Trump asks court to allow firing of watchdog agency official

Share The Trump administration on Sunday asked the Supreme Court to block an order by a federal judge in Washington, D.C., that would require the president to temporarily reinstate the head of an independent agency tasked with protecting federal employees, and in particular whistleblowers, from retaliation. The order by U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson, […]

Calls to lawyer wellbeing charity at all-time high

Over one third mentioned stress and anxiety, says LawCare The number of legal professionals reaching out to the mental health charity LawCare surpassed 1,000 in 2024, marking the charity’s busiest year since its formation 25 years ago. LawCare released their annual impact report this week, with stats showing that the number of legal professionals contacting […]

Monday morning round-up

The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend Drug dealer allowed to stay in Britain after promising to only smoke cannabis [The Telegraph] (£) Voices that oppose the assisted dying bill aren’t ‘noise’. They are vital scrutiny [The Guardian] Litigation funding in the dock as crunch UK judgments loom [Financial Times] […]

Linklaters gives AI exam on English law

Results on the up, but human supervision still required Linklaters has set an exam on English law for a series of AI models in order to assess their accuracy. ‘The LinksAI English law benchmark’ asks a series of 50 questions from 10 different legal practice areas, rating each response and allocating a score. The AI […]

Massive Law Firm Gets Caught Hallucinating Cases

Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! Lawyers from which major law firm — ranked 42nd by headcount — is facing possible sanctions for using fake cases (eight out of the nine cases cited were nonexistent) hallucinated by an AI platform in a court filing? Hint: The attorneys involved have […]

They Should Have Spent More On The DOGE Site — See Also

Spendthrift Habits Mean Shoddy Security: Get a load of what passes as a government site nowadays. He’s Just Staring There, Menacingly: Someone noticed Trump’s mug shot outside the Oval Office. Rather Resign Than Fall In Line: Sometimes doing the right thing costs you your job. They Can’t Keep Getting Away With This: LSU scores another […]

Conquering Conferences: Personalization In Your Follow-Ups

Getty Images Ed note: This is the second in a series. Read the first installment here. Just as a skilled chef understands that each dish requires a unique blend of spices, effective networking follow-ups demand a personalized touch. A generic, cookie-cutter email can leave your connections feeling underwhelmed, much like a bland dish. Instead, aim to […]