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Tenn. High Court Keeps ABA As Law School Accreditor
The Tennessee Supreme Court on Friday declined to follow other conservative states in dropping the American Bar Association as the state's law school accreditor, though it indicated it is open to approving other accreditors in addition to or instead of the ABA in the future.
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Freshfields Adds 2 Capital Markets Partners
Freshfields LLP has added two capital markets partners to its offices in Silicon Valley and New York, including one new hire and one promotion, a move that will bolster the firm's ability to advise companies and financial institutions on complex capital markets transactions.
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Greenberg Traurig Adds Food, Drug Law Atty In DC
Greenberg Traurig LLP has added to its Washington, D.C., office a director from Hyman Phelps & McNamara PC who has more than three decades of experience in guiding clients in regulatory, compliance and transactional matters involving the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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California Legal Funder Law Seeks To Rein In Investors
California is at the forefront of states seeking to regulate corporate legal funders with a new law that creates legal liability for funders who violate existing legal ethics restrictions, but industry observers say it's uncertain whether other states will follow.
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Winston Taylor Adds Digital Assets Partner In Chicago
An attorney with expertise on cryptocurrency and technology has moved his practice to Winston Taylor LLP's Chicago office after more than five years with Croke Fairchild Duarte & Beres LLC.
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Ex-SEC Acting Enforcement Director Joins WilmerHale
WilmerHale announced Friday it has welcomed the former chief counsel of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Division of Enforcement, who had spent more than 16 years with the agency, to the firm's team in Washington.
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Recent Law Firm Hacks Highlight Growing Role Of AI
This year has seen a number of high-profile cyberattacks on law firms, a trend that reflects the increased role artificial intelligence is playing in security incidents as well as the growing sophistication of threat actors targeting the legal industry.
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ABA Accreditor Chair Dies Amid Trump Admin Fight
The chair of the embattled American Bar Association's law school accreditation council died Thursday, according to the ABA.
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Miller & Chevalier Adds Former DOJ Healthcare Fraud Leader
Miller & Chevalier Chtd. has grown its litigation offerings with a U.S. Department of Justice veteran who most recently served as deputy chief of the National Fraud Enforcement Division's Health Care Fraud Section.
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How One School Debate Team Begat Top Lawyers, Judges
Thirty-one years ago, a group of students in Scarsdale, New York, joined an extracurricular activity that would end up shaping their future legal careers as federal appeals court judges, prominent litigators, top law firm chairs and law professors.
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Legal Sector Adds 2K Jobs, For 6th Straight Month Of Growth
While the overall U.S. economy's unemployment rate ticked up to 4.2% last month, the legal industry was in the midst of a six-month hot streak.
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Fisher Phillips Launches Miami Shop With Zumpano Castro
Labor and employment law firm Fisher Phillips has launched a new Miami office with help from boutique firm Zumpano Castro.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP leads this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions after a California federal jury said Apple owes $5.7 billion to headphone-maker Taction for infringing two vibration technology patents, issuing the largest patent verdict in U.S. history.
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BCLP's New NY Leader Eyes Growth And Big Apple Branding
A Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP partner who oversaw associate development and led the commercial real estate team will manage the firm's New York office and spearhead efforts to increase its bench of talent.
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Munger Tolles Announces Clerkship Bonus Increases
Munger Tolles & Olson LLP announced Thursday that it is increasing its clerkship bonuses to $180,000 for one qualifying clerkship and $200,000 for two or more qualifying clerkships.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry closed out September with a flurry of lateral moves and insight into the BigLaw "Billionaires' Club." Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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New Morgan Lewis Chair On Leading 'Very Special Firm'
It's been six months since Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP announced that longtime firm Chair Jami McKeon will be retiring at the end of the year and passing the leadership baton to partner David A. McManus.
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NJ Law Firms Aim To Strike Balance In 'Noisy' Legal AI Scene
Amid the ever-shifting winds of artificial intelligence sweeping through the legal industry, New Jersey law firms are striving to design cost-effective strategies to incorporate legal AI into their work while also meeting client expectations and the preferences of their attorneys.
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Crowell & Moring Appoints Its Litigation Head As Firm Chair
Crowell & Moring LLP announced Thursday that next year it will elevate the chair of its litigation and trial department and managing partner of its New York office to serve as chair of the firm's management board.
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Buchalter Data Breach Exposed Calif. Hospital Patient Data
California-based Buchalter PC suffered a data breach in August that exposed a limited amount of personal information belonging to patients at Los Angeles-area hospital Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, according to a letter Arrowhead sent Monday to affected individuals.
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Wachtell Lipton Taps Ex-US Atty For SDNY From Cleary
Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz has hired the former chief U.S. prosecutor in Manhattan from Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP following the departure of former co-chair and top corporate litigator William Savitt over the summer, Wachtell Lipton confirmed on Thursday.
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Ex-DOJ Atty Reopens Practice, Starts Consulting Firm
A former U.S. Department of Justice official announced Thursday that he has returned to private practice at the law firm he founded.
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Dechert Lands Ropes & Gray Capital Solutions Atty In NY
Dechert LLP announced Thursday that it has hired a partner from Ropes & Gray LLP for its capital solutions team in New York.
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Buchalter Adds Over 40 Attys, 3 Offices In Texas Firm Combo
Buchalter PC announced Thursday that it has boosted its roster and greatly expanded its physical presence in the Lone Star State with more than 40 attorneys and three new offices in a combination with Texas construction and real estate boutique Griffith Davison PC.
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Clerk Rule Change Unlikely To Trigger Judicial Ethics Probes
A recent change to the rules governing how federal court leaders handle the reassignment of judicial clerks due to misconduct claims against a judge is unlikely to lead to investigations into those allegations and so won't improve those clerks' working conditions or judicial accountability, court reform advocates say.
Expert Analysis
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Ask A Mentor: How Can I Maximize My Pro Bono Impact?
Debbie Berman at Jenner & Block offers advice on how attorneys can make a meaningful impact on their communities through pro bono work while enhancing their professional development through strengthened client-facing skills, hands-on experience and more.
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My Nonpracticing Law Job: Law Firm Marketer
Liz Bard Lindley at Jaffe PR shares how she went from a family law associate who helped write industry articles to a savvy legal public relations and marketing professional, and offers takeaways for any attorney who might not feel at home in their law practice and is considering alternative career paths.
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The Case For Keeping The Gas On Deputy GC Compensation
In recent years, the deputy general counsel role has expanded and become increasingly vital in organizations across the globe, and companies should consider a few ways to retain this top talent, including by offering competitive compensation that reflects projected increases, says Heather Fine at Major Lindsey.
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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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Roundup
Talking Mental Health
Attorneys and other legal professionals share insights on mental health and well-being in this Law360 Pulse Expert Analysis series.
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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.