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Determined To Expand, Law Firms Face Tight Office Market
Law firms are finding new ways to expand their office space, since finding sufficient space is proving to be a challenge in desirable areas such as Manhattan, where the top-tier office market has now fully recovered.
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Judges Say Social Media, Political Rhetoric Endanger Them
Increased access to social media and personal data via the internet, a larger number of high-profile cases, and inflammatory comments made by politicians have led to a rise in violent threats against judges and concerns about their safety, according to a recently published report.
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HSF Kramer Added To $1B King & Spalding Malpractice Suit
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP and several of its partners on Tuesday were added to a $1 billion legal malpractice suit against King & Spalding LLP alleging that the firms engaged in multiple schemes to enrich a lawyer's friend at the expense of investment firm White Oak Advisors.
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Approach The Bench: Judge Rodriguez On The Uses Of AI
Today, Judge Xavier Rodriguez is known as an expert in electronic discovery and a proponent of artificial intelligence, but his interest was piqued before he joined the bench of the Western District of Texas in 2003, when he was still a lawyer and the methods for sifting through electronically stored information were still primitive.
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Massumi & Consoli Matches Milbank Associate Pay Scale
Associates at Massumi & Consoli will see salary increases of $10,000 and $20,000 this year, the firm confirmed to Law360 Pulse on Tuesday, matching the pay scale set by Milbank LLP in June.
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Cozen Affiliate Adds 4 From Closed McDermott Shop
More former staff members of McDermott Will & Schulte's shuttered healthcare lobbying and consulting shop in Washington, D.C., have landed new roles, with Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies announcing Tuesday it hired a four-person team from there.
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Gordon Rees Elevates 73 Attorneys To Partners Nationwide
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP recently promoted more than 70 attorneys to the partnership level in 32 offices around the U.S., a record number of elevations for the firm.
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Sullivan & Cromwell Hires Ex-DOJ Antitrust Atty In DC
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP has hired a former Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP partner who focuses on antitrust issues and spent three and a half years in the Justice Department, the firm said Monday.
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Fired FTC Commissioner Joins NYU Law Center As Sr. Fellow
Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, the former Federal Trade Commission commissioner whose firing led to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the president's power to fire members of independent agencies, announced on Tuesday that she is headed to New York University School of Law for the next chapter of her legal career.
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Skadden Adds Ex-Global Banking And Finance Head At Orrick
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP has expanded its finance team in Palo Alto, California, with the addition of the former global banking and finance group head at Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP.
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PE Looks Offshore For A New Way Into Legal Services
Private equity investors might have found a promising opening in offshore law firms, whose governance, fiduciary and consulting businesses can generate the kind of recurring revenue that buyout companies seek.
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Linklaters Welcomes J&J Litigation VP In New York
Linklaters LLP announced on Tuesday that Johnson & Johnson's vice president of litigation has joined its ranks in New York, touting his experience "leading the company through some of its most significant and complex legal challenges, including the litigation and resolution of one of the largest and most consequential mass torts in U.S. history."
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A&O Shearman Adds White & Case Antitrust Atty In DC
Allen Overy Shearman Sterling has hired a former White & Case LLP antitrust attorney, who brings nearly two decades of experience at that firm and perspective as a former Federal Trade Commission lawyer, to its Washington, D.C., team, according to a Monday announcement.
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Paul Hastings Hires Freshfields Special Counsel In DC
Paul Hastings LLP said Tuesday it has hired a former Freshfields LLP special counsel as an antitrust partner in its Washington, D.C., office.
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Judge Albright Joins A&O Shearman In Austin
Former U.S. District Judge Alan Albright has returned to private practice, joining Allen Overy Shearman Sterling as a partner in its intellectual property litigation team in Austin, Texas, the firm said Tuesday.
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Jones Day Vet Returns After 'Intense' Run In High DOJ Post
An appellate attorney who fought some of the second Trump administration's biggest legal battles — involving immigration, the environment, spending conditions and more — is rejoining Jones Day after more than a year in the U.S. Department of Justice's top ranks, the firm announced Monday.
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Quinn Emanuel Scoops Up Antitrust Pro From Kirkland In DC
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP announced on Monday it has welcomed a Kirkland & Ellis LLP antitrust star with a storied background trying cases involving novel legal issues and representing major clients like UnitedHealth.
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Ex-Blanche, Bondi Aide To Join Boies Schiller In DC
A former chief of staff at the U.S. Attorney General's Office for both Todd Blanche and Pam Bondi is joining Boies Schiller Flexner as a partner in Washington, D.C., the firm announced Monday.
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Holland & Knight Adds Duo From McDermott Lobbying Arm
Holland & Knight LLP has grown its federal government affairs practice in the nation's capital with the addition of an attorney and senior director from McDermott+, the now-closed consulting and lobbying affiliate of McDermott Will & Schulte, the firm said Monday.
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Ex-Clifford Chance Attys Fight Bid To Toss Clawback Suit
The two partners facing a $6 million clawback demand by Clifford Chance LLP have again asked a federal judge to decide whether English or New York law should govern the arbitration, claiming the firm's partnership agreement is unclear.
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Washington Litigation Group Makes Another High-Profile Hire
Washington Litigation Group, a D.C.-based boutique firm that says it aims to protect the rule of law, announced another high-profile hire on Monday, bringing on an attorney who argued Trump v. Slaughter, the U.S. Supreme Court case that addressed the constitutionality of independent agencies.
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New Report Rings Alarm On Threats To Judicial Independence
Verbal attacks on judges, disinformation about the courts and the defiance of court orders are undermining the independence of the federal judiciary and significantly affecting individual judges' ability to do their jobs, a report out Monday says.
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Ex-Kirkland Private Funds Lawyer Joins Greenberg Traurig
Greenberg Traurig LLP has added former Kirkland & Ellis LLP lawyer Sheldon Hunt Laing as a shareholder to its private funds group in New York City.
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K&L Gates Adds Northrop Grumman Atty To Trade Team In DC
K&L Gates LLP said Monday it added an international trade and national security attorney who brings in-house and law firm experience, hiring a Washington, D.C., partner who most recently was a senior corporate counsel with Northrop Grumman.
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Rising Star: Cooley's Denny Won
Denny Won of Cooley LLP advised the underwriters for StubHub, a leading secondary ticketing marketplace for live events, on its $800 million initial public offering — a complex transaction that involved extensive SEC engagement — earning him a spot among the capital markets law practitioners honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
Expert Analysis
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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.
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How Firms Can Effectively Evaluate Their Summer Associates
One of the most effective ways firms can ensure their summer associate programs are a success is by engaging in a timely and meaningful evaluation process and being intentional about when, how and by whom feedback should be provided, say Caroline Cimei and Erica Fine at Shutts & Bowen.
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Talking Mental Health: Life As A Lawyer With OCD
Kelly Hughes at Ogletree discusses what she’s learned in the 14 years since she was diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder, recounting how the experience shaped her law practice, what the legal industry and general public get wrong about the disorder, and how law firms can better support employees who have OCD.
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3 Innovative Ways AI May Be Used In Legal Practice
Excerpt from Practical Guidance
Artificial intelligence tools will increasingly be used by outside counsel to better predict the outcomes of litigation — thus informing legal strategy with greater precision — and by clients to scrutinize invoices and evaluate counsel’s performance, says Ronald Levine at Herrick Feinstein.
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My Nonpracticing Law Job: Librarian
Lisa A. Goodman at Texas A&M University shares how she went from a BigLaw associate who liked to hang out in the firm's law library to director of a law library herself in just over a decade, and provides considerations for anyone interested in pursuing a law librarian career.
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Legal Briefs Can Benefit From Cleaned Up Case Citations
Federal courts have recently been changing the way they quote decisions to omit insignificant details and string cites, and lawyers should consider adopting this practice to enhance the readability of their briefs — as long as accuracy stays top of mind, says Diana Simon at the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law.
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5 Best Practices For Firms Designing DEI Programs
Nikki Lewis Simon, chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer at Greenberg Traurig, discusses best practices — and some pitfalls to avoid — for law firms looking to build programs aimed at driving inclusion in the workplace.
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Former Minn. Chief Justice Instructs On Writing Better Briefs
Former Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Lorie Gildea, now at Greenberg Traurig, offers strategies on writing more effective appellate briefs from her time on the bench.