Attorney at Work
JUNE 6, 2025
Camille Stell | Fear of the unknown keeps many male lawyers from retirement, but there's a positive upside to proactively planning your life after law. The post Life After Law: Why Do So Many Men Postpone Retirement? appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.
Above The Law
JUNE 6, 2025
Law firms across the country are investing heavily in digital marketing. They’re running SEO campaigns, producing video content, launching PPC ads, and posting on every social media platform imaginable. And yet, many of these same firms report the same frustrating outcome: “We’re not getting enough clients.” The assumption? The marketing isn’t working.
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The Volokh Conspiracy
JUNE 6, 2025
On Thursday, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that plaintiffs in "majority" groups cannot be forced to clear a higher bar to prove they were discriminated against than minority plaintiffs. The case originated from a heterosexual woman, Marlean Ames, who sued the Ohio Department of Youth Services, which runs the state's juvenile correctional system, after she was passed over for a promotion and subsequently significantly demoted in favor of two gay candidates with less education and experienc
Above The Law
JUNE 6, 2025
How are legal professionals and law firm managers adapting to rapid advances in artificial intelligence? Justin Cary of Drummond Woodsum in Portland, Maine, joined host Jared Correia in this recent episode of “Adventures in Legal Tech” to explore AI upskilling in the legal industry. Here are some takeaways from the discussion. How to Get Started What are the first steps in training your lawyers and staff to realize the benefits of AI tools?
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HowAppealing
JUNE 6, 2025
“‘Reverse Discrimination’ Ruling Is a Win for the Rule of Law; The Supreme Court decision isn’t a victory for conservatives or liberals”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion. And online at USA Today, columnist Dace Potas has an essay titled “ There is no ‘reverse discrimination,’ people.
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The Volokh Conspiracy
JUNE 6, 2025
From a decision by Magistrate Judge Zia Faruqui (D.D.C.) in In re: Search of One Device and Two Individuals (decided last month but just released Tuesday): The videos [of the arrest] showed the defendant and [redacted] on top of each other, falling down the stairs while being tackled by police officers. While they all were tumbling down, a gun fell from their area.
Above The Law
JUNE 6, 2025
There are many different and exciting ways to rank law firms. How prestigious are they? How much money are they making? How much do partners earn? How much are associates earning in cash compensation? How big are they? Yes, size matters, and because the legal profession is obsessed with every single measurable and quantifiable factor law firms have to offer, there’s obviously a ranking for that.
The Volokh Conspiracy
JUNE 6, 2025
From today's Eleventh Circuit decision in Naples Pride, Inc. v. City of Naples by Judges Robert Luck and Andrew Brasher: In 2023 and 2024, Naples Pride, Inc. applied for a permit under the City of Naples, Florida's special event ordinance to hold a drag performance at a city park. Both years, the city granted a permit but with two conditions: first, that the drag performance had to be held indoors, and second, that attendance had to be limited to adults eighteen years or older.
HowAppealing
JUNE 6, 2025
“The Supreme Court mistakenly emailed orders to attorneys ahead of schedule. It’s the second major technical error in a year.” John Fritze of CNN has this report. And at “SCOTUSblog,” Amy Howe has a post titled “ Supreme Court adds four cases to next term’s docket.” You can access this evening’s Order List of the U.S.
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Get ready to master the art and science of trial preparation organization that top attorneys rely on in this exclusive webinar! Attorney and law professor, Joe Stephens, J.D., will walk through proven systems for creating comprehensive trial notebooks and binders that transform scattered case materials into a powerful command center. Learning Objectives: Strategic Organization 📊 Learn the essential sections every trial notebook needs and how to structure them for maximum clarity and acce
LegalSifter
JUNE 6, 2025
The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) 2025 conference was, in a word, energizing. As professionals across procurement, supply chain, and operations came together, a surprising and consistent theme emerged: contract review is still a major bottleneck , particularly in complex industries like healthcare, energy, and logistics. At LegalSifter, we had the chance to talk with dozens of professionals who were candid about their pain points and priorities.
HowAppealing
JUNE 6, 2025
“Will White Men Rush to Court After Justices’ Latest Ruling? Not Likely. The Supreme Court on Thursday made it easier for members of so-called majority groups to bring discrimination cases, but experts say the impact is likely to be limited.” Noam Scheiber of The New York Times has this report.
L4SB
JUNE 6, 2025
Law 4 Small Business provides comprehensive legal solutions for the needs of small businesses. But such solutions are not confined to for-profit businesses. Many nonprofit organizations have similar needs, plus.
SCOTUSBlog
JUNE 6, 2025
It was no surprise that the justices decided on Thursday to dismiss Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings v. Davis. They granted review to decide whether a federal court can certify a class action that includes claimants who have not suffered any real injury. At the oral argument , it became pretty clear that the case in fact does not present that question.
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Why does it take 20-40 hrs. to create a compliant legal brief? TypeLaw analyzed 10,000+ briefs to determine the anatomy of the average brief—how many words, paragraphs, citations to the record, and more. See the research results in this infographic.
Above The Law
JUNE 6, 2025
The “AI Can’t Replace X!” gambit is a key component of assessing how effective AI is at any given time. AI can’t replace artists quickly progressed from recreations that look like stroke symptoms to Balenciaga Pope Francis and seemingly self-aware Voe 3 short films in the span of four years. “But those are artistic endeavors”, the naysayers say. “AI could never break down chaotic fact patterns into bite-sized bits of information and apply formulaic proce
Law 360
JUNE 6, 2025
As the administration targets diversity, equity and inclusion efforts and law firms consider pulling back from their programs, lawyers who care about racial equity and justice can employ four strategies to create microspaces of justice, which can then be parlayed into drivers of transformational change, says Susan Sturm at Columbia Law School.
Above The Law
JUNE 6, 2025
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Trivia Question of the Day! According to data from the 2025 NLJ 500, which five U.S. cities have the most lawyers, and which five firms have the largest offices in those markets? Hint: These are the hottest legal markets in the country, where some of the most profitable Biglaw firms are headquartered. See the answer on the next page.
Law 360
JUNE 6, 2025
JAMS has welcomed a retired Los Angeles County Superior Court judge to its roster who spent more than three decades on the bench, where he presided over individual matters, as well as complex civil litigation from mass torts, labor, toxic contamination and insurance disputes.
Speaker: Joe Stephens, J.D., Attorney and Law Professor
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Above The Law
JUNE 6, 2025
Ed. note : Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. The biggest change to our training is we have two separate AI trainings for summers. It’s a very hot topic these days. Our attorneys have been starting to implement [AI] into their daily practices … attorneys are requesting more and more resources [on this] for summer associates, so we moved up the second of the trainings earlier in the summer so associates can use AI throughout the entire summer they’re here. — Kelsey Rowan , seni
Law 360
JUNE 6, 2025
Two recent settlements highlight how whistleblowers and the U.S. Department of Justice have been utilizing the False Claims Act to allege fraud predicated on violations of cybersecurity standards — timely lessons given new bipartisan legislation introducing potential FCA liability for artificial intelligence use, say attorneys Rachel Rose and Julie Bracker.
Above The Law
JUNE 6, 2025
Many law firms have pro bono programs since they want to perform good work with the skills they obtained through the practice of law. Indeed, some law firms take the saying “to those much is given, much is expected” and try to pay it forward by performing pro bono work. However, law firms do not need to be “do gooders” to be interested in pro bono work since pro bono work oftentimes gives junior associates a valuable opportunity to gain practical experience they might not obtain working on typ
Law 360
JUNE 6, 2025
An "apparent software malfunction" caused the U.S. Supreme Court's order list to be issued early Friday, orders in which the justices granted certiorari in four cases and refused to take up a long list of other ones, including cases centered on Pennsylvania's election system and the Obama Presidential Center.
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Above The Law
JUNE 6, 2025
Biglaw firms continue to shutter their offices in China. Today, we have news on the sixth large law firm to close the doors of a Chinese office in 2025. As noted by the American Lawyer , Seyfarth Shaw — a firm that brought in $931,927,000 gross revenue in 2024, putting it at No. 61 on the most recent Am Law 100 — plans to shut down its Shanghai office, which it first launched in 2013.
Law 360
JUNE 6, 2025
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday declined to hear a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's disgorgement powers, turning away an appeal brought by an investment adviser who was ordered to pay $32 million after a lower court found that he and his firm defrauded clients.
Above The Law
JUNE 6, 2025
* Spat between America’s richest and orangest man makes Steve Bannon talk about nationalizing SpaceX. [ Wall Street Journal ] * Lawyers across the pond are getting in trouble for misusing AI in their work product. [ Legal Futures ] * Judge threatens to kick Diddy out of the court room if he keeps emoting at the jury. [ E Online ] * Open AI’s newest model can ace law exams.
Gravel2Gavel
JUNE 6, 2025
by Ashleigh Myers , Sidney L. Fowler and Cara M. MacDonald The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) announced on May 30 that it will invoke emergency permitting procedures to accelerate environmental review of select geothermal energy projects, with three proposed geothermal projects in Nevada to be among the first projects to undergo expedited review.
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Artificial intelligence is reshaping the legal industry, and paralegals are at the forefront of this transformation. As AI becomes more integrated into legal workflows, paralegals can streamline their daily tasks, enhance efficiency, and add greater value to their firms and organizations. But what exactly does AI mean for paralegals today—and how can you leverage it to your advantage?
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