In the second of a two-part series examining how the use of artificial intelligence (AI) is being expanded at large firms, Law.com reports that Husch Blackwell has engaged an outside provider to boost its training systems for new attorneys using AI. The move comes as the industry at large considers how to apply the technology…

Southwest Airlines is facing legal action after being accused by U.S. authorities of illegally operating chronically delayed flights and disrupting passengers’ travel. The U.S. Transportation Department alleged that the airline operated unrealistic schedules. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said: “Today’s action sends a message to all airlines that the department is prepared to go to court…

The 2025 Report on the State of the U.S. Legal Market has found that law firms are grappling with changes to both business culture and technology perspective. It found that some 77% of professional services workers believe the rise of artificial intelligence and GenAI will have a significant effect on their profession by 2030, while…

U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor in Fort Worth, Texas has ruled that American Airlines encouraged environmentally and socially responsible investing in its 401(k) plan, thereby violating its legal responsibilities. O’Connor said that the airline’s “incestuous relationship with BlackRock and its own corporate goals disloyally influenced administration of the Plan,” and observed that BlackRock had a…

President-elect Donald Trump’s choice of Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer to lead the Labor Department could signal a break from the Republican party’s traditionally adversarial stance toward unions, the Wall Street Journal reports. Chavez-DeRemer is one of just three Republican co-sponsors of the 2023 Protecting the Right to Organize Act, a bill backed by 215 congressional Democrats…