Amanda Robert
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- Sep 30, 2026
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Lawyer pay is booming amid a strong economy and fierce competition for talent (opens the original)
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In 2020, Blane Prescott served on the compensation committee of an Am Law 100 firm that boosted one equity partner’s pay to an unheard of $20 million. While groundbreaking at the time, some BigLaw partners now command dramatically higher pay packages, says Prescott, the managing shareholder at MesaFive, a management and strategy consulting firm in San Francisco that works with law firms on matters including partner compensation and profit improvement. “We’ve gone over $40 million to the highest-
Legal teams increasingly use AI but worry about its cost, new report shows (opens the original)
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The use of artificial intelligence has continued to grow in the legal industry over the past year, according to a new report from e-discovery company Disco. (Photo by J Studios/Getty Images) The use of artificial intelligence has continued to grow in the legal industry over the past year, according to a new report from e-discovery company Disco. In Legal AI in 2026: Moving Forward Faster, Disco noted that 58% of lawyers and others in the legal profession said they have integrated AI into their r
Could the use of AI upend privacy and security expectations in court? (opens the original)
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Shortly after news broke this spring of an unnamed federal judge having sex in chambers with a high-ranking police officer, Above the Law reporters went to work to uncover the judge’s identity. In May, the Judicial Conference of the United States’ Committee on Judicial Conduct and Disability issued an order affirming a private reprimand of the judge by the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at Atlanta’s Judicial Council. While both orders concealed the judge’s name and court location, the report
California toughens penalties for lawyers who pay people to recruit clients (opens the original)
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California has increased its punishment for lawyers who pay people to help them recruit clients. (Image from Shutterstock) California has increased its punishment for lawyers who pay people to help them recruit clients, adopting a new law that imposes a $25,000 penalty for each violation and requires the State Bar of California to seek disbarment of offenders. Assembly Bill 2039, which California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed on Sunday, was introduced after allegations surfaced that the Downtown LA L
Illinois attorney faces discipline over racist comments online (opens the original)
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An Illinois attorney has been disciplined for allegedly posting racist threats in the comments section of several YouTube videos. The Illinois Supreme Court announced that Sean Lenckus’ law license has been suspended until further notice, according to a story from 25News Now. Lenckus, a former McLean County assistant public defender, was arrested and charged in April with transmitting interstate threats to injure another person. His posts allegedly targeted African Americans and began in Februar
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