Rate Hikes May Be Masking BigLaw's Financial Vulnerabilities
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Courts
Emory Taps Former Georgia Chief Justice As Interim PresidentEmory University has selected former Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Leah Ward Sears to be its interim president later this year, turning to a legal trailblazer and Emory law alum who has been on the university's board of trustees for 15 years.
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Legal Tech
Legal Tech Co. Harbor Hires Ex-Paul Hastings CIO As CTOHarbor Global, a legal technology services provider, on Wednesday announced the hiring of the former chief information officer at Paul Hastings LLP as its first chief technology officer, marking the second major executive hire by the company this year.
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In-House
Longtime Scholastic Atty Opens New Chapter As GCScholastic Corp. has appointed a new general counsel for the first time in about 17 years, as its longtime top lawyer prepares to retire from the role next week, the children's publishing giant said Tuesday.
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California Pulse
Gibson Dunn Helps 1st-Year Associates Connect With 'Pods'At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP launched a unique virtual program to connect first-year associates with other young attorneys in different U.S. offices. Five years later, the “New Associate Pods” program is still going strong.
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Courts
Trump's WilmerHale Order Struck Down In Forceful DecisionA D.C. federal judge struck down President Donald Trump's executive order targeting WilmerHale in an impassioned opinion Tuesday, writing that Trump's entire order is unconstitutional, and "to rule otherwise would be unfaithful to the judgment and vision of the Founding Fathers!"
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Daily Litigation
Meet The 4 Ex-Paul Weiss Attys Who Left To Launch New FirmThe four partners who announced their exit from Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP last week to form their own firm have worked together for years representing tech giants in high-stakes litigation, and also undertook court battles against white supremacist groups.
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California Pulse
Withers Taps London Trusts And Estates Atty As Next ChairWithers announced Tuesday that its next chair will be a London-based trusts and inheritance disputes lawyer with more than 25 years at the firm, who is set to assume the role in July.
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California Pulse
K&L Gates Names New Managing Partner, Committee ChairK&L Gates LLP has kicked off a leadership transition process that will continue through next summer and will include the appointment of a new managing partner in July and a management committee chair by June 2026.
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California Pulse
Kirkland Lands 12 Litigation Partners From King & SpaldingTwelve former litigation partners from King & Spalding LLP are among close to 30 attorneys who are moving to Kirkland & Ellis LLP, the latter firm told Law360 Pulse Tuesday.
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Courts
Jack Smith Deputy To Lead Internal Probes At Scale LLPNational dispersed law firm Scale LLP announced Tuesday that it has added former federal prosecutor Matthew B. Burke, who assisted with special counsel Jack Smith's Jan. 6 investigation, to steer its internal investigations practice.
