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Amid AI Ramp-Up, Midlevels Still Want Better Laptops—And to Keep Their Jobs

Thu, 2025-09-04 10:01

Junior lawyers also report being increasingly concerned about being replaced by AI.

       

The 2025 Midlevel Associates Survey: The Rankings

Thu, 2025-09-04 09:59

There was a significant amount of year-over-year rankings movement, outside of the top three spots, our data shows.

       

Hack of Pa. AG Office Raises Concerns, But Attorneys Say The Work Continues

Thu, 2025-09-04 09:56
In a press release issued Friday, the Attorney General's Office confirmed publicly that "an outsider" had interrupted the office's computer network by “encrypting files in an effort to force the Office to make a payment to restore operations.        

'Stakes ... Could Not Be Higher': Trump Asks Supreme Court to Quickly Hear Appeal of Tariff Ruling

Thu, 2025-09-04 09:00

U.S. Solicitor General D. John Sauer is urging the justices to expedite an appeal of a bombshell lower court decision finding the president's sweeping tariff policy illegal.

       

How the Deal Got Done: Skadden and BSTR Holdings

Thu, 2025-09-04 08:59

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom recently advised BSTR Holdings Inc. in the launch of a new bitcoin standard treasury company through its merger with Cantor Equity Partners I Inc., a special purpose acquisition company sponsored by an affiliate of Cantor Fitzgerald. London partner Lorenzo Corte and New York partner Ryan Dzierniejko led the Skadden team. Corte offers this perspective on “How the Deal Got Done.

       

Scandals Erased, Editors Paid: How Big Law Firms Try to Control Their Wikipedia Pages

Thu, 2025-09-04 08:13

A deep analysis by Law.com shows how some law firms pay editors, flout the rules, whether consciously or not, and remove controversies to curate their image on one of the world's most popular websites.

       

'Very Persuasive': US Judge's Google Search Remedies Decision Tailored to DC Circuit Precedent, Litigators Say

Wed, 2025-09-03 20:18

"There is little room for a strong appellate argument," McCarter & English antitrust litigator Robin Crauthers said of U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta's decision requiring Google to implement behavioral changes for alleged anticompetitive conduct in the U.S. general search engine market.

       

Seattle Federal Judge Grants CoStar's Motion to Dismiss in Algorithmic Pricing Case

Wed, 2025-09-03 19:23

A Seattle federal judge last week granted CoStar Group's motion to dismiss a long-running suit that accused the real estate research firm of fixing hotel room prices through information-sharing, clinching the latest win for defendants in a wave of similar "algorithmic pricing" litigation.

       

Judge Rules in Harvard's Favor to Unfreeze Funding

Wed, 2025-09-03 18:18
All freezes and terminations of funding to Harvard made pursuant to the Freeze Orders and Termination Letters on or after April 14, 2025 are vacated and set aside, according to court records.        

Two Rights Make a Fight: Newsmax Files Antitrust Suit Against Fox

Wed, 2025-09-03 17:24

The news network is alleging that Fox is employing monopoly tactics that stifle competition, silence rivals, and inflate consumer costs. And one expert not involved in the litigation observed, "The timing of this lawsuit favors Newsmax in the Court of public opinion."

       

Spirit Airlines GC Has a Million Reasons to Stay Aboard Through Another Bankruptcy

Wed, 2025-09-03 16:02

Thomas Canfield was one of four Spirit executives who received a retention award Friday, the same day the company landed in bankruptcy court for the second time in 10 months.

       

Democrats Criticize 3rd Circuit Pick's Lack of Ties to Her State's Legal Community

Wed, 2025-09-03 15:44

“I would look forward, if this body were to confirm me, in joining the legal community specifically in Delaware," Jennifer Mascott said. "I would plan to have chambers in Wilmington, but right now, my practice has been as an academic and here in Washington, D.C., as a public servant.

       

'None Are Viable': Trump Media Secures Dismissal of All Counts in Stock Lockup Case

Wed, 2025-09-03 15:44

Vice Chancellor Lori W. Will granted dismissal of the case filed by United Atlantic Ventures, partially deferring the dispute to the jurisdiction of a Florida court.

       

Amid Record-Breaking Rate Increases, Are Midsize Firms Leaving Money on the Table?

Wed, 2025-09-03 15:37

The spread between rates at midsize and large law firms is only growing. Leaders at the former described a delicate balance between growth and the “tipping point at which clients no longer see the value proposition of a smaller firm.

       

'Every Minute for the Next 30 Years': Litigators Quintuple Rejected $1M Policy Limits Demand

Wed, 2025-09-03 15:14

Collaborating litigators with The Cochran Firm, The Dennis Law Firm and The Law Office of Rachel St. Fleur reveal how they convinced a Clayton County State Court jury to return a $5 million auto tort verdict after insurers rejected a $1 million policy limits demand.

       

Ex-GC of $75B Company Calls Her Firing Retaliation for Reporting Sexual Assaults, Raising Antitrust Concerns

Wed, 2025-09-03 14:00

In a lawsuit, Jessica Warren alleges TransDigm "engaged in a relentless pattern of retaliation in response to her “whistleblowing activity.

       

How I Made Partner: 'Be Responsive, Hardworking and Willing to Advance Client Issues,' Says Austin Harrison of Squire Patton Boggs

Wed, 2025-09-03 10:59

"A door will open that's entirely unexpected but often serves as the foundation for an enjoyable, lasting legal career. I would encourage the younger Austin to be responsive, hardworking, and willing to advance client issues across the firm."

       

DC Circuit Upholds Reinstatement of FTC Commissioner Fired by Trump, Cites 90-Year-Old Precedent

Wed, 2025-09-03 10:47
The divided panel said federal law prohibits the president from firing Federal Trade Commission members without cause. The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the the statutory for-cause removal protections for FTC members in its 1935 decision in Humphrey's Executor v. United States.        

AI Considerations in Investigations

Wed, 2025-09-03 10:16

AI frees investigators to focus their energy on what matters most. They can spend more time weighing evidence, applying legal standards, and exercising professional judgment.

       

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