A new study by IDC predicts continued growth in the use of generative AI by legal professionals, with 69% of study respondents reporting they expect their use to increase over the next two years.
New partner class sizes shrunk by an average of 4% among 22 Am Law 100 firms that made announcements by late November. The trend continues the decline that began in 2023 after firms promoted large class sizes in 2022.
Aspiring lawyers have consistently rated their law school experience well in the past 20 years, with about 80% rating it as “good” or “excellent” on the annual Law School Survey of Student Engagement. Satisfaction rates among students of color were lower than among whites.
Federal courts will decide on recommendations from the US Copyright Office’s report on AI training and fair use, likely aiding Congress more than judges.
DOJ pushes Google to sell Chrome, share data, and consider divesting Android to address its search monopoly, drawing criticism from Google as extreme and overreaching.
This year’s edition of the annual ABA Profile of the Legal Profession dubs 2016 - 2026 the “Decade of the Female Lawyer”. Women now make up 41% of U.S. attorneys, up from 36% in 2014.
Intellectual property management solutions company Anaqua announced that it plans to be acquired by Nordic Capital, a private equity investor, which will allow it to elevate its technology offerings and widen its clientele.
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is grappling with a surge in impersonation scams targeting trademark attorneys and applicants. The office knows of about 30 attorneys whose credentials have been hijacked and used to make submissions through attorneys’ accounts.
