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In-House Counsel Saw Pay Rise Over Past Year, Despite Drop in Job-Hopping
Legal department attorneys received modest pay increases over the past year after median pay dropped 3% between 2022 and 2023, according to search firm BarkerGilmore’s 2024 In-House Counsel Compensation Report. Click Here To Read The Full Article
Flint Judge Threatens Sanctions, Gag Order Over Defendant's Media Campaign
U.S. District Judge Judith Levy, in a Monday order, found that engineering firm Veolia North America’s media campaign, which included misleading phone calls and a truck circling the courthouse amid a looming trial, threatened the “fair administration of justice.” Click Here To Read The Full Article
The LLM/Copyright Tug-of-War: Fairness Certifications vs. Investor Pressure to Scrape
A Stability AI executive left the company to launch Fairly Trained, a nonprofit that aims to certify AI models that are trained without infringing on copyright. But investor push to “scrape now, and think later” often gets in the way. Click Here To Read The Full Article
Lawyer's Use of Artificial Intelligence Leads to Disciplinary Action
Local ethics experts weigh in on the attorney’s response in this emerging area of disciplinary law. Click Here To Read The Full Article
Judge Rejects Menendez Mistrial Bid Based on Protected Official Acts
The constitutional speech and debate privilege can’t be waived, said Adam Fee of Paul Hastings, who is representing the embattled lawmaker. Click Here To Read The Full Article
Mississippi College Law Professor Crystal Welch Killed Sunday
“She was always asking what more she could do to support our team and our work,” ACLU MS Executive Director Jarvis Dortch wrote in a statement on Monday. “Our staff and board will forever be grateful for her commitment to equality and justice.” Click Here To Read The Full Article
Half a Billion: New York Lawyers Secure Landmark Verdicts
Attorneys Kristen Gibbons Feden and Mike Della have secured at least $533.5 million in awards against ex-doctor Stuart Copperman. They represent more than 100 plaintiffs who allege Copperman sexually abused them as children. Click Here To Read The Full Article
'Coming Like a Tidal Wave': Bills Envision State AI Advisory Committee to Ensure Accountability
Lawmakers and legal advocates were in the Capitol on Wednesday to push a package of four bills and a campaign meant to hold Big Tech accountable for the potential risks of artificial intelligence, an area of priority for the executive branch as well. Click Here To Read The Full Article
UCLA Calls for No-Confidence Vote, UVA Law Faculty Supports University President
Fallout from the pro-Palestinian encampments and protests continues at universities across the country. Click Here To Read The Full Article