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'Visabot' lawyer launches to support business immigration to the US
Ensuring that talented individuals from all over the world are still able to participate in business innovation in the United States is the mission of Visabot, the latest incarnation of the 'robot lawyer'.
Trump taps lawyer for Chief of Staff role
AM Law 200 partner and RNC chairman Reinhold 'Reince' Priebus has been named as President-Elect Donald Trump's chief of staff.
A&O US senior partner leaves for Milbank with real estate team
Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy has poached a three-partner real estate team from Allen & Overy in New York that includes senior partner Kevin O'Shea.
Trump lawyers file motion to delay Trump University trial until after he's sworn in
President-Elect Donald Trump will be too busy preparing to move into the White House to appear in court before 20 January, his lawyers have argued.
Marijuana another big Election Day winner as four states legalise
Four states approved ballot measures to legalise the sale, purchase and use of cannabis for recreational purposes on Tuesday.
Lawyers offer 'TransLawHelp' ahead of Trump inauguration
Lawyers have taken to social media to offer free legal assistance to transgender Americans ahead of President-Elect Donald Trump's ascent to the White House.
Arnold & Porter to create billion-dollar firm with rival Kaye Scholer
The two East Coast heavyweights have confirmed that they intend to merge.
Scalia namesake law school attracts larger talent pool
The hubbub around George Mason University's decision to rename its law school after the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia doesn't seem to be putting off students.
Nevada judge becomes unlikely Election Day celebrity
The judge who shot down Donald Trump's eleventh-hour early voting lawsuit in Nevada has made international headlines after scolding the now President Elect's legal team.
Generic-drug industry faces possible collusion charges in the US
The US Department of Justice may be ready to bring criminal charges in its ongoing investigation into alleged price collusion among generic-drug companies before the end of the year.
Former US Attorney General Janet Reno dies aged 78
The first woman to ever be appointed as attorney general of the United States has passed away following a long-fought battle with Parkinson's disease.
Democrats take RNC to court over voter intimidation concerns
The Democratic National Convention has asked a judge to block the Republican Party from supporting candidate Donald Trump's efforts to place 'watchers' at polling stations in key states on election day.
ABA green-lights Trump 'libel bully' article ahead of election
The American Bar Association has decided that an article claiming Donald Trump is a 'libel bully' will run in one of its publications before the upcoming presidential election, despite earlier concerns about partisanship.
SCOTUS tackles the question of copyright in the fashion industry
A spat over cheerleader uniform designs has uncovered probing legal conundrums for fashion industry IP.
US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas denies sexual assault claim
A female lawyer alleges that prominent Justice Thomas groped her inappropriately at a dinner party in 1999 on Facebook but later deactivated the account.
Managing partners hesitant to keep law firm bullies in check, survey finds
As many as 93 per cent of AMLaw 100 firms have encountered problems with bullying among their ranks - with high-earners the most likely perpetrators.
ABA may approve raising bar-passage rate hurdle for law schools
US law schools that fail to produce enough lawyers could find their ABA accreditation at risk under proposed new rules.
Clinton and Trump go head-to-head on abortion during final debate
Flailing Republican candidate Donald Trump promises that the landmark Roe vs. Wade ruling will be overturned 'automatically' if he is empowered to make appointments to the nation's Supreme Court.
Sharp pay rises for partners at US firms
A major survey of law firm partners in the US has revealed a significant rise in compensation in the past two years.
Law firm launches consultancy for fellow law firms
Hinshaw & Culbertson, which last year hired Dewey & LeBoeuf's former general counsel, is launching what may be the first practice aimed at consulting other law firms on managing their business.