Law Firms

Legal community ‘bamboozled’ by woman who allegedly posed as attorney for years

A former paralegal is under investigation for the unlicensed practice of law for allegedly holding herself out as an attorney in Chatham County, Georgia, for a period of years.

May 15, 2024 3:08 PM CDT

Should paralegals fear artificial intelligence?

As the legal industry braces for technological disruption, paralegals are facing scrutiny, raising questions about the compatibility of human expertise with the efficiency of machine intelligence.

May 15, 2024 2:49 PM CDT

Former BigLaw partner failed to pay taxes on about $3.4M in income, plea agreement says

A former partner at Husch Blackwell and Dykema Gossett has reached an agreement to plead guilty to failing to pay taxes on about $3.4 million in income.

May 15, 2024 9:11 AM CDT

Suit accuses BigLaw partner of ‘regurgitating’ claims of con artist who claimed to be CIA agent

A Swiss oil trading company alleges in a lawsuit that a Baker & Hostetler partner was either fooled by a con artist claiming to be a secret CIA operative or was a conspirator in the man’s scheme.

May 14, 2024 10:24 AM CDT

Straight, white female alleges BigLaw firm’s job ad for diversity program violated Title VII

King & Spalding is the latest law firm targeted for a diversity fellowship alleged to discriminate against white heterosexual candidates.

May 13, 2024 1:45 PM CDT

Arrest is made in fatal shooting of BigLaw associate at McDonald’s

Police have arrested a suspect in the May 4 killing of a BigLaw associate at a McDonald’s in Houston.

May 13, 2024 10:45 AM CDT

Top artificial intelligence insurance tips for lawyers

To better advise artificial intelligence decisions, lawyers should know the benefits, shortcomings and best practices of incorporating insurance into AI risk management.

May 10, 2024 1:52 PM CDT

Viral video shows former Rikers Island inmate as she learns she passed bar exam on first try

A woman who served six months in prison at Rikers Island in New York as a teenager passed the bar exam on the first try, a moment captured in a viral video posted to TikTok.

May 9, 2024 1:55 PM CDT

How Sullivan & Cromwell is scrutinizing potential new hires after campus protests

If you want to get hired by Sullivan & Cromwell, be prepared for an “extremely vigilant” review of your background for clues that you participated in or created “a climate of harassment, intimidation and discrimination,” according to the law firm’s senior chair.

May 9, 2024 12:23 PM CDT

Former McElroy Deutsch CFO pleads guilty to embezzling more than $1.5M from firm

The former chief financial officer of McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter has pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $1.5 million from the law firm over a six-year period and failing to pay more than $22,000 in state income taxes.

May 9, 2024 9:27 AM CDT

BigLaw partner alleges federal judge once assaulted and taunted him, requiring his recusal

A partner at Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith is alleging that a federal judge pushed him and challenged him to a fight when they were working at the same law firm in 2008.

May 7, 2024 12:30 PM CDT

BigLaw associate identified as good Samaritan fatally shot at McDonald’s

An associate at Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith was fatally shot at a McDonald’s in Houston on Saturday after trying to calm an angry customer who was dissatisfied with his order, according to Houston police.

May 7, 2024 9:17 AM CDT

Larger law firms had ‘buoyant performance’ in first quarter of 2024; revenue, demand and rates are up

Law firms had a robust first quarter of 2024, helped by growth in billing rates, according to two reports released within the past week.

May 7, 2024 8:51 AM CDT

Pro-Palestinian groups are Hamas propagandists, BigLaw firm’s suit alleges; is First Amendment an issue?

Updated: A May 1 lawsuit alleges that two pro-Palestinian groups are Hamas propagandists that are involved in campus protests in an effort to justify violence against Israel and Zionists.

May 6, 2024 2:06 PM CDT

Fighting the bots is the new attorney niche

Updated: From lookalike photos to hallucination errors to copyright infringement, the rise of lawsuits against generative artificial intelligence tools reveals a growing frustration with our silicon assistants. Naturally, lawyers are here to help.

May 6, 2024 9:00 AM CDT