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What Lawyers Really Think About Law Firm Culture
Here are a few things lawyers had to say when asked to describe their firm’s culture and whether their firms were focusing on the most important cultural priorities.
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Younger Attys Are Looking For More From Law Firm Culture
Younger attorneys are looking for better policies around attorney well-being and work-life balance, more diversity, and more mentorship and training from their law firms, according to the results of a new survey.
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Stradley Ronon Taps Veteran Litigator As New Firm Leader
Longtime Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young LLP attorney Michael D. O'Mara has moved into his new position as the firm's managing partner as part of a succession plan that started a year ago.
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Law360 Names Firms Of The Year
Eight law firms have earned spots as Law360's Firms of the Year, with 55 Practice Group of the Year awards among them, steering some of the largest deals of 2023 and securing high-profile litigation wins, including at the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
Law360 would like to congratulate the winners of its Practice Groups of the Year awards for 2023, which honor the attorney teams behind litigation wins and major deals that resonated throughout the legal industry this past year.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Desmarais LLP and The Dacus Firm PC secured a $57 million trial verdict for genetic testing company Ravgen in a closely watched infringement trial, topping this week's list of Law360 Legal Lions.
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Joonko Ex-CEO Sues In Del. For Legal Fees Related To Probe
The former CEO of AI-powered employee recruitment venture Joonko Diversity Inc. has sued the company for legal fee advancement in Delaware's Court of Chancery, alleging corporate failure to cover attorney expenses that total more than $300,000 and are still rising, related to still-under-wraps investigations.
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What GCs Think About Women Associates Outnumbering Men
In the days since data showed that women surpassed men as associates, general counsel have urged their law firm colleagues not to lose sight of the entire picture, which continues to show the genders aren't close to equal representation at higher levels.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
This was another busy week for attorneys as former President Donald Trump’s legal woes continued and BigLaw firms expanded their practices, headcounts and reach. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse’s weekly quiz.
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Linde Says 'Earnings' Isn't Ambiguous In 3rd Circ. Benefit Suit
Linde North America told the Third Circuit this week that it shouldn't revive a retirement benefits lawsuit from the company's former general counsel-turned-whistleblower in which he claimed his former employer had ripped him off for more than $100,000 in benefits, in part because he believes ambiguity surrounds the term "earnings" in the company retirement program.
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20 Judicial Noms Advance To Full Senate After Heavy Debate
Twenty of President Joe Biden's judicial nominations that were resubmitted to the Senate at the beginning of the year advanced out of committee Thursday, some with bipartisan support and others despite staunch Republican opposition — with particularly heavy debate on Third Circuit candidate Adeel Mangi.
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SEC-Focused Philly Boutique Levan Legal Joins Dailey
Levan Legal LLC, a Philadelphia-based boutique firm with expertise in defending U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission investigations, is bringing its four attorneys to 10-attorney Philadelphia-based firm Dailey LLP, the firms announced this week.
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Giuliani Cos., Ex-Atty Want Hunter Biden's Privacy Suit Tossed
Rudy Giuliani's former lawyer and entities associated with the former New York City mayor are urging a California federal judge to toss a suit filed by Hunter Biden accusing them of violating cybersecurity laws by disseminating data from his laptop.
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Saul Ewing Cannabis Pro Takes Seat On Firm Exec Committee
Saul Ewing LLP announced Thursday that it has elected a Chicago-based partner to its nine-member executive committee.
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Office Snapshot: Paul Weiss Moves To New Digs In Delaware
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP has moved into a new office in Delaware, in a space that is closer to the state's esteemed Chancery Court and has more updated features, firm representatives told Law360 Pulse.
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McCollom D'Emilio Adds Trust And Estate Pro From Boutique
Delaware law firm McCollom D'Emilio Smith Uebler LLC has announced the hiring of an experienced trusts and estates attorney who was the founding partner of Martin & Lunger PA, bringing its attorney roster to 16.
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Freeman Mathis Rings In '24 With New Seattle, Del. Offices
Freeman Mathis & Gary LLP is opening its first Pacific Northwest office and adding a new location on the Eastern Seaboard, bringing its national presence to three dozen offices in 21 states, the litigation firm recently announced.
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Sanctions Loom As Del. Judge Probes Patent Suit Origins
A Delaware federal judge said Wednesday he would refer one attorney to the state bar's disciplinary counsel and give an Illinois lawyer 30 days to head off a similar referral, the latest turn of a wide-ranging court probe of third-party patent litigation control and funding in the state.
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3 Factors Firms Must Consider Before Building Gen AI Apps
Many legal tech companies have released generative artificial intelligence tools, but some law firms have decided the best way to leverage this technology is by creating their own tools. Law firm leaders and consultants spoke with Law360 Pulse about what firms should consider before building their own applications.
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Flurry Of Moves Kicks Off 2024: BigLaw's January Shake-Ups
During the first two weeks of January the legal industry was inundated with news of large group hires, law firm combinations and high profile lateral partner departures. Here, Law360 Pulse looks at the flurry of movement that kicked off 2024.
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How Law Firms Can Build Engagement To Avoid Atty Burnout
Former BigLaw professional development leader Tracy LaLonde founded the consultancy Joychiever in 2020 to help law firms deepen employee commitment, boost productivity and alleviate burnout.
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Prosecutors Rebuff Hunter Biden's 'Meritless' Dismissal Bids
Federal prosecutors on Tuesday pushed back against the myriad arguments Hunter Biden has made in his fight against the felony firearm charges he's facing, slamming them as "meritless" and saying that the evidence against the president's son is "overwhelming."
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Why Law Firms Are Dropping Names To Rebrand
More and more law firms are dropping names from their brands to simply be referred to by a single name, as a number of firms have made the change over the past year.
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Law360 Pulse Spotlight On Mid-Law Work
Kessler Topaz beating out two firms to become lead counsel in a proposed class action against Wells Fargo and Fredrikson & Byron's lobbying arm's new relationship with a cooperative business interest group lead this edition of Law360 Pulse's Spotlight On Mid-Law Work, recapping the top matters for Mid-Law firms from Jan. 1 to 12.
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Researchers Find Legal Errors 'Pervasive' In Top AI Models
Large language models regularly give incorrect responses when asked legal questions, making it crucial for this technology to be supervised when used in law practice, according to a recently published study by researchers at Stanford University's RegLab and Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence.