The Laws Of Unintended Consequences
That's the signpost up ahead. Your next stop, the Girardi Zone.
Doing The Right Thing Is Doing The Right Thing (With Apologies To Spike Lee)
Aah, blowback. Sweet, sweet blowback.
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.
From Sea To Shining Sea, Legal Professionals Behaving Badly
Fortunately, it is impossible to roll your eyes so far back in your head that they get stuck.
Mean Guys
Will the clueless will ever understand that a conference is not a sex-themed Disneyland ticket?
Trials And Tribulations Of Girardi And Trump
Every reputationally challenged lawyer adds to the stain on the profession.
Continuing Tom Girardi Saga Drags Itself Into Yet Another New Year
A tale slightly older than time ...
AI Is Killing Legal’s Billable Hour. It’s Also Repeating Its Worst Mistake
Law firms and legal departments are writing the future of the profession in separate rooms. What happens when they actually work together?
Where’s The Money?
Collecting on that judgment after all avenues of appeal have been exhausted is a journey all its own.
Morning Docket: 09.14.23
* This may come as a shock, but new study suggests the public defender system is overburdened. Who could have known other than anyone who listened to public defenders for the last 50 years? [ABA Journal] * Cleta Mitchell missed out on indictment, but the disgraced former Foley & Lardner lawyer is still leading the election denial movement. So maybe it's more fair to say she's escaped indictment so far. [The Intercept] * For a guy with a Real Housewives pedigree, Tom Girardi does not understand a hot mic. [Law360] * Wachtell still trying to get its Twitter money. [American Lawyer] * Court papers can now "slide into your DMs," proving Twitter really can get worse. [Legaltech News] * Law firms line up to advise clients on maintaining productive and often client- and investor-demanded diversity programs in the face of activist lawsuits. While other firms cower in fear. [Reuters] * DISCO chief's departure causes shares to take a tumble. What's next for Kiwi Camara? If history is any guide, maybe a company called "Hair Metal." [Bloomberg Law News]
Legacies, Unions, And Omnipresent AI. And A Dollop Of Girardi.
Much like the horizon, the end of the tale of Tom Girardi continues to recede as we approach it.
California’s State Bar Is Trying To Save Face By Mandating Attorneys Snitch On Each Other
Tom Girardi had to ruin it for everybody.
Schenck Price Competes Smarter With Lexis+ With Protégé
LexisNexis sat down with John Ursin, Managing Partner at Schenck Price, to learn how the firm is using legal AI to strengthen client service and daily legal work.
Will The State Bar Ever Get It Right?
Are you finding a disconnect between what the California State Bar says and what it does?
More Layoffs, More STFU, And Yes, More Tom Girardi
It is left as an exercise for the student to imagine what Tom Girardi's yearly performance review would look like.
Morning Docket: 02.02.23
* Law firms don't appreciate associates building their own brand through social media. Because "professional development" only flows one direction. [Legal Intelligencer] * Hunter Biden seems to have found lawyers who are aware that ripping private data off a computer is generally a crime. [Washington Post] * Real Criminal Defendants Of Beverly Hills. [Reuters] * Andrew Tate's got a new lawyer. He's probably mansplaining how the law works to her right now. [Rolling Stone] * Supreme Court considers whether algorithms might evade the spirit of internet laws. [The Atlantic]
Tom Girardi: The Story That Will Not Fade Away
Would any other lawyer have gotten away with this?
California Selling, Opining, And Bragging
Legal ethics (and the lack thereof) in La La Land.