ABA Journal

10/30/2025

Throwback Thursday: Check out our last Throwback Thursday post of the month, courtesy of our October 1978 cover and magazine! Read more here: https://ow.ly/SV8A50Xcy1h

10/29/2025

Legal Reel-ism: What are some scenes in TV and movies that accurately reflect what it’s like to be a lawyer? https://ow.ly/7FyM50X36jY

10/29/2025

Apparent AI errors snag BigLaw firm; 1 case "is totally fake," another "is almost real," federal judge says. https://ow.ly/oSKg50Xk0NJ

A federal judge in Oregon is threatening sanctions against a corporate litigant and its BigLaw attorneys for “fake citations” that appear to be the product of generative artificial intelligence.

10/29/2025

Chicago Bar Association president leads "ambitious" AI initiative for lawyers and judges. https://ow.ly/ZPO450XjZKi

When Nichole Patton ran for chief judge of the Cook County Circuit Court, she wanted to show others in the judiciary what artificial intelligence could do.

10/29/2025

Wayback Wednesday: Check out these spooktacular Halloween weddings thrown by the Akron Municipal Court in Ohio from 2023 in our photo gallery. https://ow.ly/PVbu50XfTkQ

10/29/2025

Kutak Rock hits 600-attorney mark with Ohio expansion.

Kutak Rock is opening Ohio offices in Columbus, Ohio, and Cleveland and acquiring four public finance attorneys to help staff them.

10/29/2025

Law firm deals with government have ethical implications, D.C. Bar ethics opinion says. https://ow.ly/g8G250XjOKN

Law firms that enter into agreements with the government that may limit or shape their law practices should consider the ethical implications, according to an October ethics opinion by the District of Columbia Bar.

10/29/2025

Responding to merger talks claim, Cadwalader says "we regularly evaluate our strategy," but finances are strong.

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft told Law.com that it has hired 75 attorneys in 2025 and expects to have one of its best financial years in history with expected revenue of more than $600 million.

10/29/2025

Furloughed lawyer’s passion is topped with sauerkraut and mustard.

A furloughed IRS lawyer used his ability to parse government regulations to open a hot dog cart that he is operating full-time during the government shutdown.

10/29/2025

Doing good motivates aspiring lawyers, new LSAC study finds.

Aspiring law students are increasingly motivated by the opportunity to make their mark on the world, but more anticipate financial hurdles to do so, according to a study released Tuesday by the Law School Admission Council.

10/28/2025

My Path to Law: Authority figures don’t always give the best career advice, this appellate justice tells young people. https://ow.ly/fpM850X3WH7

10/28/2025

Suit by expelled law student alleges BigLaw firm acted as "outsourced Title IX decision-maker" without due process. https://ow.ly/r30650XjnVn

A male law student expelled from the Charleston School of Law in South Carolina alleges in a lawsuit that the school had a “double standard rooted in gender bias” in handling dueling harassment complaints.