The New York Bar Exam Results Are Out! (July 2017)
How did test-takers fare on this summer's exam?
New York State Bar Association Sides Against Consumers On Access to Legal Services
What does the NYSBA find so wrong with Avvo's access to legal services program?
Product Spotlight: Lexis® Verdict & Settlement Analyzer
Put away the guesswork—Lexis® Verdict & Settlement Analyzer helps legal professionals assess case potential with confidence by using data-driven insights from the industry’s largest collection of verdicts and settlements.
The Art Of The Possible: New York Nominees For Federal Judgeships And Prosecutor Posts
The Trump administration shows a willingness to compromise on nominees.
Women Continue To Be Shut Out As Lead Counsel
Women's voices are seldom heard in New York courts.
Death Of Judge Abdus-Salaam Officially Ruled A Suicide
The noted jurist died in April.
Overlap In August: ABA Annual Meeting And ILTACON
You're sure to meet terrific and passionate lawyers and other legal professionals at these events.
Humans in the Loop: The People Powering Trusted Legal AI
As the use of artificial intelligence permeates legal practice, a critical question confronts every legal professional who uses these tools: Can I trust this?
The Best And Worst States For Litigation Finance (Part II)
And the most attractive states for investing in litigation are....
Crime That Might Pay
How do you balance the First Amendment right of free speech with the societal imperative to punish people for crime?
Non-Sequiturs: 05.31.17
* What you can learn from Tiger Woods's DUI arrest. [Versus Texas] * Are we in the new age of monopolies? [Salon] * This is reading an awful lot into unanimous Supreme Court decisions. [Washington Post] * New York isn't the liberal utopia you might think it is. [Jezebel] * The election law gap between red states and blue states. [Election Law Blog] * In NYC? Then join WNYC’s All Things Considered host Jami Floyd for a conversation about Loving v. Virginia on June 12th. [The Greene Space] * Call off the lawyers. [Law and More] * What's the opposite of banning something? [Huffington Post] * Theorizing over Jared Kushner's motivation. [Slate]
Nevada: Go For The Gambling, Stay For The Surrogacy Parental Rights
Good news out of Nevada for surrogacy supporters.
Context Windows In Legal AI And Why Content Still Determines Quality
Legal teams ask a practical question. If large language models are so capable, why does legal AI still depend on curated content, and why does surfacing that content matter so much?
Lawyerly Lairs: A Tax Lawyer’s (Upper) West Side Story
The brutal Manhattan real estate market is the great leveler.
New York’s February Bar Exam Results Are Lookin’ Good Thanks To The UBE
What a pleasant surprise. Congratulations to those who passed!
Death Of Judge Abdus-Salaam Now Being Treated As Suspicious
There is a dispute over whether the death of Judge Abdus-Salaam was a suicide, as originally suggested.
Body Of First Muslim, African-American Woman Judge Appointed To New York Court Of Appeals Found In Hudson River
A terrible blow for the legal community.
Clerk Jumps To His Death From 10th Floor Of Manhattan Law Firm
"It looked like he was stressed as hell."