Federal Rules Changes Run the Gamut. Practitioners Must Take Note
Clients and practitioners should monitor efforts to amend the Federal Rules and anticipate how the changes might materialize in pending cases.
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How to Get a Judge to Reduce Your Client’s White-Collar Sentence
Providing documented evidence of accountability, restitution, and rehabilitation can move federal judges toward leniency when sentencing white-collar criminals.
Use Agentic AI Thoughtfully for Greatest Benefit in Legal Ops
Navigating the landscape of agentic AI can be challenging, but it can build on existing capabilities to drive efficiency. To fully leverage these benefits, legal departments should look to build, buy, or partner with agentic AI systems.
The Pilot Contract Is a Startup’s Secret Weapon, Limits Liability
Successful pilot contracts can lead to a full commercial rollout, benefiting both prospective clients and startups.
Justices to Showcase Originalism Flaws in Slaughter Firing Case
No matter what the US Supreme Court decides in the highly-anticipated Trump v. Slaughter case, to be argued Monday, they will have undermined the theory of originalism, a favorite doctrine of several of the conservative justices.
AI Will Never Replace a Human Tax Pro’s Judgment and Skepticism
A tax professional’s most valuable traits—doubt, skepticism, critical thinking, and judgment—are human qualities that AI can’t replicate.
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Teaching Tomorrow’s Lawyers to Think About AI Before They Use It
Texas is charting a pragmatic path for legal education in the age of artificial intelligence: Innovate carefully, teach ethics first, and remind every future lawyer that efficiency without integrity is never competence.
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Carliss Chatman Good CounselTeaching Tomorrow’s Lawyers to Think About AI Before They Use It
Eric Dodson Greenberg Good CounselLaw Firms’ Zeal for Realization Undermines Client Relationships
David Lat Exclusive JurisdictionDavis Polk Hires a Proskauer Sports Star as the Field Heats Up
Ellen Yang Good CounselThe In-House Career Rut Is Real, but You Can Stop Feeling Stuck
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