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Accused killer Karen Read stars in Max docuseries—but why?

I haven’t followed the Karen Read trial. It’s rare for me to stay too engaged in a pending publicized trial, and like you will hear many professional athletes state that they don’t watch their sport during downtime, I imagine it’s true for my profession as well.

May 15, 2025 12:13 PM CDT

Is lawyer advertising a good thing?

While snowbirding in Florida, I find I cannot escape the tsunami of lawyers’ billboard ads inundating the state’s roads and highways, trying to attract motorist related business.

May 14, 2025 10:49 AM CDT

To buy or not to buy? For Cleary Gottlieb, acquiring an AI company was a no-brainer

Law firms acquire or merge with one another all the time. But when it comes to technology companies, firms usually keep it in-house or enter into a partnership with an outside vendor. They rarely go ahead and just buy a tech company.

May 14, 2025 8:54 AM CDT

How will you celebrate Well-Being Week in Law?

The first week of May is an opportunity for a highly stressed profession to take a step back and consider some self-care by celebrating the Well-Being Week in Law.

May 7, 2025 4:30 PM CDT

Rocky Patel’s Road: From small-firm lawyer to selling 30 million cigars per year

In 2022, Cigar Aficionado rated the Rocky Patel “Sixty” the No. 1 cigar in the free world. That’s a remarkable feat. The industry’s preeminent publication considers about 700 cigars for its annual survey, and its reviewers do not know the identity or any other details of the stogies they are smoking.

May 7, 2025 10:41 AM CDT

Perplexed about AI? Richard Susskind wants to help

For nearly 30 years, Richard Susskind has been asking lawyers to envision the future of the legal profession in ways that stretch the imagination. Now, he’s written a guidebook to help humanity respond to artificial intelligence.

May 7, 2025 8:53 AM CDT

Orphan Socks: A reflection on motherhood, identity and healing

I stood over the laundry basket, my hands deep in the tangled mess of tiny clothes. Another morning, another missing sock. My baby’s outfit was perfect—except for that one stubborn sock that refused to show up. Three days in a row now. I could feel the irritation rise, bubbling up from a place deeper than I cared to admit.

May 6, 2025 2:12 PM CDT

Navigating the AI Revolution in Law School: Lessons from the front lines

As a third-year law student, I’ve had a front-row seat to the artificial intelligence revolution in the legal field. This experience has helped me integrate AI into my research, writing and studying.

Apr 30, 2025 10:23 AM CDT

Chemerinsky: Cases before SCOTUS challenge injunctions against executive orders to end birthright citizenship

Although oral arguments in the U.S. Supreme Court usually end in April, on May 15, the Supreme Court will hear its first case—the consolidation of three cases—on the merits challenging a Trump administration policy: whether federal district courts erred in granting nationwide injunctions against President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship in the United States.

Apr 30, 2025 9:56 AM CDT

Racial disparities in admissions, scholarships remain in law schools, AccessLex Institute study says

Students of color receive a disproportionately lower percentage of full-tuition scholarships, with white students receiving 70% of them; Hispanic students received 9% and Black students received 6% of full-tuition scholarships.

Apr 29, 2025 3:47 PM CDT

Law Firm Intake Reimagined: Tools to help you capture every lead

As technology advances, lawyers have more lead management options available, including virtual receptionist services, online intake forms or generative AI-powered chatbots designed to meet consumers where they are and adeptly address their concerns.

Apr 25, 2025 9:23 AM CDT

‘Secrets of the Killing State’ exposes realities of lethal injection

Execution by lethal injection is seen by many Americans as a less barbaric alternative than older methods, such as hanging, firing squads and electrocution. It is easy to assume that the process must resemble euthanasia procedures for terminally ill people or pets. The reality is very different, says Corinna Barrett Lain, a law professor and a death-penalty expert.

Apr 23, 2025 8:51 AM CDT

Hit your stride and strive without strife

Embrace sustainable goals. The start of a new year often inspires lofty resolutions, if not illusions of grandeur, about the habits we’ll develop and professional goals we’ll conquer: more billable hours, bigger matters, rapid career advancement and the like. Yet with the first quarter already behind us, the initial momentum has all but faded, and many attorneys find themselves buried under the weight of their ambitious goals and the pressure to consistently deliver at a high level.

Apr 22, 2025 2:34 PM CDT

For cybersecurity, vulnerability management, ‘think of it as brushing your teeth,’ IT managing director says

Ari Kaplan recently spoke with Ciprian Şaramet, managing director at Modular Services, a Romanian company focused on providing global law firms with technical support and business services.

Apr 22, 2025 1:30 PM CDT

New Netflix docuseries examines the many issues with ‘kidfluencing’

Released in 2025, Netflix’s Bad Influence: The Dark Side of Kidfluencing follows Piper Rockelle, who started appearing on YouTube at the age of 8 with the help of her “momager,” Tiffany Smith.

Apr 22, 2025 8:54 AM CDT

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