The number of Black summer associates at U.S. law firms has decreased to its lowest level in more than a decade amid a conservative push to end race- and gender-based preferences in school admissions and hiring, including a specific effort against legal internships, according to a story by Bloomberg Law.
Lawyers are becoming increasingly reliant on artificial intelligence, as their use of general-purpose and legal-specific tools more than doubled in the past year.
The work of getting a summer associate job starts earlier, moves faster and is more likely to be conducted by employer-sponsored programs instead of law school-sponsored methods, according to a new study from the National Association for Law Placement.
While Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s legal battles with OpenAI CEO and co-founder Sam Altman are no laughing matter, one of Musk’s lawyers does a lot of clowning around outside the courtroom.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is launching a probe into the disappearance of two lawyers who didn't return from a weekend fishing trip about 70 miles offshore of Southwest Florida's coast, according a report by the U.S. Sun.
It's been another riveting year in the legal industry and for our coverage at the ABA Journal. And just like that, 2026 will be here before we know it.
Updated: A bonus announcement by Milbank on Monday likely disappointed BigLaw associates hoping that it would set the stage for even higher year-end cash.
Buchalter has escaped sanctions for a case filing with “hallucinated" cases after one of its attorneys took responsibility for the errors and the law firm pledged to educate its attorneys on the misuse of generative artificial intelligence.
Updated: Cravath, Swaine & Moore is the first BigLaw firm this year to announce associate year-end bonuses along with special bonuses matching those announced by Milbank this summer.
Law students who work as a summer intern in nonprofit, government or academic positions in 2026 will be paid a $25,000 stipend if they join Davis Polk & Wardwell as a summer associate in 2027.
