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Burr & Forman Names Veteran Atty Firm's First Litigation Head
Burr & Forman LLP has announced that an experienced attorney who has been with the firm's Birmingham, Alabama, office for more than a decade has been named its first head of litigation.
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Sidley Promotes 52 Attys After Adding Income Partner Tier
Sidley Austin LLP has elevated 52 attorneys to partner from 11 offices in 23 practice areas.
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Justices Allow Ala. To Use 'Discriminatory' Map In Midterms
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday paused a lower court order requiring Alabama to hold this year's elections under a court-drawn map that gives Black voters a chance to elect two preferred congressional candidates, allowing the state to readopt a map that gives Black voters only one such opportunity.
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DOJ Won't Move Forward With $1.8B Fund, Blanche Confirms
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told lawmakers Tuesday, "we're not moving forward" with the controversial $1.8 billion settlement fund.
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Cooley Launches Global Hearings Practice As Scrutiny Rises
Cooley LLP has established a global hearings and inquiries practice to help companies prepare comprehensive strategies as they face increased regulatory scrutiny across multiple jurisdictions, the firm exclusively told Law360 on Tuesday.
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Dem AGs Slam Climate Science Removal From Judicial Guide
The federal judiciary's decision to strike a chapter on climate change from its guide to scientific evidence is misguided, partisan and "will impede the judiciary's ability to pursue truth," according to a Tuesday letter from nearly two dozen Democratic state attorneys general.
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Senate Confirms Montana, Kansas Judges
The Senate confirmed judges Tuesday for Montana and Kansas, one of whom was the first judicial nominee of the second Trump administration to receive a "not qualified" rating from the American Bar Association.
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BigLaw Could Tap PE Money For Advantage In Talent Wars
BigLaw firms may soon partner with private equity to gain an edge in the talent wars, potentially reshaping the U.S. legal industry despite fears that the shift could corrode firms' cultures.
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Ex-CIA General Counsel Joins Carlyle Group As Top Attorney
The CIA's former general counsel will join The Carlyle Group as its general counsel, the private equity and asset management firm has announced.
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Milbank Raises Associate Pay Scale, Topping Out At $455K
Milbank LLP is increasing associate pay by $10,000 to $20,000 annually, with new salary floors of $235,000 and pay reaching as high as $455,000 for more experienced attorneys, according to the firm.
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30-Year Foreign Service Leader Joins Squire Patton In DC
Squire Patton Boggs LLP has hired the State Department's former acting assistant secretary for Near East Affairs, who was also the first U.S. special envoy for Yemen and throughout his more-than-30-year career with the agency held posts in Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Iraq and other countries.
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Ala. Redistricting Fight Tests Justices' Voting Rights Ruling
Alabama officials and Black voters have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to decide if an order requiring the state to hold this year's elections under a court-drawn map that gives Black voters a chance to elect two preferred congressional candidates constitutes a "roadmap for evading" or a faithful application of the high court's recent Voting Rights Act ruling.
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Jan. 6 Participants Sue Feds For 'Vindictive' Prosecutions
Nine Jan. 6 participants sued the federal government, former Attorney General Merrick Garland, and several prosecutors and FBI agents Friday, claiming they were subject to malicious prosecutions and unconstitutional retaliation for their roles in the attack on the U.S. Capitol in 2021.
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Ex-Top DOJ Atty In Law Firm EO Appeal Joins Holtzman Vogel
Holtzman Vogel Baran Torchinsky & Josefiak PLLC has brought on a former U.S. Department of Justice prosecutor who recently argued the Trump administration's appeal to revive executive orders targeting four law firms, the firm announced Monday.
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Justices To Probe Habeas Route In Latest First Step Act Case
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to resolve a circuit split over whether prisoners may seek early release under the First Step Act through habeas petitions, taking up the appeal of a former Texas lawyer who was convicted in a Mafia takeover scheme of a mortgage loan company.
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Hueston Hennigan To Pay Summer Bonuses Up To $35K
Trial firm Hueston Hennigan is the second boutique to announce it will dole out midyear bonuses to associates.
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As Judicial AI Use Gains Steam, Training Lags
Court systems around the country are emerging bullish on the use of generative artificial intelligence by judicial officers, but implementation, training, resources and overall regulations remain scattershot, giving rise to concerns that a learning gap could lead to missteps.
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Winston Taylor Deal 'Natural Outcome' Of Global Ambitions
When Steve D'Amore was elected chairman of Winston & Strawn in 2023, he expressed a commitment to leading the firm's global expansion, a goal that took shape on Monday with the completion of its combination with U.K.-based Taylor Wessing.
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Epstein Becker Adds 6 Manatt Phelps Litigators
Epstein Becker Green has added six litigators experienced in commercial and healthcare matters who previously worked for Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP in its Los Angeles, Chicago and Washington, D.C., offices, the firm announced Monday.
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Freshfields Names M&A Pro As US Managing Partner
Freshfields LLP announced Monday that a New York-based mergers and acquisitions partner has been named U.S. managing partner.
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Justices Won't Eye Burden Of Notice For Immigration Hearings
The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday that it won't review a Ninth Circuit decision requiring the federal government to take additional steps to notify noncitizens of immigration hearing dates when their original notices initiating removal proceedings return unread in the mail.
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Former DOJ National Security Official Joins Cravath In DC
A former counsel to the assistant attorney general for national security at the U.S. Department of Justice has joined Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP as a corporate partner, the firm announced Monday.
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Winston Taylor Goes Live As New Transatlantic Giant
Winston Taylor officially launched on Monday, bringing together Winston & Strawn LLP and the U.K. arm of Taylor Wessing to form a unified transatlantic law firm.
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Baker McKenzie Asks Judge Not To Toss Suit Against Ex-Atty
A lawyer for Baker McKenzie on Friday urged a Washington, D.C., judge not to dismiss the BigLaw firm's defamation suit against a former tax associate who accused a firm office leader of sexual assault, telling the court the accusations were false and made with "malice."
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Winston & Strawn Adds Trade Pro From K&L Gates
Winston & Strawn LLP announced Friday that it has added an attorney from K&L Gates LLP to bolster its capacity to advise clients about international trade regulation, compliance and enforcement matters.
Expert Analysis
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Talking Mental Health: The View From Life After BigLaw
Life coach and author Wendy Tamis Robbins discusses why she left a career in BigLaw to work in the professional well-being space after finding freedom from anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder and substance use disorders, and highlights two changes the legal industry should implement to address attorneys' mental health.
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6 Essential Skills For Summer Associates To Land An Offer
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With full-time offer rates at the lowest point since 2012, summer associates must do all they can to distinguish themselves, starting with a few fundamentals — from the importance of asking clarifying questions to being honest about mistakes, says James Argionis at Cozen O'Connor.
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Making Legal Cents: How Law Firms Can Innovate Faster
To meet the demands of an evolving legal market and changing client expectations, law firms must not only embrace innovation, but also find ways to accelerate adoption and mitigate risks in an industry historically resistant to change, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.
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Ask A Mentor: How Should Departing Partners Approach Pay?
Sabina Lippman at CenterPeak discusses steps BigLaw partners can take when considering a move or announcing their departure to help navigate tricky compensation issues and remain on good terms with their current partners.
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How 2 Litigators Decided Dad Would Stay Home With The Kids
Jennifer Hoekstra at Aylstock Witkin shares the tough conversations about timing, goals, logistics and values involved in her family's decision that she would build her career as a litigator and law firm partner while her husband stepped back from his own litigation role to stay home with their children.
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My Nonpracticing Law Job: Legal Commentary Ghostwriter
Wayne Pollock at Copo Strategies shares how he went from overworked Am Law 50 associate to owner of a legal thought leadership ghostwriting service, and provides four lessons for anyone who might be considering launching a business within the legal industry.
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Ask A Mentor: As Trials Grow Rarer, How Do I Hone My Skills?
Gary Parsons at Brooks Pierce offers advice for young lawyers seeking trial experience in an environment where fewer cases make it to trial, including how to build their reputations, set their expectations and pick the right firm.
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Talking Mental Health: Managing Depression As A Co. Founder
New Era ADR co-founder Collin Williams discusses his journey navigating a clinical depression diagnosis, how this experience affected his leadership style, and what the legal industry can do to better support attorneys with mental health conditions.
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My Nonpracticing Law Job: Career And Wellness Coach
Tara Rhoades at The Sanity Plea shares how she went from BigLaw partner to legal industry career and wellness coach, and explains how attorneys can use their capabilities, knowledge and professional networks to pursue coaching themselves, or bring refreshed meaning and purpose to their current roles.
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Talking Mental Health: Tackling Stress As A Practice Leader
Constance Rhebergen at Bracewell discusses how she handles the stress of being a practice chair, how sources of stress have changed in the legal industry over the past decade and what law firms can do to protect attorney mental health.
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Making Legal Cents: Engaging A Remote, Evolving Workforce
In the face of a dispersed and changing workforce with Generation Z entering the scene, law firms should consider some practical strategies to revitalize their cultures, provide meaningful mentorship and safeguard their knowledge bases, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.
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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.