Akin, Brownstein and Steptoe have parted ways with Chinese lobbying clients in recent months amid increased scrutiny of China on Capitol Hill.        

It’s time to stop the hype, stop talking up AI as if it’s the next best thing since sliced bread and prove that it’s a useful tool and technology that can actually be used in the actual practice of law.        

According to settlement records, the settlement’s group expenses were $33 million, with additional costs expected to be incurred.        

This is the largest examinee count for a February administration since 2020 when 19,122 took the February bar. The number of examinees dipped in 2021 (16,759) and dipped again in 2022 (16,504), according to NCBE data.        

The second trial since the dismissal of Johnson & Johnson’s talc bankruptcy last year opened on Monday, alleging its baby powder caused Patricia Matthey’s ovarian cancer.        

The lawsuit alleges that if Uber’s board members and executives had made a point to implement safety measures like screening drivers more carefully, the company might not now be facing liability in the hundreds of cases in which riders, primarily women, say they were sexually assaulted.        

“Simply put, a sales employee’s commissions are one type of compensation, and overtime and Sunday pay are separate types of compensation that require employers to make additional payments to employees. By attempting to allocate amounts owed to its sales employees in commissions toward their overtime and Sunday premium draws, Jordan’s did not provide its sales […]

Law firms with between 400 and 800 lawyers are especially hungry to acquire smaller firms right now, noted Lisa Smith at Fairfax.        

It’s getting increasingly difficult to operate a law firm in Greater China, writes The Global Lawyer. How long can Big Law last?        

An ABA council has not articulated a rationale for departing from the current practice or identified the problem that the proposed revisions to Standard 102 and 306 are intended to solve, according to a comment signed by 26 law deans from schools across the country.