Law Firm Hiring | News

A Lateral Stayed at Foley & Lardner for Less Than 3 Months. Now the Firm Is Suing the Recruiter

By Justin Henry

The Am Law 100 firm wants a refund from New York recruiting shop Mark Bruce International. Read More

Artificial Intelligence | Q&A

We Submitted a ChatGPT-Written Law School Admissions Essay. Here's What the School Had to Say About It

By Christine Charnosky

Law.com typed "admission essay for law school" into ChatGPT's prompt and then submitted the essay to the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University for review. Amy Beier Best, ASU Law's assistant dean of Admissions and Financial Aid, spoke to Law.com to provide feedback on the essay and to discuss more broadly the potential (and potential pitfalls) of using AI tools for personal statements. Read More

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Law Firm Profitability | News

Optimism About Profitability Declines Among Law Firm Leaders

By Dan Roe

Law firms are emphasizing billing hygiene, conducting profit education and improving utilization levels to shore up profits by the end of 2023. Read More

Lawyer Compensation - Law Firm

Big Law Is Further Tweaking Partner Pay

By Christine Simmons

In order to lure over top rainmaking partners from a rival, law firms are taking steps to make sure their pay packages and partner compensations systems are competitive. Read More

Alternative Dispute Resolution | News

Pointing to 'Wachtell's Greed,' X Corp. Argues Law Firm Can't Force Arbitration in Fee Lawsuit

By Dan Roe

Wachtell's "unethical" $70 million success fee justifies equitable relief—triggering a carveout in the firm's arbitration clause—X Corp.'s lawyers stated. Read More

Podcast

Legal Speak Live From General Counsel Conference East 2023, Part 1

By Zack Needles | Alaina Lancaster

This week, the Legal Speak podcast interviewed attendees of Law.com's General Counsel Conference East in Brooklyn, New York, about what brought them to the conference, as well as what they learned from conversations with colleagues and from the various seminars during the event. Read More

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Lawyer Rates and Arrangements | News

Ex-Twitter Legal Chief Wins Fracas Over Her $1.1M Legal-Fee-Reimbursement Request

By Greg Andrews

The social media company, now owned by Elon Musk, had called her request "unreasonable in the extreme" and sought to slash it by 90%. Read More

Diversity | News

Fired In-House Attorney at Big Ohio Utility Strikes Back With Reverse-Discrimination Suit

By Chris O'Malley

David Farkas, who is white, alleges his career at FirstEnergy sputtered after the company in 2018 began tying bonuses to DEI metrics. Read More