In an industry where every square foot and every second count, paper records are more than a legacy. They are a liability. While many law firms continue to manage sprawling records rooms and offsite storage contracts, a growing number are discovering measurable value, both fiscal and strategic, by embracing smarter digitization strategies.

       

Lawmakers sent letters on Wednesday to Paul Weiss, Kirkland and Skadden, pressing the firms for details about the pro bono services they are providing to "Trump's pet causes."

       

The adage "attitude is everything" rang true for a pair of Poole Huffman litigators in obtaining a compensatory damages award.

       

Some on the bench are already employing gen AI to help draft routine orders, but even as specialized tools become available, judges remain cautious about just how far the tech's uses extend.

       

"The message from Silicon Valley and Wall Street is unmistakable: at this scale, infringement liability isn't so much an existential threat as a line item," Aaron Moss, a partner at Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp, wrote in his Copyright Lately blog.

       

"During your initial 10 years, do as much as you can to reach out to anyone you can to gain real world experience—don't just sit in your office and expect opportunities to come your way. For example, as a litigator, I had opportunities to take depositions, try cases in a first- or second-chair role, and argue appellate cases during my first 10 years. Seek out these opportunities; partners value associates who are both competent and demonstrate they want to take on more responsibility with clients."

       

       

"Going down the street and getting a 10% or even a 5% bump in compensation, or more autonomy in how they manage their practice, is going to go a long way in making the lateral market more frothy," noted Greg Hamman of Decipher.

       

LSU appointed Caprice Roberts to succeed Alena Allen, whose last day as dean was Sept. 19 following a settlement she reached with the school on Sept. 12 after being asked to step down last month.        

The U.S. Supreme Court took a major step Monday toward realizing the conservative vision of eliminating independent agencies.

       

Monday's ruling by Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Carolyn Kuhl allowed 10 of the 11 plaintiffs' experts on general causation to testify at trials.

       

The law school has been out of compliance with the American Bar Association's required minimum ultimate bar passage rates since 2020.

       

Amazon filed its lawsuit a few days after the Teamsters asked newly empowered New York officials to investigate the e-commerce giant's firing of a Staten Island warehouse worker.

       

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"Companies that are not initially competitors may become competitors as product and service lines change and markets evolve," Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison cautioned in a client note.

       

D.C. Circuit Judge Robert Wilkins seemed skeptical of the government's argument that employees contesting their terminations must to do so on a case-by-case basis before the Merit Systems Protection Board.

       

The changes would revert to 2017 rules, casting aside changes adopted during the Biden administration.

       

Legal observers expect other major companies to copy Exxon, lured by the opportunity to move a portion of their shareholder bases that rarely vote on proxy matters solidly into management's corner.

       

In an interview, S&C leaders said that, while the firm doesn't make hasty changes due to market conditions, the reality is that the landscape has changed.

       

Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing also gave a $10,000 salary raise to second-year associates.