Being a lawyer isn’t easy. From intaking new clients to juggling open legal cases and keeping up with administrative work, being a great lawyer requires careful management, patience, and dedication. The great news is: Chatbots for lawyers can help with all aspects of a lawyer’s day-to-day. Typically, chatbots are best known as a precursor to…
Kamala Harris is a heavy favorite for Democratic Presidential nominee, now that Joe Biden has dropped out of the race and endorsed her. This means we should re-open our short series on the 2024 Presidential candidates and marijuana. I thought we were done with this stuff. We can trot out some deep cuts with Kamala…
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. Law firms are just making more and more money, so my guess is that we will see other firms follow suit here. Its purpose is simply retention and recruiting. — Elizabeth Soderberg, senior director of Los Angeles-based legal recruitment firm Lateral Link, in comments…
Double the Donation and Funraisin are proud to announce a new partnership that answers the call for advanced integrated matching technology. With the new integration between 360MatchPro by Double the Donation and Funraisin’s innovative giving experiences, guiding eligible donors to completing their match is easier than ever. “Matching gifts is one of those rare elements…
On a two-week visit to Thailand with our program director to visit several True Costs Initiative grantee partners, including the Community Resource Centre Foundation, I learned that real community lawyering looks nothing like “traditional” lawyering, and it is precisely that characteristic that makes it such a potent tool for protecting environmental and human rights. On…
Sir Keir Starmer has now been UK Prime Minister for a full calendar month and will soon be overtaking Liz Truss’s record-breaking 45-day stint in Number 10. During this time, he has been busy laying the groundwork with his new cabinet for how Labour intends to govern when parliament returns after recess. Laying the foundations…
The summer sun doesn’t always mean good times — sometimes the warm weather brings layoffs. Faegre Drinker, a Biglaw firm ranked 55 on the Am Law 100, with $991,262,000 in gross revenue last year, internally announced layoffs. Though the precise scope of the layoffs is unknown, they will impact staff, counsel, and senior attorneys in…
Home Daily News Blank Rome tried to exact financial ruin… Trials & Litigation Blank Rome tried to exact financial ruin because lawyer switched sides in airline litigation, her suit alleges By Debra Cassens Weiss March 6, 2024, 12:00 pm CST A Florida lawyer has filed a lawsuit alleging that Blank Rome attorneys filed an “utterly…
Key Takeaways: Liaison, in partnership with California State University, launched the CSU Transfer Planner on August 1, 2023, to facilitate seamless transitions for community college students to CSU campuses. The CSU Transfer Planner helps students track coursework, research programs, and plan their academic paths, enhancing the transfer process and supporting enrollment goals. The platform integrates…
Home The Modern Law Library ‘Shaping the Bar’ author says bar exam protects… The Modern Law Library ‘Shaping the Bar’ author says bar exam protects legal profession, not public By Julianne Hill July 24, 2024, 8:48 am CDT The goal of the bar exam is to be a gatekeeper for the legal profession and protect…