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Debt Firm's Successor, Ch. 11 Trustee End Latest Pay Dispute
A law firm that bought thousands of client files left over from the collapse of bankrupt California-based debt relief business Litigation Practice Group PC has agreed to pay nearly $1 million to the bankruptcy estate to help settle a payment dispute that began months ago.
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Saul Ewing Adds Ex-Armstrong Teasdale IP Partner In Philly
An intellectual property attorney with expertise on advising clients on their patent strategies has moved his practice to Saul Ewing LLP's Philadelphia office after six years with Armstrong Teasdale LLP, according to a Thursday announcement.
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Greenberg Traurig Adds Private Wealth, Finance Attys In Texas
Greenberg Traurig LLP has bulked up both its private wealth services and finance practices in Austin, Texas, with one attorney coming aboard from Jackson Walker LLP and another returning to the firm following an in-house role with JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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University Of San Francisco Law Works AI Into Requirements
The University of San Francisco School of Law said Wednesday that it's begun to incorporate generative artificial intelligence in its legal research, writing and analysis program, a required part of the curriculum for all first-year law students.
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Cooley Boosts Life Sciences Team With Latham Partner Hire
Cooley LLP has hired a former Latham & Watkins LLP partner to join its global life sciences and healthcare regulatory practice as a partner in Washington, D.C.
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Steptoe Welcomes Former Conn., Calif. AUSA To NY Office
Steptoe LLP announced Wednesday that it has hired a former assistant U.S. attorney for the District of Connecticut with a history of prosecuting everything from fraud to violent crime.
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Littler Hires 5th DC Labor Atty From Akin In 4 Months
Littler Mendelson PC has hired another member of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP's Washington, D.C., labor team, the fifth attorney from that group to move in the past four months, who helped represent the Pac-12 college football conference alongside several former colleagues he's now rejoining.
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Mansfield Rule Widely Adopted By BigLaw Faces DOJ Scrutiny
A system for sourcing job candidates used by the vast majority of large U.S. law firms called the Mansfield Rule was highlighted by the U.S. Department of Justice in a court filing accusing Perkins Coie LLP of discriminatory hiring practices. However, employment law experts say the program appears to comply with federal antidiscrimination laws.
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Dorsey & Whitney Adds DOJ Bankruptcy Ace In Del., NY
Dorsey & Whitney LLP has fortified its bankruptcy and financial restructuring group in Delaware and New York with an attorney who came aboard from the U.S. Department of Justice.
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Haynes Boone Atty Joins Mintz Capital Markets Team
Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC said Tuesday that its New York office has welcomed a corporate attorney from Haynes Boone who advises investment banks and private issuers on equity securities offerings and strategic investments.
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Firms Mum As EEOC Deadline For Diversity Data Passes
Tuesday marked the deadline for large law firms to answer the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's acting chair's request for detailed information about their diversity, equity and inclusion programs, and neither the firms nor the EEOC would confirm if or how the legal heavyweights had responded.
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Former McCarter & English Atty Fights Bid To Toss Firing Suit
A former McCarter & English LLP attorney and Navy SEAL has accused the firm in New Jersey state court of trying to "smear" him by claiming he was fired for his offensive social media posts rather than his advocacy for veterans.
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Bradley Arant Lands 12-Member Morris Manning IP Team
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP has hired a 12-person intellectual property team from Morris Manning & Martin LLP for its Atlanta office.
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Jones Walker Trots Into Kentucky With New Equine Law Atty
Jones Walker LLP has expanded its reach into the Kentucky market by adding a former Dinsmore & Shohl LLP equine, racing and gaming law attorney to its corporate practice group, the firm has announced.
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Faegre Drinker Adds Greenberg Traurig Mass Tort Litigator
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP has strengthened its product liability and mass torts practice with a San Francisco-based partner who came aboard from Greenberg Traurig LLP, the firm said Wednesday.
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Legal Staffing Co. Latitude Expands In DC, San Diego, NYC
National legal recruitment and staffing provider Latitude has recently expanded its roster with three attorneys who will lead the company's new offices launched in Washington, D.C., San Diego and New York City.
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DOJ Resists Perkins Coie Summary Judgment Bid In EO Case
The U.S. Department of Justice is continuing to defend President Donald Trump's March 6 order suspending security clearances held by Perkins Coie LLP attorneys, arguing on Wednesday that the BigLaw firm cannot take an early win, in part due to the firm's alleged "discriminatory employment activities" through participation in Mansfield Certification.
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King & Spalding Hires Hunton Public Finance Atty In DC
King & Spalding LLP has hired a former project finance partner from Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, who told Law360 Pulse in an interview Wednesday that he became a lawyer after working at the U.S. Department of Defense as a counter-terrorism analyst.
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Marshall Dennehey Hires Appeals Expert In New York
The former head of appeals at litigation boutique Barry McTiernan & Moore has joined Marshall Dennehey as special counsel, a role in which she will continue her work focused on a range of environmental, general liability and construction appellate matters.
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Dorsey & Whitney Adds Attys In Phoenix, Minneapolis
Dorsey & Whitney LLP has grown its offerings in Arizona and Minnesota with the addition of a healthcare attorney who worked as counsel to the inspector general of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and a litigator from Fennemore Craig PC.
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Former NC Utilities Commission Chair Joins McGuireWoods
McGuireWoods LLP announced Wednesday that the former chair of the North Carolina Utilities Commission is the latest addition to its energy regulatory and enforcement teams.
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Haynes Boone Launches Arbitration Rules Comparison Tool
Haynes Boone has launched its own tool for businesses, legal professionals and arbitrators to compare arbitration rules across different jurisdictions globally.
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Not A Doughnut Shop: Ex-MoFo Chair Says Firms Need Focus
As large law firms navigate an increasingly competitive marketplace, former Morrison & Foerster LLP Chair Keith Wetmore says today's firm leaders need a clear vision for what sets their firm apart and avoid trying to be everything to everybody.
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Sidley Brings On Gibson Dunn M&A Expert In California
Sidley Austin LLP continues growing its California team, bringing in a Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP mergers and acquisitions expert as a partner in its Century City office.
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Atty Sues After His Dog-Themed Meme Coin Gets Hacked
A former BigLaw attorney who created a meme coin in honor of his pet dachshund has sued the crypto wallet provider he used to hold his tokens over "catastrophic security failures and deliberate regulatory evasion" that allegedly allowed a hacker to steal half a million dollars' worth of his meme coin and tank the value of the project in the process.
Expert Analysis
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Keys To Digitizing Inefficient Contract Management Processes
Neville Eisenberg and Mark Grayson at BCLP explain how they sped up contract execution for one client by replacing email with a centralized, digital tool for negotiations and review, and how the principles they adhered to can be helpful for other law firms looking to improve poorly managed contract management processes.
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Practicing law through virtual platforms will likely persist even after the pandemic, so law firms and senior lawyers should consider refurbishing their associate mentoring programs to facilitate personal connections, professionalism and effective training in a remote environment, says Carol Goodman at Herrick Feinstein.
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How Law Firms Can Welcome And Celebrate Autistic Lawyers
As the U.S. observes Autism Acceptance Month, autistic attorney Haley Moss describes the societal barriers and stereotypes that keep neurodivergent lawyers from disclosing their disabilities, and how law firms can better accommodate and level the playing field for attorneys whose minds work outside of the prescribed norm.
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Law Firm Tips For Evaluating AI And Machine Learning Tools
Many legal technology vendors now sell artificial intelligence and machine learning tools at a premium price tag, but law firms must take the time to properly evaluate them as not all offerings generate process efficiencies or even use the technologies advertised, says Steven Magnuson at Ballard Spahr.
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A Call For Personal Accountability On Diversity And Inclusion
While chief legal officers are increasingly involved in creating corporate diversity, inclusion and anti-bigotry policies, all lawyers have a responsibility to be discrimination busters and bias interrupters regardless of the title they hold, says Veta T. Richardson at the Association of Corporate Counsel.
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Learning How To Code Can Unleash New Potential In Lawyers
Every lawyer can begin incorporating aspects of software development in their day-to-day practice with little to no changes in their existing tools or workflow, and legal organizations that take steps to encourage this exploration of programming can transform into tech incubators, says George Zalepa at Greenberg Traurig.
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Supporting Associates Amid Pandemic's Mental Health Toll
As junior associates increasingly report burnout, work-life conflict and loneliness during the pandemic, law firms should take tangible actions to reduce the stigma around seeking help, and to model desired well-being behaviors from the top down, say Stacey Whiteley at the New York State Bar Association and Robin Belleau at Kirkland.
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Mentoring a law student who is preparing for the bar exam without attending law school is an arduous process that is not for everyone, but there are also several benefits for law firms hosting apprenticeship programs, says Jessica Jackson, the lawyer guiding Kim Kardashian West's legal education.
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The Importance Of Client Engagement In Law Firm Innovation
As clients increasingly want law firms to serve as innovation platforms, firms must understand that there is no one-size-fits-all approach — the key is a nimble innovation function focused on listening and knowledge sharing, says Mark Brennan at Hogan Lovells.
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The Unique Challenges Facing Women-Owned Law Firms
In addition to establishing their brand from scratch, women who start their own law firms must overcome inherent bias against female lawyers and convince prospective clients to put aside big-firm preferences, says Joel Stern at the National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms.
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The Pursuit Of Wellness In BigLaw: Lessons From My Journey
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Jane Jeong at Cooley shares how grueling BigLaw schedules and her own perfectionism emotionally bankrupted her, and why attorneys struggling with burnout should consider making small changes to everyday habits.
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Why We Must Recruit And Advance More Black Prosecutors
Black Americans make up a disproportionate percentage of the incarcerated population but are underrepresented among elected prosecutors, so the legal community — from law schools to prosecutor offices — must commit to addressing these disappointing demographics, says Erika Gilliam-Booker at the National Black Prosecutors Association.
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Young lawyers overwhelmed with a crushing workload must tackle the problem on two fronts — learning how to say no, and understanding how to break down projects into manageable parts, says Jay Harrington at Harrington Communications.
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A Scientific Path For Improving Diversity At Law Firms
Law firms could combine industrial organizational psychology and machine learning to study prospective hires' analytical thinking, stress response and similar attributes — which could lead to recruiting from a more diverse candidate pool, say Ali Shahidi and Bess Sully at Sheppard Mullin.
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In the first installment of Law360 Pulse's career advice guest column, Meela Gill at Weil offers insights on how associates can ask for meaningful work opportunities at their firms without sounding like they are begging.