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Summit offered research-based roadmap for law firms seeking to implement generative AI
I was honored to facilitate the “What’s Hot?” session for leading large law firm innovation professionals at the 2025 invitation-only Strategic Knowledge & Innovation Legal Leaders’ Summit in New York City on March 27, with Oz Benamram, the event’s...
Former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice agrees to license suspension for alleged election-review misconduct
Home Daily News Former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice agrees… Judiciary Former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice agrees to license suspension for alleged election-review misconduct By Debra Cassens Weiss April 11, 2025, 11:00 am CDT Former Wisconsin Supreme...
‘Stay out of my shorts,’ other discourteous comments led to censure for New York judge
Home Daily News 'Stay out of my shorts,' other discourteous… Judiciary 'Stay out of my shorts,' other discourteous comments led to censure for New York judge By Debra Cassens Weiss April 10, 2025, 2:11 pm CDT A New York judge who didn’t want to transition to...
Federal judge’s Columbia clerk boycott didn’t harm public confidence in judiciary, judicial council rules
Home Daily News Federal judge's Columbia clerk boycott didn't… Judiciary Federal judge's Columbia clerk boycott didn't harm public confidence in judiciary, judicial council rules By Debra Cassens Weiss April 10, 2025, 11:36 am CDT Judge Stephen A. Vaden of the...
‘There is no question that we will fight,’ says latest law firm targeted in Trump executive order
Home Daily News 'There is no question that we will fight,'… Law Firms 'There is no question that we will fight,' says latest law firm targeted in Trump executive order By Debra Cassens Weiss April 10, 2025, 10:26 am CDT The latest law firm targeted by the Trump...
Dialogue on Deregulation, Politicization: Arizona vice chief justice discusses innovation, retention elections
Bold. Innovative. Visionary. At a time when many courts are losing the battle to provide access to justice, especially in low-income communities, the Arizona Supreme Court has brought fresh ideas to bridge the justice gap. Vice Chief Justice John Lopez, at the...
Lawyer alleges BigLaw firm fired her 11 days after she disclosed epilepsy diagnosis, violating disability law
Home Daily News Lawyer alleges BigLaw firm fired her 11 days… Disability Law Lawyer alleges BigLaw firm fired her 11 days after she disclosed epilepsy diagnosis, violating disability law By Debra Cassens Weiss April 10, 2025, 9:00 am CDT A former lawyer at...
Recruitment of lawyers from Trump-targeted firms is ethics violation, Democrats’ letter says
Home Daily News Recruitment of lawyers from Trump-targeted… Law Firms Recruitment of lawyers from Trump-targeted firms is ethics violation, Democrats' letter says By Debra Cassens Weiss April 9, 2025, 2:40 pm CDT Two Democratic lawmakers are asking White House...
The 16-Pager: How to avoid boredom in retirement with the greatest of ease
By Douglas R. Melin What are you going to do when you retire? That's usually the first question after the big announcement comes out. Everyone has plans, but retirees often discover that these were not as sustainable, lasting or rewarding as they'd thought, and...
Judge accused of using ‘game or jail’ tactic, asserting abuse victims get ‘Super Bowl’ neurochemicals
Home Daily News Judge accused of using 'game or jail' tactic,… Judiciary Judge accused of using 'game or jail' tactic, asserting abuse victims get 'Super Bowl' neurochemicals By Debra Cassens Weiss March 27, 2025, 3:15 pm CDT Judge Matthew J. Elkin of Howard...
Prosecutor gets suspension for invading jury’s ‘inner sanctum’
Home Daily News Prosecutor gets suspension for invading jury's… Ethics Prosecutor gets suspension for invading jury's 'inner sanctum' By Debra Cassens Weiss March 27, 2025, 10:27 am CDT An Oklahoma lawyer has been suspended for six months for watching real-time...
How to negotiate mental health challenges in the law
By David S. D’Amato I’ve spent much of my career in the legal industry as a lawyer and a law firm business administrator. I don’t have the demographic profile of a typical American lawyer or even a typical BigLaw business director. My parents, Italian Americans...
Lateral hiring bounced back in 2024, especially for associates in BigLaw, new NALP report says
Home Daily News Lateral hiring bounced back in 2024, especially… Careers Lateral hiring bounced back in 2024, especially for associates in BigLaw, new NALP report says By Debra Cassens Weiss March 26, 2025, 3:49 pm CDT Lateral hiring of law firm associates...
Refugee ban can’t be enforced against those who received conditional approval, 9th Circuit says
Home Daily News Refugee ban can't be enforced against those… Immigration Law Refugee ban can't be enforced against those who received conditional approval, 9th Circuit says By Debra Cassens Weiss March 26, 2025, 2:29 pm CDT A federal appeals court on Tuesday...
ABA, more than 50 bar associations condemn ‘government actions that seek to twist the scales of justice’
Home Daily News ABA, more than 50 bar associations condemn… Bar Associations ABA, more than 50 bar associations condemn 'government actions that seek to twist the scales of justice' By Debra Cassens Weiss March 26, 2025, 9:43 am CDT More than 50 state, local...
Jenner & Block’s rehiring of lead Mueller prosecutor cited in executive order targeting firm
Home Daily News Jenner & Block's rehiring of lead Mueller… Law Firms Jenner & Block's rehiring of lead Mueller prosecutor cited in executive order targeting firm By Debra Cassens Weiss March 26, 2025, 9:16 am CDT Andrew Weissmann, former lead prosecutor...
Federal judge’s warning about potential violence after Trump’s comments was not ethics violation, 3rd Circuit says
Home Daily News Federal judge's warning about potential violence… Judiciary Federal judge's warning about potential violence after Trump's comments was not ethics violation, 3rd Circuit says By Debra Cassens Weiss March 25, 2025, 3:29 pm CDT A federal judge...
Climate change case that ‘ignited a movement’ ends with Supreme Court’s cert denial
Home Daily News Climate change case that 'ignited a movement'… U.S. Supreme Court Climate change case that 'ignited a movement' ends with Supreme Court's cert denial By Debra Cassens Weiss March 25, 2025, 2:01 pm CDT Kelsey Cascadia Rose Juliana of Oregon, the...
Trump administration invokes state secrets privilege for deportation flights, disputes Nazi analogy
Home Daily News Trump administration invokes state secrets… Immigration Law Trump administration invokes state secrets privilege for deportation flights, disputes Nazi analogy By Debra Cassens Weiss March 25, 2025, 11:02 am CDT A prison guard transfers...
Federal judge who sought female attorneys among class counsel has acknowledged sex-bias concerns, order says
Home Daily News Federal judge who sought female attorneys… Judiciary Federal judge who sought female attorneys among class counsel has acknowledged sex-bias concerns, order says By Debra Cassens Weiss March 25, 2025, 9:21 am CDT A federal judge who called for...
Merely misleading statements aren’t illegal under false statements law, Supreme Court says
Home Daily News Merely misleading statements aren’t illegal… U.S. Supreme Court Merely misleading statements aren’t illegal under false statements law, Supreme Court says By Debra Cassens Weiss March 24, 2025, 3:41 pm CDT A federal law that makes it a crime to...
Paul Weiss leader cites potential ‘existential crisis’ as 1 reason for Trump deal; critics include 141 firm alumni
Home Daily News Paul Weiss leader cites potential 'existential… Law Firms Paul Weiss leader cites potential 'existential crisis' as 1 reason for Trump deal; critics include 141 firm alumni By Debra Cassens Weiss March 24, 2025, 1:49 pm CDT An executive order...
2 firms speak out after Trump seeks lawyer sanctions for ‘unreasonable and vexatious’ suits against US
Home Daily News 2 firms speak out after Trump seeks lawyer… Law Firms 2 firms speak out after Trump seeks lawyer sanctions for 'unreasonable and vexatious' suits against US By Debra Cassens Weiss March 24, 2025, 11:20 am CDT President Donald Trump speaks at the...
Severed body parts, conspiracy theories and Elvis Presley impersonators featured in Netflix documentary
True crime has become a paint-by-numbers game. The formula is often copied and pasted, and finding a novel approach in the field is rare. With that in mind, you can imagine my skepticism when I saw yet another true crime documentary suggested to me on Netflix....
