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How Legal Work Can Feed Attorneys' Suicidal Thoughts
Studies show time and again that attorneys are at greater risk for suicide and suicidal ideation than peers in other industries. Law360 spoke with eight attorneys who shared their personal stories about how the legal profession encourages behavior that can lead to suicidal ideation and how they found help.
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Retailer Sues Zimmerman Reed To End Privacy 'Shakedown'
Zimmerman Reed LLP and thousands of its clients are unlawfully conspiring to "weaponize" a California wiretapping law in bringing a crush of arbitration claims against L'Occitane over its website user tracking practices, the cosmetics and home goods retailer alleged in urging a California federal court to put an end to this "shakedown."
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Colo. Public Defender's Office Hit By Computer Hack
The Office of the Colorado State Public Defender said Monday it has shut down its computer network following a cybersecurity breach.
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Judicial Innovations Acquired By PE-Backed Gov. Tech Firm
The state and local government technology company Avenu Insights & Analytics acquired Judicial Innovations, a provider of cloud-based court and payment tools, on Monday.
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Law Firms Prioritized Nonequity Partner Growth In 2023
Even as demand lagged and expenses went up last year, law firms took an aggressive approach to expanding their non-equity partner headcounts, according to the results of a survey by Citi Global's Wealth at Work Law Firm Group.
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Illinois Supreme Court Forms Generative AI Task Force
The Illinois Supreme Court launched a task force investigating uses of generative artificial intelligence, with a roster that includes judges, administrators and attorneys, a spokesperson at the courts has confirmed to Law360 Pulse.
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Pinsent Masons' Flexible Services Biz Launches In Dubai
Pinsent Masons LLP announced on Monday that its alternative legal services business has expanded into the Middle East, as the law firm looks to develop its professional and legal services offering after it recently opened new offices in the region.
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USPTO Says AI-Assisted Invention Patents Hinge On Humans
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Monday issued guidance on how it will determine whether inventions developed with the assistance of artificial intelligence can be patented, explaining that a human must have made a "significant contribution."
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9 In 10 Lawyers Concerned About AI Use, Survey Shows
Lawyers are increasingly keen to use generative artificial intelligence tools, but most still have concerns about the risks and would be more comfortable if the technology was grounded in reliable legal sources, an industry survey released Monday said.
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Microsoft Says Plaintiffs Show No Harm In Overbroad AI Suit
A legal battle between consumers who say they've been harmed by unlawful data-collection practices related to the development of artificial intelligence and companies that control the new technology continued when Microsoft argued that the accusations against it were simply too broad and unexplained to allow the case to proceed.
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Legal Event Organizers Stress Efforts To Deter Harassment
Legal conference organizers have told Law360 Pulse that they are committed to fostering safe and inclusive events, and some changes have been made following recent accusations of sexual harassment and assault at legal events.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
This was another busy week for the legal industry as BigLaw expanded its reach and big names made headlines after court. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse’s weekly quiz.
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Legal Tech Roundup: Millnet, Vaultinum
A global legal technology company involved in a management buyout of a document subsidiary tops this roundup of industry news.
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Dechert Pushes To Deep-Six Hacking Cover-Up Suit
Dechert LLP, its former white collar practice leader and others on Thursday urged a New York federal judge to find that alleged concealment of a hacking campaign to discredit a critic of a firm client isn't enough to support a civil Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act case.
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OpenAI Asks 11th Circ. To Uphold Fee Ruling
OpenAI urged the Eleventh Circuit on Wednesday to uphold a federal judge's decision not to dock it attorney fees for attempting to remove a Georgia radio host's defamation lawsuit to federal court, saying it had "an objectively reasonable basis for removal."
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Factor, Big Tech GCs Form GenAI Learning Collective
Alternative legal service provider Factor announced on Thursday it was launching a new legal community aimed at accelerating the adoption of generative artificial intelligence in the corporate space, with founding members from Microsoft, Adobe, Ford and others.
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Most In-House Counsel In Asia Use GenAI, But Lack Guidance
Generative artificial intelligence has been widely adopted by in-house legal counsel in Asia, according to a report by FTI Consulting Inc. and the Association of Corporate Counsel Singapore, though a majority of respondents also note a lack of guidance by companies regarding such technologies.
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Latham Overtakes Kirkland In Financial, Personnel Ranking
Latham & Watkins LLP topped legal market intelligence provider Leopard Solutions' 2023 Law Firm Index and maintained a perfect score for over half a year on the ranking, overtaking last year's top firm, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, which dropped to third.
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Legal Tech Companies Raise Pay To Attract BigLaw Attorneys
Legal technology companies have discovered their secret sauce for selling their software to lawyers: recruit other lawyers as sellers.
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How Stradley Ronon Is Cautiously Testing Generative AI
Several BigLaw firms with deep pockets have formed artificial intelligence task forces and launched their own internal generative AI tools. Here is a look at how midsize firm Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young LLP is carefully experimenting with the technology.
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USPTO Promises Guidance On Atty Use Of AI Tools
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director Kathi Vidal issued a memorandum on Tuesday saying the agency's existing mechanisms are adequate to tackle attorney conduct — and misconduct — related to the use of artificial intelligence tools, but promised to provide more guidance in the next few months.
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Data Privacy Co. TrustArc Names GC, Chief Privacy Officer
Data privacy platform TrustArc says it has brought on a new general counsel and chief privacy officer alongside another executive appointment and amid record revenue.
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Pillsbury Cyber Leader Jumps To Crowell & Moring
Crowell & Moring announced on Tuesday the hiring of a cybersecurity lead at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP as a partner overseeing the firm's digital law practice in Europe.
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DocuSign Cuts 6% Of Workforce But Vows To Stay Public
DocuSign is laying off 6% of its staff for its third round of workforce reductions in the past three years, the electronic signature and contract software company announced Tuesday.
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ABA Passes Historic Law School Free Speech Proposal
The American Bar Association's policymaking body on Monday adopted a proposal to require ABA-approved law schools to have free speech policies, the first resolution of its kind, along with a slate of other new regulations.