This latest article by my @georgetownlaw.bsky.social colleague @ajgriffin.bsky.social is another fantastic installment in her project of investigating unwritten rules regarding precedent and norms of judicial decision-making. Nice to see it recognized with Larry Solum's coveted "high recommend."

Lawrence Solum@lsolum.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Griffin on Peer Precedent and the Federal Appellate Courts Amy J. Griffin (Georgetown University Law Center) has posted Peer Precedent: How Sister Circuits Shape Federal Appellate Decision-Making on SSRN. Here is the abstract: When federal appellate courts face issues of first impression, they…

Thanks to Bloomberg for publishing my piece on why generative AI didn’t kill attorney-client privilege and maybe even strengthened it… news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...

No, Generative AI Didn’t Just Kill the Attorney-Client Privilege

Opinion: Georgetown Law professor Jonah Perlin says using third-party technology doesn't categorically waive the attorney-client privilege.

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On LinkedIn, @jonahperlin.bsky.social has an excellent post about how when a senior lawyer asks for a draft, they mean a perfect fly-specked document. This is correct advice for the summer/junior associate. However, sometimes the senior lawyer *doesn't* want the perfect document. 1/

How The Billable Hour Can Survive #GenerativeAI This article argues that the billable hour not only has a viable path to survive in the age of AI, it may well thrive as a result. Author: Jonah Perlin Read More: http://spkl.io/63320A6j9e

👀 Not on Twitter much anymore but pleasantly surprised that SSRN posted my forthcoming article on Gen AI and the billable hour!

Please join me Wednesday, June 25, at 12-1 PM ET for an engaging discussion on clerkships entitled “Behind the Robes: The Real-World Value of Judicial Clerkships.” If you’re a law student or recent grad contemplating clerking, this event is for you! Register here: form.jotform.com/251546085559...

06.25.2025: Behind the Robes: The Real-World Value of Judicial Clerkships

Please click the link to complete this form.

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Really important. So many people die needlessly every year in the water. Please share.

Trish Greenhalgh@trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · last yr.

Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on. slate.com/technology/2...

Four weeks ago I started a free newsletter for summer associates and interns. I think my favorite paragraph so far is in today’s issue: open.substack.com/pub/standout...

Step 1: How am I going to write 7,000 words. … Step 2: How am I going to cut this down to 17,000 words. This is normal, right?

a man is typing on a computer keyboard while making a face .

ALT: a man is typing on a computer keyboard while making a face .

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You haven’t lived until you’ve taken seven girls under ten to sing karaoke. I have no ear drums left.

Today on Standout Summer Associate 👇 open.substack.com/pub/standout...

Friday issue of Standout Summer Associate is up! open.substack.com/pub/standout...

This is so important, and so hard for some students. I say it a lot, but often the ones who need help the most are the least likely to ask for it.

Matt Gabriele@profgabriele.com · last yr.

One thing I wish my students would hear from me is that it’s ok - brave even - to ask for help

Why quality of work is more important than quantity as a summer associate. Check out issue #2 of Standout Summer Associate.

Avoid the Quantity Trap

Why it is worth focusing on the quality of your work over the quantity of work in your summer job.

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In this blog post I discuss a new article in which Kevin Tobia and I examine how widespread AI texts are in legal institutions, initial policy responses some have made, and the concerns all of this raises alongside opportunities: www.wilftownsend.net/p/when-compu...

When computers generate legal text, that matters for everyone—not just lawyers

Some thoughts on "generated legal texts"

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First episode of Standout Summer Associate is LIVE. Next issue drops tomorrow morning. Read here: standoutsummerassociate.substack.com/p/you-dont-k...

Starting a FREE newsletter for summer associates and summer interns. First issue goes live tomorrow at 7AM. Sign up here 👇

Standout Summer Associate | Jonah Perlin | Substack

A newsletter focused on helping summer associates and legal interns succeed in sustainable ways. Click to read Standout Summer Associate, by Jonah Perlin, a Substack publication with hundreds of subsc...

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Happy Mothers Day friends 💕

From Jeffrey Toobin's 2008 book THE NINE, this remains the greatest Justice Souter anecdote I can possibly share. RIP.

Look, I don't wanna say this was *all* Bill Treanor's doing, but ...

Rick Hasen@rickhasen.bsky.social · last yr.

Ed Martin, President Trump’s nominee to be the top prosecutor in Washington, is teetering toward failure after Republican senators signaled they couldn’t support him www.wsj.com/politics/pol... via @wsj.com

How many emails will I get today calling me “Josh.” Current count: Greater than 1!

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Remove a letter, ruin a movie Moan

gelbach@gelbach.bsky.social · last yr.

Remove a letter, ruin a movie Tax Driver

Clever 2 factor authentication scam--using your bank's own app to fool you into giving a scammer the ability to access your bank account. Hat-tip @klonick.bsky.social

Terence Eden@edent.tel · last yr.

The scammer is on the phone to you. Their accomplice is on the phone to your bank, pretending to be you. Your bank sends you the notification. You accept, and scammers proceed to drain your account. Full write up: shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/05... 🧵🔚

Inject the second paragraph of this footnote directly into my veins. (And then send it to the nine firms that have bent the knee.)

Kyle Cheney@kyledcheney.bsky.social · last yr.

Howell drips with disdain for the firms who capitulated to the White House and says of those who resisted "will be the models lauded when this period of American history is written." ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...

For today's bonus "One First," @jonahperlin.bsky.social, @ksvesq.bsky.social, and I recorded a discussion about President Trump's attacks on law firms; how firms have responded; and the implications not just for the legal profession, but for the rule of law: www.stevevladeck.com/p/bonus-146-...

Bonus 146: Trump vs. the Law Firms

A conversation about the Trump administration's novel attacks on law firms; the firms' (varying) responses; and the broader implications of these developments for legal practice and the rule of law.

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I wish we didn’t need this conversation but given the state of affairs with law firms it was great to sit down with my friends @stevevladeck.bsky.social & Karen to talk about what’s going on, why it’s troubling, and maybe where there is still room for hope 🙏. Thanks for having me!

Bonus 146: Trump vs. the Law Firms

A conversation about the Trump administration's novel attacks on law firms; the firms' (varying) responses; and the broader implications of these developments for legal practice and the rule of law.

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Jenner's lawyer recognizes the "over 2000 individuals, organizations and law firms" who filed amicus briefs. They're a "breathtaking left, right, conservative, progressive constellation" of groups, sharing a common theme: The "deeply unconstitutional" EOs “undermine what it means to be a lawyer."

Agreed. 100%. Lawyers were worried about using e-mail. Search engines. The cloud. Now if you don’t use them you are not doing your job. And the actual confidentiality risks of many AI tools are equal to or less than many of the technologies that lawyers use all the time. *Please don’t throw 🍅 *

Raffi Melkonian@rmfifthcircuit.bsky.social · last yr.

Following up on the AI in law discussions from this morning, I think one thing people forget is that lawyers, and especially mid career lawyers, do a enormous amount of work that is not for their clients and is not confidential, and is very suited to support by AI tools.

Delighted to share that I have been selected as the recipient of the Berger Award. Those who know me know how passionate I am about promoting legal writing as a scholarly discipline, so this means a lot to me. Grateful for all the colleagues who supported me along the way.

Charlie Oldfield@cworeds.bsky.social · last yr.

Congratulations to @elliemargolis.bsky.social for earning The Linda Berger Award for Excellence in Legal Writing Scholarship. So well deserved! #legalwriting.

I should pause to note that you *should* use LLMs in your work. I find them really valuable and time-saving. The trick is you gotta read all the sources they unearth—something you should do in your research anyway!