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Willkie Hires Ex-Akerman Data Center Pros For Dallas Office
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP has hired four former Akerman LLP real estate attorneys as partners for its data centers and digital infrastructure team in Dallas, the firm announced Wednesday.
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Nelson Mullins Picks Up Arnall Golden Attys In Ga., NC
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP has expanded its transactional teams in Atlanta and Raleigh, North Carolina, by adding a trio of attorneys from Arnall Golden Gregory LLP who bring with them experience in private equity and the healthcare sector.
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Weil Names New Corporate Leaders After Dept. Chair's Exit
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP has named two longtime private equity and mergers and acquisitions partners as the next corporate department co-chairs, promising to expand the headcount and breadth of the practice group after the former head left for Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP last week.
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Holland & Knight Adds Treasury Tribal Office Director
Holland & Knight LLP has hired away the director of the Treasury Department's Office of Tribal and Native Affairs as a partner in Washington, D.C., to advise tribal governments, Native entities, and their business and philanthropic partners, the firm announced Wednesday.
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Crowell & Moring Adds Ex-DOJ, FTC Antitrust Attys In DC, NY
Crowell & Moring LLP on Wednesday announced the hiring of two former enforcement attorneys from the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission for its antitrust and competition group, with the firm saying it plans more growth of the practice soon.
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McGuireWoods Lands 2 Former Boeing Attys In Seattle
Two former senior product liability litigators for Boeing have returned to private practice, landing at McGuireWoods LLP, the firm said Wednesday.
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Michael Best Combines With NY-Based Kane Kessler
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP announced Wednesday that it is combining with New York-based firm Kane Kessler PC, adding 36 attorneys and a Big Apple presence to a firm that ranked 143rd on Law360's list of the nation's largest law firms.
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Burford Exec, Holland & Knight Adviser Open AI-Native Firm
Two veterans of the legal industry announced on Wednesday that they have teamed up to launch FairPlay Law, an AI-native firm based in Manhattan and focused on representing employees.
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Barnes & Thornburg Adds 2 Trade Attorneys In DC
Barnes & Thornburg LLP has hired the former co-chair of Baker Botts LLP's international trade section, who is joining the firm in Washington, D.C., alongside a former Fox Rothschild LLP partner who works with corporate transactions, the firm announced.
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Duane Morris Lands Antitrust Trial Pro From Morgan Lewis
A former enforcement attorney for the Federal Trade Commission who most recently was an antitrust-focused litigator at Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP has moved her practice to Duane Morris' office in Washington, the firm announced Wednesday.
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Getting To Court Can Pose Barrier To Justice In Rural America
In rural areas of the U.S., many people live great distances from courthouses and other legal services, creating major barriers to accessing justice and taking a toll on residents, lawyers and legal personnel.
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Former Kline & Specter Attys Launch Firm With Help From AI
Two former Kline & Specter PC attorneys have struck out on their own with a Philadelphia-based law firm built around complex litigation and a technology-forward approach to practicing law.
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Ogletree Continues West Coast Hires With Jackson Lewis Atty
Labor and employment law firm Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC has landed a seasoned litigator from Jackson Lewis P.C. with extensive experience in ERISA and employment law matters, the firm announced Monday.
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Broadfield Sees Chance For Growth Without Equity Sale
Law firms are increasingly considering whether to take outside investment, and Broadfield sees an opportunity to achieve similar growth without losing equity by outsourcing technology, recruitment and other forms of support, its U.K. chief said as it launches its first European office.
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Legal Tech Leaders Unfazed By Calls For Regulation
Major legal tech providers told Law360 Pulse they are not worried that growing calls for artificial intelligence regulation will impede their capacities to provide useful services for attorneys.
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Orrick Hires CFO From Paul Hastings, Tech Leader From KKR
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP announced Tuesday that the firm has two new C-suite executives, both of whom will be based in New York.
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Legal Deserts: Millions Across America Struggle To Access Lawyers
Tens of millions of Americans live in towns and counties across the nation with limited or no access to legal services. By one estimate, at least a third of the nation's counties qualify as a "legal desert," having only one or no attorney per 1,000 residents. Roughly 24 million Americans reside in these counties.
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Foley Adds Corporate Ace From Gibson Dunn In Houston
Foley & Lardner LLP has expanded its private capital offerings and national energy and infrastructure team with a Houston-based partner who came aboard from Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP.
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Saul Ewing Enters Georgia With 5-Atty Atlanta Office
Saul Ewing LLP announced Tuesday that the firm has officially launched a five-lawyer office in Atlanta with a mix of new hires and attorneys relocated from existing offices.
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Nixon Peabody Hires Ex-SEC Commissioner Stein In DC
Nixon Peabody LLP has hired former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission commissioner Kara Stein, who for the past four years has worked as a board member with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, the firm announced Tuesday.
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Norton Rose Adds 8 Ex-Kasowitz Real Estate Attys In NY
Norton Rose Fulbright announced Tuesday that it has hired eight former Kasowitz LLP attorneys who advise on distressed real estate matters, including workouts, restructurings and foreclosures.
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What Happens When The Only Lawyer In Town Retires?
Many rural attorneys, often the only lawyer in town, work until they die or simply close their practices when they retire. But small to mid-sized firms looking to expand into rural markets could help to make succession planning a real possibility for these solo practitioners.
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Fox Rothschild Adds Cozen O'Connor Construction Pro In Fla.
Fox Rothschild LLP has expanded its litigation capabilities in Miami with the addition of a construction attorney from Cozen O'Connor.
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First-Gen Students Pressured By Earlier BigLaw Recruiting
Students who are the first in their families to attend law school have been thrown a new challenge at the beginning of their legal journeys, as BigLaw accelerates their recruitment timelines.
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What Summer Associates Learned From Working At Firms
From learning how to come back from mistakes to cross-team collaboration, this year's summer associates came away with lessons that will help them succeed in their future careers. Here's what they want law students to know as they begin their own journeys.
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How Firms Can Plan For Succession Of Admin Professionals
Many law firms are familiar with the need for attorney succession plans, but it’s also essential to plan for the succession of administrative professionals — from human resources personnel to finance leaders — to ensure continuity of critical day-to-day operations, say Eryn Carter and Travis Armstrong at the Association of Legal Administrators.
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Expanding The Reach Of A Legal Nonprofit
I co-founded the Legal Mentor Network with the goal of providing free legal mentoring to law students and early career attorneys, and the experience has highlighted how nonprofits can grow with the help of strong sponsorships and volunteers who all operate from a positive place, says Chrystal Mauro at the Legal Mentor Network.
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How 1Ls Can Plan For Sped-Up Summer Associate Hiring
The ever-earlier recruiting of summer associates sets high stakes before new law students may even realize, but 1Ls can better land a good 2L summer fit if they hit their first semester focused on the hiring timeline and ready to ask important questions about their would-be firms, says Kate Reder Sheikh at Major Lindsey.
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How GCs Can Help Build A Geopolitical Command Center
In the face of sustained regulatory and economic uncertainty, general counsel can help businesses move from reactive to proactive management by building a clear, cross-functional geopolitical command center that monitors and coordinates responses to a wide spectrum of issues, says Lars Faeste at FTI Consulting.
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For Some Lawyers, Building A New Practice Makes Perfect
Leaving an established law firm to start a boutique business of your own requires not only vision and resilience but also a solid business plan to help mitigate risks and increase your chances of unparalleled personal and professional success, says Rebecca Palmer at the Rebecca L. Palmer Law Group.
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Beyond Billable Hours: The Unseen Labor Of Women In Law
The legal profession has a critical role to play in reducing attrition of women lawyers by addressing the disproportionate burden of the mental load — the often-unseen work of managing tasks and anticipating needs in both personal and professional realms, says Michelle Browning-Coughlin at Northern Kentucky University’s Chase College of Law.
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10 Key Strategies For Successful Lateral Partner Integration
To help ensure new partners and practice groups are successfully integrated, firms should embrace specific structured practices that recognize each lateral's distinct value, personalize their integration plans and proactively address transition complexities long after onboarding ends, say Elizabeth Kennedy at NewEdge BD and Erika Steinberg at CMO2Go.
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How Firms Can Manage DEI Commitments Amid Headwinds
By recalibrating how they structure and communicate their inclusion efforts, law firms can reduce legal exposure and preserve their values, says Angela Vallot at VallotKarp Consulting.
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Key Ingredients For Effective Law Firm Strategic Planning
As the legal industry faces political turmoil and economic uncertainty, the time is ripe for firms to revisit their strategic plans, ensuring they contain a few essential elements — from accountability systems to broad-based input — to achieve sustainable growth and profitability, says Joe Calve at Calve Communications.
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AI-Powered Biz Development Can Democratize Rainmaking
As fluency in artificial intelligence becomes a competitive imperative in the legal industry, the next generation of rainmakers likely won’t be defined by their Rolodexes or club memberships, but by their ability to leverage AI business development tools effectively, says Jessica Aries at By Aries.
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How Law Students Can Effectively Use AI In Their Job Search
Law students can use artificial intelligence tools strategically throughout the job application process to review materials, prepare for interviews and navigate employers’ use of similar tools, but there are several key missteps they should be careful to avoid, says Lauren Wong at University of San Diego School of Law.
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An After-Placement Plan Maximizes Legal Content's Potential
Before landing a published quote, feature or interview, law firms should articulate the content’s purpose and develop a strategic plan for repurposing it to ensure they’re aligning public relations efforts with measurable business outcomes, says John Hellerman at Hellerman Communications.
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Ask A Mentor: How Should I Coordinate Pro Bono Projects?
Julie LaEace at Perkins Coie offers tips for attorneys acting as pro bono coordinators, including how to choose appropriate projects, how to encourage participation and why it is important to keep in touch with legal aid partner organizations.
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6 Strategies For Navigating Legal Leadership Transitions
Amid uncertainty in the legal job market, attorneys who are considering a transition to a leadership role must fundamentally reimagine their approach to value creation and develop a new set of skills, say Stacy Bratcher at Cottage Health and Michael Watkins at Genesis Advisers.
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The Augmented Lawyer: Crafting Responsible AI Policies
As the legal industry increasingly looks to impose responsive guardrails for artificial intelligence use, firms and organizations’ internal use policies, outside counsel guidelines and vendor contracts can address confidentiality and data retention concerns in several ways, say attorneys at KXT Law.