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How Law Schools Fared on California's July 2019 Bar Exam
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Former Morrison & Foerster Chair Marshall Small Dies at 92
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Supreme Court Sets Trump Tax Return Cases for March Argument Session
Marcia Coyle | December 13, 2019
The justices granted review in a trio of cases—"Trump v. Vance," "Trump v. Mazars" and "Trump v. Deutsche Bank"—in which federal appellate courts in New York and Washington rejected the president's arguments to shield financial records from law enforcement and congressional investigators.
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Teaching Kids Taught In-House Counsel Sara Badler How to Lead at New York Life
Sue Reisinger | December 13, 2019
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$103 Million Settlement Approved Over Florida Int'l University Bridge Collapse
Raychel Lean| December 13, 2019
"I think this is a textbook example of all the good that can be accomplished in Chapter 11," said Berger Singerman partner Jordi Guso, who represents the contractor that filed for bankruptcy after its bridge collapsed near Florida International University's Sweetwater campus.
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Motion Practice? Judge Has Clerk Test Behind-the-Back Phone Call Claim
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Judge said he knew “on good authority that you can make a phone call with your hands behind your back."
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Checks and Balances: Former AG Holder, Zynga GC Phillips Talk Collaboration in Diversity
Xiumei Dong | December 13, 2019
"It's not just a question of what a company is doing [or] what a law firm is doing, [but] what the legal profession is going to look like," Covington & Burling partner Eric Holder says.
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Skilled in the Art: Weil Gotshal's Zack Tripp on IP at the High Court + What If They Threw an Appeal and Nobody Showed Up?
Scott Graham | December 13, 2019
A conversation with former Assistant to the Solicitor General Zack Tripp, now with Weil Gotshal & Manges, about the Supreme Court, the SG's office and IP.
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AI Resists Ethics and Explanation. So Why Is It Still Used?
Rhys Dipshan | December 13, 2019
In his latest book “Online Courts and The Future of Justice,” Richard Susskind discusses the problems plaguing artificial intelligence solutions—but still advocates for its usage in the court and legal services. Legaltech News dives into the discussion around why AI is here to stay, despite its seemingly insolvable limitations.
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Are Law Firm Tech Labs the New Classroom or Will Students Play Hooky?
Frank Ready | December 13, 2019
Law firm tech labs may be the perfect training ground for attorneys looking to learn more about technology, but while money and knowledge are good incentives, getting lawyers through the door may not always be easy.
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American Lawyer
Duane Morris Partner Suspended 6 Months for Overbilling at Former Firm, Saul Ewing
Lizzy McLellan
The Boston partner argued that billing irregularities were due to her "error-prone" billing tendencies, and were not intentionally deceptive.
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Law.com
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Law professors weigh in on why it can take weeks for students to get their grades after finals. Hint: It's not because they're sipping Mai Tais on the beach.
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Lawyer Well-Being at Work: It’s a Two-Way Street
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It’s not the number of hours we’re billing or the number of hours we’re working; it’s the way we feel about how we spend those hours that matters.
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