(Photo by Curtis Means-Pool/Getty Images) Money isn’t easy to come by. With public meltdowns over the prices of eggs, the coming tariff price hikes and the like, increasing costs of living mean that folks are limiting their spending to the things that really matter. Like making sure that Luigi Mangione — innocent until proven guilty […]
When Professor Daniel Schwarcz talks about AI in law, it’s clear you’re hearing from someone deeply passionate and incredibly informed. A leading voice at the University of Minnesota Law School, Schwarcz bridges the academic and practical worlds of AI, insurance law, and legal technology. In a recent conversation, he shared his insights into the profound […]
There’s a lot of buzz surrounding AI legal assistants. Are they coming for your job? No. But they will streamline tedious elements of legal work and free up your time for strategy and counseling clients. In this new white paper, our friends at Thomson Reuters provide a detailed look at how legal AI assistants are […]
Referee Ron Torbert (Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images) Ron Torbert is no stranger to high-pressure situations. The Harvard Law grad was a Biglaw partner — of the equity variety — at Dykema Gossett, described as a “star” trial attorney by colleagues. As Dykema CEO Leonard Wolfe told Bloomberg Law, “Ron consistently demonstrated a level of […]
Share Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Monday morning read: Supreme Court Signals That Landmark Libel Ruling Is Secure (Adam Liptak, The New York Times) Supreme Court that Trump helped shape could have the last word on his aggressive executive orders (Mark […]
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* Return to office push taking a mental toll on lawyers. [Law.com] * Trump administration blocking federal funds set to build EV charging stations. Elon must not have been consulted on this one. [Law360] * Focus on immigration sapping DOJ resources from combatting terrorism. [Bloomberg Law News] * Facebook heads to appeals court to defend […]
LinkedIn post triggers strong reaction A paralegal’s advice against working in retail or hospitality for those seeking top graduate roles in law has sparked criticism from many legal professionals on LinkedIn. The law grad argues in a recent LinkedIn post that retail and hospitality work “doesn’t teach you the important transferable skills”, and that instead, […]
The Legal Cheek team contemplate using AI for law applications — listen now Following the news that the Bar Council have banned the use of ChatGPT, DeepSeek and similar tools in pupillage applications, we take a look at these tools and ask, how useful are they really? This week, Legal Cheek publisher Alex Aldridge and […]
Trainees salaries also up US outfit Willkie Farr & Gallagher has boosted pay for its newly qualified lawyers in London, increasing to a bumper £175,000. This marks a 6% raise from the previous figure of £165,000, and places the firm joint fourth across the UK for NQ pay. Further down the ladder trainees have also […]
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