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Pushing To Make The Formerly Incarcerated A Protected Class
After a pair of formerly incarcerated activists helped convince local leaders in Atlanta to extend anti-discrimination protections to people with criminal records by making them a legally protected class, they and others are now working to get more cities — and eventually maybe the federal government — to do the same.
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Atlanta DA Admits To Romance With Trump Prosecutor
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis admitted Friday she is involved in a personal relationship with a special prosecutor hired to work on the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump and his co-defendants, but said the "meritless" and "salacious" rumors raised by the defense do not justify disqualifying her from prosecuting the case.
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US Legal Sector Drops 4,400 Jobs In January
After two months of growth, the U.S. legal sector saw a decline in job numbers in January, shedding 4,400 positions, according to preliminary data released Friday by the U.S. Department of Labor.
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Ogletree's 1st Woman Leader Reflects On Her 'Greatest Idol'
Liz Washko of Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC chatted with Law360 Pulse about her path to managing shareholder, how it feels to be a woman heading up a top 100 firm, and her plans for the firm and her advice to young women attorneys.
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Law360 Legal Lions Of The Week
Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP, Friedman Oster & Tejtel PLLC and Andrews & Springer LLC lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, as Delaware's chancellor struck down Elon Musk's proposed $55 billion Tesla pay package.
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6 Key Votes To Watch At The ABA Midyear Meeting
The American Bar Association's policymaking body is expected to consider 31 proposals at its semiannual meeting Monday, including a resolution urging all legal employers to continue diversifying their workforces.
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Baker Donelson Has New Heads For 4 Offices, 7 Practice Groups
Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC has made multiple changes in leadership, including naming new office managing shareholders in four offices — Houston; Atlanta; Jackson, Mississippi; and Chattanooga, Tennessee — and new practice group leaders in eight practices, the firm announced Thursday.
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Small Firms Get Creative To Bridge Client Language Gaps
For small firms and solo practitioners, language gaps with clients can be costly, and can often pose complicated ethical questions about attorney-client privilege and confidentiality. Here’s how some around the country are dealing with the challenges.
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Lewis Brisbois Adds To Exec Committee And Equity Partners
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP has elected seven attorneys to its 2024 class of equity partners and appointed two new members to the firm's management committee.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
BigLaw began February with a slew of appointments as the industry continued to respond to shifting trends in the legal landscape this week. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse’s weekly quiz.
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By The Numbers: How Chief Legal Officers See Their World
The chief legal officers at companies around the world seem to be losing a lot of sleep over privacy and cybersecurity issues, according to how the numbers add up in a survey released this week.
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Voter Confidence In 2024 At Issue As Ga. Election Trial Wraps
A monthlong trial over the integrity of Georgia's elections wrapped up Thursday in Atlanta with state officials arguing that switching from Dominion ballot-marking devices would fuel election deniers ahead of the 2024 presidential election, while voter plaintiffs said their trust is already broken by the state's use of the machines.
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Barnes & Thornburg Expands Atlanta Finance Practice
A commercial finance team from an Atlanta-based AmLaw 200 law firm has joined Barnes & Thornburg corporate department, the firm announced on Wednesday.
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Husch Blackwell's New Leaders Talk Firm Vision And Strategy
Husch Blackwell's incoming executive board chair Joe Glynias and new CEO Jamie Lawless talk with Law360 Pulse about their strategic visions and goals for the firm.
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Judges And Attys Up For 3 Ga. State Court Vacancies
Judges, prosecutors and private practice attorneys are all on the short list for vacancies in the Georgia state courts of Coweta and DeKalb counties as well as one on the Paulding County Superior Court.
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How Attys Can Be Ethical When Using Gen AI In Litigation
Current advances in generative AI have the potential to alter legal practice. Still, attorneys must follow ethical guidelines to minimize risk and ensure compliance when using this new technology in litigation, a panel of experts said Wednesday.
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Possible Bias Spurs New Trial In Royal Caribbean Injury Suit
The Eleventh Circuit on Thursday ordered a new trial for a passenger who sued Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. after she tripped and injured herself on a ship, saying the trial court should have investigated further when it found out one of the jurors was related to an employee of the cruise line.
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Touch-Screen Voting Is Cheaper, Safer, Ga. Official Testifies
A top Georgia official testified Wednesday that the ballot-marking devices being challenged in the closely watched trial over the future of Georgia's election system are secure, and that discontinuing their use would be costly to taxpayers.
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Women GCs In Fortune 500 Are More Diverse Than Men
Women in the general counsel position at Fortune 500 companies make up a more diverse group than men in the same role, according to an analysis shared with Law360 Pulse on Wednesday, although top corporate lawyers continue to be predominantly white.
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Ga. Firms' Revenues Rose, Equity Partner Numbers Fell in '23
Atlanta-based law firms saw a drop in demand for legal work and in the number of equity partners in 2023, but higher rates buoyed gross revenue per firm and net profits per equity partner, according to the Wells Fargo Legal Specialty Group's 2023 year-end review, released Wednesday.
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No Fee Win For Condos After Midcase Appeal, 11th Circ. Told
The Eleventh Circuit should not grant attorney fees to two Florida condominium associations that persuaded the court to reject Empire Indemnity Insurance's bid to avoid appraisal, the insurer told the court, arguing their victory over the insurer's appeal doesn't entitle them to recover those costs.
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Jackson Lewis Names Man Group Exec As Chief Talent Officer
An experienced human resources manager who most recently worked at investment management company Man Group PLC has joined nationwide labor and employment firm Jackson Lewis PC.
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'Mind-Blowing' Spending On High Court Races Follows Dobbs
Spending on state Supreme Court elections has been rising for years, but those courts' increased role in fights over issues like abortion and gerrymandering has pushed that spending to an unprecedented level, according to a new report.
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Attys Identify Trust As Key Barrier To Generative AI Adoption
The overwhelming majority of legal leaders who work for law firms and corporations don't trust generative artificial intelligence tools, and there's also a divide between the two groups on the use of this innovative technology, a new survey has found.
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What Are The AI Possibilities For Mid-Law?
As generative artificial intelligence develops and big firms cautiously try it out, industry observers say that Mid-Law firms are also experimenting with the technology and that it will likely prove useful for midsize, midmarket and regional firms as the tech matures.