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Law Firms

David Boies, 82, plans to leave chairman role at his law firm at the end of next year

Law in Popular Culture

Truth-Selective: ‘The Burial’ illustrates honesty in trial work

Criminal Justice

Lawyer pleads guilty to paying federal court clerk for client referrals

Technology

Lawyers learn too late that chatbots aren’t built to be accurate; how are judges and bars responding?

Law Firms

Layoffs unlikely as law firms see increased revenue from rate hikes, Wells Fargo official says

U.S. Supreme Court

Florida’s ban on kids attending drag shows remains blocked after Supreme Court declines to intervene

Bar Exam

Indiana Supreme Court releases proposal allowing grads of nonaccredited law schools to take the bar

Ethics

Lawyer reprimanded for feeding deposition answers to vulnerable client who had to be hospitalized afterward

Regulatory Practice

When it comes to deregulation of the legal industry, divisions run deep

Ethics

Lawyer who failed to show up for hearings said he had ‘other stuff to worry about,’ reprimand order says

Trials & Litigation

6th Circuit refuses to toss special master for ‘mild criticism’ in his mistaken ‘reply all’ email

U.S. Supreme Court

Can the Supreme Court rely on an ‘honor system’ for ethics? These 3 proposals go further

Evidence

Saying he wants to ‘go to sleep well tonight,’ lawyer for Trump co-defendant admits leaking proffer videos

Law in Popular Culture

Martin Scorsese and Principal Chief Geoffrey Standing Bear discuss making of ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’

Artificial Intelligence & Robotics

Thomson Reuters announces new AI initiatives and CoCounsel integration

First Amendment

Mandatory bar violated First Amendment by posting rainbow flag, wellness advice, 5th Circuit says

Ethics

Lawyer ran for office in one state while serving in another

Legal Rebels Podcast

How this lawyer uses TikTok to skewer law firm culture

Obituaries

Former 3rd Circuit judge, Trump’s sister, dies at age 86

Law Firms

Partner denied any current relationship with bankruptcy judge, Jackson Walker firm says

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