We should focus on—and invest in—AI that serves people without lawyers

We should focus on—and invest in—AI that serves people without lawyers

We’ve all seen the headlines about AI-boosted lawyers run amok. Since ChatGPT landed, phantom cases have cropped up in court filings around the country. Judges have responded, meting out sanctions, excoriating counsel,... Read more »
Columbia law prof facing probe over campus-protest comments says firm ‘abruptly’ dropped her as client

Columbia law prof facing probe over campus-protest comments says firm ‘abruptly’ dropped her as client

Home Daily News Columbia law prof facing probe over campus-protest… Law Professors Columbia law prof facing probe over campus-protest comments says firm ‘abruptly’ dropped her as client By Debra Cassens Weiss October... Read more »
Denial, hostility won’t help lawyers deal with emergence of AI

Denial, hostility won’t help lawyers deal with emergence of AI

My high school trigonometry teacher was, by his own admission, “old school.” He didn’t allow us to use calculators. Ever. Instead, all decimals had to be divided by hand, all formulas known... Read more »
Don’t give money to law schools unless they teach originalism, conservative federal appeals judge says

Don’t give money to law schools unless they teach originalism, conservative federal appeals judge says

Home Daily News Don’t give money to law schools unless they… Law Schools Don’t give money to law schools unless they teach originalism, conservative federal appeals judge says By Debra Cassens Weiss... Read more »
ABA changes description of Judicial Clerkship Program after conservative group sees ‘quotas’

ABA changes description of Judicial Clerkship Program after conservative group sees ‘quotas’

Home Daily News ABA changes description of Judicial Clerkship… Bar Associations ABA changes description of Judicial Clerkship Program after conservative group sees ‘quotas’ By Debra Cassens Weiss October 9, 2024, 2:00 pm... Read more »
This law school is among the 1% that allow use of AI to write admissions essays

This law school is among the 1% that allow use of AI to write admissions essays

Home Daily News This law school is among the 1% that allow… Legal Education This law school is among the 1% that allow use of AI to write admissions essays By Debra... Read more »
Penn Law prof gets half-pay suspension for ‘discriminatory and disparaging statements’

Penn Law prof gets half-pay suspension for ‘discriminatory and disparaging statements’

Home Daily News Penn Law prof gets half-pay suspension for… Law Professors Penn Law prof gets half-pay suspension for ‘discriminatory and disparaging statements’ By Debra Cassens Weiss September 25, 2024, 8:51 am... Read more »
Columbia law prof facing probe over campus-protest comments says firm ‘abruptly’ dropped her as client

2 federal judges who boycotted Columbia law grads didn’t commit misconduct, review panel says

Home Daily News 2 federal judges who boycotted Columbia law… Judiciary 2 federal judges who boycotted Columbia law grads didn’t commit misconduct, review panel says By Debra Cassens Weiss September 17, 2024,... Read more »
White male law student settles suit against Chicago Bears over ‘legal diversity fellow’ position

White male law student settles suit against Chicago Bears over ‘legal diversity fellow’ position

Home Daily News White male law student settles suit against… Law Students White male law student settles suit against Chicago Bears over ‘legal diversity fellow’ position By Debra Cassens Weiss September 5,... Read more »
Tests into and out of law schools—what’s changing and why

Tests into and out of law schools—what’s changing and why

Image from Shutterstock. Not much can strike more terror into the hearts of aspiring lawyers than the LSAT and the bar exam. Right now, these tests are having a moment. The LSAT... Read more »
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