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Which AI models are actually best at legal work? A new platform launched in beta by the alternative legal services provider Percipient aims to answer that question by letting legal professionals put the models to the test themselves, in blind, head-to-head comparisons, and all at no cost. The platform, Certera.AI, […] Read More
Over the last few weeks, Romania’s legislative process has accelerated, with steps taken to expedite the passage of a bill to implement the EU Pay Transparency Directive (“Directive”) after missing the implementation deadline set by the Directive. The Draft Law has now been advanced under the Senate’s emergency legislative procedure. […] Read More
For decades, thousands of boilermakers and boiler workers in North Carolina spent their careers maintaining boilers, pressure vessels, power plants, factories, paper mills, and industrial facilities. Many of these workplaces relied heavily on asbestos because it resisted heat, fire, and corrosion. Unfortunately, workers often handled asbestos-containing insulation, gaskets, cement, packing […] Read More
Benchslapped By His Own Petard: Judge nixes Trump v. IRS settlement citing administration’s unitary executive nonsense. Todd Blanche Loses Lindsey Graham: Contentious confirmation hearing set to begin this week will have to go ahead without Lindsey Graham after the senator died over the weekend (perhaps he’ll be dealing with Graham’s […] Read More
In this podcast, Jim Plunkett, shareholder and chair of Ogletree’s Government Affairs Practice Group, is joined by Ed Egee, Vice President for Government Relations and Workforce Development at the National Retail Federation, to discuss the Faster Labor Contracts Act, a piece of bipartisan legislation that recently passed the U.S. House […] Read More
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Sunday called upon Iran and the US to “urgently” resume negotiations as hostilities in and around the Strait of Hormuz intensified, warning that further escalation could have devastating consequences for regional and global security. Guterres said he was “deeply concerned by the serious escalation” and […] Read More
Distinguished Professor of Law Nina Kohn spoke with PBS News Hour on new legislation under consideration, the Financial Exploitation Prevention Act. According to the story, the proposed legislation would give open-end investment companies, including mutual funds, the ability to pause redemption requests from people 65 and older or people with […] Read More
R&D & AI INNOVATION How the Agentic PDLC Accelerated Delivery and Drove AI Adoption R&D performance, Q1 FY2025 through Q2 FY2026 By Greg Ingino, Chief Technology Officer, Litera Eighteen months ago, I walked out of an Hg conference in Silicon Valley knowing that how we built software was about […] Read More
AI is rewriting the traditional first job—and, increasingly, every role above it. For HR leaders, the implication is direct: As the skills inside almost every job shift, so does what it takes to hire, develop and retain talent. That tension framed a youth employability event co-hosted by LinkedIn and the […] Read More
Hiring a vehicle collision attorney in Denver is a decision most people make once, under pressure — dealing with injuries, repairs, adjusters calling for recorded statements, and bills arriving before there’s time to think. The last thing you need is a weeks-long research project. This rundown is built to be […] Read More
Insanity Is Doing The Same Thing Twice And Expecting…: Trump wants the same Supreme Court that just rejected his birthright citizenship order to rehear the whole thing “immediately.” And he decided to insult them in the process. Grievance Studies: A conservative watchdog group filed a bar complaint against Roberta Kaplan […] Read More
A UN expert on Wednesday called on the French government to throw out a bill that would enshrine the presumption that police officers who use firearms are acting within the scope of their duties unless evidence proves otherwise, a decision that could legitimize and normalize violence against civilians. In commenting […] Read More
If you’ve opened the Trump Accounts app, the pitch for investing is hard to resist. Enter a $250-a-year contribution, and the app shows the user would have $19,000 by age 18 or a whopping $878,000 by age 55. Bump it up to the $5,000 annual max, and the numbers jump […] Read More
Ed. Note: A weekly roundup of just a few items from Howard Bashman’s How Appealing blog, the Web’s first blog devoted to appellate litigation. Check out these stories and more at How Appealing. “Work on Trump’s E. Jean Carroll Defamation Case Divides Sullivan & Cromwell; Law firm’s co-chairman assured partners […] Read More
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit against the state of Maryland and Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown on Thursday, alleging that the state’s Community Trust Act obstructs federal immigration enforcement in violation of the Supremacy Clause of the US Constitution. The complaint, filed in the US District […] Read More
Public speaking consistently ranks among people’s greatest fears, often ahead of death in popular surveys. Research suggests that as many as three out of four people experience some level of fear when speaking in front of a group, making it one of the world’s most common social anxieties. Glossophobia, the […] Read More
If your firm has ever handed over a pile of files for discovery and just hoped for the best, you’re not alone. Warren Parrino of the ALSP Trustpoint.One has spent years helping solo practitioners and small firms get a handle on their electronically stored information. Not with expensive software or […] Read More
New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez publicly released a letter to Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche Thursday accusing the US Department of Justice (DOJ) of withholding unredacted copies of documents that are pertinent to New Mexico’s investigation of Zorro Ranch, which was owned by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. […] Read More
nytimes.com — A May lawsuit by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission claims the newspaper discriminated against a white male employee who did not get a promotion. Source link
If you have been watching your social media reach and engagements fall into the gravity well of an algorithmic black hole, you are not alone. 2025 was the year that finally nailed shut the coffin on organic reach for many businesses, including law firms. While some firms have accepted a […] Read More
The UN Human Rights Office on Friday urged Sri Lankan authorities to conduct a prompt, independent and transparent investigation into recent incidents of prison violence following deadly clashes and allegations of torture involving transferred inmates. UN Human Rights Office spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani called for accountability after violence erupted at Negombo […] Read More
Ogletree Deakins — The Beltway Buzz ® is a weekly update summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how what’s happening in Washington, D.C., could impact your business. Source link
Image from Shutterstock. Is the bar exam the best way to find out whether a candidate is minimally competent? Maybe not. In the past few years, more and more states have been considering or implementing different pathways to the bar that involve hands-on work in real-world legal practices that is […] Read More
As AI tools continue to make inroads in the law, so-called soft skills like emotional intelligence and collaboration are increasingly critical to career success, according to a new survey. But roughly half of the law students and associates in the study use “fair” or “poor” to describe their institution’s support […] Read More
Apple filed a federal lawsuit Friday accusing OpenAI, its hardware subsidiary io Products, and two former Apple employees of using stolen trade secrets to accelerate the development of OpenAI’s planned consumer devices. The case places the companies in direct legal conflict while they remain partners in integrating ChatGPT into Apple […] Read More
Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech So far, the narrative of AI in the workplace has had a consistent victim: the recent college grad, supposedly first on the chopping block as large language models automate the types of low […] Read More
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to a new report into the Biglaw associate experience published by Chambers, what percentage of Biglaw summer associates start at that firm as first-year associates post-graduation? Hint: The process of securing your 2L summer associateship starts fast […] Read More
Oklahoma’s public employers, including state agencies, municipalities, counties, school districts, and other governmental entities, have long operated under a rule mirroring federal the Occupational Safety and Health’s (OSHA) six-month citation deadline: the Oklahoma Department of Labor (ODOL) had six months from an alleged violation to issue a citation, or it […] Read More
Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported on Thursday that security forces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) employed excessive force against demonstrators protesting a proposed constitutional reform that could extend President Félix Tshisekedi’s term. HRW stated that security officials used batons and tear gas canisters against protesters to prevent […] Read More
Former Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Commissioner Jocelyn Samuels has voluntarily dismissed her lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s removal of her from the commission, marking another significant development in the ongoing debate over presidential authority over independent federal agencies. The decision follows a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that substantially […] Read More
Two of the most common legal problems Californians face look very different on the surface: getting hurt in an accident, and being treated unfairly at work. Yet both leave people facing lost income, stress, and a confusing legal system at the worst possible time. Knowing the basics helps you act […] Read More
The Red Line Bob Giuffra Drew For Himself Didn’t Last: Sullivan & Cromwell said it would never touch the Carroll cases… Sullivan & Cromwell is now touching the Carroll cases. Law School Laptop Ban: Chicago wants to get ahead of AI and decided banning laptops from classrooms was the way […] Read More
Moving from a TN visa to a green card is a goal many Canadian and Mexican professionals share. TN holders have more than one route to permanent residence, and this guide walks through the most common employment-based ones: the filing sequence, the forms, and the steps that keep your status […] Read More
President Donald Trump said Friday he will refuse to sign a bipartisan housing bill that cleared Congress by veto-proof margins, escalating a standoff over an unrelated voting measure and testing the limits of a president’s power to block legislation lawmakers have already approved. In a post on Truth Social, Trump […] Read More
Takeaways Employee-creator and employee-influencer programs can raise employment law concerns when employers encourage, direct, compensate, promote, or otherwise control the generated content. Employers should evaluate wage-and-hour, labor and privacy (including biometric privacy and right of publicity) and other issues before launching or expanding such programs. Clear program terms, compliant social […] Read More
THE CASSELL FIRM · NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE Being falsely reported to police in Nashville can trigger a real criminal investigation, detective interviews, warrants, bond conditions, and reputational harm — even though the accusation isn’t true. The article, from The Cassell Firm, stresses that once law enforcement is involved, an accused person’s […] Read More
Most people believe that the legal profession is a stressful vocation due to the conflict and tight deadlines that are typically part of legal work. However, some practice areas are definitely more stressful than others because the consequences are much more significant if a lawyer fails, and client interactions can […] Read More
UK Employment Rights Act 2025 and FCA Non-Financial Misconduct Guidance — Key Considerations for Financial Services Employers Financial services firms face a concentrated period of reform. The Employment Rights Act 2025[1] (the “ERA 2025”) introduces the most significant changes to UK employment law in over a decade with staggered implementation dates[2]. […] Read More
Civilians in Ukraine’s Russian-occupied Kherson region are experiencing a humanitarian crisis and cannot safely evacuate, Human Rights Watch (HRW) warned on Thursday. HRW stated: “Russian and Ukrainian forces should immediately cease using antipersonnel mines … and take all feasible measures to protect civilians from mines … including by issuing effective […] Read More
The University of Chicago Law School yesterday released a comprehensive AI Strategy Statement that will reshape how it teaches first-year students, how it assesses upper-level writing, and how it integrates AI tools across its curriculum — including a pilot program that will prohibit laptops, tablets and phones in all core […] Read More
Ogletree Deakins — On July 4, 2026, the Trump administration released its 2026 Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions , identifying 702 existing rules slated for elimination. This is a record for a single, semiannual plan and nearly double the number eliminated in President […] Read More
After an injury, one of the first questions most victims ask about—not the legal process, not the timeline, just: what is my case worth? It’s a fair question, and an important one. But the honest answer is that no two personal injury claims land at the same number. The value […] Read More
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to a new report into the Biglaw associate experience published by Chambers, which practice area bills the most hours in a week? Hint: This practice area averages a billable load of 54.4 hours a week, according to […] Read More
On June 30, the DOJ announced that a community bank entered into a non-prosecution agreement and agreed to pay more than $9.7 million to resolve an investigation into violations of the Bank Secrecy Act. The DOJ alleged that the bank willfully failed to maintain an adequate anti-money laundering and countering the […] Read More
The General Court of the EU on Wednesday dismissed Apple’s challenge to its designation as a “gatekeeper” under the bloc’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), handing the European Commission a significant victory in one of the first major judicial tests of the law. In Joined Cases T-1079/23, T-1080/23, and T-214/24, the court […] Read More
The Mid-2026 DOL Briefing The Department of Labor has had an active first half of 2026, announcing three significant regulatory shifts that alter federal wage and hour expectations. This comprehensive briefing breaks down the “big three” actions directly from the Wage and Hour Division: the formal rescission of the 2024 […] Read More
Effective truck accident litigation demands more than a strong liability argument. Attorneys who consistently recover favorable settlements understand that early case development, documentation, and strategic positioning often influence value long before mediation begins. As commercial transportation continues to evolve through new technology, changing regulations, and increasingly complex insurance structures, legal […] Read More
Discovery Really Is The Best Part Of Litigation: ABA wants the deets on the Trump Biglaw executive orders. The World’s Best Law Schools: Of course the USA features prominently on this ranking. CSI Agentic: Exterro releases an agentic AI tool for forensics. Courts will take a while to come to […] Read More
Threat group ShinyHunters continues its incessant campaign to torture companies trying to provide products and services to consumers, with no indication of letting up. One of its latest victims, Medtronic, the manufacturer of medical devices, healthcare technologies, and therapies, confirmed that it was the victim of an April cyberattack where […] Read More
Former Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan was spared prison time on Wednesday when she was sentenced to pay a $5,000 fine for purportedly obstructing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in the courthouse arrest of an undocumented immigrant. US District Judge Lynn Adelman indicated that prison time was unnecessary and instead […] Read More
