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The Week in Data May 7: A Look at Legal Industry Trends by the Numbers

Wed, 2025-05-07 17:14

Catch up on data and insights from across the Law.com Newsroom, including the 2025 Go to Law Schools: Big Law report.

       

Reducing Costs With AI

Wed, 2025-05-07 16:55

Join the webcast to explore how legal professionals can deploy AI confidently and effectively and increase operational efficiency—without compromising service or data integrity.

       

State's Guide to Evidence Includes Recent Updates From Key Appellate Rulings

Wed, 2025-05-07 16:27

The 2025 edition of the guide incorporates opinions from the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court and Appeals Court, along with a number of additional appellate court decisions that did not appear in prior editions.

       

J&J Renews Bid to Remove Beasley Allen From Talc Leadership

Wed, 2025-05-07 16:23

In an April 16 motion, Johnson & Johnson cited 'serious ethical lapses' that justified removing Beasley Allen from the talc plaintiffs' steering committee. Beasley Allen denied the accusations on Tuesday.

       

'Laying the Groundwork': Conservative Litigation Boutiques Reshape US Case Law

Wed, 2025-05-07 15:58

"The conservative legal movement has emerged as a formidable force in modern-day American jurisprudence," said John Deaton, a U.S. Marine veteran and trial attorney. "The movement's success is evident in high-profile cases that have redefined legal precedents."

       

Société Générale Seeks Damages From Clifford Chance in Long-Running $483M Gold Dispute

Wed, 2025-05-07 15:56

The French banking giant has filed a claim worth more than £100 million.

       

University of Chicago Law School Selects Professor as New Dean

Wed, 2025-05-07 14:59

Professor Adam Chilton has been appointed the next dean of the University of Chicago Law School, effective July 1.  

       

Healthy Billing Rate Hikes Aren't Just for the Am Law 50

Wed, 2025-05-07 14:51

According to Am Law data, firms expecting to increase rates by 7% to 9% this year are almost evenly split between the First Hundred and Second Hundred.

       

Jacksonville Law Celebrates Inaugural Grads, Wilmington Law Wraps Second Year

Wed, 2025-05-07 14:48

Two law schools are in different phases of growth after being provisionally approved by the American Bar Association, and a third school may soon be submitting an application to the ABA.

       

Invitee or Trespasser? Court of Appeals Mulls Deadly MARTA Guardrail Case

Wed, 2025-05-07 11:29

The Georgia Court of Appeals could soon decide whether an invitee automatically becomes a trespasser by contravening rules ascribed to a landowner's property.

       

How I Made Partner: 'Work Hard. Never Stop Learning. Make Connections,' Says Nick Hoover of Hogan Lovells

Wed, 2025-05-07 10:59

"Work hard. Never stop learning. Make connections. Know your audience. Be practical. Find your niche."

       

Colgate's 'Kids' Toothpaste Encourages Unsafe Consumption of Fluoride, Lawsuit Claims

Wed, 2025-05-07 10:48
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Paul Weiss Partner Jeh Johnson Plans Exit

Wed, 2025-05-07 10:08

The announcement comes less than two months after Paul Weiss struck a deal with President Donald Trump to rescind an executive order against the firm.

       

'President Trump's Lawyers'? Who Exactly Is the Justice Department's Client?

Wed, 2025-05-07 00:08

Top DOJ officials have referred to the department as lawyers for President Donald Trump. But experts say that is an incorrect conception of the Justice Department's mission.

       

Trump Taps Four Judicial Picks for Missouri Courts

Tue, 2025-05-06 23:22

The judicial nominees include alums from Thompson Coburn and Armstrong Teasdale.

       

Zuckerberg's Internal Emails May Doom Meta's Bench Trial Defense, Experts Say

Tue, 2025-05-06 22:36

"The FTC's case has gained momentum, and it now has a better than 50-50 chance of winning," Susman Godfrey partner Barry Barnett said of the Federal Trade Commission's antitrust bench trial claims against Meta Platforms Inc.

       

California's Bar Exam Debacle Carries High Price Tag

Tue, 2025-05-06 21:22

At a legislative hearing Tuesday, state bar leaders offered bits of new information about what went wrong with the February exam and what it will cost to make sure those problems don't recur in July.

       

Florida Supreme Court Permanently Disbars Miami Attorney

Tue, 2025-05-06 20:01

The Florida Supreme Court permanently disbarred the litigator on Tuesday and ordered him to reimburse the Florida Bar for costs exceeding $25,000.

       

DOJ, FTC Push Agencies to Identify, Rescind Anticompetitive Regulations

Tue, 2025-05-06 18:44

“Anticompetitive federal regulations harm ordinary Americans in many ways, wrote the leaders of the Federal Trade Commission and the Justice Department's Antitrust Divsion. "They lead to higher prices, lower quality goods and services, less innovation, and fewer opportunities to earn a living,"

       

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