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Biglaw Firm Is Winning So Much But Clients Are Still Scared — See Also

Being Right Has Its Consequences: Perkins Coie is winning against Trump in court. But will clients risk Trump’s ire?

These Law Schools Have Amazing First-Time Bar Passage Rates: Is your school on the list?

Outsourcing Summaries, Supremely: Arizona’s newest Supreme Court AI reporters are uncannily good at their jobs.

Trump & Co. Really Don’t Like Birthright Citizenship: And they want SCOTUS to get on board.

Ever Hand In A Resume So Bad You Get 37 Months In Prison?: Biglaw fraud comes with big consequences.

Stat(s) Of The Week: A Big Gap In Legal Tech Satisfaction

Comparing sentiment across the pond. 

The Hidden Cost Of Medicaid Cuts: Why The GOP’s Budget Plan Would Be A Disaster For Hospitals

While the plan aims to reduce government spending, healthcare executives are pointing out that these cuts would actually exacerbate the financial instability of the overall U.S. healthcare system — as well worsen health outcomes for millions of people, many of whom are children.

SXSW And The Power Of Storytelling In Persuasion

Lessons learned for lawyers about the art of persuasion in the digital age.

Lawyers Shouldn’t Be Afraid To Concede Weaker Points At Oral Arguments

Practical arguments and reasonable behavior can yield positive results for clients while scoring favor with a judge.

How To Master Your Time And Build A Thriving Firm

Time is a lawyer’s most valuable asset — but are you using it wisely? The latest 'Be That Lawyer' podcast explores this question.

An Attorney’s Guide To Switching Law Practice Management Software

From gauging the pain of switching to finding competitive advantages, this eBook maps out the process.

The Law Schools Dominating The Bar Exam — Who’s Leading The Pack? (2024)

Which law schools outperformed the rest of the competition when it came to passing the bar exam?

Will Perkins Coie’s Clients Obey In Advance?

The legal battle is only part of the fight.

Appeals Court: ‘Plain View’ Also Includes Using iPhone Camera Options To See Through Tinted Car Windows

As tech advances, the law mutates. In some cases (Riley, Carpenter) we get more protections. In other cases, we get fewer protections. This case dates back to 2022. Christopher Poller was a suspect Waterbury, Connecticut police officers were seeking to arrest. While surveilling his residence, officers approached his parked car. Poller wasn’t in it at the […]

Morning Docket: 03.14.25

* Court order reinstates tons of federal government workers [Law360]

* Trump takes birthright citizenship order to Supreme Court. [Bloomberg Law News]

* Lawyer heading to prison for lying about Biglaw on resume. [ABA Journal]

* Spencer Fane revenue is up, though PEP actually went down slightly. [American Lawyer]

* Newsmax forks over $40 million over 2020 election statements. [Reuters]

* Baker McKenzie probably should give up having nice things for Lent. [Roll on Friday]

* Delaware Senate unanimously passes new, “screw it, why don’t you corporations just tell us what you want the laws to be?” law. [Delaware News Journal]

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Hybrid Work Is Here To Stay: Anything but a five-day, in-person work week!

It Won’t End With Perkins Coie: Will Williams & Connolly be the next firm caught in the administration’s sights?

Keep The Theory Practical!: These are some of the best law schools for training that goes beyond the books.

Donna Adelson’s Lawyer Moves To Get Divorce Documents Out Of Evidence: Bold move, let’s see how it works.

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