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How automation can make or break your law firm

ABA Techshow

Check out the best swag from ABA Techshow 2024 (photo gallery)

Criminal Justice

Former McElroy Deutsch CFO faces criminal charges for alleged $1.5M embezzlement

Consumer Law

Lawyer has filed more than 1,000 class action suits for alleged debt-collection violations

Ethics

Judge ‘pantomimed something similar to a lap dance’ on public defender’s wife at outing, ethics complaint alleges

ABA Techshow

How could generative AI radically transform the legal industry?

Disability Law

Former Wilson Elser partner didn’t show chronic fatigue entitled him to disability coverage, judge says

ABA Techshow

Legal startups focus on need for speed at ABA Techshow 2024’s Startup Alley competition

Legal Writing

Introducing the American Legal Blogger: Brought to you by the ABA Journal and LexBlog

Criminal Justice

Prosecutors blame disclosure of attorney-client texts on ‘cavalier legal representation’ by ‘Rust’ armorer’s lawyer

Civil Procedure

ABA asks federal judiciary to drop term ‘court-appointed master,’ citing negative connotations

Criminal Justice

Unprecedented Assignment: Defending Donald Trump in criminal court

Access to Justice

NAACP-trained nonlawyers may provide limited advice to tenants facing eviction, top state court says

The Modern Law Library

‘Police & the Empire City’ explores race and the origins of the NYPD

Law in Popular Culture

Busting Out: A History Channel series focuses on great escapes

Layoffs

Layoffs hit nearly 10% of lawyers and staff at this Silicon Valley law firm

Legal Education

Swift Justice: Students learn about the law through Taylor Swift cases

Real Estate & Property Law

Lawyer went the extra 29 miles to shut down refinance scam

Law Firms

Boosted by spike in negotiated rates, law firms return to profitability, report says

Second amendment

‘Spirit of Aloha’ clashes with ‘federally mandated’ gun lifestyle, Hawaii Supreme Court says

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