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Law360 (March 6, 2020, 8:18 PM EST) -- Law firms, law schools and the court system are all preparing for the impact of the global COVID-19 outbreak, whether that means canceling partner meetings, closing campuses or clearing courtrooms. On this week's episode of Pro Say, with the help of guest Natalie Rodriguez, we're breaking down every aspect of what this generational health crisis means for lawyers and their clients.
Each week on Pro Say, Law360 staffers Amber McKinney, Bill Donahue and Alex Lawson bring you inside the newsroom and explain what you need to know about key legal developments.
In late December, news emerged from China about a new virus, and at first it seemed mostly contained to that country. But here we are a few months later, and so far there have been about 95,000 coronavirus cases globally, and over 3,000 deaths. In the United States, we've seen nearly 300 patients treated in more than 20 states. At least 15 people have died so far.
The legal industry is no exception to the impact of the outbreak. Just this week an attorney at a small firm in New York City was diagnosed with the new coronavirus, and a money-laundering trial in Manhattan federal court was halted after it was revealed that a member of the jury pool had potentially been exposed to it.
And like many industries across the globe, the legal community is taking extra precautions. Firms are restricting travel, taking steps to make sure their lawyers can work from home, and even setting up internal coronavirus task forces that pull together attorneys that specialize in areas like trade, employment, health care, privacy and the environment to collaborate on work relating to the virus that is quickly blurring all these lines.
A team of reporters here at Law360 has been covering in-depth the variety of potential impacts and responses to the new coronavirus epidemic from the legal industry, and we'll talk through all of it on this week's episode.
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