Above the Law

World’s Richest Law Firm Is Hush Hush About Their New Partners — See Also

Kirkland Opts Out Of Announcing Their New Partners: Is it because they are too ashamed after partners lateral out?

Would Have Gotten Away With It Too If Not For The Lack Of Evidence!: The Trump administration is having a hard time prosecuting James Comey.

Williams & Connolly Hit By Hackers: They join the number of firms hit by Chinese hackers searching for sensitive information.

Grading Doesn’t Stop After Law School: Law professor catches law firm’s failure to clean up after AI hallucinations.

Politics Boosts Law School Application Numbers: Weird time to want to think like a lawyer!

On This Week Of Thinking Like A Lawyer: Utah paves a way without the bar exam.

DOJ’s Persecution Of James Comey Hits Trump-Appointed Snag

As if you need more evidence this is about Trumpian retribution not justice.

Russia’s Unjustified Bombardment Of Lviv Was Wild From The Ground And Pointless Strategically

I saw it with my own eyes.

Is This The Beginning Of The End For The Bar Exam?

One can only hope.

3 Ways Lawyers Are Finding New Efficiencies With AI 

Those who’ve adopted legal-specific systems are seeing big benefits. 

How Are Healthcare Leaders Tackling Automation Bias?

At MedCity News’ INVEST Digital Health conference, healthcare experts explored strategies to mitigate automation bias — emphasizing the importance of vendor responsibility, use case-specific governance, and clinician engagement.

Morning Docket: 10.08.25

* Attorney General Pam Bondi spent the day on Capitol Hill making snide remarks and trying to deflect from her boss’s appearances in the Epstein files and Tom Homan’s missing $50,000. [CNN]

* Chinese hackers target major law firm. [NY Times]

* The government is required to pay furloughed employees back pay after a shutdown… so the OMB just deleted all mention of that law. [Government Executive]

* Supreme Court kickoff suggests the justices will strike down laws against conversion therapy as “viewpoint discrimination.” Because child abuse is technically a viewpoint. [Bloomberg Law News]

* Speaking of the Supreme Court, here’s a preview. As Clubber Lang put it: “My prediction? Pain.” [The Nation]

* SEC Chair hopes to deregulate quickly to prevent future administrations from undoing the financial meltdown he’s preparing to cause. [Law360]

* EvenUp announces $150 million funding round. [Law.com]

* Tom Girardi’s son-in-law sentenced. [LA Times]

Mind Your Cell Phones — See Also

Immigration Attorney Gets His Phone Nabbed By ICE: He successfully got a TRO, but the damage may have already been done.

Will The Original Originalists Please Stand Up?: Alito accuses other jurists of not being hardcore enough in the Originalism department.

The Investigation Is Under Way: The fire that hit Judge Goodstein’s home doesn’t seem deliberately set.

Legal Tech Can Be Used For Good: Relativity is investing in justice.

…But You Have To Be Good When You’re Using It: Senator asks if AI is to blame for judges’ poorly written orders.

AI As A Law Firm Revenue Stream

Someone is saving money -- but it isn't clients.

Senator Wants To Know How All These Fake Cites Ended Up In These Judicial Opinions

We pretty much know exactly how.

‘Adventures In Legal Tech’: Mastering Practice Management At Your Firm

A legal tech adoption update.

This Elite Firm Won’t Be Joining Biglaw’s China Exodus

Hogan Lovells sees this as an opportunity.

No Current Evidence South Carolina Judge’s Home Deliberately Set On Fire

There is still an investigation under way.

Samuel Alito Hurls Digs At Originalists Not As Extreme As He Is

You're not *really* an originalist unless you're an Alito originalist.

The AI Arbitrator Is Here: What’s Next?

AI dispute resolution may hold promise in litigation, but like all things AI, it will need guardrails.