What Five Years in Big Law at WilmerHale Taught Me

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/opinion/big-law-legal-system.html

#Law #Politics #BigLaw

Sullivan & Cromwell apologized for a filling with three dozen errors. Does AI really make legal work more efficient or is it just as costly to check AI-assisted research as it is to pay associates to do the work?

#law #AI #Hallucinations #BigLaw

https://www.contractsprofblog.com/2026/04/sullivan-cromwell-apologizes-for-submitting-ai-slop/

It’s been over a year since Paul Weiss settled with the government. How much have the firm and other firms that settled actually changed in order to comply with their obligations under the settlement? Did they even commit to anything?

#law #contracts #BigLaw #TrumpAdministration
https://www.contractsprofblog.com/2026/04/to-what-did-the-law-firms-agree-when-they-settled-and-what-have-they-done/

65.5% of attorneys say billable hour pressure hurts their mental health.

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Today’s post considers how BigLaw firms are like Mephistopheles. That is, why are they rushing to hire new associates while also planning to replace associates with AI? They seek to attract fresh blood while also working to extinguish the livelihoods of their potential employees.

Hat tip to @derektmuller.bsky.social and his Law School Docket Substack

#law #contracts #BigLaw #AI

https://www.contractsprofblog.com/2026/04/ai-may-be-coming-for-your-job-but-not-just-yet/