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A Heart Attack, A Billing Scheme, And $3,000 For The ‘Cabinets’: Inside One Associate’s Suit Against Troutman Pepper — See Also

He Survived A ‘Widow-Maker’ At The Office. Then, He Says, His Firm Went To Work On Him: A new lawsuit accuses Troutman Pepper Locke of moving the partnership goalposts after an associate’s heart attack — and of a billing scheme he was told to keep quiet.

Biglaw’s Record First Half Comes With A Catch: Biglaw’s six-month numbers look spectacular, until you get to the part about receivables.

The True Cost Of AI: NetDocuments is looking hard at the relationship between AI cost and accuracy.

Thinking Of Practicing Family Law? You may want to consider checking out these law schools.

What A Torn Rotator Cuff Can Teach Us About Legal Business Development

Setbacks are inevitable. Recovery, growth, and rainmaking require sacrifice, structure, consistency, and the discipline to keep moving forward.

AI Is Coming To Litigation. Get Up To Speed With Bellwether AI Litigator Early Bird Special.

When it comes to AI, what does a litigator need to know — and know how to do — right now?

Harvey And PacerPro Announce Partnership To Connect Docket Data With AI Litigation Workflows

The companies say that their partnership is designed to support the ways litigation teams already use docket data on a daily basis.

The Cost of AI Usage: Time To Throw In The Unrestrained Towel 

What NetDocuments has done is important because virtually no one has gone to the trouble of looking hard at the relationship between AI cost and accuracy. 

The Title Comes Last: Going From Bar Member To Bar President

A voluntary bar association teaches leadership in its purest form: No one has to follow you.

Why Oura’s Sleep-Tracking Lawsuit Is Really About Trust

The case is reigniting questions about how much precision consumers should expect from AI-powered health wearables.

Morning Docket: 08.27.26

* ABA votes to continue allowing law schools to seek variances to admit students without standardized test scores. A big deal if law schools need to care ABA accreditation anymore. [ABA Journal]

* Court refuses DOJ bid to scrub Steve Bannon’s conviction. [Daily Beast]

* Sam Alito apparently told Clarence Thomas that they weren’t friends in law school because “Clarence, you were scary.” So much to unpack there. [Fox News]

* Law school applications surging. [TaxProf Blog]

* KKR will fork over $250 million for breaching Hart-Scott-Rodino premerger notification rules. [Law360]

* Justin Baldoni’s studio ordered to pay Blake Lively roughly $407,000 in legal costs tied to their litigation. [Courthouse News Service]

* Third Circuit allows prosecution against Rep. McIver to move forward. [Roll Call]

Today At ILTACON: Finishing Strong!

ILTACON attendees and legal tech watchers: Here's a rundown of what's set for today in Nashville.

Let’s Just Say This Biglaw Firm’s Feelings About Jan. 6 Have Evolved — See Also

DLA Piper Once Told Pence To Invoke The 25th Amendment. Now It’s On Trump’s Jan. 6 Legal Team: The firm called the Capitol attack a ‘reckless and wanton threat to the Constitution.’ Then it signed up to defend the guy accused of causing it.

Cravath Is Just Trolling Associates At This Point: It’s tine to show them the money. Don’t make them wait until November.

Jeanine Pirro Catches A Bar Complaint For The Case The Grand Jury Wouldn’t Touch: The Legal Accountability Center thinks no ethical prosecutor should have brought the case.

Prominent Lawyer, Meet Your Son’s (Alleged) Cocaine Ring: Plus a prosecutor’s hair bows could hand the defense an appeal, and private equity closes its largest law firm deal to date.

Stop Keeping Lawyers ‘In The Loop’ — Make The Loop Worth Being In: Thomson Reuters rebuilt CoCounsel and Greenberg Traurig rolled it out, with a workflow designed to pull attorneys into the process, not audit it after the fact.

A Tribute, A Tactic, Or An Appellate Issue?

While one prosecutor accessorizes, PE lands its biggest law firm deal yet, and a Pittsburgh lawyer allegedly cleans up after a frat drug ring.

Paying For Clout Isn’t A Business Expense: Tax Court Lessons For Social Media Creators

Do not rely solely on social media posts for tax advice, even those from tax professionals.

Biglaw Firms Have Plenty To Celebrate As Revenue Soars

With revenue and demand surging, Biglaw’s boom shows no signs of slowing down.

Morgan & Morgan Is Testing The Limits Of Lawyer Advertising. The Rest Of Us Should Pay Attention.

Should a consumer be able to look at a lawyer advertisement and understand who is actually offering to represent them?

Greenberg Traurig And Thomson Reuters Tackle What ‘Human In The Loop’ Was Missing

As AI in legal matures, we're seeing partnerships designing more intuitive working relationships.