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Brownstein Hyatt Managing Partner Reelected To A 3rd Term
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP shareholders elected Rich Benenson as managing partner for a third time and named new members of the executive committee as the mid-law firm continues to expand across the country.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
This was another action-packed week for the legal industry as attorneys took on new roles and law firms expanded their reach. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Tarter Krinsky Adds Real Estate Atty To New Texas Office
Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP has added a commercial real estate attorney who joined the firm from private practice following several stints of working with the firm on a contractual basis.
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Wisconsin Bar Settles Atty's Legal Challenge Over DEI Efforts
The State Bar of Wisconsin has settled a lawsuit from a lawyer challenging its diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, with the agency agreeing to apply a tweaked definition of diversity to two leadership programs.
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Firm Seeks NC Top Court's Take On Ex-Partner's Benefits Fight
Cranfill Sumner LLP asked North Carolina's top court on Thursday to take up its case challenging a former partner's workers' compensation award, saying a lower court made a mistake in ruling his equity stake in the firm doesn't offset the amount he's owed.
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Carlton Fields Taps Real Estate Pro To Co-Lead Miami Office
Carlton Fields has named a shareholder who guides clients on real estate transactions as its co-office managing shareholder in Miami, a move that comes after the previous co-leader stepped down to work on his practice and charity matters.
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Harris Beach Names NY Capital Region, Buffalo Office Heads
Harris Beach Murtha Cullina PLLC on Wednesday announced the appointment of two experienced attorneys as the new office managing partners for three of the New York-based firm's offices in the state Capital Region and in the west.
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USAID Attorney Joins Eckert Seamans' Aviation Practice In DC
An attorney who counseled leaders at the U.S. Agency for International Development in Central America and Mexico has joined Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott LLC's aviation practice, the firm said this week.
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Rawle & Henderson Adds Atty In NJ From Morrison Mahoney
Rawle & Henderson LLP has added a partner from Morrison Mahoney LLP who formerly worked as a truck driver to bolster its commercial motor vehicle practice group and capacity to defend trucking companies and their insurers from accident claims.
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US Trustee Says Constitution Bars Jackson Walker Jury Trial
The federal government's bankruptcy watchdog told a Texas federal judge that under the Seventh Amendment, Jackson Walker LLP isn't entitled to a jury trial in its fee dispute stemming from a former bankruptcy judge's secret relationship with a onetime partner.
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Why An Associate Move Is Most Likely In The 3rd Quarter
The third quarter is the most likely time for associates to leave law firms, experts said at a recent webinar hosted by The Managing Partner Forum.
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Morris Manning Atty Trio Joins Husch Blackwell In Latest Exits
Husch Blackwell LLP announced Wednesday that a pair of Atlanta-based healthcare partners along with an associate in the same city have joined the firm from Morris Manning & Martin LLP, marking the latest departures from Morris Manning after the firm said it is in talks to join a larger firm.
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Judges' Lack Of STEM Skills Scrutinized Post-Loper Bright
The lack of scientific educational backgrounds among federal judges is raising concerns among some experts about the courts' ability to handle technically complex questions in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's Loper Bright ruling, though others argue that judges are meant to be and should remain generalists.
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McLaughlin & Stern Adds 4-Atty Trusts & Estates Team In NYC
McLaughlin & Stern LLP announced Wednesday that it has acquired the trusts and estates practice of New York City boutique Krass Snow & Schmutter PC, adding to the full-service firm's private client law practice.
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Greenbaum Rowe Adds Genova Burns Energy Ace In NJ
Greenbaum Rowe Smith & Davis LLP has brought on an energy law expert with years of experience in government at the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities and the state's Office of the Attorney General as a partner in Iselin, the firm announced this week.
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Thomas Thomas & Hafer Adds Workers' Comp Pro In Philly
An attorney specializing in defending employers from workers' compensation claims has moved her practice recently to Thomas Thomas & Hafer LLP's Philadelphia office.
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Hanson Bridgett Arrives In San Diego With Health System Atty
Hanson Bridgett LLP has announced the hiring of a former University of California, San Diego Health attorney as a partner, which officially marks the Golden State firm's entry into the state's second-largest city.
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Jackson Walker, US Trustee Tell Court 'There's No Deal'
Jackson Walker LLP and the federal government's bankruptcy watchdog told a Texas federal judge Tuesday that they have not reached an agreement to resolve a fee dispute stemming from a former bankruptcy judge's previously undisclosed romantic relationship with a onetime partner of the firm.
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Recent Law School Grads Have Already Held 2 Different Jobs
Nearly two of three attorneys who graduated from law school three years ago have already held two jobs, but only 13% are on the hunt for a new gig, according to a report from the National Association for Law Placement released on Tuesday.
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Arnall Golden Starts New Team Responding To DEI Scrutiny
Arnall Golden Gregory LLP announced that it has launched a new team dedicated to handling matters related to the May decision by the U.S. Department of Justice to label certain types of diversity, equity and inclusion programs as "fraudulent" under the False Claims Act.
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Thompson Coburn Adds Hill Farrer Employment Litigator In LA
Thompson Coburn LLP continues expanding its employment practice, announcing Tuesday it is bringing in a Hill Farrer & Burrill LLP employment litigator as a partner in its Los Angeles office.
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Keesal Young Accuses Stradley Ronon Of Unfair Poaching
Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young has been hit with allegations from California firm Keesal Young & Logan that it unfairly poached both shareholders and associates from the firm, allegedly conspiring with the departing attorneys to violate their agreements with the firm and costing Keesal Young $2.5 million in annual profits.
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Lowenstein Sandler Names NJ Atty As Bankruptcy Vice Chair
Lowenstein Sandler LLP announced this week that a New Jersey bankruptcy partner who helped build the practice group into a nationwide force in sexual abuse-related bankruptcies will serve as co-chair.
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Bond Schoeneck Moves Chief Strategy Officer To Ops Lead
New York-based Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC announced Monday the appointment of Kimberly Wolf Price, who has served as the firm's chief strategy officer the past two years, as its latest chief operating officer.
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Leech Tishman Hires Fla. Real Estate Atty For Counsel Role
Leech Tishman hired an experienced Florida real estate transactional attorney for a counsel role in the firm's teams in Sarasota and Lakewood Ranch while working in its Sarasota office, the firm announced.
Expert Analysis
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A Call For Personal Accountability On Diversity And Inclusion
While chief legal officers are increasingly involved in creating corporate diversity, inclusion and anti-bigotry policies, all lawyers have a responsibility to be discrimination busters and bias interrupters regardless of the title they hold, says Veta T. Richardson at the Association of Corporate Counsel.
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Learning How To Code Can Unleash New Potential In Lawyers
Every lawyer can begin incorporating aspects of software development in their day-to-day practice with little to no changes in their existing tools or workflow, and legal organizations that take steps to encourage this exploration of programming can transform into tech incubators, says George Zalepa at Greenberg Traurig.
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Supporting Associates Amid Pandemic's Mental Health Toll
As junior associates increasingly report burnout, work-life conflict and loneliness during the pandemic, law firms should take tangible actions to reduce the stigma around seeking help, and to model desired well-being behaviors from the top down, say Stacey Whiteley at the New York State Bar Association and Robin Belleau at Kirkland.
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Mentoring a law student who is preparing for the bar exam without attending law school is an arduous process that is not for everyone, but there are also several benefits for law firms hosting apprenticeship programs, says Jessica Jackson, the lawyer guiding Kim Kardashian West's legal education.
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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.