Morgan & Morgan Names Former Amazon Exec As 1st AI Chief
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Mid-Law
Robinson & Cole Unites Sports Resources Under New TeamAn evolving sports industry with needs growing more complex by the day has prompted Philadelphia-based Robinson & Cole LLP to launch a practice highlighting the firm's resources in multiple legal areas related to college and professional sports.
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Courts
New Jersey Appellate Division To Get New Chief JudgeNew Jersey Appellate Division Judge Heidi Willis Currier will assume leadership of the division effective Sept. 1 upon the retirement of current Chief Judge Thomas Sumners, the judiciary announced Wednesday.
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DC Pulse
Crowell & Moring Picks Google Atty For Practice LeadershipCrowell & Moring LLP said Wednesday that it has hired Google's former regulatory affairs counsel for global legislative oversight to lead its congressional investigations team, touting his combined government, law firm and in-house experience.
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DC Pulse
Former ITA Chief Of Staff Joins Squire Patton In DCSquire Patton Boggs LLP has hired the former chief of staff of the U.S. Commerce Department's International Trade Administration, who joins the firm's public policy practice as a principal.
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Connecticut Pulse
New Conn. High Court Rules Put Filers On Hook For AI ErrorsThe Connecticut Appellate and Supreme Courts have published new generative artificial intelligence rules which took immediate effect this week, outlining additional paths for sanctions as the justices weigh the fate of a landlord's attorney who admitted his filings contained ChatGPT-induced errors.
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Delaware Pulse
Young Conaway Raises Associate Starting Salary To $220KDelaware-based Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP announced Wednesday that it has increased starting salaries for first-year associates to $220,000, a $10,000 increase from the last first-year associate salary hike in 2024.
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Legal Tech & AI
Norm Law Hires Ex-Kirkland Partner As Private Funds HeadLegal and compliance startup Norm Ai announced this week that its law firm offshoot hired a former Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Paul Hastings LLP partner to serve as co-head of global private capital funds.
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DC Pulse
Ex-Senate Committee Chief Counsel Rejoins Hunton AndrewsHunton Andrews Kurth LLP has rehired a former Republican chief counsel for the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, who started her career with the firm as an environmental law associate before its 2018 merger.
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California Pulse
Lowenstein Sandler Launches Startup Tool With ClerkyLowenstein Sandler LLP announced this week a collaboration with legal software provider Clerky to launch a workspace for startup founders.
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Modern Lawyer
Sidley Austin Hires 12th Global Finance Partner This YearSidley Austin LLP announced Wednesday that it has hired its twelfth global finance partner since the start of this year, this time a New York attorney from Latham & Watkins LLP.
