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Baby On Life Support, Barrister Still Forced To Fight Court Timetable

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Criminal law work has not been a family-friendly situation for lawyers anywhere, but a Christchurch barrister has raised uncomfortable questions about how well New Zealand’s court system accommodates lawyers taking maternity leave after she found herself filing court applications while her premature baby was in neonatal intensive care. >> New Job? Check InHouse Counsel Role […]

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Is This Hidden AI Prompt a New Problem for Lawyers?

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Law firms’ AI problem is moving from contaminated outputs to contaminated inputs. A Connecticut court has sanctioned a self-represented litigant for hiding AI-directed instructions in court filings. The case serves as an early warning for law firms: when AI reads external documents, those documents may be trying to instruct the AI. Power Points: The Connecticut

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Wachtell Partner Exit Looms After Viral Central Park Canoodling Video

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The Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz litigation partner who played center stage in the Central Park viral video embracing a junior colleague is reportedly preparing to leave the firm. Nathaniel Cullerton remains employed by Wachtell and on leave, according to sources cited by the New York Post, but is said to be in the process

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Paul, Weiss Poaches Supreme Court Star William Jay From Goodwin

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Paul, Weiss has recruited prominent Supreme Court and appellate advocate William M. Jay from Goodwin Proctor to lead its Washington, D.C.-based Supreme Court & Appellate Litigation Practice. A former Assistant to the Solicitor General and clerk to Justice Antonin Scalia, Jay brings deep high-court credentials, having argued 19 cases before the US Supreme Court and

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How Can AI Help Fix Associate Burnout in Big Law?

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Article source: Fineawards.com Image Source: Unsplash Big law burnout is often driven by ambitious billable hour goals, long midnight court filings, and mountains of administrative overhead. Such unrelenting schedules can take an emotional and physical toll on young associates, but firms can harness AI to prevent exhaustion and crashes.  This guide outlines use cases for

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From Phone-Hacking Hero to Courtroom Zero – ‘Golden Boy’ Lawyer’s Reputation Tattered By Prince Harry Defeat

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Golden Lawyer Tarnished: Sherborne’s High-Stakes Privacy Battle Ends in Humiliation Celebrity barrister David Sherborne, long the go-to “barrister to the stars” with the permanent tan, wind-swept locks and A-list Rolodex,has taken a severe bruising after the comprehensive collapse of Prince Harry’s privacy claim against Associated Newspapers. The Times reported his recent appearance in fancy Belgravia

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Built By Barristers, Australia’s New AI Tool Takes On Legal Research Giants

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Australia’s increasingly crowded legal AI market has another challenger, with Sydney-based BarristerAI has launching an AI legal research platform built specifically for barristers and smaller practices, charging $30 a month plus usage fees rather than the substantial enterprise subscriptions associated with many eokstablished legal-tech platforms. Founded by barristers Matthew and Frank Kalyk, (Matthew pictured above)

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The Office Romance Has Changed But Here’s Why Law Firms Need To Rethink Who Holds The Power

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The traditional workplace romance generally involves senior man, junior woman, and an eventual appointment with HR, but things are changing. More women enter senior management and partnership positions, law firms are increasingly seeing a reversed dynamic where female leaders hold organisational power over junior male colleagues. Recent reports and surveys, including a major Finnish study,

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Lawyer Trades the Bar for the Beach at 42

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Most lawyers contemplating a mid-career break tend towards Tuscany, golf or perhaps staring silently at their billing software. Pittsburgh trial lawyer Ben Schweers chose something rather more strenuous: becoming a rookie lifeguard. At 42, Schweers has become the oldest rookie lifeguard in the 100-plus-year history of the Rehoboth Beach Patrol in Delaware. Schweers, a medical

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Norton Rose Add Leading Health & M&A Lawyer From Baker McKenzie in Sydney

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Norton Rose Fulbright has added former Baker McKenzie lawyer Kate Jefferson to the Sydney team. A lawyer with over 20 years’ experience, she has been a top lawyer in the health and life sciences and with a wealth of Asian M&A deal experience behind her. The firm’s media announcement is below – Global law firm

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