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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
BigLaw began February with a slew of appointments as the industry continued to respond to shifting trends in the legal landscape this week. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse’s weekly quiz.
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By The Numbers: How Chief Legal Officers See Their World
The chief legal officers at companies around the world seem to be losing a lot of sleep over privacy and cybersecurity issues, according to how the numbers add up in a survey released this week.
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Goodwin Cuts Associates After Reviews Amid Bleak Market
Goodwin Procter LLP has parted ways with some associates following its annual performance review process, the firm confirmed to Law360 on Thursday, amid a job market that has not been kind to the most junior lawyers.
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Pennsylvania Courts Settle DOJ Opioid Bias Claims For $100K
The Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania, the body comprising all the state's courts, has agreed to pay $100,000 to resolve claims that several individual courts within the system violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by preventing those being treated for opioid addiction under court supervision from taking legally prescribed medicines.
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Husch Blackwell's New Leaders Talk Firm Vision And Strategy
Husch Blackwell's incoming executive board chair Joe Glynias and new CEO Jamie Lawless talk with Law360 Pulse about their strategic visions and goals for the firm.
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Stark & Stark Taps NJ, PA Attys To Lead Injury Practice
Regional plaintiffs firm Stark & Stark has elevated two longtime shareholders to lead its personal injury practice from their offices in Philadelphia and South Jersey.
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Gibbons' Exec Chair Departs After Over 3 Decades With Firm
Gibbons PC announced on Thursday that a longtime leader who shepherded the firm through a merger, expansions and a rebranding has departed after more than three decades with the firm, including the past 20 years in leadership posts.
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Saul Ewing Brings On Health Pro From Brach Eichler In Pa.
Saul Ewing LLP has grown its office in the Philadelphia suburbs this week by adding an attorney formerly from Brach Eichler LLC who specializes in transaction and regulatory work in the healthcare industry.
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3rd Circ. Affirms Trimming Of Probate Claims In Estate Row
The Third Circuit said on Wednesday that a federal court should not exercise authority over a disputed estate while a state court has custody and is adjudicating a parallel case, finding that a Pennsylvania district court got it right when it declined to intervene in an inheritance dispute connected to a law firm's alleged mismanagement of an estate.
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Veteran Litigation Partner Joins Rawle & Henderson In Philly
Rawle & Henderson LLP announced that a longtime McGivney Kluger Clark & Intoccia PC civil defense litigator joined the firm's Philadelphia office as a partner after more than 15 years with his former firm.
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Women GCs In Fortune 500 Are More Diverse Than Men
Women in the general counsel position at Fortune 500 companies make up a more diverse group than men in the same role, according to an analysis shared with Law360 Pulse on Wednesday, although top corporate lawyers continue to be predominantly white.
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Chartwell Law Expands To Texas With Dallas, Austin Shops
The Pennsylvania-based Chartwell Law Offices LLP has made its first steps into Texas with the recent opening of new offices in Austin and Dallas.
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Jackson Lewis Names Man Group Exec As Chief Talent Officer
An experienced human resources manager who most recently worked at investment management company Man Group PLC has joined nationwide labor and employment firm Jackson Lewis PC.
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Expenses Outpace Revenue From 2023 Rate Increases In Philly
Philadelphia law firms have aggressively raised their standard hourly rates over the last 12 months to keep pace with competitors in larger markets, but increased expenses in 2023 kept their gross revenue growth below the national average measured by a year-end survey of 130 law firms by Wells Fargo's Legal Specialty Group.
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Calif., Pa. Judge Picks Win Seats Despite Harsh GOP Criticism
The Senate voted on Wednesday 54-45 to confirm Assistant U.S. Attorney Kirk Edward Sherriff to the Eastern District of California and 50-49 to confirm U.S. Magistrate Judge Karoline Mehalchick to the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
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'Mind-Blowing' Spending On High Court Races Follows Dobbs
Spending on state Supreme Court elections has been rising for years, but those courts' increased role in fights over issues like abortion and gerrymandering has pushed that spending to an unprecedented level, according to a new report.
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Offit Kurman Names New Firmwide Managing Principal
A 12-year veteran of Offit Kurman Attorneys At Law has been tapped as firmwide managing principal, according to an announcement Tuesday.
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NJ Suspends Pa. Atty For 2 Years Over Ethical Lapses In Court
A Pennsylvania attorney has been handed a two-year suspension in New Jersey, preventing him from practicing law there for ethical violations including making dishonest statements in court, as reciprocal discipline for a two-year suspension ordered in the Keystone State in October 2021.
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Attys Identify Trust As Key Barrier To Generative AI Adoption
The overwhelming majority of legal leaders who work for law firms and corporations don't trust generative artificial intelligence tools, and there's also a divide between the two groups on the use of this innovative technology, a new survey has found.
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Rate Hikes Helped Law Firms Boost Profits By 6% In 2023
Law firm billing rate increases of 8.3% across the industry drove profits upward by almost 6% in 2023, even as demand remained nearly flat, according to the results of a year-end survey of 130 law firms by Wells Fargo's Legal Specialty Group.
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Boutique Litigators Join Stradley Ronon In Philly, NY
Mid-sized firm Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young LLP has expanded its litigation services in the Philadelphia suburbs with the recent addition of an attorney formerly from Kang Haggerty LLC who specializes in complex commercial cases.
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Compensation Shakeup Is Pushing Some Partners To Leave
As large law firms reportedly consider historic changes to their partnership structures and compensation systems, and the industry looks back at another mostly flat year for profits, the lateral partner job market has been thrown into flux, with many BigLaw partners wondering, "Can I find better elsewhere?"
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Ogletree Elects Veteran Litigator As 1st Female Leader Of Firm
Employers' side labor and employment firm Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC announced Monday it has tapped a longtime litigator as its new managing shareholder. She is the sixth person, and the first woman, to serve in that role.
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By The Numbers: Law Firms' Slow But Steady DEI Progress
Law firms have long strived for better diversity in their ranks, but the effort to make a more organized, concentrated push to improve representation is still in its infancy, according to a recent survey of diversity professionals at major U.S. firms.
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Augmented Reality Could Become A Courtroom Reality
Augmented reality in courtrooms is years away at best, but recent advancements have inspired legal experts to imagine how this technology might improve evidence presentations in courts.