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Lawyers frustrated with law firm HR increasingly air grievances online

Most interpersonal conflicts within law firms are resolved quietly behind closed doors, but in the era of social media, staff and lawyers are increasingly turning to social media to air their grievances.

May 4, 2026 9:15 AM CDT

Finalized student loan limits will impact law students, law schools and the legal profession

Regulations that limit the amount of federal loans available to “professional” advanced degrees such as law were finalized Thursday by the U.S. Department of Education, potentially limiting access to legal education in ways that could impact law students, law schools and the legal profession.

May 1, 2026 2:02 PM CDT

Trump judicial pick, rated unqualified by the ABA, advances in Senate

The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved Kathleen “Katie” Lane’s nomination to the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana, sending it to the full U.S. Senate by a vote along party lines. Lane received an unqualified rating for the position from the ABA over her limited legal experience.

May 1, 2026 9:57 AM CDT

Law and MBA graduates earn more if classes are racially diverse, study shows

Racial diversity in professional schools has had an unexpected benefit: boosting starting salaries for graduates.

Apr 30, 2026 11:32 AM CDT

Longtime federal judge assigned to James Comey criminal case

A federal judge in North Carolina, who has more than two decades of experience on the federal bench, has been assigned the new criminal case charging former FBI Director James Comey with allegedly threatening to kill President Donald Trump.

Apr 30, 2026 10:33 AM CDT

Surge in BigLaw’s first-quarter revenues, new Wells Fargo data shows

BigLaw firms started the new year with strong momentum, showing a 13.1% increase in revenues in the first quarter of 2026, according to new data from Wells Fargo’s Legal Specialty Group.

Apr 30, 2026 10:05 AM CDT

‘Jeopardy!’ superchampion, who’s also law student, exits show with over $880K

Which Jeopardy! 31-streak winner recently ended his reign and is also a law school student? The correct response is Jamie Ding, the orange shirt-attired New Jersey bureaucrat who holds the fifth-longest win streak in the game show's history.

Apr 29, 2026 2:11 PM CDT

Change of Venue: Few lawyers move to upstate New York, but a state program is trying to change that

Rural Pathways—in its second summer—will sponsor more than 20 law students heading into less-populated communities for an eight-week program in which they learn about the different legal careers available to them. The program, sponsored by the New York State Unified Court System, pays participants $30 per hour and provides them with housing options on local college campuses.

Apr 28, 2026 2:28 PM CDT

A Supreme Court justice’s personal ties to Haiti highlight stakes in asylum case

Looming over Supreme Court arguments Wednesday on President Donald Trump’s efforts to end temporary immigration protections for Haitians is the question of how unsafe conditions are in Haiti, which has long suffered from violence and natural disasters.

Apr 28, 2026 10:17 AM CDT

Lawyers frustrated with law firm HR increasingly air grievances online

Finalized student loan limits will impact law students, law schools and the legal profession

Trump judicial pick, rated unqualified by the ABA, advances in Senate

Law and MBA graduates earn more if classes are racially diverse, study shows

Longtime federal judge assigned to James Comey criminal case

Surge in BigLaw’s first-quarter revenues, new Wells Fargo data shows

‘Jeopardy!’ superchampion, who’s also law student, exits show with over $880K

Change of Venue: Few lawyers move to upstate New York, but a state program is trying to change that

A Supreme Court justice’s personal ties to Haiti highlight stakes in asylum case

Paramount Skydance’s new chief legal officer gets $63M for 3 months of work

Law student’s winning ‘Jeopardy!’ streak nets him $882K and place in game show history

Judge Albright, patent dispute magnet, leaving bench in August

Yale Law student with psychiatric conditions denied anonymity in discrimination lawsuit

Federal judge whose son was killed in home attack cautions against weakening state data privacy laws

2 litigators leave Paul Weiss for Davis Polk

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