If you’re considering applying to law school, one of the things you may want to consider in your search is finding a place where you’ll really and truly enjoy the learning experience. As our readers know, the latest Princeton Review law school rankings are out, and today, we’ll focus on a category that’s very important…
A little over a week ago, we chronicled a bulletin board tussle over whether or not it’s appropriate to ask summer associates to work nights and weekends. No one suggested summers put in 100-hour weeks, just that summer associates be allowed on to occasionally take part in the authentic, if unpleasant, after-hours work that they’ll…
Session Law 2024-17 enacts changes to the law regarding the scope of original juvenile jurisdiction beginning with offenses committed on or after December 1, 2024. Law changes regarding the existing process to transfer a case from juvenile to superior court will also take effect at that time. Read on for a description of the changes….
The way your firm deploys Gen AI is crucial to your ability to serve clients most efficiently and effectively. It is important that your firm selects a Legal AI solution that has been trained specifically for the legal profession to ensure that you are adopting a responsible and transparent Gen AI platform. This requires the…
From announcing INR 1.48 lakh crore (over $17 billion) for education, employment and skill sectors, internships with stipends worth INR 5,000 in top companies, to promising education loans upto INR 10 lakhs ($11,949), the central government is eyeing a funding boost for the education space. Stakeholders from India’s domestic and international education industry, speaking to…
As a rule, you shouldn’t change an iconic name unless you’ve got a damned good reason to. Prince deciding to go by “The Love Symbol”? He was sticking it to Warner Bros. for the sake of his art. Penn deciding to go by Carey and punish anyone who stepped out of line? Stupid, but at…
Biglaw is dropping the ball. Over the past two years, firm after firm has rolled back the remote-working flexibility they offered during the pandemic — dragging people back into the office, limiting advancement for those who aren’t onsite, and even withholding bonuses for those who won’t conform. They argue it’s about training, culture, spontaneous water-cooler…
“Deus ex machina,” or “god out of the machine,” was a stage play convention developed in Ancient Greece, whereby characters were extracted from impossible situations via some unexpected contrivance. Effectively, actors playing gods would be brought onto the stage, from above or below, to “save” the hero. Sometimes, artificial intelligence is presented this way. It’s…
A 20% decline from key markets is being seen by some English language schools in Ireland, It follows a post-pandemic boom that was seen by many schools across the country, with a new visa scam also surfacing The scam offers non-EU applicants fake “acceptance letters” from language schools in order to gain Irish residence permits…
There are many different and exciting ways to rank law firms. How prestigious are they? How much money are they making? How much take-home cash do partners earn? How big are they? Yes, size continues to matter when it comes to Biglaw, and thankfully, the New York Law Journal recently unleashed its annual NYLJ 100,…