Jared Kushner (NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)
* Jared Kushner has hired Abbe Lowell to negotiate his plea represent him in the Russia probe. [Reuters]
* Jay Sekulow convinced poor and jobless people to donate money to a non-profit and then funneled millions back to his family according to documents obtained by The Guardian. This is why you don’t hire lawyers because you like how they look on TV. [The Guardian]
Managing Partners are Navigating the AI Inflection Point.
New executive research from Ari Kaplan explores how law firm leaders are responding to changing client expectations, evolving economics, talent transformation, and AI governance.
* What law firms had the best go of it before the Supreme Court? [Law360]
* Speaking of the Supreme Court, get ready for a showdown over SEC ALJs. Feel the excitement! [National Law Journal]
* Happy 125th birthday to Quarles & Brady. [Big Law Business]
AI Is Reshaping Legal Practice—But Tools Aren’t The Real Differentiator.
Explore the mindset, cultural shifts, and training strategies that define the AI‑savvy lawyer, revealing why human judgment, standardized competence, and integrated learning—not technology alone—will shape the future of the profession.
* Avvo client-linking services now banned in New Jersey. Apparently dumping toxic sludge is better than paying a marketing fee in New Jersey. [ABA Journal]
* Former State Attorney arrested for naked mayhem in hotel. If I had a dime… [Tallahassee Democrat]