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Law School Applicant Boom to Benefit Lower Tier Schools

Fri, 2025-12-19 12:40

At least a half dozen law schools had their highest enrollment for the 2024-25 academic year in five years according to American Bar Association 509 reports.

       

5 Reasons Law Firms Keep Undervaluing Their Administrative Backbone and How to Fix It

Fri, 2025-12-19 12:05

The firms investing in administrative strategy — and in the people who embody it — continue to be the ones turning innovation into true competitive advantage.

       

The Lands: Brothers On—And Off—the Bench

Fri, 2025-12-19 05:59

Supreme Court of Georgia Justice Benjamin A. Land and U.S. District Judge Clay D. Land sit down with Legal Speak podcast co-host Cedra Mayfield to discuss what it's like being brothers in law.

       

Meet the Lands: Brothers In Law—Literally

Fri, 2025-12-19 05:59

Supreme Court of Georgia Justice Benjamin A. Land and U.S. District Judge Clay D. Land sit down with Legal Speak podcast co-host Cedra Mayfield to discuss what it's like being brothers in law.

       

A $2B Roundup Verdict and a Talc Award Approaching $1B: A Look Back at 2025's Biggest Mass Tort Trials

Fri, 2025-12-19 04:59

The first bellwether trials will take place in 2026 involving addiction claims against social media sites, like Instagram and TikTok, as well as allegations that the pesticide paraquat causes Parkinson's disease.

       

Unusual and Practical Places to Meet People with Client Potential

Thu, 2025-12-18 23:47

Lawyers are in the sales business, just like accountants, financial advisors and doctors. At one time, business walked through the door. Today, you need to raise your profile and be the first person they think of when they need a lawyer.

       

Coinbase Takes States to Court Over Prediction Market Regulation

Thu, 2025-12-18 23:41

“We're right on the law and the facts, Paul Grewal, the chief legal officer for Coinbase, said on social media. “And we will prove it. “

       

Three Mistrials to $48M Med-Mal Verdict: Attorneys Reflect on 'Nuclear' Outcome

Thu, 2025-12-18 23:03
In addition to avoiding a potential fourth mistrial, the plaintiffs' team had to grapple with the fact their client had multiple, unrelated cancer diagnoses, one of which ultimately killed him. However, Lloyd Bell said he stuck with the case because "the negligence was easy to understand at some level."

       

How I Made Practice Group Chair: 'Leadership Is About Service, Not Title,' Says Sunni Beville of Otterbourg

Thu, 2025-12-18 22:59

"Leadership is about service, not title. Approach it with curiosity, empathy, and a solutions-oriented mindset. Those qualities, combined with strong technical expertise, prepare you to step into a practice leadership role successfully."

       

Insurers Ask Court to Block $80.7 Million Verdict, Seeking New Trial

Thu, 2025-12-18 18:09

The insurers argued in their motion for a new trial that the jury's verdict "was against the clear weight of the evidence, was based upon false evidence, and will result in a miscarriage of justice."

       

North Korean Hackers Stole $2 Billion in Crypto in 2025, Chainalysis Finds

Thu, 2025-12-18 16:52

"This underscores that crypto theft is not merely a technological issue but a governance and risk-management problem that continues to outpace defensive controls," said Felix Shipkevich, a professor of law at Hofstra Law who teaches the business and policies of cryptocurrencies.

       

Attorney Fee Dispute Hinges on Client Agreement and Work Completed, Judge Says

Thu, 2025-12-18 13:59

"When an attorney leaves a firm, there are rules in our profession, where every client that I was representing should have had an opportunity to pick Ken Nugent or Eric Sterling," Sterling said during a hearing this week.

       

Admission to Top-Tier Law Schools More Competitive Than Ever

Thu, 2025-12-18 12:19

"This is looking to be a brutal year for applicants and admissions outcomes," because schools "have more high-quality applicants," and in the last several years "medians for both LSAT and GPA have risen at almost all schools," one expert said.

       

Cadwalader, Hogan Lovells Intend to Create $3.6B Merged Firm

Wed, 2025-12-17 23:28

Partner votes will be held in spring 2026, with the firms aiming to complete their combination and launch on July 1, 2026.

       

Judicial Panel Declines Coordination of Salesforce Data Breach Suits But Transfers TransUnion Cases

Wed, 2025-12-17 20:43

The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, on Tuesday, declined to create multidistrict litigation over Salesforce's data breach, but coordinated cases brought specifically against one of its clients, TransUnion.

       

SEC Alleges $48.5M Crypto-Mining Fraud by Philadelphia Man

Wed, 2025-12-17 17:38

“Chairman Atkins has signaled a laser-like focus on those who lie, cheat or steal—and this complaint alleges a trifecta where the defendant managed to do all three, said Jason Spitalnick, who previously served as enforcement counsel for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

       

Lawsuit Revives Uncertainty Over OSHA's Future

Wed, 2025-12-17 15:35

“Regardless of how this challenge unfolds, it has the potential to reshape the future of workplace safety regulation and test ... the outer limits of congressional delegation to administrative agencies, Morgan Lewis & Bockius attorneys wrote in a recent client alert.

       

There Are Limits to Congress's Investigatory Powers

Wed, 2025-12-17 14:53

Businesses across all sectors of the economy should be knowledgeable about how best to respond to a Congressional investigation, and ultimately, if the investigatory Committee is not satisfied with voluntary compliance efforts, the options available to them for objecting to a Congressional subpoena.

       

Big Law, Bitcoin and Conflicts: Dickinson Wright Hit With Malpractice Suit

Wed, 2025-12-17 14:22

The malpractice lawsuit arises from an underlying case in which Dickinson Wright was disqualified for alleged conflicts of interest.

       

Unanimous Panel Lets Trump's National Guard Deployment in D.C. Continue

Wed, 2025-12-17 12:57

The federal government showed that the D.C. Code likely gives the president—as the D.C. Guard's commander-in-chief—the power to mobilize the troops within the District of Columbia, stated the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.

       

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