Path to Greatness: How Good Lawyers Become Great Leaders—the Power of Personal Responsibility | The Legal Intelligencer Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/thelegalintelligencer/2024/05/17/the-path-to-greatness-how-good-lawyers-become-great-leaders-the-power-of-personal-responsibility/ Marcie Borgal Shunk, president and founder of The Tilt Institute. Courtesy photo COMMENTARY Effective leadership has the power to reshape the legal sector. Research shows leadership behaviors—not leaders, but…

In 1871, the U.S. Supreme Court established the basic guidelines for when and how secular courts are to resolve disputes within religious organizations. Recognizing that some congregations are “strictly congregational or independent” and generally governed by a majority of their members, the court focused primarily on those which are “part…

In mid-March of 2020, the world seemed to come apart. COVID restrictions were announced and implemented worldwide. Within days, most of the law firms in the United States (and the rest of the world) closed their offices and switched to remote work. Most firms remained closed for the remainder of…

Klarna Lawyers Told to Use ChatGPT to Save Time Drafting Contracts | Legaltech News Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/legaltechnews/2024/05/17/klarna-lawyers-told-to-use-chat-gpt-to-save-time-drafting-contracts-397-86278/ Credit: Daniel CHETRONI/Adobe Stock NEWS The fintech company’s CEO has told staff to “test, test, test and explore”, with 86% of the legal function now making use of generative-AI models in their…

A federal judge in Pennsylvania allowed a product liability suit against Amazon to move forward, after tossing the claims against several other named retailer giants also named in the suit. Although U.S. District Judge Gene E.K. Pratter for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania said she is “raising a judicial eyebrow” at the plaintiff Jamie McKnight’s…

First up this week is the team led by Kathryn “Lee” Boyd of Hecht Partners and Michael Hausfeld of Hausfeld who represent refugees who claim French bank BNP Paribus aided and abetted the government of Sudan in committing acts of genocide between 1997 and 2011. After the suit survived the…