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February 05, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

AI: To Build or To Buy? Some Am Law 100 Firms Say 'Both'

Given the cost and technical expertise required to develop large language models, it's not surprising the majority of firms interviewed by The American Lawyer are relying on tech vendors with pre-existing clout in the industry.
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February 04, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Family Law Merger is a Marriage Made in Heaven

Breakups and divorce aren't the end of the world, and this recently expanded firm's philosophy embodies that inspiration.
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February 02, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Attorney Claims Law Firm Ruined His Reputation, Drove Him to Drink

The alleged vexatious litigation damaged his reputation, and led to the loss of his professional liability insurance, the lawyer claimed. As a result, the attorney allegedly struggled to represent clients and make a living.
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February 02, 2024 | Law.com

Some JDs Will Be Able to Attend Harvard Law Tuition-Free for the First Time Starting This Fall

"HLS does not award merit aid (or 'full-ride' scholarships, which are not typically need-based) because doing so would decrease the resources available for need-based aid, and significantly increase the debt burden of every student with financial need," according to its website.
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February 02, 2024 | Law.com

17 of the Top 20 Law Schools Have More Women Enrolled

"The decline in male enrollment and the increasing number of students who choose not to disclose their gender present new dimensions in the evolving narrative of gender diversity in legal education," the Enjuris report states.
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February 01, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Meet the Lawyer Who Helped Investigate Connecticut Police Ticketing Practices

Gov. Ned Lamont retained Finn, Dixon & Herling on July 24, 2023, and tasked the firm with determining if troopers and constables falsified any traffic records between 2014 and 2021, and, if so, how the issue went unnoticed, and to suggest recommendations to prevent these errors from recurring.
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February 01, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Why Progress on Law Firm Diversity Is 'Minimal at Best'

"I think what gets in the way is fear. If you're going to advance an interest like diversity in our profession, you have to have some courage," said Akshay Verma, a former legal ops chief at Meta and Coinbase.
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January 31, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Plaintiff Takes a Risk, Which Fails, With Motion for Additur

"The reality is that most revocation of acceptance claims don't go this route," defense lawyer Sandra Stanfield said. "Most of them are very simple courtside cases. For reasons that we're not 100% clear on, plaintiffs counsel in this case decided they wanted a jury, and decided on days of jury selection and days of trial and experts, all over $11,000."
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January 31, 2024 | National Law Journal

Appellate Judges Ask if Civil Rights Law Bars Grant Program for Black Business Women

Eleventh Circuit's consideration follows the U.S. Supreme Court's striking down of race-conscious college admissions policies.
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January 31, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Not on Mute: Court Rules for Fired Worker Who Used N-Word on a Video Call

Michael Bernabe, who is white, was logged into a virtual team meeting on July 29, 2020, when other employees heard him shout profanity and the N-word.
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