by HolAdmin | May 7, 2026 | American Legal News
Paul, Weiss Associates Are Being Shown The Door: Looks a lot like the first firm to fold to Trump is doing stealth layoffs. At Least McDermott Was Honest About It: The firm confirms suspected layoffs. Why Does Biglaw Keep Bleeding Lateral Partners?: Defection is an...
by HolAdmin | May 7, 2026 | American Legal News
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to a Paragon Legal survey of in-house legal professionals across the US, what percentage reveal they are only asked to risk-assess an AI tool after it has been deployed? Hint: That is not the...
by HolAdmin | May 7, 2026 | American Legal News
United States Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent is a totally relatable guy. He went to Yale and then made hundreds of millions of dollars running hedge funds. Just another working class stiff trying to get through the week, am I right? While speaking to The...
by HolAdmin | May 7, 2026 | American Legal News
If you’re a Pennsylvania lawyer wondering whether you need to disclose AI use in your court filings, Google’s AI summary has an authoritative answer for you. It’s a wrong answer, mind you. But authoritative! As Christine Lemmer-Webber put it, it’s “Mansplaining as a...
by HolAdmin | May 7, 2026 | American Legal News
In July 2025, McDermott Will & Emery and Schulte Roth & Zabel joined forces to become McDermott Will & Schulte. The newly combined firm rode a wave of growth, ushering in a massive new partnership class last fall and debuting in the latest Am Law 100...
by HolAdmin | May 7, 2026 | American Legal News
Historically, legal tech adoption was messy. Tools were purchased ad hoc, often driven by individual lawyers rather than firmwide strategy. In this episode of “Adventures in Legal Tech,” host Jared Correia and Joe Borstein, a co-founder of LexFusion and partner at...
