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Paramount Taps Latham Antitrust Pro, Ex-Asst. AG As CLO
Paramount Skydance Corp. announced Thursday that a Latham & Watkins LLP antitrust and competition attorney, who was head of the U.S. Department of Justice's antitrust unit during President Donald Trump's first term, has been tapped to be its new chief legal officer.
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H&R Block CLO Adds Duties, Earns Nearly $2.6 Million In 2025
The chief legal and administrative officer of H&R Block Inc. tax service earned total compensation of nearly $2.26 million in fiscal 2025, or about $130,000 more than in 2024 thanks to taking on additional duties, according to a securities filing Wednesday.
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Sony Pictures Elevates 'Trusted Adviser' To Legal EVP
Sony Pictures Entertainment has promoted one of its longtime in-house attorneys, who recently helped with next-day streaming agreements for "Jeopardy!" and "Wheel of Fortune," to executive vice president of global distribution, business and legal affairs, the entertainment giant told Law360 Pulse Thursday.
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To Grammarly's GC, 'AI' Means 'Augmentative Intelligence'
Jennifer Miller, who has led the legal department at the writing assistance tool provider Grammarly Inc. for almost two years, told Law360 Pulse she never wants to be a general counsel who must stand up to say, "We delegated our responsibility to a tool to check this, and we never asked a person."
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In-House Life Sciences Lawyer Joins WilmerHale In Boston
An attorney specializing in the life sciences will be returning to private practice next month after more than nine years as an in-house counsel for several pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, joining WilmerHale's Boston office.
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How Law Firms Focus Their Pro Bono Efforts
When lawyers work pro bono, what services are they offering and what areas of the law are they focusing on? Here, Law360 Pulse looks at firms' 2024 pro bono priorities.
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The Law360 Pulse Pro Bono Ranking: How Firms Stack Up
Pro bono legal work is a major part of law firms' social responsibility portfolios, with firms leveraging their training and experience to help those who can't pay typical billing rates. See which firms took the lead in pro bono hours.
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These Firms Are The Law360 Pulse Social Impact Leaders
One BigLaw firm reclaimed the top spot in the latest edition of the Law360 Pulse Social Impact Leaders ranking, which recognizes the 100 firms that made the greatest strides on social responsibility in 2024. Find out which firms set the pace.
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Big Company GCs Report Steady Rise In Median Pay
The median compensation for a large company general counsel has risen steadily from $2.8 million in 2020 to $3.4 million in 2024, a 20.5% increase over that period, according to a new study released Wednesday.
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Amid Tensions With Trump, University GCs Feel The Burden
As universities face frozen funds, federal probes, and demands for change to diversity programs and curriculum, their general counsel face heightened pressure as they navigate school presidents and boards through the storm.
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Hall Booth Smith Grows In NJ With Aging Services Expert
Hall Booth Smith PC built out its aging services practice this week with the hire of a Paramus, New Jersey-based of counsel attorney specializing in litigation and risk management for clients in the acute care and post-acute care fields.
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Caterpillar Atty Set To Replace Hub Group's Retiring CLO
A longtime in-house attorney at construction equipment giant Caterpillar is scheduled to join Hub Group next month to eventually take over for its retiring chief legal officer, the truck transportation company said in a securities filing Tuesday.
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Pa. Insurance Co. Promotes Associate To General Counsel
Pennsylvania-based Patriot Growth Insurance Services has promoted one of its associate general counsels to serve as the company's top in-house attorney, in one of several recent elevations within its leadership team.
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Ex-Amazon, Tesla Exec Joins Nuclear Co. As Legal Chief
A seasoned in-house attorney who spent close to a decade at Tesla and Amazon has been appointed chief legal officer at The Nuclear Co., the power company said on Tuesday.
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Two Longtime HHS Attys Depart Posts For Crowell & Moring
Two prominent U.S. Department of Health and Human Services attorneys have left their posts for Crowell & Moring LLP after more than two decades in the federal government.
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Software Co. Ellucian Taps Amazon Web Services Atty As CLO
Ellucian, a provider of higher education technology solutions, has hired a veteran attorney with a focus on customer service from Amazon Web Services to serve as chief legal officer.
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HealthTrackRx Names 2nd Chief Legal Officer In 2025
Texas-based infectious disease laboratory HealthTrackRx has added a new chief legal officer following the departure of the top attorney it hired earlier this year.
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Freddie Mac Taps Mitsubishi Finance Group Atty As GC
The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. announced Monday that it has hired an experienced in-house attorney who most recently worked for Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group to be its general counsel and help steer its legal department.
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Taco Bell CLO Adds Global Development Duties, Title
Taco Bell's top in-house attorney also being named its chief development officer is one of several leadership changes the company recently announced as part of its strategy to focus on its brand, development, and digital and technology functions.
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Trump Call For Biannual Filing Unlikely To Ease GC Workloads
While the president's recently renewed proposal to end quarterly reporting requirements for publicly traded U.S. companies could help reduce workloads for general counsel in theory, investor demand for more regular disclosures makes it unlikely that such a change would make a meaningful difference.
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Conference Board Adds Seasoned In-House Atty As GC
Nonprofit think tank The Conference Board has expanded its leadership team with the addition of a lawyer who has 30 years of experience as an in-house attorney to head one of the organization's resource centers.
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Wearable Health Tech Co. Names New Legal Chief
Wearable technology company Whoop Inc. announced Monday that it has found its new top attorney and administrative officer in the former general counsel for venture capital firm Foundry.
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HSF Kramer Debuts Tool To Map GC AI Attitudes
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP said Monday that it has launched a tool to help general counsel assess their use of generative AI, as law firms race to stay ahead by understanding what clients want from the technology.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry marked the last official week of summer with attorneys taking on new roles at law departments and firms across the country. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Ex-Lenovo Atty Takes Legal Reins As Engine Maker's GC
The former head of the legal team for Lenovo's global supply chain has jumped to Illinois-based engine maker Power Solutions International Inc. as the company's general counsel.
Expert Analysis
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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.
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Legal Sector Regulatory Reform Is Key To Closing Justice Gap
In order to improve access to justice for those who cannot afford a lawyer, states should consider regulatory innovations, such as allowing new forms of law firm ownership and permitting nonlawyers to provide certain legal services, says Patricia Lee Refo, president of the American Bar Association.