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How Checkbox’s ‘Legal Front Door’ Can Transform Your Workflow

Leveraging agentic AI to triage, prioritize, and automate the law department inbox.

Global Biglaw Giant May Be The Next Firm To Embrace Nonequity Partners

As more elite firms embrace nonequity partnership tiers, A&O Shearman may be preparing to follow suit.

Law School Advice In The Age Of Information Overload

What used to be a desert of information is now a tidal wave of AI slop and YouTube videos.

Inside The Pentagon’s Latest ‘Alien’ Files

This week on The Break Out, we explore the US military's newest tranche of declassified Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena.

Morning Docket: 05.13.26

* Claude launches legal industry blitz, announcing connectors across the legal tech industry. [LawSites]

* Former DLA Piper associate sues firm alleging she was fired after revealing her Palestinian heritage. [American Lawyer]

* SEC junks rule barring defendants from denying settled allegations — a rule that exists because keeping market fraudsters from lying to their investors is kind of a big deal. [National Law Journal]

* Sam Altman tells jury he believes he’s trustworthy. Which is also what ChatGPT says and we know how that turns out. [Law360]

* Interim NDNY US Attorney committed professional misconduct according to disciplinary authorities. [ABA Journal]

* Biden fighting back against DOJ plan to release tapes of meetings with biographer. [Politico]

* Judge Liman getting very tired of this Lively-Baldoni case. [Page Six]

You Can See The Strings On These Supreme Court Justices — See Also

Trump Reminds ACB And Gorsuch He’s The Reason They’re On The Bench: Sitting President demands loyalty from the “neutral” branch of the government.

Kevin Hart Isn’t The Only One Getting Roasted: James Comey lands sick burn on Todd Blanche.

What A Difference A Couple Years Makes: The gerrymandered maps Chief Justice Roberts said were too racist are fair game now.

The British Are Explaining!: John Oliver gives a deep dive on the shadow docket.

Can Get Some Satisfaction!: These are the firms associates rate the highest!

Report, If You Dare: The DOJ doesn’t plan on respecting the freedom of press any longer.

The Litigation Boutique With All The Rizz

The firm has a great repuatation.

The Power Of Community: Why Lawyers Can’t Grow Alone Anymore

How the right environment can accelerate your path to becoming a rainmaker.

Celebrity Keynotes At Legal Tech Conferences: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

These kinds of keynotes, if done poorly, can leave a bad taste in the mouths of attendees.

Good Vibrations: How Vibe Coding Is Infiltrating Legal

One of the hottest trends in the industry takes the spotlight on this episode of ‘Adventures in Legal Tech.’

Exterro Launches Autonomous Subpoena Tool, Unveils Broader AI Governance Vision At CLOC

Exterro Subpoena Manager is available now as a SaaS solution with flexible on-demand or bulk pricing based on subpoena volume.

TED, Meet Harvey …

The kerfuffle about the meeting between TED and Harvey only serves to illustrate the immediacy of the changes that AI is already bringing to the practice of law.

Law Schools Are Offering Up Summer Start Programs To Help Students Beat The Clock On Incoming Federal Loan Limits

Summer programs are being offered to protect students from entering the less flexible private loan market.

The DOJ Is Coming For Reporters. Todd Blanche Just Said So Out Loud.

Todd Blanche's Attorney General sizzle reel now includes going after Freedom of the Press.

Create An AI Policy Before Your Firm Falls Further Behind

Drafting AI governance isn’t as difficult as it might seem, and there’s no better time than now to get started.