Law Firms

Personal injury lawyers find ‘massive opportunity’ with AI

Recent months have brought an explosion of massive investments in artificial intelligence tools for personal injury lawyers. A report released this summer by professional business platform 8am supports this sentiment, showing 37% of personal injury lawyers use generative AI at work, compared to 31% of lawyers overall.

Dec 4, 2025 9:48 AM CST

‘Brilliant’ and ‘gifted’ King & Spalding lawyer dies in mountain climbing accident in New Zealand

A 44-year-old King & Spalding lawyer died Nov. 25 after falling with his guide while climbing Mount Cook, New Zealand’s highest mountain.

Dec 3, 2025 11:16 AM CST

Volume of service-of-process requests among concerns reported by surveyed in-house legal professionals

If you are feeling overwhelmed by demands associated with service of process, you aren’t alone, according to a survey of 250 professionals with senior roles within in-house legal teams.

Nov 26, 2025 12:47 PM CST

Milbank announces bonuses; did it beat Cravath?

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.

Nov 25, 2025 11:42 AM CST

BigLaw firm won’t be sanctioned for hallucinated cases after paying attorney fees

A BigLaw firm that voluntarily paid more than $55,000 in attorney fees because of hallucinated cases in court filings won’t face further sanctions, a federal bankruptcy judge concluded last week.

Nov 24, 2025 2:36 PM CST

Buchalter escapes sanctions after associate who used AI for ‘wordsmithing’ takes blame for hallucinations

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.

Nov 20, 2025 9:34 AM CST

Straight white woman drops bias case against King & Spalding over its diversity fellowship

A straight white woman who sued King & Spalding over a diversity fellowship has filed a joint stipulation dropping her claims, leading a federal appeals court to dismiss her appeal.

Nov 19, 2025 12:22 PM CST

Cravath kicks off associate bonus season and other firms follow

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.

Nov 19, 2025 9:44 AM CST

BigLaw firm made ‘Herculean’ effort to avoid discovery obligations, judge concludes

A superior court judge in Alaska has entered a judgment against Holland & Knight and ordered a trial on damages after finding that the law firm engaged in “truly astounding” failure to comply with discovery orders in a lawsuit alleging malpractice by the firm.

Nov 18, 2025 2:58 PM CST

Lawyer earns ‘double salary’ with eBay business stemming from his ‘shopping gene’

A lawyer with “the shopping gene” has turned his love for bargains into a business on eBay that made $120,000 in sales in the year ending in September, according to a story by Business Insider.

Nov 18, 2025 11:40 AM CST

McDermott acknowledges ‘fielding inbound interest’ from outside investors as it listens to new ideas

McDermott Will & Schulte said it is “fielding inbound interest” from outside investors after the Financial Times reported that the law firm is considering splitting off its back-office work into a managed service organization in which private equity could own a stake.

Nov 18, 2025 9:03 AM CST

2 BigLaw firms announce merger that will ‘leverage the power of AI’ to serve clients

Perkins Coie and Ashurst announced a planned merger Monday that will create a law firm with about 3,000 lawyers in 52 offices in 23 countries.

Nov 17, 2025 1:36 PM CST

‘Prestige is no longer the primary currency of success in law,’ survey suggests

Lawyers are divided on whether income or flexibility and autonomy are their top priorities in legal practice, according to findings of a survey of 132 attorneys by Paragon Legal, a provider of temporary lawyers for in-house legal departments.

Nov 17, 2025 9:57 AM CST

Law firms see ‘sharp spike’ in demand in third quarter, report says

Demand for legal services increased 3.9% in the third quarter of 2025, a “sharp spike” that made it the fourth-highest quarter for demand in two decades, according to a report based on data from major law firms in the United States and key international markets.

Nov 13, 2025 2:13 PM CST

Davis Polk will pay $25K stipend to 2027 summer associates ‘giving back’ in summer 2026

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.

Nov 13, 2025 11:26 AM CST