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Niche AI Legal Tools Gain Ground At Law Firms
While general legal artificial intelligence assistants like Harvey and Legora dominate headlines, law firms are increasingly betting on practice-specific AI platforms designed for particular legal tasks.
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Ohio Fuels Litigation Funding Debate As Foreign Ban Is Enacted
Ohio has enacted a sweeping law that bans all foreign litigation funders from doing business in the Buckeye State, drawing praise from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and outrage from the litigation finance industry.
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ABA Seeks Trump Docs In Suit Alleging Law Firm Intimidation
The Trump administration cannot rely on the presidential communications privilege to block disclosure of communications related to allegations that the president sought to intimidate BigLaw firms into conforming with his policy initiatives, the American Bar Association told a D.C. federal judge.
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Day Pitney Can't Be Cut Off From New Counsel, Client Says
A former Connecticut chief justice's ethics gaffe cannot preclude fellow lawyers at Day Pitney LLP from communicating with new counsel for John B. Clinton, a private equity management firm owner locked in a 13-year-old, $1.3 million corporate windup lawsuit, Clinton has urged a Connecticut state court judge to conclude.
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Morgan & Morgan Malpractice Fight Won't Get Another Review
The Georgia Court of Appeals has rejected Morgan & Morgan PA's bid to challenge a trial court ruling denying the firm's summary judgment motion in a legal malpractice case brought against it by clients seeking representation in a personal injury action.
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M&A Private Equity Atty Rejoins Akin From Paul Weiss
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP announced Wednesday that a Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP mergers and acquisitions and private equity partner has returned to its New York office.
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Norton Rose Adds Greenberg Traurig Corporate Duo
Norton Rose Fulbright announced Wednesday that it has brought on a pair of former Greenberg Traurig LLP corporate attorneys who bring particular experience in the data center, digital infrastructure and energy sectors.
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Another OFAC Official Joins Akin's DC Practice
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP has added another international trade partner from the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control in Washington, D.C., who began his legal career with the firm more than a decade ago, the firm announced Tuesday.
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Desire To Be 'Bold,' 'Edgy' Fueled Winston Taylor's New Look
After announcing their intent to merge last December, leaders from Winston & Strawn LLP and the U.K. arm of Taylor Wessing LLP embarked on a "listening road show" to help guide the visual identity of the new firm. They saw an opening to stand out from other major law firms.
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K&L Gates Adds Ex-CFTC Chief Counsel From Willkie Farr
K&L Gates LLP has brought on a Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP attorney who is a former chief counsel to ex-Commodity Futures Trading Commissioner Kristin N. Johnson, the firm said Wednesday.
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AI Speeds Up Litigation Tasks But Not Overall Pace Of Cases
Artificial intelligence can plow through mountains of information to unearth pertinent details far faster than any associate or paralegal, but the technology can't really speed up individual cases since lawyers still need to decide how to best use the material to make their arguments in court, litigators say.
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Greenberg Traurig Hires Former Commerce Dept. Deputy
Greenberg Traurig LLP has hired a former deputy undersecretary in the Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security, who joined the firm as a senior director to work with several of its practices, the firm has announced.
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Pillsbury Hires Ex-Simpson Thacher Exec As Chief AI Officer
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP announced on Wednesday the hiring of the former chief knowledge and innovation officer at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP as its chief artificial intelligence officer.
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Charles Russell Speechlys Launches In US With Withers Hires
Charles Russell Speechlys LLP said Wednesday that it has hired a team of lawyers from Withers to establish a permanent presence in the U.S. for the first time, the next step in its international expansion strategy.
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Foley Adds Attys From Kirkland, Goodwin To Corporate Team
Foley & Lardner LLP has strengthened its corporate bench with a Dallas-based partner who came aboard from Kirkland & Ellis LLP and a Boston-based partner from Goodwin Procter LLP.
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CEO Cops To Conspiracy In BigLaw Insider Trading Case
A Dubai-based CEO and trader has pled guilty in Massachusetts federal court to charges that he worked with a former BigLaw associate and others to carry out a far-reaching insider trading scheme.
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Kilpatrick Hires M&A Pro From Reed Smith In Silicon Valley
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP has added a former Reed Smith LLP mergers and acquisitions star to chair its West Coast Mergers & Acquisitions Practice at its Menlo Park, California, office, where he brings deep experience handling complex mergers, cross-border acquisitions, divestitures, stock investments, consolidations and more.
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Ogletree Co-Founder Deakins, 'Beacon Of Wisdom,' Dies At 90
A co-founder of the global labor and employment juggernaut Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC died Monday after decades of helping shape the firm's values of honesty and transparency.
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Generative AI To Be 'Core Lawyering Skill' At Haynes Boone
Haynes Boone announced Monday that it has launched a firmwide initiative treating generative artificial intelligence as a "core lawyering skill," with workshops at all attorney levels administered by legal learning platform Hotshot.
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Moving Jobs The Norm For Young Lawyers, Survey Finds
Young lawyers continue to be very mobile, with roughly two-thirds of new graduates saying they have already held two or more jobs in a report released Tuesday by the National Association for Law Placement, which also found high levels of job satisfaction and large but decreasing amounts of law school debt.
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Winston Taylor Hires IP Trio From DLA Piper In DC, Calif.
Winston Taylor has hired three attorneys from DLA Piper, who focus their practices on IP litigation and rejoin a colleague from their former firm who took a role as leader of its U.S. International Trade Commission practice last month, according to a Tuesday announcement.
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Pryor Cashman Adds Simpson Thacher Atty To Litigation Team
Pryor Cashman LLP said Tuesday it has continued growing its litigation group with a longtime Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP lawyer, who has represented "some of the most prominent names in private equity and finance," the firm said.
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Polsinelli Real Estate Finance Atty Rejoins K&L Gates In SC
A Polsinelli PC shareholder who worked at K&L Gates LLP early in his career has returned to the firm as a finance partner in Charleston, South Carolina.
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Butler Snow Relocates To $220M Ala. Mixed-Use Development
Butler Snow LLP said it has inked a lease for an office space at a $220 million mixed-use development underway in Huntsville, Alabama.
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Longtime Goodwin Procter IP Lawyer Moves To Pillsbury In DC
A career Goodwin Procter LLP lawyer, who spent nearly two decades at that firm working on high-stakes intellectual property disputes, has joined Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP's Washington, D.C., office.
Expert Analysis
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Talking Mental Health: Working As A Mom Of An Autistic Son
Sarah Kovit Hanna at Assurant discusses how she balances the demands of her in-house role and the support needs of her son, who was diagnosed with autism, as a single mom, and reflects on how the legal industry can better support caretakers of family members who have special needs.
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Ask A Mentor: How Can I Maximize My Pro Bono Impact?
Debbie Berman at Jenner & Block offers advice on how attorneys can make a meaningful impact on their communities through pro bono work while enhancing their professional development through strengthened client-facing skills, hands-on experience and more.
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My Nonpracticing Law Job: Law Firm Marketer
Liz Bard Lindley at Jaffe PR shares how she went from a family law associate who helped write industry articles to a savvy legal public relations and marketing professional, and offers takeaways for any attorney who might not feel at home in their law practice and is considering alternative career paths.
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The Case For Keeping The Gas On Deputy GC Compensation
In recent years, the deputy general counsel role has expanded and become increasingly vital in organizations across the globe, and companies should consider a few ways to retain this top talent, including by offering competitive compensation that reflects projected increases, says Heather Fine at Major Lindsey.
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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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Roundup
Talking Mental Health
Attorneys and other legal professionals share insights on mental health and well-being in this Law360 Pulse Expert Analysis series.
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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.