He died Jan. 20 at age 76.

       

Dechert claims that former senior project attorney Kathleen Fay, who had been hired on a temporary basis, was erroneously paid more than $132,000 after her temporary work was revoked and that she has thus far failed to reimburse the firm.

       

The firm faces a malpractice suit after it delegated a case to a lawyer with less than two years' experience—allegedly contrary to promises the firm principal would take an active role.

       

Law professor James Cooper and tech industry analyst Kashyap Kompella say AI can enable access to justice and present both opportunities and roadblocks in the legal profession.

       

"This marks the end of a chapter that's been filled with unforgettable experiences and immense personal growth," Eve Konstan wrote on LinkedIn.

       

Some law firm leaders say they're gaining “credibility in a market that is helping them go deeper with clients and propel record performances.

       

Some partners last year "doubled their book of business, and not just from $20 to $40 million, but $60 to $120 million," noted Blane Prescott. "More firms are struggling with: what should the top be?”

       

The requirements remain in place, Diversity Lab's founder and CEO said, amid other recent changes to the site's language on DEI.

       

A Western States Petroleum Association executive accused the bill's author of trying to score political points in the wake of the Los Angeles wildfires.

       

A lawsuit filed in Northern California alleges Nubela and its U.S.-based subsidiary, Proxycurl, create fake accounts faster than LinkedIn can block them and unlawfully scrape data from millions of LinkedIn profiles that is then sold to third parties.

       

By one estimate, millennials are set to make up 70% of the workforce this year. They're inevitably going to be a significant part of any jury pool. Here are some tips for tailoring your presentation to appeal to them.

       

The defense made a $600,000 offer of judgment, which was turned down, the plaintiff's attorney said. However, he added that the plaintiff would have considered an offer of $2 million.

       

In Doe v. SSM Health Care Corporation, John Doe brought the putative class action against SSM Health Corp. in a Missouri state court, claiming SSM shared private health information with third-party marketing services in violation of Missouri law.        

As law firms and in-house teams embrace new technologies, poor planning risks additional expenses and headaches down the road.

       

An attorney licensed to practice in California and Massachusetts and admitted to practice at the U.S. Supreme Court is not being allowed to take the Texas bar examination.

       

Regulations on most of Big Tech's operations are expected to ease under Trump, paving the way for more deals in AI, crypto and space tech.

       

The Nevada Supreme Court ruled on Monday that an Uber-funded ballot initiative designed to cap contingency fees in all civil cases at 20% was "misleading and confusing."

       

"If you come in showing any sign of ego, poor communication or weak relationship-building skills, you're not getting the job," said John Gilmore, managing partner of the legal search firm BarkerGilmore.

       

Public defenders argued that the federal court had overestimated Dionisio Figueroa's benefit from the scheme to impose a higher sentence. The Second Circuit disagreed.

       

"Gary Gensler's attempt to prevent discovery in his SEC's regulation by enforcement regime has failed for now in the SEC v. Kraken case," Brian Klein, a partner at Waymaker in Los Angeles who represents Kraken, said in a statement.