Olga V. Mack is a Fellow at CodeX, The Stanford Center for Legal Informatics, and a Generative AI Editor at law.MIT. Olga embraces legal innovation and had dedicated her career to improving and shaping the future of law. She is convinced that the legal profession will emerge even stronger, more resilient, and more inclusive than…
VIEW FROM THE COURT By Mark Walsh on Jun 28, 2024 at 4:56 pm The justices took the bench to announce opinions on Friday. (William Hennessy) Something on television last night seems to have stolen the attention from the Supreme Court in its end-of-term push. But today, the justices will issue three big and newsworthy…
Jho Low may be a myth, a spook story G-men tell their kids at night, but he can tell you where he stores his very real Monets. The post Justice Department Enjoying Very Successful Negotiation With Alleged Fraudster Despite Not Knowing Where On Earth He Is appeared first on Above the Law. #Justice #Department #Enjoying…
You know a modern business needs to have a website — and, if you didn’t, maybe just stop reading this right now. But seriously, the question for a while now has been more about optimizing websites. What are the components for a viable, modern website in a deeply competitive online environment for law firms? We…
Soon after former FTC Commissioner Joshua Wright left his post teaching at George Mason University’s ASS Law, allegations of long-standing creepiness with students came to light. The women, senior Biglaw attorneys today, say Wright initiated sexual relationships with them while they were first-year law students, employing the promise of his influence in the antitrust space…
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. This seems like a year where maybe big firms hold onto it, reserve their judgment, and reevaluate year-end bonuses. The bonuses last year were the same as the several years before that, so maybe this is the year they decide to do more, in…
Procrastination is a common trait among most of us since people naturally want to put off tasks until the last minute if they are unpleasant or if there are other pressing concerns that require attention. Lawyers, like everyone else, are guilty of procrastination, and clients can also wait until the last minute to complete tasks…
Ed. note: This is the fifth in a series. Read the prior installments here: No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, No. 4. As we round the final corner of our comprehensive journey through “The Playbook Strategy,” last week’s focus on mastering the art of conversation set the stage for this conclusive installment: “Elevator Pitch: The…
U.S. Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel A. Cardona said he is encouraged by the response of many institutions in the year since the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 29, 2023, ruling on affirmative action in higher education. The court’s 6-3 decision in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College curtails the…
Each state, the Bureau of Prisons, and Puerto Rico now have a process in place for assessing prison education programs proposals from colleges, according to a report released by the Vera Institute of Justice. Dr. Ruth DelaneyIt means that hundreds of thousands of people in prison may potentially have access to quality college programming and…