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University Of San Francisco Law Works AI Into Requirements
The University of San Francisco School of Law said Wednesday that it's begun to incorporate generative artificial intelligence in its legal research, writing and analysis program, a required part of the curriculum for all first-year law students.
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Cooley Boosts Life Sciences Team With Latham Partner Hire
Cooley LLP has hired a former Latham & Watkins LLP partner to join its global life sciences and healthcare regulatory practice as a partner in Washington, D.C.
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Steptoe Welcomes Former Conn., Calif. AUSA To NY Office
Steptoe LLP announced Wednesday that it has hired a former assistant U.S. attorney for the District of Connecticut with a history of prosecuting everything from fraud to violent crime.
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Littler Hires 5th DC Labor Atty From Akin In 4 Months
Littler Mendelson PC has hired another member of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP's Washington, D.C., labor team, the fifth attorney from that group to move in the past four months, who helped represent the Pac-12 college football conference alongside several former colleagues he's now rejoining.
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Mansfield Rule Widely Adopted By BigLaw Faces DOJ Scrutiny
A system for sourcing job candidates used by the vast majority of large U.S. law firms called the Mansfield Rule was highlighted by the U.S. Department of Justice in a court filing accusing Perkins Coie LLP of discriminatory hiring practices. However, employment law experts say the program appears to comply with federal antidiscrimination laws.
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Dorsey & Whitney Adds DOJ Bankruptcy Ace In Del., NY
Dorsey & Whitney LLP has fortified its bankruptcy and financial restructuring group in Delaware and New York with an attorney who came aboard from the U.S. Department of Justice.
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Haynes Boone Atty Joins Mintz Capital Markets Team
Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC said Tuesday that its New York office has welcomed a corporate attorney from Haynes Boone who advises investment banks and private issuers on equity securities offerings and strategic investments.
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Firms Mum As EEOC Deadline For Diversity Data Passes
Tuesday marked the deadline for large law firms to answer the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's acting chair's request for detailed information about their diversity, equity and inclusion programs, and neither the firms nor the EEOC would confirm if or how the legal heavyweights had responded.
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Former McCarter & English Atty Fights Bid To Toss Firing Suit
A former McCarter & English LLP attorney and Navy SEAL has accused the firm in New Jersey state court of trying to "smear" him by claiming he was fired for his offensive social media posts rather than his advocacy for veterans.
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Bradley Arant Lands 12-Member Morris Manning IP Team
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP has hired a 12-person intellectual property team from Morris Manning & Martin LLP for its Atlanta office.
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Jones Walker Trots Into Kentucky With New Equine Law Atty
Jones Walker LLP has expanded its reach into the Kentucky market by adding a former Dinsmore & Shohl LLP equine, racing and gaming law attorney to its corporate practice group, the firm has announced.
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Faegre Drinker Adds Greenberg Traurig Mass Tort Litigator
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP has strengthened its product liability and mass torts practice with a San Francisco-based partner who came aboard from Greenberg Traurig LLP, the firm said Wednesday.
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Legal Staffing Co. Latitude Expands In DC, San Diego, NYC
National legal recruitment and staffing provider Latitude has recently expanded its roster with three attorneys who will lead the company's new offices launched in Washington, D.C., San Diego and New York City.
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DOJ Resists Perkins Coie Summary Judgment Bid In EO Case
The U.S. Department of Justice is continuing to defend President Donald Trump's March 6 order suspending security clearances held by Perkins Coie LLP attorneys, arguing on Wednesday that the BigLaw firm cannot take an early win, in part due to the firm's alleged "discriminatory employment activities" through participation in Mansfield Certification.
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King & Spalding Hires Hunton Public Finance Atty In DC
King & Spalding LLP has hired a former project finance partner from Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, who told Law360 Pulse in an interview Wednesday that he became a lawyer after working at the U.S. Department of Defense as a counter-terrorism analyst.
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Marshall Dennehey Hires Appeals Expert In New York
The former head of appeals at litigation boutique Barry McTiernan & Moore has joined Marshall Dennehey as special counsel, a role in which she will continue her work focused on a range of environmental, general liability and construction appellate matters.
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Dorsey & Whitney Adds Attys In Phoenix, Minneapolis
Dorsey & Whitney LLP has grown its offerings in Arizona and Minnesota with the addition of a healthcare attorney who worked as counsel to the inspector general of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and a litigator from Fennemore Craig PC.
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Former NC Utilities Commission Chair Joins McGuireWoods
McGuireWoods LLP announced Wednesday that the former chair of the North Carolina Utilities Commission is the latest addition to its energy regulatory and enforcement teams.
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Haynes Boone Launches Arbitration Rules Comparison Tool
Haynes Boone has launched its own tool for businesses, legal professionals and arbitrators to compare arbitration rules across different jurisdictions globally.
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Not A Doughnut Shop: Ex-MoFo Chair Says Firms Need Focus
As large law firms navigate an increasingly competitive marketplace, former Morrison & Foerster LLP Chair Keith Wetmore says today's firm leaders need a clear vision for what sets their firm apart and avoid trying to be everything to everybody.
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Sidley Brings On Gibson Dunn M&A Expert In California
Sidley Austin LLP continues growing its California team, bringing in a Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP mergers and acquisitions expert as a partner in its Century City office.
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Atty Sues After His Dog-Themed Meme Coin Gets Hacked
A former BigLaw attorney who created a meme coin in honor of his pet dachshund has sued the crypto wallet provider he used to hold his tokens over "catastrophic security failures and deliberate regulatory evasion" that allegedly allowed a hacker to steal half a million dollars' worth of his meme coin and tank the value of the project in the process.
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Hogan Lovells IP Pro Jumps To Venable In San Francisco
Venable LLP is expanding its intellectual property team, announcing Tuesday it is bringing in a Hogan Lovells IP litigator as a partner in its San Francisco office.
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DC Bar Race In Spotlight As Bondi's Brother Seeks Top Role
Voting is underway in the D.C. Bar’s annual election, which is drawing more interest than usual as the brother of U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi seeks the top role. Vying for the position of president-elect are Brad Bondi of Paul Hastings LLP and Diane Seltzer of the Seltzer Law Firm
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Law Students Say EEOC Overreached With DEI Info Demands
A trio of law students sued the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in D.C. federal court Tuesday, claiming the agency "grossly overstepped" by demanding workplace diversity information, including personal details about applicants and workers, from prominent law firms.
Expert Analysis
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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.
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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.