Change my mind. Most First-Year Associate mistakes are 100% the fault of the partner who gave the vague assignment. Stop berating juniors for failing to capture the strategy when your entire instruction was a 30-second voice note saying look into the liability issue on this case. If you don't provide context, templates, or a clear scope of work, you’re just setting up an over-stressed kid to fail so you can feel superior when you rewrite it.

Is anyone worried that AI would take their jobs? it is getting much more advanced, and they are now paying lawyers to train AI, are those trainers training their replacement?

Anybody paying attention to the Mansfield Certification news? Basically, diversity lab is pausing law firm "Mansfield Certification." Interested in people's thoughts. Any discussions on how firms are responding?

I started the JD next program yesterday and am so happy there’s an alternative to the LSAT. I know a lot of people are against the program because it’s new, but a standardized test cannot determine the type of future attorney I will be.

One of our legal assistants has repeatedly complained about me to my boss, and each time my boss has met with me about it. The first complaint was because I made a copy of a document and wrote notes on the copy in pencil. The second was because I wrote a note in pencil on a manila folder. Most recently, she complained because I was unable to have someone served when they did not appear in court to be served. I haven't been in trouble for anything else. What would you do in my situation?