As firms continue to tweak comp systems, these changes can ensure less-productive partners don't increase pay without a corresponding increase in performance.

Baby boomers and Generation Z are adapting to gen AI differently when it comes to professional development and learning new skills, according to Thomson Reuters' 2025 Future of Professionals report.

The Supreme Court held, in a 6-3 vote, that a service providing universal broadband and other telecom services to poor and rural areas does not run afoul of a legal doctrine known as "nondelegation."

One proposal drew 30 times the votes of the other, though neither came close to gaining majority support.

In a 6-3 ruling, the court rejected a constitutional challenge to the structure of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, which recommends services, like cancer and diabetes screenings, that insurance companies must cover under the Affordable Care Act.

"You can be put in positions to fail. When that's happening, you'll make mistakes. You will. Mistakes that'll make it feel like the world is ending. It's difficult not to lay all of that at your own feet and feel like you're not 'cut out for it.' You have to remember that you are! You got here for a reason. Hold steady and hold your head up high. Move onto the next thing, string some wins together, and you'll be back on the track you want to be on in no time."

The Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, granted the Trump administration's request to partially stay nationwide injunctions of President Donald Trump's restrictions on birthright citizenship, finding that district judges lack the authority to issue such broad relief.

"What democracy and civil discourse are about are taking issues and discussing them," Kennedy said. "And this is what judges do, and this is why judges are of central importance.”

In this week's Legal Speak episode, we're kicking off a series where we get to know litigators outside the courtroom through their hobbies. With Texas Lawyer litigation reporter Laura Lorek at the helm, we're sharing inside feedback about what litigators love starting with Dallas-based commercial litigator Tom Walsh of Winston & Strawn.

Candidates already approved for OPT or H-1B status have a leg up, but still face a buyer's market for associate talent.

In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court's conservative majority said a Maryland school board's decision to deny opt-outs for religious students during such readings likely violates the First Amendment.

A Stanford University analysis shows that 17 licensed ABS entities in Arizona are clearly owned by entities that identify as litigation finance companies, venture capital firms, or private equity firms.

While the court concluded the record could support the inference that Baby Jogger's inaction was misleading, noting that the eight-year period of inactivity was "certainly stretching the limits," it declined to hold that the conduct was misleading as a matter of law.

A small but growing stream of employment suits tied to disputes over the Israel-Hamas war is reaching the nation's courts, driven by individuals whose expressions of support for one side or the other are being met with opposition from co-workers and supervisors. "It's important to set parameters and boundaries, so folks know what is and is not appropriate, what isn't or will not be tolerated," one employment lawyer said.

The Trump administration's deals with nine law firms to avoid or resolve an executive order have shaken up the legal industry's talent market.

The DOJ has until next week to file an appeal in Perkins Coie's executive order case, even as a judge has yet to rule in Susman Godfrey's case against the government.

"The reality is that Centrellis did not exist or lacked the ability to utilize the data in accordance with its objectives," the decision said.

While Senior Judge Theodore A. McKee stressed that his remarks should not be interpreted as political, he contended that any "candid discussion” of the rule of law could not overlook current events.

Experts in the Blickstein Group's “Legal Ops: Top Challenges and KPIs—and Leveraging Technology for Positive Impact webinar discussed how legal operations professionals are in challenging positions but can adapt to new demands and responsibilities.

The combined firm name will be McDermott Will & Schulte, with the merger closing by Aug. 1.