Above The Law

JUNE 3, 2025

Getty Images I recently had the privilege of moderating a webinar called “What GCs Want From Their Outside Counsel” with an impressive panel of chief legal officers: Danielle Sheer (Commvault), Rob Morvillo (Olo), and Vanessa Candela (Celonis). All three are sharp, experienced, and deeply respected in the in-house community and together, they delivered the kind of unvarnished commentary that law firm lawyers dont often get to hear.

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Knackly

JUNE 2, 2025

Contract drafting is time-consuming. But with the right automation tool, firms have cut that time by as much as 95%. Contract Express is one of the most recognized names in legal document automation, but its not always the best choice if your goal is to streamline workflows at that scale. Many legal teams find it too tightly bound to the Thomson Reuters’ ecosystem.

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Above The Law

JUNE 2, 2025

Thomson Reuters just unveiled the next step in the evolution of CoCounsel, and the future is agentic! At least that’s the pitch. Of course it sort of has to be the pitch given the agent conversation dominates the industry zeitgeist and no one can risk being left behind. But while McConaughey cuts commercials about turning over dinner reservations to SkyNet, the question remains just how much do lawyers need or even want an agent?

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Attorney at Work

JUNE 4, 2025

Book Review | Steve Fretzins latest book, "Be THAT Lawyer," offers a treasure trove of advicefor would-be and rising rainmakers. The post 101 Top Rainmakers’ Secrets: Be THAT Lawyer, Not That Other Lawyer Who Doesnt Know How to Get Business appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.

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Patently O

JUNE 2, 2025

by David Hricik, Mercer Law School. I recently wrote a paper on this topic and gave a CLE and thought it would be useful to pass it along. It is here. It goes through in a step-by-step way the way to approach fessing up to a mistake, as well as analyzing the different approaches that jurisdictions take to the issue. For example, some view the duty as arising from the need to keep a client reasonably informed, while others view it as part of a conflict-of-interest analysis.

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Attorney at Work

JUNE 5, 2025

Gene Commander | Mergers allow future-focused midmarket and smaller law firms to assemble a dynamic mix of highly skilled talent. The post Talent-Driven Law Firm Mergers:A Smart Growth Strategy for Firms of All Sizes appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.

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Law 360

JUNE 3, 2025

A rebound in client work sent the nations largest law firms into growth mode last year, driving a wave of hiring, mergers, and strategic moves that reshaped the top tier of the Law360 400. Here's a preview of the 100 firms with the largest U.S. attorney headcounts.

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Steno

JUNE 4, 2025

After 30+ years as a court reporter and 13 years running my own firm, I was surprised to find myself seeking out a new role at this stage of my career. Yet here I am, two months into my position as Market Development Manager at Steno , and I couldn't be more excited about this new chapter. Let me tell you why.

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Above The Law

JUNE 2, 2025

Ed. note : This is the latest installment in a series of posts on motherhood in the legal profession, in partnership with our friends at MothersEsquire. Welcome Jamie Szal back to our pages. Click here if you’d like to donate to MothersEsquire. Youve heard the saying — its all about who you know. To that end, when I was in law school and early in my career as a lawyer (definitely pre-kids), the advice I received from pretty much everyone was to take every advantage of networking even

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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

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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.

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JURIST

MAY 31, 2025

While Colombia has made notable progress in protecting the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and gender-diverse (LGBT) individuals, the country must urgently address widespread discrimination and violence still faced by these communities, a UN human rights expert has warned Friday. Graeme Reid, the UN Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, concluded a fact-finding mission across multiple Colombian cities.

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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

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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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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.

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Attorney at Work

JUNE 3, 2025

Teddy Snyder | Expansive pops up in all sorts of legal writing from website verbiage (our expansive PI practice) to statements of facts in appellate briefs. The post I Dont Know What This Word Means: Is This Post Expansive or Extensive? appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.

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JURIST

MAY 31, 2025

Amnesty International decried an Italian government order Saturday, claiming its elevated sanctions against activists, prisoners and migrants constitute a potential grant of arbitrary law enforcement power. The new measures, called “draconian” by the organization, create new offenses for prisoners and migrants at detention centers for not cooperating with or passively resisting police orders.

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HowAppealing

JUNE 5, 2025

“Supreme Court Rules for Straight Woman in Job Discrimination Suit; The justices rejected an appeals court’s requirement that members of majority groups meet a heightened standard to win employment discrimination cases”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report. And in commentary, online at Slate, Robyn Nicole Sanders has a Jurisprudence essay titled “ Why the Supreme Court Decision Protecting a ‘Majority’ Plaintiff Was Really a Win for Civil Rights.

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Above The Law

JUNE 2, 2025

Gideon v. Wainwright secured the right to an attorney for defendants facing felony charges, even if they couldn’t afford the representation. Would have been nice if it went just a little bit further and ensured that the representing attorneys would be duly compensated for upholding their part of the Constitution. The Court may have assumed that a competent government would set aside enough funding to ensure that the appointed attorneys would get paid for their work.

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Analyzing contract trends with manual contract management is like sifting through a pile of papers in a dimly lit room, trying to find clues manually. Advanced CLM software’s contract data analytics, on the other hand, is like having an AI-based, intelligent magnifying glass that not only highlights key clues but also connects the dots for you. With innovative, AI-powered contract data analytics, you can solve the mystery of trends faster and with greater accuracy, making informed decisions base

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Attorney at Work

JUNE 1, 2025

Ask the Experts: Advice on staying calm in a crisis (prep!) and when to bring in a specialist. The post Crisis Communications for Law Firms: How and When to Engage a Crisis Communicator appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.

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JURIST

JUNE 5, 2025

A group of UN human rights experts on Thursday urged the Belarusian government to stop targeting independent trade unions and comply with international labour standards. The experts — a group of five Special Rapporteurs — called on Belarus to cooperate with the UN and the International Labour Organization (ILO) to protect the rights of trade union leaders and members: Belarus must end the repression of independent trade unionists, who are also recognised as human rights defenders.

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EvidenceProf Blog

JUNE 3, 2025

Similar to its federal counterpart, West Virginia Rule of Evidence 404(a) states the following: (a) Character Evidence. (1) Prohibited Uses. Evidence of a person's character or character trait is not admissible to prove that on a particular occasion the person.

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Above The Law

JUNE 3, 2025

Ed. note : This is the latest in the article series, Cybersecurity: Tips From the Trenches , by our friends at Sensei Enterprises , a boutique provider of IT, cybersecurity, and digital forensics services. Just before the busy Memorial Day holiday, the FBI released a new cyber alert regarding ransomware and the targeting of law firms. Unfortunately, with staff leaving early or already out on vacation, many law firms likely missed this alert.

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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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HowAppealing

JUNE 2, 2025

“Low Turnout in Mexicos Far-Reaching Judicial Election Fuels Legitimacy Concerns; Nearly 90 percent of voters did not cast ballots on Sunday, one of the lowest turnouts in any federal election since Mexico became a democracy”: Emiliano Rodrguez Mega, James Wagner, and Simon Romero of The New York Times have this news analysis.

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JUNE 3, 2025

Human Rights Watch (HRW) published a report Tuesday identifying Russian drone attacks on Ukrainian civilians as war crimes and crimes against humanity. Attacks are executed using modified commercial drones. The report compiles information from survivors, witnesses, and videos from Russian Telegram channels Belkis Wille , associate crisis, conflict, and arms director at Human Rights Watch, pointed out that due to the cameras that operators use to control the drones leave little doubt of the inten

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The Volokh Conspiracy

JUNE 4, 2025

Thanks, ChatGPT! From today's decision by Ninth Circuit Judge Holly Thomas, joined by Chief Judge Mary Murguia and Judge Gabriel Sanchez, in Hubbard v. City of San Diego : The City of San Diego prohibits teaching yoga to four or more persons at any of the City's shoreline parks or beaches… [But t]eaching yoga is protected speech. The City's prohibition on teaching yoga in shoreline parks is content based and fails strict scrutiny… [T]he First Amendment protects teaching yoga.

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Above The Law

JUNE 3, 2025

Taking the bar exam sucks. Talking the California Bar sucks. Taking California’s February 2025 bar exam sucked so bad that anyone who sat through it should be able to add “Experimental Vacuum Test Subject” to the “Fun Fact” section of their resume. The State Bar has doled out several corrective measures since the exam date: refunds, providing a free attempt at the next exam, and they even decided to go with a policy change that will net test takers a higher final gr

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