Legal Market Insights
- "Justice Department struggles as thousands exit — and few are replaced," 11.10.25. The Washington Post reports, "Last year, roughly 10,000 attorneys worked across the Justice Department and its components, including the FBI. Justice Connection, an advocacy group that has been tracking departures, estimates that around 5,500 people — not all of them attorneys — have quit the department, been fired or taken a buyout offered by the Trump administration."
- "The Human Touch Lawyers Need to Succeed in an AI-Driven World," 11.21.25. This op-ed at Bloomberg Law argues that "as generative AI increasingly becomes a crucial tool for the legal industry, the ability to communicate, persuade, and connect with people ’in the room’ will define the next generation of legal excellence."
- "Vigilante Lawyers Expose the Rising Tide of A.I. Slop in Court Filings," 11.07.25. The New York Times reports on "a growing network of lawyers who track down A.I. abuses committed by their peers, collecting the most egregious examples and posting them online. The group hopes that by tracking down the A.I. slop, it can help draw attention to the problem and put an end.”
- "Firm, Corporate Law Libraries Are Beefing Up Staff, With Director Roles Highest Paid," 11.25.25. Law.com reports on a new report from the American Association of Law Libraries that shows "firm and corporate law libraries are expanding their library staff, with both the average number of library professionals and number of overall library staff at a high point in 2025."
- “Trump officially limits a major student-loan forgiveness program, blocking relief for some public servants,” 10.30.25. Business Insider provides an update on the now-finalized Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) rule "that would block PSLF for employers that engage in what the administration defines as ‘illegal activity.’”
- "The Career Impact of Pro Bono Through Legal Aid: Accelerating and Enhancing Growth," 11.24.25. This piece at Daily Business Review profiles some lawyers working in legal aid and outlines the benefits and impact of pro bono work in lawyers’ careers.
- “The Hard Problem of Associate Training—A Helpful Mindset Shift and Suggestions for Younger Lawyers,” Law.com published a commentary that explores “what really happens with new lawyers entering private practice, unpack[ing] some insights about how to be an effective lawyer and offer[ing] some brass-tacks advice along the way.”
