Donald Trump has nothing but losses when it comes to defending his Executive Orders targeting Biglaw firms. A series of federal judges in different jurisdictions — and appointed by a variety of presidents, both Democratic and Republican — have determined the EOs violate the Constitution in an array of ways (specifically the First, Fifth, and […]
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. It is common to think that good lawyers stand out in a crowd. In fact, the sad truth is that most lawyers are a commodity item, and in order to stand out, we need to be different. My greatest revelation, as a result of […]
The enclosed report represents the culmination of a ten-month effort to provide summary statistics and corresponding analysis for the Supreme Court’s 2024 Term (October 2024 to June 2025), which we hope to replicate for future terms. It is intended to serve principally as an appendix for the SCOTUSblog Statpack with additional metrics related to oral arguments and […]
It’s no secret that lawyers who juggle too many documents face problems with inefficiency and increased risk of making mistakes. So why are so many lawyers still bogged down in documents when handling matters for clients? And why is anyone still using the find and replace function? We brought on Samuel Smolkin, the founder of […]
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to a new report from Fairfax Associates, compared to the first half of 2024, how much are law firm mergers up in 2025? Hint: The largest completed law firm merger of the year so far was the Herbert Smith Freehills acquisition of […]
The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available here. Every summer, before the justices leave town for the Supreme Court’s recess, they have one last impromptu conference to consider – and usually dispose of – all the cases relisted after their last […]
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I’m sitting in a Zoom room with a group of lawyers. We’re going around sharing our infomercials, or as some still call them, “elevator pitches.” This is your moment to talk about who you are, what you do, and why you’re different from every other lawyer in your space. After a few rounds, we get […]
While innovation has revolutionized many aspects of legal practice, intake has largely eluded the attention of developers. Instead, many law firms rely on disparate processes like email, forms, tasks, checklists, and phone calls, all handled by different departments or individuals. The result is an inefficient process that wastes valuable time and is prone to errors. […]
Every time a lawyer cites a fake case spit out by generative AI, an angel gets its wings. When the lawyers in Mata v. Avianca infamously earned a rebuke for citing an AI-imagined alternate history of the Montreal Convention, many of us assumed the high-profile embarrassment would mark the end of fake cases working their […]
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