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Active Shooter Not Enough Reason For UNC Law To Stop Classes -- See Also
[photo1]Twisted Priorities: Several UNC law professors thought their classes held priority over a school shooting.Billing Becoming Too Taxing: AI could help you out.<...
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Rudy Giuliani Sold His Soul To Donald Trump. The Price: $340,000.
(Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)Rudy Giuliani is in deep shit.That was readily apparent even before Monday, when he added a criminal indictment in Georgia to his various defamation lawsuits and...
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Top 10 Biglaw Firm Threatens To Dock Bonuses By Up To 50% For Late Timesheets
[photo1]When it comes to working as an associate, time is money, and Biglaw firms are dead serious about time entry. After all, that's how these firms get paid, and if attorneys are delinquent in the ...
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Clarence Thomas Has More Billionaire Friends That Lavish Him With Expensive Gifts Than We Previously Thought
(Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)Apparently getting on the Supreme Court is an excellent way to make very wealthy friends that just happen to enjoy sharing the perks of extreme wealth with you....
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Commentary: The old guard in venture reigns supreme
Black founders raised $212 million out of $29 billion this Q2, picking up just 0.71% of the capital allocated to U.S. founders this quarter, according to Crunchbase. In Q2 2022, Black founders raised ...
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Evolution Of Legal Billing Practices: Navigating Competitive Pricing In Today's Legal Landscape
[photo1]The legal industry is at a crossroads, driven by AI, industry consolidation, and evolving client expectations. As we transition from 2023 into 2024, legal professionals wrestle with key pricin...
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How To Get The Most Out Of Your Law Firm Financial Systems
[photo1]There's that old Saturday Night Live skit where Chevy Chase is playing Gerald Ford during the Presidential debates, and in response to a question, replies: "I was told there would be no math."...
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Hawley, Blumenthal Team Up To Push Nonsensical AI/230 Bill
[photo1]There are some questions about whether or not Section 230 protects AI companies from being liable for the output from their generative AI tools. Matt Perrault published a thought-provoking pie...
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Lawyer Figures Out ChatGPT Made Up Fake Cases In His Brief On Day Of Hearing
[photo1]The highly publicized misfortune of Steven Schwartz and Peter LoDuca may have just saved another lawyer from the same fate. MAYBE. Schwartz infamously used ChatGPT to conduct legal research to...
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The case for letting workers live in the WFH la-la land
Work can be pretty stressful these days: globally tech workers have had to deal with the effects of the pandemic, adjust to remote work--and handle all those more recent return-to-office mandates--in ...
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An Associate Decides Providing For Your Family Includes Being Part Of Their Lives -- See Also
[photo1]Some Things Are Worth More Than Billables: Read why this associate turned down a Biglaw partnership.The Battle Between Remote Work And Justifying Renting An Office Con...
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Robert Asprin Was One of Sci-Fi's Most Colorful Characters
Robert Asprin was a fantasy and science fiction author best known for his humorous Myth Adventures novels, and for co-editing the groundbreaking Thieves' World series of shared-world anthologies. Auth...
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California lawmakers and AV industry battle for future of self-driving trucks
A California bill that would require a trained human safety operator to be present any time a heavy-duty autonomous vehicle operates on public roads in the state is getting traction. The bill, first i...
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Just how hard is it for startups to raise capital today?
Hello, friends!If you are a founder looking to raise your first external capital or your startup is a bit farther down the line, you need to know what's going on in the world of venture capital. Don't...
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Associates Apparently Won't Have Jobs For Long If They Don't Return To The Office
[photo1]Many Biglaw firms are now officially sounding the alarm: associates must get back to the office or risk losing their jobs. That's right, according to the American Lawyer, the latest partner pl...
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The Practice Area Where Biglaw Partner Billing Rates Climbed Highest
[photo1]Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Trivia Question of the Day!According to the latest LexisNexis CounselLink report, Biglaw partner billing rates are surging in certain practice a...
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Minnesota enacts right-to-repair law that covers more devices than any other state
It doesn't cover video game consoles, medical gear, farm or construction equipment, digital security tools, or cars. But in demanding that manuals, tools, and parts be made available for most electron...
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I've Never Seen A Lawyer This Dedicated To Not Helping Other People -- See Also
Yup. This is preferable!Who Needs Community Service When You Could Just Go To Jail?: This lady, apparently.Bingo Aficionados Rejoice!: SCOTUS decides that you can't s...
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Clients Keep Complaining, But Law Firms Are STILL A Bargain Even After Historic Rate Hikes
[photo1]Clients don't like to hear this, but outside counsel are offering a pretty fair deal.Whenever a law firm raises its rates, clients bemoan the added stress to tightening budgets and might lodge...