Intel relied on Skadden for legal work in its $8.9B deal with the White House, giving the U.S. a 9.9% stake. The move raises governance and global trade concerns.
Legal tech firms are deploying AI to expand access to justice, balancing VC-driven growth with nonprofit partnerships and low-cost services for consumers.
A July 2025 MIT study finds 95% of enterprise AI deployments fail to deliver value. Back-office automation and vendor partnerships emerge as key to success.
4chan refuses to pay UK Online Safety Act fines, claiming extraterritorial overreach, and asks the Trump administration to push back against enforcement.
Elite law schools including Chicago, Penn, Yale, and Harvard are expanding AI training to address citation errors and prepare students for the legal profession.
The ABA has revised its plan to double law students' hands-on learning credits, offering concessions but still facing criticism over costs and curricular control.
DLA Piper has increased in-office attendance for U.S. corporate lawyers from three to four days a week, joining other Am Law 50 firms tightening return policies.
U.S. legal jobs rose for a fifth straight month in July, nearing a historic peak, but gains remain uneven as firms expand revenue while staffing models shift.
AOL is discontinuing its dial-up internet service after more than three decades. The shutdown marks a final chapter in the history of early U.S. internet access.
