Has
the
era
of
the
midsize
firm
come
to
an
end?
Probably
not,
but
with
increasing
nationalization
and
the
financial
pressures
that
go
along
with
it,
midsize
firms
are
consolidating
and
a
valuable
segment
(and
price
point!)
may
be
lost.
Lawyers
have
faced
a
steady
stream
of
sanctions
for
citing
fake
cases
generated
by
AI,
but
now
a
judge
officially
blessed
an
order
based
on
AI-hallucinated
cases
as
a
critical
firewall
in
the
war
against
machine
slop
is
breached.
While
AI
holds
out
promise
for
access
to
justice,
the
risk
of
a
lawless
free-for-all
looms.
Speaking
of
lawless
free-for-alls,
the
Chief
Justice
explains
that
he
doesn’t
care
about
substantive
criticism
of
the
Court
because
he
has
votes
and
the
critics
don’t.