Generative AI To Be 'Core Lawyering Skill' At Haynes Boone
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Courts
AI Speeds Up Litigation Tasks But Not Overall Pace Of CasesArtificial 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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Legal Tech & AI
Pillsbury Hires Ex-Simpson Thacher Exec As Chief AI OfficerPillsbury 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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Connecticut Pulse
Charles Russell Speechlys Launches In US With Withers HiresCharles 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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Courts
House Dems Push To Ban Judges From Prediction MarketsRanking members of the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday called on the federal judiciary to ban judges from taking part in prediction markets amid growing concerns that court-related wagers could undermine judicial integrity.
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California Pulse
Manatt Adds 2 Class Action Litigators From Blank Rome In LAManatt Phelps & Phillips LLP announced that a pair of experienced litigators focused on class action defense and consumer protection matters have joined the firm's Los Angeles office from Blank Rome LLP.
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Texas Pulse
McGuireWoods Appoints New Leaders In TexasIn keeping with its practice of rotating key leadership positions, McGuireWoods LLP has named new managing partners for the firm's offices in Dallas and Austin, Texas.
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Florida Pulse
Fox Rothschild To Open 4th Florida Office In Fort LauderdaleFox Rothschild LLP plans to launch a Fort Lauderdale office, which will bring its Florida presence to four total locations.
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Daily Litigation
Ballard Spahr Promotes Longtime IP Atty To Team ChairBallard Spahr LLP has elevated an Atlanta-based intellectual property partner to lead its intellectual property department, according to a Monday announcement.
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Daily Litigation
Partnership Docs Sealed In Clifford Chance Clawback SpatA federal judge has sealed the partnership agreements that two ex-Clifford Chance LLP practice group heads who jumped to Sidley Austin LLP included in their lawsuit challenging a nearly $6 million clawback demand, after Clifford Chance claimed the tactics put it at a competitive disadvantage.
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California Pulse
Blank Rome Sued Over Breach Allegedly Affecting 57K PeopleAn attorney with Blank Rome LLP was tricked into uploading sensitive files to an external Google Drive account, allegedly exposing private information belonging to more than 57,000 individuals, according to a proposed class action accusing the law firm of inadequate cybersecurity safeguards and delayed breach notification.
