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'Everybody Is Looking at Budgets': In-House Teams Prepare to Scrimp Again in '24

Wed, 2023-12-20 13:58

"Most of us went through a period of retrenching when it comes to our outside counsel budgets last year. And so we're thinking very judiciously about how we're going to allocate resources in 2024," said Andrew Woods, general counsel of PubMatic.

       

Legal Tech's Milestones for Artificial Intelligence in 2023

Wed, 2023-12-20 12:49

Legal industry experts make their picks for the biggest developments in AI for the legal industry in the past year.

       

Circuit Consensus: Climate Claim Suits Against Big Oil Belong in State Courts

Wed, 2023-12-20 12:28

U.S. appeals court have uniformly rejected the companies' reference to a federal common law of interstate air pollution.

       

Big Law's Return-to-Office Journey Still Not Complete, but More Settled Now

Wed, 2023-12-20 04:00

"The overwhelming majority of our colleagues are complying," noted Davis Polk's Neil Barr. "I know not everyone loves it, but from the institution's perspective, we are in a good spot."

       

Japan's TMI Associates Launches New Indonesian Office With Local Alliance

Wed, 2023-12-20 02:35

TMI Associates, one of Japan's largest law firms, opened an office in Paris earlier this year.

       

Prosecutor's Comments About Potential Jurors' Racial Bias Violated Due Process Rights, Appellate Court Rules

Tue, 2023-12-19 23:29

"Just as racial bias odiously infects a jury's deliberations, it can have a deleterious impact on the decision-making of a defendant weighing the merits of a plea offer," Judge Rebecca Pennell wrote. "The abrupt injection of racial bias into one's decision-making process can engender feelings of inferiority, distrust, helplessness, and self-doubt."

       

Already Rocked by Scandal, George Mason Law Now Found Out of Compliance With ABA Financial Standard

Tue, 2023-12-19 17:39

At its November meeting, the Council considered the status of GMU Law, concluding it was not in compliance with Standard 202(a), which pertains to resources generated by the law school, according to the Dec. 6 notice.

       

Greenberg Traurig's Ted Blum, Author of 'Calculated Risks,' Reflects on a Lawyer's Duty in Light of Israeli-Palestine Conflict

Tue, 2023-12-19 17:28

"I feel that my skills as a counselor are called upon to stand up against antisemitism today," Ted Blum said.

       

'The Northern District of Illinois v. the Internet': How Chicago Became the Center of Schedule A Trademark Infringement Litigation

Tue, 2023-12-19 15:50

"There's this geopolitical-style battle taking place in the rights owner community: Are we still gonna play by the old rules or is there a new shiny option that allows us to solve all our problems and make some money along the way?" said Eric Goldman, associate dean for research and professor at the Santa Clara University School of Law.

       

How Video Motivated a $5M Midstate Settlement in a Prisoner Death Case

Tue, 2023-12-19 15:50

"I utilized a diplomatic approach that I have found good success with over the years in situations where a potential defendant wants to settle a case early," Kline & Specter's Shanin Specter, who along with Philip Pasquarello, represented Ishmail Thompson's mother.

       

Bad Faith Prosecution: 5th Circuit Skewers DA in Netflix Child Porn Case

Tue, 2023-12-19 15:45

The criminal case in state district court eventually resulted in a parallel case in federal court that has since attracted, on appeal, friend of the court briefs from 25 organizations that advocate for First Amendment rights.

       

'Orwellian Nightmare': Divided 5th Circuit Denies Review of Section 230 Immunity for Social Media

Tue, 2023-12-19 14:43

The dissenting judges fell a vote short of reconsidering the Communication Decency Act's immunity provision.

       

Embracing Innovation: 7 Major Law Firm Tech Developments in 2023

Tue, 2023-12-19 13:46

From a host of law firm-created generative AI chatbots to new innovative client offerings and the launch of another law firm legal tech subsidiary, this year showed that law firms are confidently embracing their place in the legal technology market.

       

Lawmakers May Take Up Bills Wanting to Oust Non-Attorney Judges

Tue, 2023-12-19 13:25

A bill to be considered during the 2024 legislative session would require town and village justices to be admitted to practice law in New York for at least five years, as of when they would assume office. It's the same requirement of city court judges in the Empire State.

       

The Importance of Cyber Vigilance: Control Liability and Litigation Exposure

Tue, 2023-12-19 10:16

This article covers cyber trends and tips for organizations to explore in order to be better equipped to anticipate and respond to cyber incidents before a devastating breach occurs. The outcome? Diminished chance of class action activity, compliance violations, lost business, and mounting costs.

       

The Legal Tech Funding Gap: Who Got the Most Funding in 2023?

Tue, 2023-12-19 09:13

Legaltech News looks back at all the funding news the team covered in 2023. Based on this year's reporting, about 91% of the companies who raised funds had men CEOs.

       

As AI Hype Train Rolls On, Regulators on High Alert for 'AI Washing'

Tue, 2023-12-19 07:47

"One thing we know about hot marketing terms is that some advertisers won't be able to stop themselves from overusing and abusing them," FTC attorney Michael Atleson wrote in a blog post.

       

'Where Others are Faltering, We're Leaning In': Sidley Austin's Leaders on the Firm's Long Game

Tue, 2023-12-19 05:58

Major hires from firms like Paul Weiss put the firm on everyone's radar this year; and potential culture clashes aren't dampening the firm's appetite for expansion and disruption, and not just in private equity.

       

EU Commission Opens First Probe Into X Under New Social Media Law

Tue, 2023-12-19 04:22

Competition chief Margrethe Vestager said Brussels officials had 'enough' evidence to open proceedings.

       

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