The legal profession’s annual hazing ritual, known as the bar exam, happens twice a year (in most jurisdictions). There are testing dates in February and July — the latter being much more... Read more »
At the end of the day, a trial is a massive data-processing endeavor. The lawyers on each side get as much information favorable to their clients into the record as possible, they... Read more »
You’ll never guess what Trump judges are doing to hurt minorities! Okay, they’re ignoring the Supreme Court — we all saw this coming. [Slate] AI is writing books using humans as pen... Read more »
Ed. note: To help kick off our new “ILTA on ATL” channel, we’ll be bringing you daily updates from ILTACON this week. The event kicked off Sunday and runs through Thursday in... Read more »
Last month, the OECD released a report declaring lawyers at “high risk” of losing their jobs to artificial intelligence. For this spiciest of hot takes, the venerable international organization cited (a) some... Read more »
(Image via Getty) Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. I practiced law for nearly 15 years and hated timesheets as much as the next person. But it’s... Read more »
Two major Biglaw firms are facing separate lawsuits over their diversity programs. Edward Blum, who founded Students for Fair Admissions — the plaintiff in the recent Supreme Court case that dismantled college... Read more »
Making it to midlevel in Biglaw isn’t easy — especially in the wake of a pandemic. First, you had to break into Biglaw (which can be quite difficult, especially if you didn’t... Read more »
Sam Perlman via Instagram https://www.instagram.com/samformarlboro/ Law school is a difficult endeavor, but don’t tell that to Boston College Law School student Samantha Perlman. She’s running to be the next mayor of Marlborough,... Read more »
Judicial watchdog group Fix the Court is out there doing the hard work of combing through federal judicial financial disclosures so you don’t have to. And you need to know what they’ve... Read more »