The planning for summer jobs—not just this coming summer, but the one after 2L year, which potentially leads to an offer of post-graduate employment—has begun in earnest, bringing with it a pressure to “network that makes me cringe at the very word.

Microsoft has completed work on the artificial intelligence powering the Legal Navigator, which could change the way that people with limited resources gain access to legal aid.

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The former head of the SEC's whistleblower team has some thoughts on the Trump-era commission's move to restrict awards. Plus: we've got the back story on how a Covington partner won, then lost, the ZTE compliance monitorship. Scroll down for Who Got the Work, moves and more. Thanks for reading!

The Senate Democrat from Rhode Island, writing to Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. and Court Clerk Scott Harris, decries "the court's practice of routinely accepting amicus curiae briefs from special interest groups that fail to disclose their donors."

Finding black associates whom Big Law has promoted to partner is like searching for a tropical bird in the dead of winter.

The Jacksonville law school has applied with the American Bar Association to become a nonprofit entity, a move that would enable it to affiliate with an established university.

In his Feb. 1 order, U.S. District Judge Jose Linares in New Jersey refused to dismiss most of the claims in the case, citing rulings in emissions cases involving other automakers.

The SEC said McFadden will provide daily oversight into representing the commission, its members and employees in litigation and will advise the commission and its divisions and offices on their legal responsibilities, personnel management and budget.

Blake Morant said he is most proud of his efforts in bringing professionalism training into more areas of the law school's curriculum.

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Law firms, already struggling with diversity among their new partner ranks, are likely to face even higher hurdles as the number of overall promotions falls nearly 30 percent since 2015.

Cresset Capital Management has tapped longtime partner at DLA Piper Bill Rudnick to be general counsel.

An ambitious group of law firms, clients and legal tech firms are developing a new language to measure value in the legal services market.

Rao, facing questions from senators, said she has matured since writing the controversial columns on multiculturalism and sexual assault at Yale.

Beginning next week, Larry Weiss will serve as vice president, general counsel and secretary at Analog Devices Inc., alongside the Norwood, Massachusetts-based company's chief legal officer.

Richard Merritt was supposed to turn himself in on Friday to begin serving a 15-year sentence.

Prosecutors are trying to block an indicted Russian company, represented by a team from Reed Smith, from prying into the government's recent civil settlement with Skadden over its advocacy for Ukraine.

A new law review article concludes that elite law schools are too generous in granting tenure. Meanwhile, Regent University has snagged the chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court for its next dean, and donors have been lining up to write checks to law schools.