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In-House Counsel

Keep Calm And Go Cold Turkey

Notes to my (legal) self.

By Olga V. Mack

Small Law Firms

Lawyers Should Delegate More Nonlegal Work To Nonlawyers

It is important to create boundaries, and delegate matters to brokers or other professionals who are more qualified to take on a task.

By Jordan Rothman

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How To Avoid Hallucinations: A Legal Research AI That Works Like A Junior Lawyer

Can we make legal research AI stop hallucinating? The answer is yes – and it’s how attorneys approach legal research with their associates.

By Sam Davidoff, CEO, Align

Biglaw

How The Diversity Movement Is Helping Legal Organizations Leverage DEI Principles To Unlock Business Excellence

For legal organizations and law firms taking a 2021 inventory of their human capital and aiming to improve diversity among their workforces in 2022, this may be the Q4 conversation you’ve been looking for.

By Renwei Chung

Law Schools

Yale Law School Trap House Incident Not A Free Speech Thing No Matter How Hard Folks Try

The case is a lot of things, but a First Amendment issue isn't one of them.

By Joe Patrice

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Design Defect Claim Alone Survives Challenge By Retail Seller Of Vaping Device

Circumstantial evidence raised a jury question as to whether batteries used in a vaping device were defective under the consumer expectations test, but inadequate warning claims fell short.

By Wolters Kluwer

Biglaw

Biglaw Partner Dishes On Her Unique Path To Partnership

Podcasts

Biglaw Surrenders Were Worse Than We Thought

Small Law Firms

How Lawyers Can Start A Podcast That Actually Builds Business And Brand

Biglaw

The Three Pillars Of Business Development For Lawyers

Announcements

Advocacy AI and Scott+Scott Announce Design Partnership to Build Custom Litigation Solutions

Announcements

Lucio AI Opens New York Office to Anchor US Expansion, Plans to Hire 100 People Over Next Year

Announcements

Lucio AI Launches Draft Library: Firm-Approved Golden Standard Drafts Instantly Accessible Inside Microsoft Word

Announcements

US Immigration AI Launches a Unified AI Case Solution Streamlining Every Stage of Immigration Law

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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.

By Barbri

Biglaw

Biglaw Firms ‘Desperate’ For Associates In Staffing ‘Crisis’

The war for talent is raging on in California.

By Staci Zaretsky

Small Law Firms

How To Niche Down Your Practice

Helpful hints on different ways to streamline the services your firm offers.

By Iffy Ibekwe

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What You Didn’t Learn In Law School

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By Above the Law

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