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Legal Rebels Podcast

How in-house counsel are increasingly turning to generative AI

Law Firms

Blank Rome partner engaged in ‘secretive spying’ by accessing private computer files at ex-firm, suit alleges

Law Firms

Lawyer ends sexual harassment and retaliation suit against Polsinelli, 2 partners after claims allowed

Judiciary

Citing ‘assault on the rule of law,’ federal judge appointed by Reagan resigns so he can speak out

Legal Education

Bar exam scores, pass rates trend upward

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court to decide if mail-in ballots may arrive after Election Day

Criminal Justice

Did alleged sham hiring by SCOTUSblog founder Goldstein constitute tax evasion? Judge will decide

Practice Technology

Clio completes $1B acquisition of vLex and announces $5B company valuation

Criminal Justice

Lawyer accused of BigLaw cyberstalking detained after accusation of ‘flippant’ release violations

Federal Government

Justice Department struggles as thousands exit—and few are replaced

U.S. Supreme Court

A Rastafarian goes to the Supreme Court after a prison shaved his dreadlocks

Criminal Justice

Trump pardons Giuliani, other allies who sought to overturn 2020 election

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court won’t hear challenge to landmark gay marriage ruling

Law in Popular Culture

Kim Kardashian doesn’t pass bar exam and is ‘not a lawyer yet’

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court allows Trump to end policy of self-identifying gender on passports

Law Firms

Cozen O’Connor adds 50-plus lawyers through merger in market that is ‘a bit of the best kept secret’

Trials & Litigation

Jury finds DC ‘Sandwich Guy’ not guilty of assaulting officer

Judiciary

Judge calls portrait of ex-colleague ‘celebration of corruption,’ orders disciplinary press release displayed beneath

Law Firms

4 days per week in the office gains steam as 3 more BigLaw firms announce stricter policies

Legal Education

About 1 in 5 law students have a disability, new survey finds

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