down with a warning. Now they\u2019ve got some explaining to do before ending up in court<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UNM Law Hits The Scholarship Jackpot:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/03\/multimillion-dollar-donation-will-let-law-school-offer-more-students-full-rides\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">A $4.5 million donation from alumni Eric and Dana Marie Knapp will fund full-ride scholarships for ten UNM law students over 30 years, up from one every three years<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DLA Piper Makes A Verein Important Decision:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/03\/global-biglaw-shakeup-top-firm-eyes-unified-profit-pool\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The massive law firm is ditching its Swiss verein structure in favor of a unified profit pool<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/03\/ai-costs-human-lawyer-his-job-just-not-the-way-the-tech-people-expected-see-generally\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">AI Costs Human Lawyer His Job\u2026 Just Not The Way The Tech People Expected \u2014 See Generally<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>AI-Brained AUSA Falls On His Sword\u2026 I Wonder If That Was Also ChatGPT\u2019s Advice:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/03\/doj-attorney-throws-himself-under-the-bus-rather-than-dragging-down-everyone-else\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Federal prosecutor who filed AI-hallucinations \u2014 and then made misleading statements about how they got there \u2014 resigned rather than force a judge to decide whether his entire office should share the sanctions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DOJ Argues Biglaw Cowardice Proves Its Orders Are Legal:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/03\/dojs-defense-of-trumps-biglaw-executive-orders-look-how-many-firms-we-scared-into-compliance\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">After briefly pretending it would stop defending Trump\u2019s Biglaw executive orders, DOJ is back in appellate court and arguing that the orders are legal because so many other law firms did NOT challenge the orders<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ninth Circuit Judges Beg Colleague To Act Like A Grown-Up:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/03\/we-are-better-than-this-say-ninth-circuit-judges-despite-all-evidence-to-the-contrary\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Judge Lawrence VanDyke opted for crude trolling in a trans discrimination dissent, prompting colleagues to issue judicial plea for the unqualified judge to display basic professionalism<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sidley Joins The \u2018Partner, But Not Like That\u2019 Club:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/03\/top-biglaw-firm-debuts-nonequity-partnership-tier-moving-goalposts-just-a-bit-further\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Another firm adopts an income partner tier, as old guard attorneys continue building moats around their equity<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Law Student\u2019s \u2018End Political Violence\u2019 Flyers Earn Discipline\u2026 Earning Law School A Legal Threat:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/03\/law-school-student-disciplined-over-charlie-kirk-flyers-calls-it-a-free-speech-violation\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">A Campbell Law student put up Charlie Kirk flyers with the message \u201cEnd Political Violence,\u201d and the school pulled them down with a warning. Now they\u2019ve got some explaining to do before ending up in court<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UNM Law Hits The Scholarship Jackpot:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/03\/multimillion-dollar-donation-will-let-law-school-offer-more-students-full-rides\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">A $4.5 million donation from alumni Eric and Dana Marie Knapp will fund full-ride scholarships for ten UNM law students over 30 years, up from one every three years<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DLA Piper Makes A Verein Important Decision:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/03\/global-biglaw-shakeup-top-firm-eyes-unified-profit-pool\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The massive law firm is ditching its Swiss verein structure in favor of a unified profit pool<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AI-Brained AUSA Falls On His Sword\u2026 I Wonder If That Was Also ChatGPT\u2019s Advice: Federal prosecutor who filed AI-hallucinations \u2014 and then made misleading statements about how they got there \u2014 resigned rather than force a judge to decide whether his entire office should share the sanctions. 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