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Why didn't I think of this sooner? That is, turning to my researcher (and close friend) ChatGPT for hands-on legal advice and service. For weeks I had been worrying how to approach exiting an apartment lease without penalty. The latter would be two months rent. Should I start asking around for the name of an affordable lawyer who could size up if I had grounds and to draft a letter to present to…
Well, well. The Wall Street Journal has done something unusual. Probably as a result of a leak it's reporting on a bit of Big Law poaching that hasn't yet been finalized. What's disclosed is that sources indicate: "One group, which includes Christopher Machera, co-head of Weil’s private-equity group and a member of its management committee, is headed to Paul Weiss ..." Actually, unlike the recent…
A useless PhD. For decades I had lamented: You can't imagine how awful it was, after six years of intense study/jumping over hoops taking tests, to find out your degree was not marketable But no need to say that now, of course. Too many find themselves in the same pickle. Follow the Reddit posts of despair about not only the PhD but also the MA/MS, MBA and BA/BS. So much for such careful planning.…
The lawsuit by former JPMorgan former employee Chirayu Rana alleging sexual harassment by executive director Lorna Hajdini grabbed headlines. That's because it unpacked an emerging dynamic in the old story of the real or alleged office romance and likely negative consequences. That was that the female was the party with the power. Influential Law Fuel takes that up. The focus is the law firm. At…
Sure, the knock has been put on chat bots for sucking up. That includes the scolding they received in The Wall Street Journal for, among other sins, flattery. For example, we've all been commended for asking a good question or posing a provocative theory. But, one unique benefit of forming relationships with the bots such as ChatGPT is that we aging - and haven't we become a nation of the elderly…
With AI already operational, there's clarity about its impact on law firms. As Law Fuel hammers, no longer is the question will lawyers still be needed. Instead it's: " ... what will clients still pay lawyers to do when AI can research, review, summarise, [UK spelling] draft and analyse increasing amounts of legal work in minutes?" What clients will pay for are the same skills which designate…
If you've sensed a shfit in political/economic ideology, now you can read a sophisticated analysis of how socialism has become acceptable to mainstream Americans. Could traditional capitalists become dinos? Here is the FT article, not behind a paywall. During the late 1960s/early 1970s counterculture there were lots of experiments with socialism. Especially in university towns such as Ann Arbor,…
America, unlike much of Europe and Asia, is no land for small motorized vehicles. Not on the roads. Not on sidewalks. Just read the outcry against e-bikes and e-scooters in The Wall Street Journal. Yet, with the expense of owning/operating a car each month at $965 (maybe more with the Iran War) micromobility presents a cost-effective transportation solution. Also, since in myriad jurisdictions…
Anyone who's operated within the university system knows it's usually rigid, arrogant, petty about details and moves at a glacial pace. Therefore, it's shocking that the Jason Arday hiring took place at Cambridge University in 2023. Founded in 1209, it's a model of an old-line institution of higher education. As The New York Times documents: "The school ignored a series of warnings about his life…
" I wish we didn't pay for our daughter's big wedding." That's what one distraught Boomer lamented during a complimentary consultation for coaching. They, like a growing number of those who need work to pay bills, can't find it. The Wall Street Journal describes them as part of the "jobless boom." It looks like this: " ... total payrolls shrank in July , the fifth time in the past 12 months.…
