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Weinstein Says Jurors Traded Threats, Tainting Verdict
Harvey Weinstein's legal team said his June sexual assault convictions were tainted by juror misconduct, including physical threats and an unfounded bribery claim, arguing in a motion for a new trial that a judge refused to properly investigate.
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Feds' E-Verify System Resumes Operation During Shutdown
The federal E-Verify system for employers to check people's eligibility to work in the U.S. has resumed operation, a little over a week after it went offline with the start of the ongoing government shutdown.
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Jenn Mascott Of WH Counsel's Office Confirmed To 3rd Circ.
The Senate voted 50-47 on Thursday to confirm Jenn Mascott, currently serving in the White House Counsel's Office, to the Delaware seat on the Third Circuit.
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Fed. Circ. Gets Shutdown Extension For Newman Response
The D.C. Circuit on Thursday gave the judges on the Federal Circuit an extension until after the government shutdown ends to respond to Federal Circuit Judge Pauline Newman's request for the rehearing of a decision upholding the dismissal of her suit against the colleagues who suspended her.
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Calif. Supreme Court Justice Martin Jenkins To Retire
California Supreme Court Justice Martin J. Jenkins, the first openly gay man and the third African American man to sit on the bench, will retire at the end of October, the court announced Thursday.
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Ga. Prosecutors Get More Time To Replace DA In Trump Case
A Georgia state judge has extended its deadline requiring a prosecutors group to replace a disqualified district attorney to oversee the election interference case against President Donald Trump and others, rejecting two defendants' opposition to anything beyond the original two-week deadline.
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Federal Prosecutor Joins Saxton & Stump In Pittsburgh
A former federal prosecutor has returned to private practice after more than 13 years in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania, joining Saxton & Stump's Pittsburgh office.
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Ousted NJ US Attorney Rejoins McCarter & English
Months after she was abruptly fired by President Donald Trump from her role as New Jersey U.S. attorney, former federal prosecutor Desiree "Desi" Grace has rejoined McCarter & English LLP's Newark office as a partner, the firm announced Thursday.
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7th Circ. Nominee Taibleson Advances To Full Senate
The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced on party lines the nomination of Rebecca Taibleson, a federal prosecutor in Wisconsin, to serve on the Seventh Circuit, as well as four district judicial nominees and five U.S. attorney nominees.
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False-Statement Case Puts Comey In Rare Company
Former FBI director James Comey is the latest addition to the relatively short list of government officials who have been criminally charged over the past several decades with making false statements to Congress.
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Longtime Top NY State Judge In Brooklyn To Retire
Longtime New York state Judge Lawrence Knipel told Law360 that he will retire next month with plans to go into commercial law and mediation after 35 years on the bench.
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Menendez Witness Avoids Prison After 'Honest' Testimony
A Manhattan federal judge allowed a former insurance broker from New Jersey to avoid prison Thursday, after prosecutors said his "extensive" cooperation helped secure the conviction of former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez on corruption charges.
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Former California Solicitor General Joins WilmerHale In SF
WilmerHale is expanding its appellate team, announcing Thursday it is bringing in the former California solicitor general as a partner in its San Francisco office starting in early December.
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High Court Open To Allowing USPS 'Campaign Of Terror' Suit
The U.S. Supreme Court appeared likely Wednesday to let a Texas woman pursue claims that U.S. Postal Service workers engaged in an alleged "racially motivated harassment campaign," with several justices doubting that a federal tort law immunized the service from being held liable for intentional delivery failures.
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Texas Atty Indicted On 5 Counts Of Cyberstalking
A Texas attorney was indicted on five counts of cyberstalking Tuesday along with two charges of transmitting communications in interstate commerce, accused in federal court of harassing five people including attorneys via various forms of digital media.
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Mass. Atty Gets 9 Years For $3.5M Theft Schemes
A Massachusetts attorney was sentenced on Wednesday by a federal judge to nine years in prison for stealing nearly $3.5 million from friends and two vulnerable relatives, including one who ended up in subsidized housing struggling to afford food.
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Black Atty Hits Ga. Public Defender Council With Bias Suit
The Georgia Public Defender Council and chief public defender in the Atlanta Judicial Circuit were sued by a former assistant public defender who claimed he was fired and faced an "unwarranted" bar complaint after expressing concerns about a demotion that would deprive his unit of its "sole Black male attorney."
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NJ US Atty Appointment Was 'Shell Game,' 3rd Circ. Told
Two New Jersey criminal defendants this week blasted the Trump administration's attempt to name Alina Habba as U.S. attorney for the state after her interim term ended, telling the Third Circuit that the government's plan was a "shell game."
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Georgia Public Defender's Office Must Face Atty's Bias Suit
A Georgia federal judge on Tuesday allowed an attorney's claims of race and gender bias against the Chattahoochee Circuit Public Defender's Office and its leader to move forward, but dismissed claims against the state's Public Defender Standards Council and its leader.
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Panel Wants 3-Month Suspension For Ex-DC Prosecutor
An attorney disciplinary committee in the nation's capital has recommended a three-month suspension for a former federal prosecutor accused of withholding key evidence in criminal cases against hundreds of people arrested at protests of President Donald Trump's first inauguration in 2017.
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Democracy Forward Hires Ex-White House Lawyer, CFPB Atty
Democracy Forward, the quickly growing progressive nonprofit that has taken on more than 85 actions against the Trump administration, has hired four more attorneys to its expanding team of lawyers, including a former member of Joe Biden's White House Counsel's Office and a litigator from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
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Mass. AG's Office Alum Nominated To State's Superior Court
A former attorney in the Massachusetts attorney general's office who led false claims, healthcare and fair compensation enforcement during her tenure has been nominated to be an associate justice on the state's Superior Court.
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Comey Pleads Not Guilty, Will Contest US Atty's Appointment
Former FBI Director James Comey pled not guilty Wednesday to one count of false statements and another count of obstructing a congressional hearing, appearing in a Virginia federal courthouse for the first time after a shake-up at the U.S. attorney's office netted a grand jury indictment last month.
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Goldstein's $968K Border Cash Claim To Be Admitted At Trial
A Maryland federal jury will hear claims from prosecutors that SCOTUSblog publisher Tom Goldstein told Dulles International Airport border guards that the $968,000 in cash he brought into the country in 2018 had been gambling winnings, after a judge shot down his efforts to suppress his alleged statements Tuesday.
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Senate Confirms 2 DOJ Nominees, 16 US Attys
The U.S. Senate voted 51-47 Tuesday, along party lines, to confirm a slew of nominees for the U.S. Department of Justice.
Expert Analysis
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Talking Mental Health: The View From Life After BigLaw
Life coach and author Wendy Tamis Robbins discusses why she left a career in BigLaw to work in the professional well-being space after finding freedom from anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder and substance use disorders, and highlights two changes the legal industry should implement to address attorneys' mental health.
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6 Essential Skills For Summer Associates To Land An Offer
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With full-time offer rates at the lowest point since 2012, summer associates must do all they can to distinguish themselves, starting with a few fundamentals — from the importance of asking clarifying questions to being honest about mistakes, says James Argionis at Cozen O'Connor.
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Making Legal Cents: How Law Firms Can Innovate Faster
To meet the demands of an evolving legal market and changing client expectations, law firms must not only embrace innovation, but also find ways to accelerate adoption and mitigate risks in an industry historically resistant to change, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.
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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.