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Running Your Cases

If you want to run a case from beginning to end, here’s the mindset shift: You are not assigned to the file. The file is assigned to you. Own it.

Anthropic’s Legal Plug In: Hate to Say We Told You So, But We Told You So

Buckle up. We could be in for a wild ride.

7 Key Trends In Law Firm Rate Negotiations

And how to navigate them in 2026.

Finance Bros Rejoice: Polo Ralph Lauren’s Quarter-Zip Was Fashion’s Hottest Product Of Q4 2025

Saint Laurent, Miu Miu, and Cos maintained their top-three positions as fashion's hottest brands for another quarter.

Morning Docket: 02.05.26

* Brad Karp steps down from chief Paul Weiss role he's held for 18 years. [Above the Law]

* New document appears to show Kathy Ruemmler asking Epstein if he wants to "trade one of his Russians for my comp." [Financial Times]

* Aileen Cannon sentenced man to life after he was convicted of trying to assassinate Donald Trump. [Reuters]

* Former DLA Piper partner argues that accuser's prior testimony undermines rape claim. [Bloomberg Law News]

* Kasowitz compensation fight tussles over keeping partnership agreement under seal. [New York Law Journal]

* Attorney heads to the Olympics as alternate on curling team. [ABA Journal]

* Tom Goldstein's accountant made some mistakes on tax returns. [Law360]

Takes One To Know One — See Also

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What A Time To Enter: Anthropic enters as legal tech free falls.

Jumping Over Failure: The DOJ’s “Emergency Jump Teams” are a drastic attempt to fix poor staffing issues.

What Happens When The Plaintiff Is Also The Defendant?: Let’s look at what happens when the government fights itself.

Federal Judge’s Name Pops Up In Epstein Files: Weird place to see unexpected names!

Survey Says Most Adults Don’t Like ICE: The law students were on the right side!

With A High Enough LSAT Score All Things (Law School-Related) Are Possible

It's an impressive score for anyone.

‘Emergency Jump Teams’ Are DOJ’s New Plan To Paper Over Its Self-Inflicted Crisis

They're just going to rotate the prosecutors who haven't fled yet.

‘Adventures In Legal Tech’: Defeating Technology Overload

How you can explore fresh paths in innovation without wasting your time.

Weaponization Czar Ed Martin Sidelined For Weaponizing His Position

Sounds about right.

Law School National Survey Shows Support For ICE Is Melting

Guess repeatedly violating liberty isn't too popular.

Nonequity Biglaw Partners Sometimes ‘Feel Like Glorified Associates’

According to the results of this survey, nonequity partners aren't too satisfied in their roles.

A Federal Judge’s Name Surfaces In The Epstein Files

No Direct Epstein Ties, Still Bad Optics

Anthropic Enters Legal Tech, Legal Tech Enters Freefall

This is what happens when your supplier becomes your competitor.

Visiting My Old Law School In The Twin Cities To Mourn A Friend And Curse ICE At A Soulless Hockey Game

It probably didn’t help that the stadium was half-empty.