Above The Law

MARCH 13, 2025

A common complaint practicing lawyers have is that while law schools cost a fortune, they simply dont teach the most essential skill needed for professional competency. How to be a lawyer, of course. The post The Best Law Schools For Practical Training (2025) appeared first on Above the Law. What skill might that be?

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Above The Law

MARCH 24, 2025

Legal technology’s annual pilgrimage to the New York Hilton Midtown commences with Legalweek 2025 welcoming a motley crew of attorneys and tech vendors. ” Perhaps it’s an ominous reference to the soon-to-be displaced junior lawyers performing all the tasks AI can reliably handle. appeared first on Above the Law.

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Attorney at Work

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Call Rail Legal trends 2025: Your guide to understanding emerging technologies, client expectations, and how to position your firm for success. The post 6 Key Legal Trends 2025: Prepare Your Firm for the Future appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.

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Above The Law

JULY 1, 2024

The post The Biggest Biglaw Firms With The Most LGBTQ+ Lawyers (2025) appeared first on Above the Law. An important ranking to show which firms are helping LGBTQ+ attorneys achieve successful careers in the law.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

How is this lawyer spending the day? The pandemic robbed these young lawyers of formative years of professional socialization. The pandemic robbed these young lawyers of formative years of professional socialization. The number one priority of a junior associate in 2025 has to be demonstrating indispensability.

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Above The Law

MARCH 3, 2025

It was just the day before that Brad Karp, the firm’s chair, told the American Lawyer that “[w]hile all attorneys are required to be in the office a minimum of three days per week, most come in more frequently.” On Friday, associates at Paul Weiss — a firm whose revenue jumped by 31.6%

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Attorney at Work

DECEMBER 17, 2024

The post Starting Your Own Law Firm in 2025? Two Costly Mistakes to Avoid appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers. Katie Barnard | It's easy to fall prey to terms that could leave you without control over your most fundamental assets.

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Above The Law

JANUARY 7, 2025

The post What Lawyers Can Learn From CES 2025: Trends That Matter appeared first on Above the Law. As always, CES demonstrates that, as technology advances at warp speed, legal professionals cannot afford to lag behind.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

A group of South Sudanese lawyers filed a petition on Monday in the Constitutional Court of South Sudan to challenge the decision of the government of President Salva Kiir Mayardit to extend the transitional period by two years and postpone the general elections from December 2024 to December 2026.

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Above The Law

JANUARY 15, 2025

The post A Lawyer Goes To CES 2025: My Top 10 Takeaways appeared first on Above the Law. Legal must move beyond chasing shiny new AI tools and instead focus on understanding the transformative implications of new technologies.

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Above The Law

MARCH 11, 2025

According to the American Lawyer , revenue and profits per equity partner at Schulte “surged” by double digits in 2024, and the Top 100 firm decided that it was time to move forward with a two-tier partnership, adding 12 new income partners to its roster in January 2025.

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MyCase

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Best Legal Directories for 2025 at a Glance Choosing the right legal directory is essential for improving online visibility and client engagement. Heres a quick overview of the top law firm directories in 2025, highlighting their unique features, pricing structures, and availability of free lawyer directory listings.

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Livesay&Myers

AUGUST 15, 2024

Lawyers Named to 2025 Best Lawyers® Publications The post 13 Livesay & Myers, P.C. Lawyers Named to 2025 Best Lawyers® Publications appeared first on Livesay & Myers, PC. Livesay & Myers, P.C.

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JURIST

JANUARY 16, 2025

A Tehran Revolutionary Court sentenced Azizi to four years in prison and death on July 23, 2024, for alleged membership in the Kurdistan Free Life Party (PJAK) and charges of “armed insurrection” and “membership to opposition groups” The decision was upheld on January 8, 2025, by the Iranian Supreme Court.

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JURIST

MARCH 28, 2025

However, after his original prosthetic broke in August 2022, procedures to provide him with a properly sized replacement commenced only in February 2025, more than a year after his family’s request. In June 2024, 28 rights organizations urged Egypt to stop its targeting and retaliation against human rights lawyers.

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Livesay&Myers

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

appears in the 2025 edition… Continue reading Livesay & Myers, P.C. Listed in 2025 Edition of Best Lawyers Best Law Firms The post Livesay & Myers, P.C. Listed in 2025 Edition of Best Lawyers Best Law Firms appeared first on Livesay & Myers, PC.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

But SOME lawyers do make it into the entertainment game and those lawyers belong to the Association of Media and Entertainment Counsel (AMEC). Won’t someone please think of the lawyers? Joe Patrice is a senior editor at Above the Law and co-host of Thinking Like A Lawyer. Famous clients! Exciting legal problems!

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Law 360

JANUARY 22, 2025

Lawyers and their clients must be prepared to navigate an evolving litigation funding market in 2025, made more complicated by a new administration and the increasing overall cost of litigation, says Jeffery Lula at GLS Capital.

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Above The Law

JANUARY 10, 2025

How often will lawyers be headed to the office this year? The post The Outlook On Law Firm Attendance Policies In 2025 appeared first on Above the Law.

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JURIST

MARCH 15, 2025

Dutertes lawyer, Salvador Medialdea, stated that Duterte was too unwell to provide further comment, asserting that his arrest and transfer to the Netherlands amounted to “pure and simple kidnapping” and that his client was experiencing “debilitating” medical conditions. .”

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Above The Law

MARCH 5, 2025

Now, in 2024, AI is transforming how lawyers work, raising new questions about ethics, bias, regulation, and intellectual property. Why SXSW Matters for the Legal Profession So why am I, a lawyer and legal technology blogger here? Stephen Embry is a lawyer, speaker, blogger and writer. This is what makes SXSW so valuable.

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Above The Law

DECEMBER 19, 2024

2025 is almost here and it's time to get serious about quantum computing. The post Quantum Computing Is Coming And Lawyers Aren’t Ready appeared first on Above the Law.

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Above The Law

MARCH 13, 2025

Based on a survey of over 2,800 professionals, Affinipay’s 2025 Legal Industry Report provides a wealth of knowledge about a wide array of issues. But with lawyers struggling to figure out how to run an office in a post-pandemic world, some of the most interesting results addressed the remote work landscape.

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JURIST

JANUARY 29, 2025

This occurred following a lawsuit issued by Italian lawyer Luigi Li Gotti. The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant against Almasri on January 18, 2025. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni was put under investigation on Tuesday for the release and repatriation of Lybian police chief Osama Almasri Njeem.

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Above The Law

JANUARY 28, 2025

Last fall, Wolters Kluwer released the sixth annual installment of the Future Ready Lawyer report. Consider the inaugural 2019 survey that asked 700 lawyers across the U.S. And only 53% of lawyers indicated their organizations technology investment would increase over a 3-year period that would end in 2022.

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MyCase

DECEMBER 12, 2024

VXT is a lawyer-specific Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) phone system that allows law firms to make calls via desktop or mobile apps. The post 4 Best Law Firm Answering Services for 2025 appeared first on MyCase. Intaker offers tools to automate client lead intake and follow-ups for easy lead management.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Prominent Ugandan political activist and lawyer Norbert Mao announced on Monday that the case concerning prominent Ugandan opposition politician, Kizza Besigye, is in the course of transfer from the Ugandan Court Martial to the High Court. In this case, the Supreme Court ruled that civilians are not subject to military tribunals.

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SCOTUSBlog

DECEMBER 12, 2024

The Supreme Court announced in a press release on Thursday afternoon that it has launched a pilot lottery program, beginning with seats for the courts February 2025 argument session. Some seats will continue to be available for the public on the day of the argument, on a first-come, first-served basis, the court said.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

(Photographer: Samuel Corum/Bloomberg) Is it a sign of a healthy judiciary when the countrys largest professional association of lawyers has to formally vote on whether Supreme Court justices should follow basic ethical rules? Asking for an American in the year 2025. Feel free to email any tips, questions, or comments.

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LegalTalkNetwork

MARCH 12, 2025

PETALUMA, CA (March 12, 2025) Thinking Like A Lawyer , the popular podcast hosted by Above the Law and produced by Legal Talk Network, is celebrating its 10-year anniversary today. We try to make stories new and different year after year, said Kathryn Rubino, Co-Host of Thinking Like A Lawyer and Senior Editor at Above the Law.

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Above The Law

MARCH 28, 2025

By applying generative AI to briefs, filings, and asylum case materials, Clearbrief helps lawyers improve accuracy, reduce administrative load, and increase impact — especially in resource-constrained contexts. The post Legalweek 2025: Embedded And Agentic Generative AI Expands Software Capabilities appeared first on Above the Law.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 4, 2024

EIPR human rights lawyers were included in these arrest figures. The groups’ joint statement comes amid a broader crackdown on dissent in Egypt, where protests and activism are met with harsh penalties.

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Above The Law

MARCH 26, 2025

The 3,000-lawyer firm has directed law students to apply online for the summer associate positions that are the principal pathway for graduating law students to get jobs.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

This is the third large law firm to close the doors of a Chinese office in 2025. Here are some additional details: In July 2025, Cleary Gottlieb will merge our Beijing operations with Hong Kong, closing the Beijing office and consolidating our Greater China presence into Hong Kong, the firm said in a statement.

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JURIST

JULY 4, 2022

According to a statement to Interfax from Aslin’s lawyer, “A cassation appeal against the sentence was lodged today.” ” The DPR updated its criminal code last week to start executions from 2025. .” ” The DPR updated its criminal code last week to start executions from 2025. .”

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Paralegal Bootcamp

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Maybe not right away in 2025, but I think well definitely start seeing that competitive disadvantage by 2026 and beyond. If you work for a lawyer, this applies to you, regardless of your title. I really think this is where youre going to be able to set yourself apart from others. Be the AI expert at your firm. Get ready for it now.

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FDA Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

(“HP&M”) is proud to announce that 16 of the Firm’s attorneys have been selected to the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. Hyman has been rightfully chosen as a 2025 “Lawyer of the Year.” Recognized attorneys include: “Lawyer of the Year” Award — Paul M. Founding Director Paul M. Richardson, James E.

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