The July 2025 Multistate Bar Exam national mean scaled score reached 142.4, the highest since 2013, reflecting improved performance by first-time test takers.
The ABA council adopted new 'Core Principles and Values' to defend its accreditation role as critics, including the Trump administration and state reviews, challenge its authority.
FTC chair Andrew Ferguson warned Big Tech about risks of EU’s DSA. Brussels and London partners say his interpretation is legally incorrect and politically driven.
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.
