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Brach Eichler Adds Transactions Pro From Newman Simpson
Brach Eichler LLC grew its corporate practice this week with the hire of a transactions expert with a unique background as a trial litigator joining from Newman Simpson & Cohen LLP.
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Legal Jobs Up 19th Straight Month In 'Goldilocks' Economy
The legal sector continued its lengthy upward streak in February, with 2,600 more people employed in lawyer, paralegal and other law-related professional roles last month than in January, according to seasonally adjusted data released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry began the month of March facing a new conflict in the Middle East and developments on executive orders targeting BigLaw firms. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Kahana Feld Arrives In Philly Area With Wood Smith Attys
Kahana Feld has announced that it has opened an office in the Philadelphia area by bringing on a general liability practice partner and two other senior associates from Wood Smith Henning & Berman LLP.
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Why Firms Are Investing In State AG Practices
As clients face heat from state attorneys general amid a changing federal enforcement landscape, a growing number of law firms are building up their state attorney general practices, including Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, which announced a new task force this week.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Winston & Strawn LLP, Sullivan Papain Block McManus Coffinas & Cannavo PC, Stanford's Supreme Court Litigation Clinic and attorney Olivia Gabriel lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that New Jersey cannot shield its public transit system from personal injury lawsuits by out-of-state plaintiffs under sovereign immunity.
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UK Law Sector's Private Equity Boom Offers Lessons For US
Private equity money is pouring into the U.K. legal sector, fueling a wave of consolidation in consumer-facing practices and offering a glimpse of what it could look like if outside investment in the U.S. legal industry takes off.
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Stradley Ronon Marks 100th Year With Leadership Moves
Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young LLP announced a slate of new leadership changes on Thursday, with new additions to the firm's management committee and board of directors and several practice groups.
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Robinson & Cole's New Boston-Based Leader On Firm Growth
Robinson & Cole LLP's recent decision to name Boston-based attorney J. Michael Wirvin as its new managing partner — the firm's first leader in 180 years based outside its home state of Connecticut — symbolizes its steady growth into other major markets in the region and across the country.
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Meet The Attys Arguing Armistice Capital Appeal In Delaware
Attorneys from Morris Kandinov LLP and Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP who have handled other high-profile shareholder and appellate matters are set to argue an appeal next week seeking to have Delaware's Supreme Court revive an Aytu BioPharma investor's lawsuit against Armistice Capital over allegedly unfair transactions.
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Flaster Greenberg Brings On Saul Ewing Corporate Pro In Del.
Flaster Greenberg PC has added a former Saul Ewing LLP partner in Delaware to bolster its commercial litigation practice.
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Hinshaw & Culbertson Adds HR, Risk Management Leaders
Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP has tapped two new administrative leaders for the firm, a chief human resources officer in Tampa from Carlton Fields and a director of risk management in New Jersey from McGlinchey Stafford PLLC.
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Cullen And Dykman Arrives In Fla. With Palm Beach Office
Cullen and Dykman LLP has entered the Florida market with a new office in Palm Beach.
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Miles & Stockbridge Leaders Discuss Succession, Strategy
In late February, Miles & Stockbridge PC announced the appointment of a new chairman, president and chief executive officer, longtime principal Scott R. Wilson.
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Reinhart Boerner Shareholder Named As Personnel Office GC
The government's human resources agency, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, has announced that a Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren SC shareholder has become its new general counsel, bringing with him three decades of experience working in academia, private practice and government to the role.
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Litchfield Cavo Makes Ohio Debut With Insurance Team Hire
Litchfield Cavo LLP announced that a 10-person team based in Cleveland has joined the insurance defense firm, marking its first office in Ohio and the 25th location in its portfolio.
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Cozen Professional Liability Pro Joins Eckert Seamans
Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott LLC has grown its professional liability practice in Philadelphia with the addition of a Cozen O'Connor PC attorney specializing in representing healthcare professionals in medical malpractice litigation, the firm announced Tuesday.
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Day Pitney Faces DQ Bid Over Ex-Justice's Role In $1.3M Case
Day Pitney LLP should be sidelined from a $1.3 million private equity management company's windup lawsuit because former Connecticut Supreme Court Chief Justice Richard A. Robinson, now a partner at the firm, heard the case before it was earmarked for a new trial, three company owners have argued.
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NJ Firm Faces DQ Bid After Port Authority Chair Added To Suit
A former McCarter & English LLP attorney suing over alleged anti-veteran discrimination in New Jersey state court has moved to have his opposing counsel at O'Toole Scrivo LLC disqualified after having named the firm's managing partner — chair of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey — as a new defendant.
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Berger Singerman Expands In Fla. With Litigation Firm Combo
Attorneys and staff members at litigation firm Rocke McLean Sbar have joined Florida business law firm Berger Singerman LLP through a business combination.
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IP Atty Rejoins McNees Wallace After In-House Stint
McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC recently welcomed back to the Pittsburgh office an intellectual property attorney who rejoined the firm after more than 10 years as the top in-house attorney for SilcoTek Corp., a manufacturer of chemical coating materials.
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Pierson Ferdinand Adds New Partners In 4 US Offices
Pierson Ferdinand LLP has announced the hiring of four partners across the U.S. to bolster its corporate, employment, intellectual property and litigation departments.
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DOJ Nixes Plan To Drop Law Firm EO Appeals In About-Face
A day after informing the D.C. Circuit that it would no longer seek to defend the executive orders issued by President Donald Trump against four law firms, the U.S. Department of Justice reversed course Tuesday, requesting permission to withdraw its motion to voluntarily dismiss the appeals.
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Seward & Kissel Adds Maritime Atty From Watson Farley
Seward & Kissel LLP announced Tuesday that it has added another former Watson Farley & Williams LLP attorney to its maritime and transportation group, touting his experience with asset-based loan facilities in the industry.
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Ferguson Braswell Opens 2 New Offices In Southern California
Texas-based Ferguson Braswell Fraser Kubasta PC, which now goes by the name FBFK Law Firm, is boosting its West Coast presence, opening new offices in Los Angeles and San Diego.
Expert Analysis
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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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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.
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Making Legal Cents: Engaging A Remote, Evolving Workforce
In the face of a dispersed and changing workforce with Generation Z entering the scene, law firms should consider some practical strategies to revitalize their cultures, provide meaningful mentorship and safeguard their knowledge bases, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.
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How Firms Can Effectively Evaluate Their Summer Associates
One of the most effective ways firms can ensure their summer associate programs are a success is by engaging in a timely and meaningful evaluation process and being intentional about when, how and by whom feedback should be provided, say Caroline Cimei and Erica Fine at Shutts & Bowen.
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Talking Mental Health: Life As A Lawyer With OCD
Kelly Hughes at Ogletree discusses what she’s learned in the 14 years since she was diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder, recounting how the experience shaped her law practice, what the legal industry and general public get wrong about the disorder, and how law firms can better support employees who have OCD.
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3 Innovative Ways AI May Be Used In Legal Practice
Excerpt from Practical Guidance
Artificial intelligence tools will increasingly be used by outside counsel to better predict the outcomes of litigation — thus informing legal strategy with greater precision — and by clients to scrutinize invoices and evaluate counsel’s performance, says Ronald Levine at Herrick Feinstein.
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My Nonpracticing Law Job: Librarian
Lisa A. Goodman at Texas A&M University shares how she went from a BigLaw associate who liked to hang out in the firm's law library to director of a law library herself in just over a decade, and provides considerations for anyone interested in pursuing a law librarian career.
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Legal Briefs Can Benefit From Cleaned Up Case Citations
Federal courts have recently been changing the way they quote decisions to omit insignificant details and string cites, and lawyers should consider adopting this practice to enhance the readability of their briefs — as long as accuracy stays top of mind, says Diana Simon at the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law.
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5 Best Practices For Firms Designing DEI Programs
Nikki Lewis Simon, chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer at Greenberg Traurig, discusses best practices — and some pitfalls to avoid — for law firms looking to build programs aimed at driving inclusion in the workplace.
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Former Minn. Chief Justice Instructs On Writing Better Briefs
Former Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Lorie Gildea, now at Greenberg Traurig, offers strategies on writing more effective appellate briefs from her time on the bench.