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Ex-LA DA's Atty's AI Use 'Affirmatively Misled' Special Master
The retired California federal judge serving as special master for former Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey's insurance coverage suit — stemming from her husband's holding a gun in their home's doorway in 2020 — has ordered litigation sanctions against Lacey's legal team, finding the lawyers submitted "bogus AI-generated research" that initially tricked the judge.
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Office Snapshot: Richards Layton Upgrades Delaware Digs
Delaware law firm Richards Layton & Finger PA this week unveiled completed renovations to its 150,000-square-foot, multifloor office at One Rodney Square in Wilmington, where the firm's president said the revamped space is better suited to meet the needs of its staff and clients.
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Covington Atty To Help With Squarespace Appraisal Discovery
A Delaware vice chancellor has appointed a Covington & Burling LLP attorney to help sort through discovery issues in an action Glazer Capital LLC-managed funds have filed to determine the fair value of their Squarespace Inc. shares.
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Lima Accuses Foley Hoag Of Conflict In $200M Award Case
The Peruvian city of Lima has urged a D.C. federal court to vacate its confirmation of about $200 million in arbitral awards favoring a highway contractor, saying the municipality's former counsel at Foley Hoag LLP concealed a conflict of interest.
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CFTC Forex Case Dismissed Over Sanctioned Conduct
A New Jersey federal judge on Wednesday approved sanctions against the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, one day after a special master's report said the agency acted in "bad faith" to gain a "tactical advantage" over a foreign exchange firm it accused of fraud.
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Judge Rejects DQ Of Smith Gambrell In Defamation Suit
A New York federal judge denied a former Major Lindsey & Africa recruiter's bid to disqualify Smith Gambrell from representing Major Lindsey in the employee's $75 million federal defamation suit, saying the request wasn't ripe for consideration yet.
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Poultry Workers Seek $138M Atty Fees In Wage-Fixing Case
Workers who reached settlements totaling nearly $400 million over claims that major poultry companies conspired to keep wages low at their plants have urged a Maryland federal court to approve around $138 million in attorney fees and costs, arguing the deal represents the "largest recovery" of its kind for low-wage workers.
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ExxonMobil Accuses Texas Atty Of Double Repping Company
Exxon Mobil and XTO Energy have accused a Texas attorney of taking their trade secrets connected to mineral interests and using them to benefit another energy company he is also representing.
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Hollywood Attys' New Litigation Boutique Eyes Assault Cases
Two prominent entertainment litigators announced this week that they've started their own Los Angeles-based boutique focused on sexual assault and harassment litigation.
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'Plaintiffs Are Wrong' In New Recusal Bid, Ga. Judge Says
A Georgia federal judge doubled down Wednesday on his refusal to recuse himself from a defamation case in which the plaintiff's counsel claimed he called their client a "fraud," writing that the "plaintiffs are wrong" that he misstated facts about a related case.
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McGlinchey Stafford Adds Real Estate, Financial Services Pro
McGlinchey Stafford PLLC announced that the firm has added a real estate and financial services pro to its financial services litigation practice, who joins the firm following a five-year stint in private practice.
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Ex-Paralegal's Bias Claims Still Thin, Pennsylvania Firm Says
A former Zator Law LLC's paralegal's amended complaint claiming that the firm fired her on the basis of her panic disorder condition lacks specific details about her disability that would support her discrimination and retaliation claims, according to a motion to dismiss recently filed by Zator Law.
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Jones Foster Expands In Florida With Gunster Litigator
Jones Foster announced Wednesday that it has grown its complex litigation and dispute resolution practice group with a new shareholder in West Palm Beach, Florida, who was previously with Gunster.
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Eckert Seamans Enters NYC With 11 Hawkins Parnell Attys
Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott LLC said Wednesday that it has launched an office in New York City with the addition of an 11-attorney team from Hawkins Parnell & Young LLP, while scaling back its New Jersey presence.
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DC Judge Restores Canceled ABA Domestic Violence Grants
A D.C. federal judge on Wednesday reinstated terminated federal grant funding for the American Bar Association's Commission on Domestic & Sexual Violence, finding that "the First Amendment prohibits the type of reprisal DOJ appears likely to have taken."
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NJ Firm Blume Forte Seeks To Arbitrate Disability Bias Claims
New Jersey personal injury firm Blume Forte Fried Zerres & Molinari PC is seeking to force the arbitration of claims from a former staffer regarding her dismissal after being hospitalized for a seizure.
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Hamilton Wingo Hires Two Personal Injury Attys In Texas
Hamilton Wingo LLP has hired two personal injury attorneys, one of whom is rejoining the firm and another who the firm said was recognized as having one of the top 100 verdicts in Texas during her first year in practice, the firm recently announced.
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Law360 Names Attys Who Moved Up The Firm Ranks In Q1
A promotion to partner or election to practice group chair means a slew of new responsibilities and also lots of well-deserved recognition. Law360 reveals the list of attorneys whose commitment to legal excellence earned them highly coveted spots in the law firm leadership ranks. Find out if your old legal friends — or rivals — moved up in the first quarter of the year.
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Litchfield Cavo Litigator Joins Kaufman Dolowich In LA
Kaufman Dolowich announced that an experienced litigator with over a decade spent working on employment, labor and consumer financial services matters has joined the firm's Los Angeles office as a partner.
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Judge Beats Ex-Law Student's Suit At 11th Circ.
The Eleventh Circuit on Wednesday largely upheld the dismissal of a suit from a former law student and federal prosecutors' intern accusing a Florida federal judge and government attorneys of ruining his job prospects, finding that the judge has immunity while the lawyers' acts were mostly part of their jobs.
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DOJ Says No Hiring Private Counsel From Firms Suing US
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche has issued a memo directing the U.S. Department of Justice to avoid engaging with firms that are suing the government over its policies or that represent clients in similar suits.
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Withers Brings On Baker McKenzie Tech Litigator In SF
Withers is expanding its West Coast team, bringing in a Baker McKenzie technology litigator as a partner in its San Francisco office.
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The Man Who Ended Affirmative Action Is Just Getting Started
Nearly two years after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down affirmative action in college admissions, the legal strategist who brought the landmark case is using the ruling in a bid to end race-based programs in the public and private sectors, bolstered by allies in the executive branch.
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Law Firms Expected To Settle Veteran's TCPA Suit
A veteran told a North Carolina federal judge he expects to settle a suit accusing several law firms and lawyers of badgering him about representing him in litigation over Camp Lejeune's drinking water even though he was never stationed at the base.
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Buzbee Beats Suit Claiming He Coerced Client To Settle
Texas attorney Anthony Buzbee, who is making headlines by filing sexual abuse lawsuits against music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs, has defeated a malpractice suit filed in Louisiana federal court by a ship captain alleging that the attorney pushed him to settle a work injury claim, then took 98% of the final disbursement.
Expert Analysis
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How Firms Can Effectively Evaluate Their Summer Associates
One of the most effective ways firms can ensure their summer associate programs are a success is by engaging in a timely and meaningful evaluation process and being intentional about when, how and by whom feedback should be provided, say Caroline Cimei and Erica Fine at Shutts & Bowen.
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Talking Mental Health: Life As A Lawyer With OCD
Kelly Hughes at Ogletree discusses what she’s learned in the 14 years since she was diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder, recounting how the experience shaped her law practice, what the legal industry and general public get wrong about the disorder, and how law firms can better support employees who have OCD.
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3 Innovative Ways AI May Be Used In Legal Practice
Excerpt from Practical Guidance
Artificial intelligence tools will increasingly be used by outside counsel to better predict the outcomes of litigation — thus informing legal strategy with greater precision — and by clients to scrutinize invoices and evaluate counsel’s performance, says Ronald Levine at Herrick Feinstein.
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My Nonpracticing Law Job: Librarian
Lisa A. Goodman at Texas A&M University shares how she went from a BigLaw associate who liked to hang out in the firm's law library to director of a law library herself in just over a decade, and provides considerations for anyone interested in pursuing a law librarian career.
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Legal Briefs Can Benefit From Cleaned Up Case Citations
Federal courts have recently been changing the way they quote decisions to omit insignificant details and string cites, and lawyers should consider adopting this practice to enhance the readability of their briefs — as long as accuracy stays top of mind, says Diana Simon at the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law.
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5 Best Practices For Firms Designing DEI Programs
Nikki Lewis Simon, chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer at Greenberg Traurig, discusses best practices — and some pitfalls to avoid — for law firms looking to build programs aimed at driving inclusion in the workplace.
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Former Minn. Chief Justice Instructs On Writing Better Briefs
Former Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Lorie Gildea, now at Greenberg Traurig, offers strategies on writing more effective appellate briefs from her time on the bench.
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Ask A Mentor: How Do I Juggle Billables And Other Activities?
While involvement in internal firm initiatives can be rewarding both personally and professionally, associates' billable time requirements don’t leave much room for other work, meaning they must develop strategies to ensure they’re meeting all of their commitments while remaining balanced, says Melanie Webber at Fisher Phillips.
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Making Legal Cents: How To Adapt As Clients Tighten Budgets
Amid a dip in corporate legal spending and client pushback on bills, Shireen Hilal at Maior Consultants highlights specific in-house counsel frustrations and explains how firms can provide customized legal advice with costs that are supported by undeniable value.
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Spartan Arbitration Tactics Against Well-Funded Opponents
Like the ancient Spartans who held off a numerically superior Persian army at the Battle of Thermopylae, trial attorneys and clients faced with arbitration against an opponent with a bigger war chest can take a strategic approach to create a pass to victory, say Kostas Katsiris and Benjamin Argyle at Venable.
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General Counsel And Legal Ops Must Work Together
It is critical for general counsel to ensure that a legal operations leader is viewed not only as a peer, but as a strategic leader for the organization, and there are several actionable ways general counsel can not only become more involved, but help champion legal operations teams and set them up for success, says Mary O'Carroll at Ironclad.
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How Generative AI's Growing Memory Affects Lawyers
A new ChatGPT feature that can remember user information across different conversations has broad implications for attorneys, whose most pressing questions for the AI tool are usually based on specific, and large, datasets, says legal tech adviser Eric Wall.
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A Model For Optimal Legal Tech Investment Strategy
Legal organizations struggling to work out the right technology investment strategy may benefit from using a matrix for legal department efficiency that is based on an understanding of where workloads belong, according to the basic functions and priorities of a corporate legal team, says Sylvain Magdinier at Integreon.
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My Nonpracticing Law Job: Recruiter
Self-proclaimed "Lawyer Doula" Danielle Thompson at Major Lindsey shares how she went from Columbia Law School graduate and BigLaw employment associate to a career in legal recruiting — and discovered a passion for advocacy along the way.
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Ask A Mentor: How Do I Balance Social Activism With My Job?
Corporate attorneys pursuing social justice causes outside of work should consider eight guidelines for finding equilibrium between their beliefs and their professional duties and reputation, say Diedrick Graham, Debra Friedman and Simeon Brier at Cozen O'Connor.