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Non-Sequiturs: 03.31.16

* The essential questions every in-house counsel should ask before they pick a law firm. [Forbes] * Donald Trump's comments advocating punishment for women who have abortions have been turned into an attack ad. That didn't take much time at all. [The Hill] * Read up on the lawsuit filed by the US Women's National Team filed against US Soccer alleging discriminatory wage practices. [Huffington Post] * What are the best practices for answering emails when you are at home? [Corporette] * Another reason to not have lifetime appointments for Supreme Court justices. [Medium] * Yup, this is real: Missouri lawmakers made quite the mistake. [Gawker] * Are you preparing mentally for the possibility of a brokered convention? Then read up on the last person to emerge as the candidate from a brokered convention to win the presidency. [Slate]

By Kathryn Rubino

Federal Judges

I Don’t Think ‘Redaction’ Means What You Think It Means

Here at Above the Law, we regularly cover benchslaps: judges laying the smackdown on poorly performing attorneys. But what about when it's the judge who says, "I've made a tiny huge mistake"? On Friday, U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh made a significant technological blunder in a patent case between two of Silicon Valley's heaviest hitters. So, what did she do? Let's just say she couldn't keep a secret....

By Christopher Danzig

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