Kirkland Asks Associates Suspicious Question That Has Folks Wondering
Are there changes ahead for the firm's office attendance policy?
Are there changes ahead for the firm's office attendance policy?
Biglaw's partnership prospects are changing, all because of Kirkland & Ellis.
Designed to reduce manual docket work by prioritizing what litigators need most: on-demand full docket summarization that explains the whole case to date, followed by on-demand document summaries for filing triage, and AI-powered natural language searching for faster search and retrieval.
Unsurprised Kirkland of all firms is making this move.
Biglaw's billion-dollar pro bono pledge becomes a magnet for every disgruntled vet with a landlord dispute and a MAGA hat.
Congressional oversight met with gaslighting, paywall references, and pro bono puppetry as Biglaw firms explain their ethical contortions.
Wu Tang had it right -- C.R.E.A.M. (Cash rules everything around me)
As federal borrowing caps tighten financing options for law students, one organization is stepping in to negotiate the terms they can't secure alone.
Firm Chair Jon Ballis spotted lunching with Donald Trump and Saudi leaders.
More associates would rather *not* be associated with this decision.
No wonder they capitulated to Trump.
Unlikely to be the last.
The new generation of AI-related legal issues are inherently cross-disciplinary, implicating corporate law, intellectual property, data privacy, employment, corporate governance and regulatory compliance.
Kirkland, Latham, Simpson, A&O Shearman, and Cadwalader have all made bad deals with Trump.
They're not even going to try and defend the rule of law.
The Biglaw rich get richer.
The firm is in some rarified air.
Welcome to the City of Brotherly Love, Kirkland!