Incoming legal chief Jennifer Lankford and the rest of the C-suite are trying to win back customers and investors after a botched rebranding last year.

"First, focus on producing consistently strong work. That's non-negotiable. Second, prioritize clear and timely communication. Clients regularly comment on responsiveness, and it's one of the simplest ways to build trust. The stereotype that lawyers are slow or unclear exists for a reason, and associates who break that pattern stand out."

A former DLA Piper associate, who sued Biggs and DLA Piper in December on an anonymous basis, must now use her real name if she wants to proceed with the suit, a judge has ruled.

Geopolitical upheaval, corporate accountability, and the rise of AI are testing whether Big Law's top partners are worth their multimillion-dollar price tags, writes The Global Lawyer.

The administrative order preserves mail access to the abortion drug while the full U.S. Supreme Court considers the pill maker's emergency appeal.

Thomson Reuters America Corp. was hit with a class action Thursday that accused it of breaching a Michigan state privacy law by publicly displaying five sequential digits of individuals' Social Security numbers on its CLEAR and Westlaw PeopleMap platforms.

Under Justice Samuel Alito Jr.'s "updated" framework, the test for proving voter dilution under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act is "nearly insuperable," Justice Elena Kagan wrote in dissent.

Depicting one's adversaries as wealthy and demanding outsiders seems to have paid off in this case. The jury awarded $16 million after hearing the owner of the warehouse described as a large and "arrogant" company that was unwilling to abide by New Jersey land use laws. During closing arguments in the 12-week trial, jurors heard a repeat of testimony from an officer of the warehouse company, who said, "it's our land and we can do what we want."

Microsoft's unveiling of its Legal Agent comes as the legal tech industry is still reeling from Anthropic's recent launch of its Claude legal plugin.

The Supreme Court of Tennessee at Nashville received hundreds of comments regarding how to increase access to legal representation by examining how the state is regulating the profession.

The legal industry is at a real crossroads when it comes to effectively implementing gen AI tools into practice.

U.S. District Judge Algenon Marbley stood by his initial certification decision, finding that the Sixth Circuit remanded the case back to him to analyze the investors' damages methodology, not to further consider their presumption of reliance arguments.

Organic milk companies claim they're subsidizing non-organic producers without due process.

David Eisman is coming aboard as OnlyFans adapts to the death of its owner in March and as it prepares to sell a minority ownership stake to a San Francisco investment firm.

"Don't be afraid. Take opportunities to learn new things. And make sure you have a strong team around you. If you want to maintain your practice while taking on management responsibility, you need good people supporting you. That's essential."

The suits allege that the companies ratchet up marketing during periods when bettors are less likely to be clear-headed—late at night, for instance, or right after they've suffered a big loss.

“What has happened with the pardon under this administration, it's just shocking, said former U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Judge Thomas Griffith, who was appointed to the bench in 2005 by then-President George W. Bush.

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A Chambers survey found that there appears to be a disconnect between law firms that counsel clients on their AI technology use and internal firm use of these newer technologies.

In this Legal Speak episode, co-host Cedra Mayfield interviews Zulkie Partners Managing Principal Susie Shin live from the General Counsel Conference Midwest 2026 in Chicago.

Nebraska College of Law is closing its immigration clinic due to staffing restraints.