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What Does Competence Mean When Litigation Happens In Real Time?

The rhythm of litigation is changing.

Meet LOIS: The AI That Will Change How You Practice Law

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Saks Global Files Its Exit Plan From Chapter 11

The filing details the transition of ownership to its bankruptcy lenders and a downsizing of its retail footprint.

Morning Docket: 04.08.26

* In first press conference since learning that he would soon be the Acting Attorney General, Todd Blanche explains that the DOJ’s official stance is that Trump has a “right” to direct criminal investigations of his enemies. [Reuters]

* Pam Bondi isn’t technically gone yet, but Todd Blanche already updated his title. [Daily Beast]

* DOJ Civil Rights Division launches investigation of Cassidy Hutchinson for testifying to the January 6 Committee. It’s not a potential charge the Civil Rights Division would normally handle, but it’s not like they’re doing anything else these days. [NY Times]

* ICE currently arresting domestic violence survivors when they go to court to testify against their abusers. [The Atlantic]

* Sotomayor calls out Kavanaugh stops. [Bloomberg Law News]

* Trump and FCC Chair Brendan Carr threaten legal action against CNN for… verbatim reporting Iran’s statement about the ceasefire. [Independent]

* GC survey shows last year’s executive branch extortion efforts against Biglaw transformed outside counsel selection. [Corporate Counsel]

Yale Law Has Fallen — See Also

Not Very Far, But It Still Counts!: Read the newest law school rankings here.

How Much Do Rankings Actually Matter Though?: Legal academia shares their thoughts.

Losing And Winning Go Hand In Hand: Pam Bondi wins ATL’s disbar bracket!

Jones Day Should Have Bumped Up Cybersecurity: The Biglaw firm acknowledges a cyber attack.

Temple Law Students Can Do Without ICE: They’re demanding their administration keep ICE off campus.

Thinking About Hiring A Coach? Read This Before You Waste Your Money

Even the best coach cannot help someone who is unwilling to change, unwilling to act, or unwilling to look inward.

Clio Adds Agentic AI Capabilities To Clio Work, Also Launches Vincent Mobile App

Agentic capabilities will enable Clio Work to handle complex, multi-step legal tasks from a single natural-language prompt.

Alex Jones Asks His Lawyer How We Can Dump Trump Without Using The 25th Amendment

When Alex Jones is the voice of reason, you know just how bad things have gotten in Trumpland.

Philly Law Students Demand School Break Ties With ICE

Keep the handcuffs and job applications off campus.

U.S. News Rankings Lose Prestige, Retain Iron Grip On Legal Academia’s Soul

Admissions officers admit rankings are broken.

Congratulations To Pam Bondi… Let The Bar Disciplinary Investigation Commence!

Our annual bracket challenge ends in another landslide.

This 10-Minute Test Shows Where You’re Losing Cases

Most firms are leaving money on the table. Don’t be one of them.

Jones Day Gets Hacked While FBI Busy Planning Kash Patel’s Next Vacation

Hacking group throws in Epstein files crack for good measure.

Cyberattacks On Law Firms Are Rising. Here’s What’s Driving It.

The real question isn't whether firms will be targeted, but whether they are prepared.

Morning Docket: 04.07.26

* As we already covered, the new US News law school rankings are out and… they’re wild. [US News]

* Biglaw firms lend support to those fighting the Trump administration. [Reuters]

* DLA Piper pregnancy bias trial kicked off yesterday, with the firm telling jury that it fired associate over her work. [NY Law Journal]

* Supreme Court looks to help Bannon escape conviction. [CNN]

* More scammers impersonating law firms. [Law.com International]

* Drake appeal described as dangerous. [Billboard]

* Third Circuit bets on Kalshi. [Law360]

* Judge loses job after investigation finds lying and efforts to help landlords. [ABA Journal]