Members of Senate Judiciary Committee urge the ABA to examine character and fitness exam questions about sexual misconduct

May 6, 2024

ABA JOURNAL — The ABA should study the prevalence of bar admissions questions that require the disclosure of campus sexual misconduct complaints and requests for orders of protection, according to a letter by three members of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

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How federal court decisions citing history and tradition could change American law

May 6, 2024

NY TIMES — In November 2022, a group of L.G.B.T.Q. students at West Texas A&M University started planning a drag show for the following spring.

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Penn State Law student Cailyn Ann Teague highlights autism awareness in the legal profession

April 30, 2024

PENN STATE LAW — Cailyn Ann Teague has wanted to be a prosecutor since she was 9 years old. The problem for Teague, who is diagnosed with autism, was that she couldn’t find many role models in the legal field who had similar experiences as her, she said.

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How artificial intelligence could change the legal profession

April 29, 2024

LAWYERS WEEKLY — Ahead of his session at the Corporate Counsel Summit 2024, LexisNexis Asia & Pacific managing director Greg Dickason said he is “excited” about the future of the legal industry as it increasingly adopts AI tools.

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NALP report looks at associate attrition rates at law firms

April 29, 2024

ABA JOURNAL — The overall average attrition rate of 18% in 2023 was down from 20% in 2022.

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Boston College Law hosts event on artificial intelligence and the legal profession

April 25, 2024

BC LAW — Generative AI took the world by storm when OpenAI released GPT-4 in March 2023, the fourth generation of their large language model (LLM) that was packaged and sold as ChatGPT. 

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A look at alcohol abuse in the legal profession

April 23, 2024

LAW.COM — It is not exactly news at this point that alcohol use in the legal profession is pervasive and frequently unhealthy or problematic.

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How artificial intelligence is changing the legal profession

April 22, 2024

BUSINESS INSIDER — In recent years, artificial intelligence (AI) has firmly entered various sectors, including healthcare, technology, and, of course, law. 

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Thomson Reuters launches developer portal for legal technology and risk assessment applications

April 22, 2024

LAW SITES — Thomson Reuters has launched a global Developer Portal giving access to over 100 APIs, providing tax, legal, risk and fraud professionals with tools to more easily integrate their workflows with the company’s technology, data, content and insights.

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How the decline in diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts could affect law firms

April 22, 2024

REUTERS — Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) wasn’t born in 2020, but it certainly became a strategic priority for law firms driven by the birth of the Black Lives Matter movement and the coverage of the protests across the country. 

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