A new study from LexisNexis confirms what many have suspected: in-house counsel are increasingly relying on GenAI tools and large language models (LLMs). And that use? It’s probably the lowest it will ever be. That’s something outside counsel need to be thinking long and hard about. The study, titled The Total Economic Impact™ of Lexis+ […]
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Tuesday morning read: HHS carries out mass firings across health agencies after Supreme Court decision (Rene Marsh, Meg Tirrell, and Tami Luhby, CNN) What to Make of the Justice Department’s Denaturalization Initiative (Eric Columbus, Lawfare) DOJ […]
Texas recently became the third state in two years, following Louisiana and Arkansas, to pass a law requiring Ten Commandments displays in public school classrooms. Soon after — like the other states that had passed such a law — it was sued over this policy. Like the complaints filed already in Louisiana and Arkansas, the […]
Scammers use firm branding and staff photos The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has issued a warning after fake job advertisements were found circulating on Facebook using the name and branding of City law firm CMS. The scam involves individuals working under the names “Sarah Erwin” and “Patti Britton” who falsely claim to recruit for CMS. […]
This Former Legal Secretary’s “I Quit!” Is Still Worth Talking About: If you bring your home life to work, your secretary might tell your spouse you were cheating! Kirkland Questionnaire Perks Up Ears: Is this a sign of attendance policy consequences to come? Hey Man, Sorry Would Have Sufficed!: Apologizing for lazy AI citations should […]
Harvard isn’t the only school worried that the Trump administration will screw over their funding. Public schools get their fair share of funding from the government too — at least they should. On Monday, several states filed suit to challenge the Trump administration’s decision to withhold $6.8B worth of Congressionally approved funding meant for K-12 […]
Big changes rarely happen quickly at Biglaw firms. Even before the rank-and-file associates catch wind of anything, there’s usually much discussion and analysis going on at the management level. So when the world’s richest law firm, Kirkland & Ellis, made a change to standard review assessments, it got tongues wagging. Kirkland recently sent out their […]
This week, Slate is featuring ruminations on the nature of revenge. And as our country is increasingly run by the petty grievances of a powerful man, it feels particularly relevant. Perusing the content, I was struck by one particular tale of Biglaw revenge. Alison Green of Ask a Manager has been giving out workplace advice […]
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to data collected by Am Law, which Biglaw firm hired the most lateral partners from a single firm in the first six months of the year? Hint: This firm picked up 17 partners (and 54 lawyers total) for their Paris office. See […]
The Supreme Court on Monday granted the Trump administration’s request to temporarily pause an order by a federal judge in Massachusetts that would require the Department of Education to reinstate nearly 1,400 employees who were fired earlier this year as part of the department’s efforts to reduce the size of its workforce. In a brief […]
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