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Practice Management

Top factors that contribute to burnout among legal professionals

Criminal Justice

Ex-prosecutor indicted for alleged bribery conspiracy is ‘honorable man,’ his lawyer says

Lawyer Wellness

Disrupted sleep and anxiety plague more than half of surveyed lawyers

Law Firms

Dechert, 2 ex-partners settle RICO suit alleging scheme to steal data from client’s opponent

Personal Lives

Lawyer’s solo honeymoon after her fiance’s death brings comfort and community

Legal Education

California law deans have ‘grave concerns’ about new bar exam plans

U.S. Supreme Court

SCOTUS will not order Nevada to include Jill Stein on ballots

Artificial Intelligence & Robotics

Artificial Intelligence in Litigation: Streamlining deposition summarization and analysis

Legal Writing

9 changes to the Chicago Manual of Style, and why they matter

Court Security

Kentucky judge shot and killed in his chambers by sheriff, officials say

Bar Exam

California Supreme Court denies plan for new bar exam

Legal Education

Court rejects injunction to reopen Golden Gate Law’s JD program

Associates

Law firms likely to add associates at ‘robust clip’ in these practice areas, recruiters say

First Amendment

Law firm can sue over alleged fake online reviews that toppled its top rating, appeals court says

Supreme Court Report

A bookish Supreme Court keeps stacking the shelves

Ethics

Lawyer must face ethics charge alleging he tried to hire Israeli hackers to access judge’s emails

U.S. Supreme Court

Alaska man charged with threatening to kill six Supreme Court justices

Law Firms

With attorney fees, Gibson Dunn must pay over $725K to ex-partner who had earned $60M

Law in Popular Culture

Teen shooters and their parents’ responsibilities examined in Fox’s ‘Accused’

Fourteenth Amendment

Aspiring nurse convicted in ‘utterly bonkers’ trial can’t sue for damages, full appeals court says

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