Evolving Legal Profession (Apr 9, 2025)
Recent reports on how the legal profession is changing and how to be successful in it.
"E-Discovery Hiring Is Picking Up: 'Everybody's Gonna Sue Each Other,'" Legaltech News
"First-of-Kind Study Reveals How AI Is Altering In-House Hiring," Corporate Counsel
"Lawyers Are Ruder Since the Pandemic: Judges Speak Out," Daily Business Review
"Mid-sized law firms face an uncertain future, says legal consultant," Canadian Lawyer
"Amicus Brief Supporting Perkins Coie Gets 170 Signatures so Far, but Few Am Law 100 Firms," The American Lawyer
"Conservative Group Seeks Free Aid From Big Law Amid Attacks," Bloomberg Law
"Skadden's Trump Deal Spells Change for Prestigious Fellowship," Bloomberg Law
"In the Rule-of-Law Fight, Who Are the Bad Guys?" The American Lawyer
"Who 'Approached' Whom? Either Way, Cutting a Deal Is 'Unfair to Criticize,' Some Firm Leaders Say," The American Lawyer
"Law schools, students need to prep for AI in profession: scholar," Law360 Canada
"Traditional Lawyering in the New Age of AI," The Legal Intelligencer
"Legalweek 2025 Day 3: What Will the Future of Legal Education Look Like With Gen AI?" Legaltech News
"Big Four Firms Roll Out AI That Can Handle Routine Tasks Solo," Bloomberg Law
"Trump Asks Bondi to Scrutinize Lawyers Who Fight US in Courts," Bloomberg Law
"Inside An ABS-Licensed Firm: How Rocket Lawyer's Arizona Law Firm Operates," Legaltech News
"Lawyers increasingly paying to learn business skills that law school never taught, says coach," Canadian Lawyer
"The legal profession isn't built for disabilities, and it needs to change, says former lawyer," Canadian Lawyer
"5 Questions Firms Must Ask For Successful Lateral Integration," Law360
"Thriving in the First Year: How Lateral Hires Can Succeed in a New Law Firm," The Legal Intelligencer
"What to Look for in a Litigation Law Firm: Insights for Junior Lawyers and Law Students," Texas Lawyer
"Making Legal Cents: Firm Culture Is The New Game Plan," Law360
"Law School Applicants Want AI Policies in Admissions Clarified," Bloomberg Law
"AI Has Not Yet Changed Many Law Firm-Client Relationships in the US and UK," Law.com International
"Hiring Needs Human Connection: A Chat With Legalweek Speaker Lori Landew," Legaltech News
"How an AI courtroom simulation is helping first year law students combat public speaking fear," The Ubyssey
"Law Firms Walk DEI Tightrope Amid Political Pressure," Law360
"Why Hourly Billing Won't Go Away Until Legal Departments Demand It," Corporate Counsel
"'Who the Hell Knows': Lawyering — and Judging — in the Age of Trump," Law.com
"The Fully Human Lawyer: What Government Lawyers Need to Know about Joining the Private Sector," The American Lawyer
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