Trump Admin Calls ‘Backsies’ On Biglaw Executive Order Appeals
Less than 24 hours later, the DOJ is attempting to reverse its surrender.
DOJ Drops Defense Of Biglaw Executive Orders, Leaving Capitulating Firms Holding $940 Million Bag
Turns out the Executive Orders Biglaw feared aren’t worth defending after all.
Opus 2 Steps Up Its AI Game With Acquisition Of A Legal Tech Startup
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How Data Analytics Could Bring Home Appellate Victories
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Lex Machina Has Achieved Another Great Win For Legal Analytics With The Introduction Of Appellate Analytics
Tackling appeals has historically been difficult and time-consuming for attorneys, and now Lex Machina has the technology to hone in on key aspects of appeals documents and pull out accurate information to help your case.
A New (To Me, Anyway) Business Development Idea
An incredibly unique idea that might just convince in-house counsel to hire your firm in the future.
Preserving A Chance To Win
Proper preservation practice is an important component of a winning patent litigation approach.
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.
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Movin’ On Up: After 10 Years of Practicing Law, I Filed My First Court Of Appeals Brief
The experience elicited feelings of excitement, trepidation, and fatigue.
Morning Docket: 02.01.16
* Republican presidential candidate Senator Ted Cruz has pledged to "spend whatever political capital is necessary" to create the most conservative Supreme Court in our country's history. Uh-oh! Voters better elect him, or else we'll be "one justice away from ... unlimited abortion on demand." [ThinkProgress] * A shakeup at the top? More than 20 Schiff Hardin partners -- including the firm's former managing partner, practice group leaders, and an executive committee member -- are leaving to start their own firm thanks to an apparent leadership dispute. [Big Law Business / Bloomberg] * On the seventh anniversary of his signing of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, President Obama took action to address the gender pay gap. Companies with 100 employees or more must now include salary info on their annual EEO reports. [New York Times] * Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's legal team filed the first of what's sure to be many appeals: They've asked the First Circuit to overturn his conviction and death sentence, as well as an order that he pay more than $101M to his victims. [Reuters] * For some reason, people are highly opposed to the ABA's proposal to lift its ban on law students receiving pay for their credit-bearing externship positions. Yes, let's continue to make indebted students pay for their experiential learning opportunities. [ABA Journal]
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?
Beyond Biglaw: Handicapping An Appeal
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Choosing Between Trial And Appellate Work
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Wheels Of Justice Move Too Slowly For State That’s Really Excited To Kill Prisoners
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From the Career Files: The Perfect Federal Clerkship – The Inside Scoop
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