Public Interest
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Law Schools
Access To Justice Needs Law School Reform
Improving access to justice requires a broad and inclusive approach to law school reform to provide more affordable alternatives for citizens. - Sponsored
Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm. -
Technology
The DFNDER Project: Leveraging eDiscovery Technology To Do Good For The World
A great pro bono opportunity for firms and lawyers using Relativity.
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Government
We Have Scientific Proof That Lawyers Are Incredibly Useful
Hard data shows lawyers can improve client results 12-fold. -
Gay, Justice
Two Leading Lawyers Who Are Making A Difference
Congratulations to Lisa Linsky and Bernadette Harrigan on this well-deserved recognition! -
Public Interest
Profession Versus Business: Paraprofessional Protectionism
Clinging to the idea that an attorney’s work is above and superior to a business is shortsighted and career limiting. -
Disasters / Emergencies, Public Interest
SMU Dedman Law Alum And APIS Chair Punam Kaji On Building Bridges In The Wake Of Hurricane Harvey
Even attorneys whose homes were damaged were asking, 'What should we be doing right now to help?' -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 10.16.17
* Colin Kaepernick, who remains unsigned six weeks into the season, has filed a grievance against the NFL and its owners alleging collusion under the latest collective bargaining agreement, claiming that he’s been deprived of employment in retaliation for “bringing awareness to peculiar institutions still undermining racial equality in the United States.” [Bleacher Report]
* Harvey Weinstein was planning to file suit against the New York Times for defamation, but Charles Harder, the hot-shot lawyer who brought down Gawker, has left the media mogul’s legal team. Harder is the third lawyer to step away from this representation, following moves made by Lisa Bloom and Lanny Davis. [Deadline]
* Attorney General Jeff Sessions has rolled back protections for transgender people in the workforce and in education, but the Department of Justice is taking a hard line when it comes to federal hate crimes that have been committed against the very people his policies have thrust into potential danger. [New York Times]
* Harvard Law students and alumni want major improvements to be made to the school’s public service loan assistance program, saying their alma mater has “fallen behind its peer schools” when it comes to supporting graduates who work in public interest. Will HLS act to preserve its stature, or to help its own? [Harvard Crimson]
* Even though women account for more than 40 percent of the school’s student body, there aren’t enough women’s bathrooms at the University of South Dakota School of Law, and students who’ve been forced to wait in long lines are pretty pissed that the administration has done such a piss-poor job of handling this issue. [Wichita Eagle]
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The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
ChatGPT ushers in the age of generative AI – even for law firms. -
Law Schools, Public Interest
Columbia Law Students Create Legal Corps For Puerto Rico
This is a wonderful way for law students to use their legal training to help those impacted by Hurricane Maria. -
Technology
Technology Implementation: Process Before Purchase And Data Before Decision
Biglaw can learn a lot from the best practices of small firms when it comes to technology investments. -
Public Interest, Technology
The Education Gap In The Law
We need to elevate the average person’s knowledge for preventative legal checkups, but how? -
Technology
Clio Unveils Major Overhaul Of Its Platform And New Focus On Moving Practice To The Cloud
Huge news from the Clio Cloud Conference, which kicked off in New Orleans earlier today. -
Pro Bono
After A Major Civil Rights Victory, La Raza Has Even More Reason To Celebrate During Hispanic Heritage Month
Congratulations to the lawyers behind this major win!
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Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
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The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
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Boutique Law Firms, Lateral Moves, Litigators, Small Law Firms
Groundbreaking New Boutique Hires Legal Wunderkind
Will this hot new boutique become the destination of choice for prominent progressive lawyers? -
Immigration, Law Schools
With DACA Under Attack, Janet Napolitano Works To Create A New Generation Of Public Interest Lawyers
Above the Law chats with Janet Napolitano about her efforts to help law students seeking public and government work and the assault on DACA. -
Public Interest
In The Age Of Trump, Constitutional Lawyers Get Strategic
A clear mission keeps the Center for Constitutional Rights grounded in the busy world of challenging Trump. -
Law Schools, Public Interest
Bayou Brief Founder Lamar White Discusses Disability, Louisiana, And The Law
A conversation about cerebral palsy, his career, and advice for those thinking about attending law school. -
Public Interest
Let's Eat Kugel For Charity!
It's not the standard charity cookoff, but the evening promises some interesting takes on the dish. -
Free Speech, Justice, Law Schools
Yale Students Demolish Dean's Dumb Argument
Dean Gerken thinks law students shouldn't protest. Her students disagree. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 08.02.17
* “We have a very crappy judicial system.” Judge Richard Posner of the Seventh Circuit says the Supreme Court has far too few justices, and is calling for 10 more to be added to the high court’s ranks, as he thinks the current arrangement on the bench is “[m]ediocre and highly politicized.” Tell ’em how you really feel, Your Honor. [Chicago Tribune]
* “This is deeply disturbing.” The Justice Department’s civil rights division is planning to sue colleges and universities that engage in “intentional race-based discrimination” in their affirmative action policies — that is, discrimination against white applicants. Hmm, wasn’t this recently before SCOTUS… twice? [New York Times]
* RIP, billables: Microsoft wants to completely eliminate the billable hour by entering into alternative fee arrangements with all of the firms it works with in the future. Twelve Biglaw firms and one intellectual property firm will spearhead this movement as the company’s strategic partners. [Big Law Business]
* The Department of Education has filed a motion for summary judgment in a suit brought by the ABA over public service loan forgiveness, claiming that its forgiveness eligibility determinations won’t be final until 10 years have passed and that any eligibility letters sent thus far are nonbinding and merely advisory. How comforting for law grads drowning in debt? [Law.com; ABA Journal]
* The Senate has confirmed King & Spalding partner Christopher Wray as the new director of the FBI. During his hearings, Wray said he’d resign if he were ever asked to do something immoral or illegal, as his “commitment is to the rule of law, to the Constitution, to follow the facts wherever they may lead.” [CNN]