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"I am thrilled to support the Blanchard Community Law Clinic through this gift as they continue to give voice to the diverse populations coming into contact with our civil justice system," Robert Zaytoun said in a statement. "I have always admired Campbell Law School for its pragmatic approach to legal education and community involvement."

Law firms are being more open about tying pay or bonuses to office attendance.

Part One of a Two-Part Article: Challenges and solutions in document review The burdens of complying with second requests are onerous. The mere thought of undergoing such an exercise tends to strike fear in the heart of the legal department. This article series outlines the major challenges of second requests, suggest strategies to overcome them, and discuss how to face a second request with equanimity and confidence.

In something of a surprise announcement, Delaware Gov. John Carney has agreed that the longstanding requirement is unenforceable.

On Monday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit reversed a bankruptcy judge's decision, concluding that Johnson & Johnson subsidiary LTL Management was not in financial distress at the time it filed its Chapter 11 case in 2021.

While the recent overall of the methodology has dropped some of the worst flaws, "the U.S. News ranking will inevitably require continuing reinvention in the years ahead and past practice does not inspire confidence in the accuracy of that enterprise," David D. Meyer, dean and Mitchell Franklin Professor of Law at Tulane Law, said in a message to the law community.

Williams-Sonoma's lawsuit accusing Wayfair of copying its designs has been pared down, but a federal judge in Massachusetts said the case may continue on a single state law claim for unfair competition.

Haider Ala Hamoudi, vice dean of Pitt Law, has agreed to assume day-to-day oversight of the school until an interim dean is named.

An internal investigation of the bank's fake-account scandal found that the legal department focused on case-by-case risks and failed to grasp the cultural meltdown. In short, "They simply could not see the forest for the trees," according to a 2018 analysis by Eversheds Sutherland.

Drakulich has served as a first-chair trial lawyer who saw success in pharmaceutical, medical device and biotechnology patent litigation.

In lawsuits, GlaxoSmithKline, Unilever and others are challenging the scientific methods used by Valisure, the Connecticut laboratory whose reports have prompted recalls, and subsequent class actions, over drugs, sunscreen and dry shampoo.

Prosectors say the FTX founder's contact with Ryne Miller this month might constitute witness tampering. Bankman-Fried's attorneys argue he was merely trying to provide "assistance."

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As law firms are pushing lawyers and staff to return to offices, constant stress, triggered by the pandemic and other events, has changed people and the legal workplace.

Law firms in the country are seeing strong demand for lawyers with energy experience and expect the decarbonization of Australia will provide opportunities for a large number of lawyers in years to come.

In this episode, Tamara Buie, chief people officer at Level Legal, a Dallas-based consulting, eDiscovery, and managed services company, explains how to cultivate and foster a professional environment that attracts and retains top-notch talent.

Product and design teams still think of lawyers as "innovation blockers." But a working relationship with legal departments is increasingly necessary to prevent "dark pattern" lawsuits.

"I am ashamed of my conduct," Professor Daniel Capra said in an email to Law.com on Friday. "I apologized to the student and to my class."

The IPO window doesn't appear to be opening anytime soon, but life sciences lawyers expect mergers—and regulatory challenges—to pick up this year.

Mark Lanier, founder of the Texas-based Lanier Law Firm, said the change could weaken a lawyer's strategy in some situations.