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Smith v. Time: One Lawyer's Story of Reclaiming 20 Hours a Week with AI

Wed, 2025-04-30 15:54

In a recent law.com podcast, solo criminal-defense attorney David Grisham highlights the time-saving benefits and ethical necessity of AI.

       

Supreme Court Appears Open to Allowing Religious Public Charter Schools

Wed, 2025-04-30 15:39

Excluding religious schools from public charter school systems seems to be "rank discrimination," Justice Brett Kavanaugh said during Wednesday's hearing in a case that could affect the laws in 47 states and a federal program.

       

Sidley Again Poaches From Latham as Unprecedented London Partner Raid Continues

Wed, 2025-04-30 15:37

The firm's hiring of 10 Latham partners, in addition to a number of associates, over the last nine months signals its ambitions in London.

       

Daily Report Set to Present 2025 Southeastern Legal Awards

Wed, 2025-04-30 15:27

The Daily Report and Law.com will recognize all the 2025 winners and finalists for the Southeastern Legal Awards during an awards presentation on Thursday, May 1.

       

Firing of Male Pilot for Wearing Earring Lands Republic Airways in Seventh Circuit Fight

Wed, 2025-04-30 14:48

The spat has thrown the spotlight on employee-attire policies that treat men or women differently.

       

State Bar Defends AI Use on Bar Exam, Asks Calif. Supreme Court to Lower Passing Score

Wed, 2025-04-30 14:29

In a late-night filing with the state's high court on Tuesday, the California bar did not explain why its test-writing vendor did not submit all 200 questions on the February bar exam or why it turned to AI to develop others.

       

Legal Speak at GC Midwest 2025: John Meyer, GC and Chief Privacy Officer, Zeem Solutions

Wed, 2025-04-30 13:59

In this Legal Speak episode, host Patrick Smith interviews John Meyer, GC and chief privacy officer at Zeem Solutions.

       

Legal Speak at GC Midwest 2025: Carolyn Burbrink, Director Volume Mobility Safety & Insurance Litigation at Uber

Wed, 2025-04-30 13:55

In this Legal Speak episode, host Patrick Smith interviews Carolyn Burbrink, director of volume mobility safety and insurance litigation at Uber.

       

AI as an Ethically Mandated Strategic Advantage

Wed, 2025-04-30 11:42

David Smith, a solo practitioner with a criminal defense practice in Texas, talks about how he has saved time and clients with AI.

       

How I Made Partner: 'Take Ownership of Your Professional Growth,' Says Agustina Berro of Glenn Agre Bergman & Fuentes

Wed, 2025-04-30 10:59

"Producing excellent legal work is table stakes when it comes to making partner. You also need to actively demonstrate that you are ready for this next step. Seek out the tough assignments, build relationships across the firm, and take ownership of your professional growth."

       

SEC Ends Stablecoin Investigation into PayPal 'Without Enforcement Action'

Wed, 2025-04-30 10:44

"In February 2025, the SEC communicated it was closing this inquiry without enforcement action," PayPal Holdings Inc. disclosed Tuesday in its Form 10-Q.

       

LL Bean Voluntarily Dismisses 'Boat and Tote' Trademark Claim

Wed, 2025-04-30 10:00

LL Bean voluntarily dropped its trademark suit against a promotional merchandiser for infringing on its "Boat and Tote" canvas bags design less than a month after filing the complaint.

       

Amazon Teams Up With IP Owners to Sue Infringers

Wed, 2025-04-30 00:41

In a little-publicized but powerful campaign, Amazon has been teaming up with intellectual property owners to take counterfeiters to court—often footing the legal bill itself. The lawsuits have targeted a wide range of counterfeit goods, from unauthorized copies of the now-ubiquitous “Stanley cup to unlicensed replicas of the WWE heavyweight champion belt.

       

The 2025 Go-To Law Schools: Big Law—All Schools Data

Tue, 2025-04-29 21:02

See hiring stats for every law school that sent a 2024 graduate to one of the largest 500 firms.

       

The 2025 Go-To Law Schools: Big Law—Law Firm Data

Tue, 2025-04-29 21:01

Search our Go-To Law Schools data by school to see the firms where 2024 graduates found associate jobs.

       

The 2025 Go-To Law Schools: Big Law—Tuition

Tue, 2025-04-29 21:01

Here's a look at how much it costs to attend a law school that has a strong Big Law track record.

       

The 2025 Top 50 Go-To Law Schools: Big Law

Tue, 2025-04-29 21:01

These law schools sent the highest percentage of 2024 graduates to associate jobs at the largest 100 law firms.

       

Free Market Free-For-All? How the Decline of OCI Broadened Big Law's Recruitment Pool—and Added Anxiety

Tue, 2025-04-29 21:00

Top-ranked law schools sent the most students to top-performing law firms in profits per lawyer, but firms ranked outside the top 50 by U.S. News sent nearly twice as many students to those most profitable firms in 2024 as they did in 2020.

       

Go-To Law Schools Rankings: Seismic Shifts Amid Data Expansion

Tue, 2025-04-29 21:00

For the survey's 20th anniversary, Law.com expanded the survey to include the full NLJ 500, instead of only the top 100 largest firms from the NJL survey, in order to get a more complete picture of the data.

       

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