"There's absolutely no shortage of work," said Alan Friel, of Squire Patton Boggs. "There's more a shortage of people who know what they're doing."

This week's Ahead of the Curve looks at new research on bar exam pass rates and how students whose grades improve over the course of law school tend to perform better on the licencing exam.

Business interruption, counterfeit mask allegations, and other COVID-related cases flagged by Law.com Radar.

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The shift from office work to working-from-home has triggered a massive transformation in Big Law. But after all the work that went into making the nearly overnight transition to full-time remote work during the pandemic, the question now is: which changes will last?

The abrupt shift to remote work caused an almost instant re-alignment of tech priorities that will reverberate across the market for years to come—and keep legal tech companies racing to keep up.

For court administrators, judges, litigators and their clients, the move to remote work was, in many ways, a massive headache. But the time- and cost-savings it brought with it are undeniable, which means virtual court will remain in session long after the pandemic.

"Lawyering From Your Living Room" is an ongoing project curating the best coverage from across our newsroom on how remote work has become a mainstay of the legal industry, profoundly and permanently changing how law firms, courts, corporate legal departments, law schools, bar examiners and legal tech companies do business.

It's fair to say that change comes slowly in the traditionally staid universe of legal education, where progress tends to be measured in increments. Not this year. And while online law school classes and bar exams may not have quite the staying power of remote work for attorneys and legal professionals, there are aspects of academia and its relationship to the rest of the legal industry that have likely been permanently altered.

In-house counsel had a rough year, as working from home made it nearly impossible to unplug from a ballooning workload. Still, corporate legal departments did benefit from some aspects of remote work and will play a key role in helping their companies permanently transform their operations to accommodate greater flexibility to continue working outside the traditional office.

Florida is among the first jurisdictions to release results from the February bar exam.

"Figure out what you are good at and hone those skills. Are you an evidence wizard? Are you organized? Are you good on your feet? Find those skills and apply them to make yourself indispensable to your partner."

Despite corporate clients wanting innovative and efficient outside counsel, limited tech acumen and lackluster tech pitches keeps many such firms from winning work.

The Silicon Valley chip giant got off on the wrong foot Monday in the second of three patent infringement trials brought by VLSI Technology and Irell & Manella.

"One, people will not pay attention," said Robert Mitchell, a partner with Mitchell & Sheahan on why remote jury trials won't work. "Two, the court will not have real control over the jury. And three, there is a certain majesty involved with being in the courthouse, and you can't repeat that by being in the kitchen."

The move comes despite a tough financial year for the litigation boutique in 2020.

Leaders of nearly two-thirds of the Am Law 100, plus 19 current and former general counsel, have signed a statement denouncing laws that make it more difficult to vote and "disenfranchise underrepresented groups."

This week's announcement marks the latest instance when the courts' efforts to resume normal activities were postponed due to a lack of progress on eradicating COVID-19.

A growing number of women lawyers are overseeing the Asia operations of global law firms. Their rise reflects the rise of China.

Lori W. Will, currently a partner in Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati's Wilmington office focusing on corporate, commercial and federal securities litigation, was tapped to replace McCormick as vice chancellor.