<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[Legal - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/rss/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest Legal news with just one click. Don't miss out on anything happening in your profession!]]></description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 23:06:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Litigation Trends: Cases Surge After Medicare Fraud Crackdown. Plus, AI-Powered Pricing Tools Spur Antitrust Claims.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Joshua Kushner's health insurance company wants to claw back commissions.       ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/litigation-trends-cases-surge-after-medicare-fraud-crackdown-plus-ai-powered-pricing-tools-spur-antitrust-claims/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 23:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/litigation-trends-cases-surge-after-medicare-fraud-crackdown-plus-ai-powered-pricing-tools-spur-antitrust-claims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Texas A&amp;M Law Grads Score Historic Pass Rate for July Bar Exam]]></title><description><![CDATA[Texas A&amp;M University School of Law broke a record for first time bar passage rates during July's administration of the Uniform Bar Examination (UBE).       ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/texas-aampm-law-grads-score-historic-pass-rate-for-july-bar-exam/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 21:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/texas-aampm-law-grads-score-historic-pass-rate-for-july-bar-exam/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plaintiffs Can Move for Sanctions Against Chicago Attorneys for Subpoena Interference, Judge Rules]]></title><description><![CDATA[An agent of the Chicago attorneys defied a court order and sent information to a subpoena recipient of which "every element ... was false," according to the plaintiffs.       ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/plaintiffs-can-move-for-sanctions-against-chicago-attorneys-for-subpoena-interference-judge-rules/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 21:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/plaintiffs-can-move-for-sanctions-against-chicago-attorneys-for-subpoena-interference-judge-rules/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How I Made Law Firm Leadership: 'Always Anticipate the Next Steps,' Says Kerry Price of Bass, Berry &amp; Sims]]></title><description><![CDATA["Always anticipate the next steps beyond what it is you're asked to do. Being proactive and a problem solver is almost always welcomed by the people that you're working with and for. Just doing your job is baseline. What else can you do to move projects forward to think about something in a different way?"       ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-i-made-law-firm-leadership-always-anticipate-the-next-steps-says-kerry-price-of-bass-berry-amp-sims/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 17:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-i-made-law-firm-leadership-always-anticipate-the-next-steps-says-kerry-price-of-bass-berry-amp-sims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weil and Willkie Call Off Merger Talks as More Partners Leave]]></title><description><![CDATA[Drew Tulumello and Chantale Fiebig are the latest leadership departures from Weil.       ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/weil-and-willkie-call-off-merger-talks-as-more-partners-leave/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 16:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/weil-and-willkie-call-off-merger-talks-as-more-partners-leave/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Transition Clients In Smaller Firms When Succession Planning]]></title><description><![CDATA[A well-planned client transition protects the trust you spent years building, gives your successor a stronger foundation, and helps clients feel cared for rather than simply handed off.       ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-to-transition-clients-in-smaller-firms-when-succession-planning/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 15:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-to-transition-clients-in-smaller-firms-when-succession-planning/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2 Reagan-Appointed Judges Still Dominate Casebooks. What About Newer Judges?]]></title><description><![CDATA["It's incredibly hard to get into the casebooks, in part because it is just like a Christmas playlist," said University of Virginia School of Law professor Mitu Gulati.      Related StoriesWhich 1-Judge Division Districts Have Adopted Anti-Forum Shopping Guidance?L.W. v. Jersey City Bd. of Educ.R.S. v. E. Brunswick Sch. Dist. ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/2-reagan-appointed-judges-still-dominate-casebooks-what-about-newer-judges/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 14:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/2-reagan-appointed-judges-still-dominate-casebooks-what-about-newer-judges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[9/11 Family's Malpractice Claim Against Kreindler &amp; Kreindler Survives Over $13K Recovery on $43M Judgment]]></title><description><![CDATA[The lawsuit centers on whether the firm should have obtained final judgments and submitted applications to the U.S. Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund (VSSTF) before a February 2020 deadline.       ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/911-familys-malpractice-claim-against-kreindler-amp-kreindler-survives-over-13k-recovery-on-43m-judgment/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 07:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/911-familys-malpractice-claim-against-kreindler-amp-kreindler-survives-over-13k-recovery-on-43m-judgment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Law Firm Disrupted: Clients Want Allies&amp;mdash;Not Adversaries&amp;mdash;in the Pricing Revolution]]></title><description><![CDATA[If the pressure law firms and legal departments are feeling comes from the same source, shouldn't that align them?       ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/law-firm-disrupted-clients-want-alliesampmdashnot-adversariesampmdashin-the-pricing-revolution/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 02:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/law-firm-disrupted-clients-want-alliesampmdashnot-adversariesampmdashin-the-pricing-revolution/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['A Botch Job': 5th Circuit Reassigns Case After Judge Misused AI to Draft Ruling]]></title><description><![CDATA["Given the embarrassment of the AI hallucinations and mistakes of law in the two TROs and the preliminary injunction, it would be an understandable—though obviously unjust—temptation for the judge to want to find a way to prove that, even with correct law and fact, his initial view should prevail," Judge Jerry Smith wrote for the appellate court.       ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/a-botch-job-5th-circuit-reassigns-case-after-judge-misused-ai-to-draft-ruling/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 01:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/a-botch-job-5th-circuit-reassigns-case-after-judge-misused-ai-to-draft-ruling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MDL Judges Are Becoming More Diverse: Law.com Data Shows 38% Assigned Last Year Were Nonwhite]]></title><description><![CDATA[Only 62% of MDL judges were white in 2025, and 32% of those were white men, who made up less than half for the first time in 2018, according to Law.com data.       ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/mdl-judges-are-becoming-more-diverse-lawcom-data-shows-38-assigned-last-year-were-nonwhite/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 01:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/mdl-judges-are-becoming-more-diverse-lawcom-data-shows-38-assigned-last-year-were-nonwhite/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As Exits Continue, Weil Works on Merger Deal, Tells Partners to Carry On]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sources say the next few weeks are crucial, as Weil attempts to close a deal for a firm that just last year generated $2.077 billion in revenue and $5.593 million in profits per partner.       ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/as-exits-continue-weil-works-on-merger-deal-tells-partners-to-carry-on/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 23:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/as-exits-continue-weil-works-on-merger-deal-tells-partners-to-carry-on/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legal Tech Providers Embrace Integrations in the Agentic AI Era]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the legal tech world, it's all connected. Or at least it's getting there.       ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/legal-tech-providers-embrace-integrations-in-the-agentic-ai-era/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 23:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/legal-tech-providers-embrace-integrations-in-the-agentic-ai-era/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weil Management Committee Member Zalka Plans Move to Paul Weiss]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm continues to see prominent departures as it looks for a path forward via a merger.       ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/weil-management-committee-member-zalka-plans-move-to-paul-weiss/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 20:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/weil-management-committee-member-zalka-plans-move-to-paul-weiss/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Illinois Judges are Using AI Tools, Misuse Scenarios Yet to be Tested]]></title><description><![CDATA["Even a very professional, high-end product can still produce inconsistent results. You have to be aware of that, as a judge, sycophancy is a real side of most AIs. They're looking at language to see what it believes you want, and it tries to prove that to you," a recently retired Illinois judge told Law.com.       ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/illinois-judges-are-using-ai-tools-misuse-scenarios-yet-to-be-tested/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 14:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/illinois-judges-are-using-ai-tools-misuse-scenarios-yet-to-be-tested/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billable Hours and Lawyer Stress Have Long Been Intertwined. Can AI Provide a Solution?]]></title><description><![CDATA[“If AI allows attorneys to complete certain tasks in a fraction of the time they previously required, the question becomes how we compensate lawyers for the value they provide, rather than simply the hours it takes them to provide it," said one Big Law associate.       ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/billable-hours-and-lawyer-stress-have-long-been-intertwined-can-ai-provide-a-solution/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 14:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/billable-hours-and-lawyer-stress-have-long-been-intertwined-can-ai-provide-a-solution/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Week in Data Oct. 22: A Look at Legal Industry Trends by the Numbers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Catch up on the latest data from across the Law.com newsroom, including rising legal talent in Texas and New England.       ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-week-in-data-oct-22-a-look-at-legal-industry-trends-by-the-numbers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 12:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-week-in-data-oct-22-a-look-at-legal-industry-trends-by-the-numbers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meta Hit With $25B Judgment After New Mexico Judge Finds 'Systematic Pattern of Deception']]></title><description><![CDATA[At a press conference on Wednesday, New Mexico Attorney General Rau l Torrez said the award was the “one of the single largest, if not the largest single state verdictagainst a company in U.S. history and a “clear warningagainst Big Tech, including other social media and artificial intelligence companies.       ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/meta-hit-with-25b-judgment-after-new-mexico-judge-finds-systematic-pattern-of-deception/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 22:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/meta-hit-with-25b-judgment-after-new-mexico-judge-finds-systematic-pattern-of-deception/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Critical Mass With Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: Judge Orders Financing Disclosures in Hundreds of Paraquat Cases, OpenAI Hit By 8 State Suits &amp; Novel Class Action]]></title><description><![CDATA[A federal judge in the paraquat multidistrict litigation ordered a second lawyer to explain why his clients aren't participating in a proposed settlement.       ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/critical-mass-with-lawcoms-amanda-bronstad-judge-orders-financing-disclosures-in-hundreds-of-paraquat-cases-openai-hit-by-8-state-suits-amp-novel-class-action/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 18:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/critical-mass-with-lawcoms-amanda-bronstad-judge-orders-financing-disclosures-in-hundreds-of-paraquat-cases-openai-hit-by-8-state-suits-amp-novel-class-action/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How I Founded a Law Firm: 'A Good Deed Can Impact Someone's Life,' Says Rob Nestico of Kisling Nestico &amp; Redick]]></title><description><![CDATA["I wish I would have known sooner how much a good deed can impact someone's life. Do as much as you can, as early as you can."       ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-i-founded-a-law-firm-a-good-deed-can-impact-someones-life-says-rob-nestico-of-kisling-nestico-amp-redick/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 17:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-i-founded-a-law-firm-a-good-deed-can-impact-someones-life-says-rob-nestico-of-kisling-nestico-amp-redick/</guid></item></channel></rss>