The California Bar’s Money Troubles Are A Nail In The Current Bar Exam’s Coffin – See Also
The California Bar’s Money Troubles Are A Nail In The Current Bar Exam’s Coffin – See Also – Above the Law Skip to content × Love ATL? Let’s make it official.Sign up for our newsletter. We will never sell or…
Arrest Made In Fatal Shooting Of Biglaw Associate
Last week, a Biglaw associate was shot and killed outside of a Houston, Texas, McDonald’s after he tried to de-escalate a dispute at the fast-food restaurant. Now, an arrest has been made, and the alleged assailant has been charged with…
Admit To A Federal Crime On TikTok! What’s The Worst That Could Happen? – See Also
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Ex-Biglaw CFO Pleads Guilty To Embezzling $1.5 Million From Firm
Last week, a former Biglaw chief financial officer pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $1.5 million from the firm, as well as to evading state income tax payments related to the seven-figure financial heist. John Dunlea, who formerly served as…
Securing The Use Of Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning In Legal Services
Ed. note: This article first appeared in an ILTA publication. For more, visit our ILTA on ATL channel here. The emergence and rapid development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) within legal services is creating extraordinary opportunities for…
Bannon’s Bid To Stay Out Of Jail Gets Major Side Eye From DC Circuit
(Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images) Steve Bannon used up another of his nine lives this morning, as the Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit refused to overturn his conviction for contempt of Congress. In October of 2021, the putrefying…
Conference Call Calamities – Above the Law
Olga V. Mack is a Fellow at CodeX, The Stanford Center for Legal Informatics, and a Generative AI Editor at law.MIT. Olga embraces legal innovation and had dedicated her career to improving and shaping the future of law. She is…
When These Biglaw Firms Say You’re A Partner, They Mean It
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to data collected by American Lawyer, which Biglaw firms in the Am Law 100 only have equity partners? Hint: There are 16 firms in the top 100…
Sweet Victory! — See Also
We Have A Winner!: Congratulate this year’s Law Revue champion! Sit And Think About What You Did: Former Partner gets 15 years for Ponzi scheme. Pays To Protest: Leonard Leo’s misunderstanding of free speech leads to a five-figure windfall. Talk…
Former Biglaw Partner Gets 15-Year Jail Sentence For Ponzi Scheme
Back in 2017, Biglaw firm Locke Lord was hit with a record-breaking fine by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal for the actions of one if its London-based partners, Jonathan Denton. The ethics tribunal found Locke Lord failed to stop Denton’s “dubious”…