“The current political and economic climate has made law school increasingly attractive for a wide range of applicants," an admissions officer reported to Kaplan.

       

"Organisations ... need to appreciate that even if the ransom is paid, it doesn't necessarily mean that the data will be released back to them," Walker Morris wrote in a note to clients.

       

The firm historically stood out for large classes of new partners, though some left Kirkland within a span of one to two years after getting promoted.

       

Data shows that U.S. law firms are continuing to rollback their DEI language but U.K. firms have seen an increase as visibility.

       

“What the court basically said is Anthropic, you know that people are trying to infringe copyrights when they use your product. That's why you've implemented some guardrails,' said Ray Seilie, an entertainment lawyer with Kinsella Holley Iser Kump Steinsapir in Los Angeles

       

“Whether Consilio's violative overtime policy is still in place remains in dispute. If Consilio's policy remains, Cohen's claim for civil penalties may still be viable. However, if Consilio's policy is no longer in place and it is absolutely clear' that its wrongful conduct will not recur, Cohen's [fair labor law] claim may in fact be moot, Eighth Circuit Judge Jane Kelly said.

       

The settlement was announced as a rise in litigation is expected against insurers for allegedly publishing directories with medical professionals who are either nonexistent, have incorrect contact information, or are not in-network.

       

This is the second time in the span of a year that Kline & Specter and Bosworth have lodged complaints against each other alleging the other party has violated their settlement agreement.

       

The order does not disturb the preliminary injunction issued against the law in November 2024, but it does vacate the court's June decision which found the law to be "plainly unconstitutional" and in violation of the U.S. Constitution's Establishment Clause.

       

U.S. District Judge Nancy Rosenstengel, of the Southern District of Illinois, ordered Aimee Wagstaff, of Wagstaff Law Firm, to appear Nov. 14 to explain a video conference she's planning with paraquat lawyers to discuss their options regarding a confidential settlement in the multidistrict litigation.

       

"My goal is that the on-screen population reflects the real-world population—and we're not there yet,” Geena Davis said.

       

Guess what it's back! WIPL is back and back where it started.

       

Lawyers of color made up 8% of appointments in plaintiffs' leadership positions in multidistrict litigation in 2024, down from 11% in 2023, according to Law.com's statistics.