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The State Bar of California has reached a settlement with the administrators of its "disastrous" February 2025 bar exam, whose array of highly publicized technical glitches prevented hundreds of aspiring lawyers from completing the test.
The former assistant director of the U.S. Department of Justice's Tax Litigation Branch has moved her practice to Baker McKenzie's Washington, D.C., office, the firm announced Monday.
Federal Circuit Judge Pauline Newman did not ask the U.S. Supreme Court to reconsider her bid to save a suit against her fellow judges for suspending her from the bench over her refusal to undergo medical tests.
Bombardier Inc. and a private chartered flight company were sued in Massachusetts state court Monday by the widower of a prominent Washington, D.C., lawyer who was fatally injured aboard a business jet when it shook violently midair.
A Texas bankruptcy judge has recommended approval of nine settlements regarding legal fees paid to Jackson Walker LLP connected to a former firm partner's romantic relationship with a then-bankruptcy judge, with the firm agreeing to pay $4.79 million in total, including $1.4 million to the estate of J.C. Penney.
New Jersey law firms posting about their cases and achievements are protected by the state's anti-SLAPP law, the state's Appellate Division ruled Monday in backing the dismissal of Holtec International's suit against Javerbaum Wurgaft Hicks Kahn Wikstrom & Sinins PC over a blog post about the firm's representation of a former Holtec executive.
Neither race nor age was a factor in how a Philadelphia-area county district attorney's office interviewed a candidate for prosecutor positions, according to a motion to dismiss a discrimination complaint filed recently in federal court.
A personal injury attorney known as "The Kentucky Hammer" says one of his firm's former attorneys can't "transform a private employment dispute into an antitrust violation."
A former paralegal for Burandt Adamski Feichthaler & Sanchez PLLC asked a Florida federal court to disqualify an attorney from her former firm from serving as trial counsel, arguing that he is a key and necessary witness in her discrimination case.
A Michigan-based mass tort law firm and a pair of affiliate firms are violating federal and Texas state laws through an artificial intelligence-generated telemarketing campaign meant to solicit clients, according to a putative class action filed in Texas federal court.
Seward & Kissel LLP is pushing back on a request from a former client, the wife of a billionaire hedge fund founder, for a sweeping ruling that no documents or testimony related to its legal work could be protected by attorney-client privilege and calling for a special adjudicator to handle discovery issues in her malpractice case against the firm.
Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC announced Monday that an experienced litigator has joined the firm's Roseland, New Jersey headquarters from Dentons as a member.
The D.C. appeals court and attorney disciplinary authorities have asked a D.C. federal court to toss a U.S. Justice Department lawsuit that accuses them of "weaponizing state bar discipline" against a onetime DOJ lawyer, telling the court that the government suit came too early.
Employees at a Georgia Walmart falsely and publicly accused a Wisconsin attorney of theft and subjected her to verbal abuse and a lengthy search of her purchased items because she is Black, according to a discrimination suit filed in federal court on Friday.
Buchalter PC has tapped its firmwide chair of litigation, who has spent almost a decade with the firm on complex business disputes, commercial real estate litigation and intellectual property matters, as the new managing partner of its Los Angeles headquarters.
President Donald Trump's $10 billion suit against his own Internal Revenue Service and the resulting settlement deal lacked a legitimate controversy, given Trump's control over both the agency and the U.S. Department of Justice, a Florida district judge said Monday in an order barring Trump or others from citing the deal.
Cohen Cunningham DeRose Higgins Lyon said Monday that it hired a former Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin PC shareholder to open and lead its new Tampa office.
East Coast defense litigation firm Coffey Modica LLP announced Monday that it is expanding its transportation practice with four attorneys from insurance defense litigation firm Pillinger Miller Tarallo LLP.
Nonprofit groups suing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement over courthouse arrest policies pressed a Manhattan federal judge to force the agency to produce documents and testimony concerning arrests it conducts outside immigration courts after the agency's revised policy concerning such arrests in Manhattan was put on hold.
After defending six-figure sanctions of plaintiffs lawyers for "a reckless course of prolonging litigation," a Davis Wright Tremaine LLP attorney is facing his own six-figure sanctions, with a California magistrate judge finding he "unnecessarily burdened" opposing counsel despite warnings dating back years about "improper litigation tactics."
A New York magistrate judge struck a brief Friday filed by an attorney representing a client suing Roc Nation after finding that it included numerous fabrications that may have resulted from artificial intelligence hallucinations, noting that the attorney has been "repeatedly" sanctioned or warned by multiple courts for the same behavior.
Two Phoenix insurers are demanding an unreasonably high damages award on contract and malpractice claims against McCarter & English LLP and a onetime partner for alleged failings amid commercial loan transactions, a defense finance expert told a Connecticut court, calling the multimillion-dollar figure "speculative."
The Eleventh Circuit on Friday referred an attorney for potential discipline over a brief he filed in a client's retaliation lawsuit against the Florida Department of Corrections, ruling that the attorney failed to explain how several defective quotes and citations ended up in the brief.
Tennessee personal injury firm Reaves Law Firm PLLC must pay more than $45,000 in attorney fees to Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC over Reaves Law's misuse of artificial intelligence in a federal malpractice suit against Baker Donelson.
Oamic Ingredients LLC has won an order forcing its "disloyal" former CEO to pay the Wyoming-based flavoring and aroma firm's Fox Rothschild LLP lawyers nearly $816,000 in fees and costs, with a Connecticut judge chiding the ex-CEO and attorney's poor knowledge of state laws and court rules.
As artificial intelligence changes the dynamic between in-house and outside counsel, both internal and external legal teams must thoughtfully reimagine how to mutually leverage AI tools to collaborate and deliver successful outcomes, say Karineh Khachatourian at KXT Law and Diane Honda at Redis.
Sirisha Gummaregula at QuisLex offers advice on navigating the challenges that come with taking on an in-house counsel role after leaving law firm life, including learning your company's business goals and leading with empathy and collaboration.
As potential clients with legal questions increasingly rely on summaries generated by artificial intelligence, attorneys must rethink their content strategy to make sure AI chatbots and search overviews cite their thought leadership, say Ioana Good and Adrien Maines at Promova and Nancy Myrland at Myrland Marketing.
Complex corporate litigation now often unfolds under the glare of a parallel trial in the court of public opinion, requiring attorneys to adopt a cohesive strategy for legal filings, leadership communications and narrative control, says Monica Smith at Integer PR.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Tailor Your Personal Style
In an industry where competition for clients is fierce, a thoughtful approach to personal style can give you the confidence to walk into any room and own it, the magnetism to make connections that matter, and the tools to highlight your deeper professional values, says Leslie Berkoff at Moritt Hock.
In today’s competitive legal market, successful attorneys treat the pitch process with general counsel like the beginning of a relationship, not a one-off sale — showing up with curiosity, commercial awareness and the ability to engage in a meaningful way from the start, says Andrew Dick at The L Suite.
Instead of lurching between year-end strategic planning season and springtime panic mode, firms need a framework that helps them identify what clients and the market need throughout the year, and then actually adjust course, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.
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Company founders, attorneys and other professionals working in the legal tech space share their journeys into the industry, challenges they face when working with law firms and legal departments, and common misconceptions about technology.
As some attorneys seek interim roles amid economic uncertainty, big-picture thinking and a few proactive steps can help to turn those short-term assignments into long-term positions, says Amy Vanderhoof at Major Lindsey.
As artificial intelligence tools become increasingly adept at handling entry-level legal tasks, firms and organizations must consider new ways to train and mentor junior attorneys to prepare them for leadership in an AI-integrated profession, say attorneys at KXT Law.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Embrace LinkedIn
Attorneys who recognize LinkedIn as a powerful professional platform can gain significant competitive advantages in business development via strategic content creation, meaningful industry discussions and consistent visibility within target markets, says Agatha Mouillet at Horvitz & Levy.
As law firms and in-house legal departments grapple with the uncertainty of evolving tariff policies, attorneys at all career stages should consider how to lean into these shifts to best position themselves for long-term opportunities, says Rena Barnett-Matthews at Attorney Career Coach.
Many law firms are familiar with the need for attorney succession plans, but it’s also essential to plan for the succession of administrative professionals — from human resources personnel to finance leaders — to ensure continuity of critical day-to-day operations, say Eryn Carter and Travis Armstrong at the Association of Legal Administrators.
The ever-earlier recruiting of summer associates sets high stakes before new law students may even realize, but 1Ls can better land a good 2L summer fit if they hit their first semester focused on the hiring timeline and ready to ask important questions about their would-be firms, says Kate Reder Sheikh at Major Lindsey.
In the face of sustained regulatory and economic uncertainty, general counsel can help businesses move from reactive to proactive management by building a clear, cross-functional geopolitical command center that monitors and coordinates responses to a wide spectrum of issues, says Lars Faeste at FTI Consulting.