LexisNexis research A significant portion of lawyers believe that their firms are too slow in taking up AI and new tech, with less than one in five believing their outfit is fast or very fast. The new research is part of LexisNexis’ ‘Innovating the client experience’ research, which surveyed 800+ legal professionals in the UK. […]
(Image via Getty) Not too long ago, stating that America was a rule of law country would have been as obvious as saying that Phil Collins didn’t have to go that hard on the Tarzan soundtrack — some things are just obviously true. Things are different now. Before you get nervous, I want you to […]
Brian Freedman Volunteers His Thoughts On Ryan Reynolds Joke: Not only did no one ask, a judge told him to stop talking! There Goes The SEC’s Westlaw Access!: Sorry it makes your job harder, but they haven’t been “Trump friendly.” Will Work For Employment: Rough job market for lawyers in DC. In Other Employment News, […]
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. [It’s] certainly not a deal-breaker. Sometimes there are really good reasons for those moves, so it’s really case-by-case. As long as we understand the story — what is the story behind the move? That’s really what’s important to me, whether it’s a lateral lawyer, […]
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! The Department of Justice recently indicated they would ask the Supreme Court to overturn what 1935 precedent? Hint: The case established the ability of Congress to limit a president’s authority to remove a commissioner of an independent agency to instances of “inefficiency, neglect […]
(Image via Getty) With the current shift in the legal market and new executive orders, if you’re one of the 44,000-plus federal government lawyers, you might be deeply apprehensive about transitioning to the private sector. As a legal resume writer and legal career expert, my column at Above the Law over the past four years […]
Get used to books, SEC! The new administration has made it clear that they don’t have much interest in enforcing the nation’s securities laws. Except maybe as an avenue to accuse companies of dishonoring shareholders by promoting ESG initiatives. The point is, Trump has a meme coin to sell and a media company stock to […]
The news has been dominated by the reckless and cruel moves of the fledgling Trump II administration. The policy devastation left in their wake will likely last decades, but there is also a more personal toll, with thousands of federal employees suddenly out of work. And a bunch of them are lawyers. Already former federal […]
The executive orders from President Donald Trump over the past few weeks have been fast and furious, and, for those of us in the reproductive space, sometimes terrifying. (Is birthright citizenship under the Fourteenth Amendment really on its way out?) Still, yesterday’s executive order promising an expansion of access to IVF protection is … cautiously […]
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