Harvard Law professor David Wilkins discusses predictions for the legal profession in 2025
HARVARD LAW TODAY — In the first few months of 2025, the United States has seen a near-ban on TikTok, a new presidential administration, a shifting geopolitical landscape, an uncertain economy, unprecedented changes to the federal bureaucracy, and legal challenges lurking around every corner.
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REUTERS — The American Bar Association and 55 other lawyer groups on Wednesday called for the legal profession to speak out against what they said was the U.S. government’s intimidation of judges, attorneys and law firms.
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REUTERS — Two U.S. judges temporarily blocked key parts of Donald Trump‘s executive orders targeting Jenner & Block and WilmerHale on Friday as the prominent law firms challenged the Republican president in court while another one, Skadden Arps, cut a deal with the White House to avoid a similar directive.
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REUTERS — President Donald Trump‘s executive orders targeting elite U.S. law firms have shared a common theme: his perceived grievance that an attorney linked to the firm has personally done him wrong.
Read More about Why the White House has targeted law firmsPodcast: How federal attacks against law firms are affecting the legal profession
KCRW — President Trump continued his assault on the country’s biggest law firms by signing an executive order targeting Chicago-based Jenner & Block.
Read More about Podcast: How federal attacks against law firms are affecting the legal professionWhat young attorneys want from law firms
LAW 360 — Future lawyers demand that their law firms value diversity, offer a work-life balance and embrace cutting-edge technology, a group of experts said during a panel discussion on Wednesday
Read More about What young attorneys want from law firmsDepartment of Justice launches review of law firms for ‘frivolous’ lawsuits against the government
BLOOMBERG LAW — The Justice Department is going after lawyers for “frivolous” litigation against the government with a rarely used procedural tool aimed at punishing extreme behavior by attorneys.
Read More about Department of Justice launches review of law firms for ‘frivolous’ lawsuits against the governmentAdvice for using generative artificial intelligence in the legal profession
ABA — AI tools like ChatGPT are creating a buzz in the legal field. According to the Legal Industry Report 2024, nearly one-quarter (24%) of law firms have adopted legal-specific generative artificial intelligence (GAI) tools.
Read More about Advice for using generative artificial intelligence in the legal professionOpinion: Artificial intelligence is seen as a risk and opportunity for lawyers
FORBES — As artificial intelligence reshapes many industries, the legal field faces its own crossroads. Over the past few years, a growing number of legal professionals have embraced AI tools to boost efficiency and reduce costs.
Read More about Opinion: Artificial intelligence is seen as a risk and opportunity for lawyersLawyer Jonathan Baum discusses how to protect mental health in the legal profession
NYU LAW — In a decades-long career as a corporate-securities lawyer, Jonathan Baum ’78 has handled mergers and acquisitions, public and private offerings, securities litigation, and complex business transactions at law firms, investment banks, and asset management firms.
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