Managing client funds is one of the most critical responsibilities a law firm faces. Mismanaging trust accounts can lead to ethics violations, financial penalties, or even disbarment. That’s why a thorough understanding of trust accounting and the implementation of three-way reconciliation practices are non-negotiable. In this post, we’ll walk through the essential three-way reconciliation process […]
It’s pretty hot out this summer, and Biglaw firms think they’ve got the perfect solution for beating the heat: by announcing mandatory office attendance policies. Which firm is the latest to invite attorneys to enjoy their supercool office air conditioning four days a week? It’s Covington & Burling. The firm — which brought in $1,747,129,000 […]
ScotusCrim is a recurring series by Rory Little focusing on intersections between the Supreme Court and criminal law. Welcome to the initial biweekly “ScotusCrim” column for SCOTUSblog, which we hope will help fill a gap in Supreme Court coverage. During most terms, public attention focuses on grand social-issue decisions (like this term’s United States v. […]
* Musk demanded his Grok AI be less liberal and it started calling itself MechaHitler. Reminder, Elon is suing Media Matters for suggesting that X can put Nazi content next to advertiser spots. [Guardian] * Both Goodwin and Eckert Seamans suffered data breaches this spring. [American Lawyer] * Eighth Circuit rules that your cable company […]
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Ho Chi Minh City (or “Saigon” as many of the locals still call it) has its own rhythms. Walkable in a way that doesn’t exist stateside, an American can stroll for hours in the oppressive afternoon heat. One might make it only two or three blocks at a time, drawn in to a local bar […]
Your criminal law module could soon be out of date The right to a trial by jury — long seen as a central part of justice in England and Wales — could be curtailed under bold new plans to save the criminal justice system from collapse. Former senior judge Sir Brian Leveson was asked by […]
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Wednesday morning read: Climate Activists Use Supreme Court’s Samuel Alito’s Words to Boost Lawsuit (Jenna Sundel, Newsweek) The Supreme Court Says the President Can Fire People (The Editorial Board, The Wall Street Journal) The Inscrutable Supreme […]
(Photo by ChatGPT) No one ever took DoNotPay up on its offer to pay $1 million to anyone willing to use their AI system to argue a Supreme Court case. It was a wild swing from a company that couldn’t even successfully get their system into traffic court. But we always appreciated the gumption. The […]
(Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images) Given Mike “MyPillow” Lindell’s history of claims about the 2020 election, it’s a fair question whether turning his legal filings over to generative AI might actually reduce the hallucinatory nonsense. Alas, the court did not engage in that comparative analysis and slapped Rule 11 fines on two of […]
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