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Nonlawyers can partly own law firms in Puerto Rico under revised ethics rules

Puerto Rico has enacted new lawyer ethics rules that allow nonlawyers to have an ownership interest in law firms, a departure from Model Rule 5.4 of the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct on professional independence.

Jun 25, 2025 2:59 PM CDT

Legal tech company Clio, marketing provider Scorpion announce new partnership

Scorpion, a provider of legal marketing and tech solutions, announced Wednesday that it is partnering with Clio, the cloud-based practice management platform.

Jun 25, 2025 2:25 PM CDT

Judge refuses to block sanctions for Penn Law prof accused of ‘discriminatory and disparaging statements’

A federal judge in Philadelphia has refused to block the University of Pennsylvania from sanctioning controversial professor Amy Wax of the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, finding that the harm that she claims is not imminent and irreparable.

Jun 25, 2025 1:56 PM CDT

Whistleblower alleges 3rd Circuit nominee Emil Bove suggested ignoring court orders while at DOJ

A whistleblower lawyer alleges that he was fired after resisting efforts by the Department of Justice and White House leadership to defy court orders in immigration cases “through lack of candor, deliberate delay and disinformation.”

Jun 25, 2025 10:17 AM CDT

See the Video: Lawyer calls appeals judge ‘honey’ in heat of oral arguments, struggles to continue

An appellate lawyer has gained internet fame after he called a female judge “honey” during the heat of oral arguments before the Colorado Court of Appeals last week.

Jun 24, 2025 3:11 PM CDT

Lawyers copied parts of brief, decided to ‘double down on imprudence’ by repeating losing arguments, judge alleges

Lawyers representing a food company are facing possible sanctions for filing a motion to dismiss said to largely copy whole sections of a brief filed by another law firm with arguments that did not succeed.

Jun 24, 2025 12:31 PM CDT

Do CLE requirements affect bar size? New working paper explores

When a state requires lawyers to take continuing legal education classes, is access to justice affected? A new paper claims that the number of lawyers with active licenses declines in states with CLE requirements.

Jun 24, 2025 12:04 PM CDT

Florida judge discussed federal judgeship before ruling for Trump, getting nominated, articles report

A Florida appeals judge was nominated for a federal judgeship after serving on a panel that refused to toss a defamation case filed by President Donald Trump.

Jun 24, 2025 10:43 AM CDT

How legal ops teams are evolving and the tech trends driving change in an uncertain era

Ari Kaplan recently spoke with Will Seaton, the chief customer officer at DraftWise; Dan Wallace, the vice president of sales for the North American markets at Neota Logic; and Laura Wenzel, the global marketing and insights director at iManage.

Jun 24, 2025 9:24 AM CDT

Law student who argued Constitution protects white people received award for top grade in originalism seminar

Updated: A Florida law student won an award after arguing in a paper that the United States was conceived as a white country, and federal courts “have the power to arrest the dispossession of white America.”

Jun 23, 2025 3:31 PM CDT

Practice Area-Specific Tools: Immigration edition

Sometimes, when software is created for the legal profession, legal technology founders assume it’s a one-size-fits-all proposition. Law firms are law firms, right? Wrong. The reality is that business workflows can be very different from one practice area to the next. This variation is all the more significant when a firm focuses on a single area of law.

Jun 23, 2025 1:32 PM CDT

Attacks on rule of law will fail because lawyers ‘are fierce’ and ‘very resourceful,’ says DC Bar president-elect

“Lawyers are fighters, and judges will follow the law,” says Diane Seltzer, the president-elect of the D.C. Bar for the 2025-2026 term. “We are fierce; we care deeply about justice; and we are very, very resourceful in finding ways to make sure we prevail.”

Jun 20, 2025 11:17 AM CDT

Nonlawyers can partly own law firms in Puerto Rico under revised ethics rules

Legal tech company Clio, marketing provider Scorpion announce new partnership

Judge refuses to block sanctions for Penn Law prof accused of ‘discriminatory and disparaging statements’

Whistleblower alleges 3rd Circuit nominee Emil Bove suggested ignoring court orders while at DOJ

See the Video: Lawyer calls appeals judge ‘honey’ in heat of oral arguments, struggles to continue

Lawyers copied parts of brief, decided to ‘double down on imprudence’ by repeating losing arguments, judge alleges

Do CLE requirements affect bar size? New working paper explores

Florida judge discussed federal judgeship before ruling for Trump, getting nominated, articles report

How legal ops teams are evolving and the tech trends driving change in an uncertain era

Law student who argued Constitution protects white people received award for top grade in originalism seminar

Practice Area-Specific Tools: Immigration edition

Attacks on rule of law will fail because lawyers ‘are fierce’ and ‘very resourceful,’ says DC Bar president-elect

Speculation begins over possible Supreme Court retirements

Florida AG held in civil contempt for disobeying order; ‘litigants cannot change the plain meaning of words,’ judge says

LexisNexis and Harvey team up to revolutionize legal research with artificial intelligence

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