How artificial intelligence can be used to improve access to justice in civil courts
STANFORD LAW SCHOOL — In the United States, 20 million civil cases are filed annually. Of these, 75% involve at least one party without legal representation.
Read More about How artificial intelligence can be used to improve access to justice in civil courtsBay Area law firms receive open letter on standing up for the legal profession
SFGATE — More than a thousand associate lawyers at the nation’s most powerful and prestigious law firms are telling their bosses that it is time to stand up and be counted.
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REUTERS — U.S. law firm lateral hiring was up 14% in 2024 after two years of declines, according to data, opens new tab released Wednesday by the National Association for Law Placement.
Read More about US law firm lateral hiring increased in 2024Hundreds of law professors sign amicus brief stating that federal orders on law firms threaten the legal profession
STANFORD LAW SCHOOL — Does presidential power extend to the ability to take aim at law firms, shutting them out of federal business? According to hundreds of legal scholars from across the United States the answer is a resounding no.
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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.
Read More about US judges block executive orders targeting law firmsCalifornia State Bar to host July exam fully in-person following troubled rollout of online exam
BLOOMBERG LAW — The California State Bar’s Board of Trustees greenlit plans Wednesday to replace the proctoring service responsible for widespread exam problems in February, opting for a completely in-person July Bar Exam at as many as ten sites throughout the state.
Read More about California State Bar to host July exam fully in-person following troubled rollout of online examHow artificial intelligence could affect the future of the legal profession
LEXBLOG — Artificial intelligence (AI) and other emerging technologies are transforming the legal profession at an unprecedented pace.
Read More about How artificial intelligence could affect the future of the legal professionSurvey finds that 8 percent of US federal judiciary employees experienced workplace abuse
REUTERS — More than 8% of employees responding to the U.S. federal judiciary’s first-ever nationwide survey examining workplace conditions in the court system reported experiencing sexual harassment, discrimination or other forms of abusive conduct on the job.
Read More about Survey finds that 8 percent of US federal judiciary employees experienced workplace abuseOpinion: Legal professionals must rally to defend the rule of law
AMERICAN CONSTITUTION SOCIETY — The rule of law is under grave attack.
Read More about Opinion: Legal professionals must rally to defend the rule of lawHow to combat sexual harassment in the legal profession
NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION — The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), under the leadership of Mazi Afam Osigwe SAN, hosted a timely and thought-provoking webinar on combating sexual harassment in the legal profession.
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