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    McGuireWoods Appoints New Chief Operating Officer

    McGuireWoods LLP announced Thursday that it has appointed its former chief financial officer to serve as chief operating officer to help steer the global firm's strategic direction and operations.

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    Law Firms Reimagine Recruitment Amid AI Talent War

    Law firms are taking a nuanced approach to fill new artificial intelligence-centric roles, including "testing" experienced professionals as consultants and thinking about potentially having data scientists work remotely, a panel of experts said Thursday.

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    In-House Cyber And Gov't Contracts Pro Joins Ice Miller In DC

    Ice Miller LLP has brought aboard an experienced cybersecurity and government contracts attorney who for the last 18 years has worked in-house for defense and technology contractors, most recently as senior principal and counsel at L3Harris Technologies.

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    Judge DQs Ex-Overstock CEO's Atty For Discovery Violations

    A Washington, D.C., federal judge has granted Dominion Voting Systems' "extraordinary and rarely granted" disqualification bid over serious discovery violations by a lawyer defending Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne in a defamation lawsuit brought by the voting machine company.

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    K&L Gates Hires 340B Health Counsel In DC

    K&L Gates LLP's newest healthcare counsel, Amanda Smith, has never worked at a private practice law firm until now.

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    How To Get Attys Excited — Not Scared — About Innovation

    Food and beverage gatherings, demos during meetings and statements from passionate advocates are just some ways law firms are getting attorneys excited about new technologies, a panel of leaders said Tuesday.

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    Bass Berry Delays New Associates' Start Date To January

    Bass Berry & Sims PLC confirmed Wednesday that it is delaying the start date for its incoming class of 22 first-year associates from September to January, citing a "professional development strategy" aimed at allowing current junior associates to gain more experience.

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    Mansfield Participants Grow Despite Industry DEI Threats

    Even as law firms have faced legal threats in the past year over their diversity, equity and inclusion programming, the number of firms that have committed to embracing diversity via Mansfield certification continues to grow, according to an announcement Wednesday.

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    Crowell & Moring International Hires IT Foundation Leader

    Although Nigel Cory's profession as an international trade expert might have come as a surprise to his parents, their work was a catalyst for what became his decades-long fascination with working on trade issues, he told Law360 Pulse in an interview on Tuesday about his recent move to Crowell & Moring LLP's public policy affiliate.

  • DOJ Gets Crash Course In AI As Attys Brace For Crackdown

    The U.S. Department of Justice is working to keep pace with the swift rise of the tools known as artificial intelligence, investigating potential fraud as its Criminal Division learns the nuances of the technology — an unsettling dynamic for some defense lawyers.

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    Manatt Adds 3 Foley Hoag Healthcare Attys

    Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP has grown its healthcare practice in Boston and Washington, D.C., this week with the addition of three former partners from Foley Hoag LLP.

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    Most In-House Counsel Worried Over Transparency Act

    Most legal and compliance executives are worried that their own companies are not ready to meet the requirements of the new U.S. Corporate Transparency Act, and many don't even know when the reporting deadlines are.

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    Cahill Gordon Adds WilmerHale Partner As DC Office Co-Head

    After a career helping to handle terrorism-related cases as a federal prosecutor, Edward O'Callaghan has joined Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP, where he will serve as co-leader of the firm's Washington, D.C., office and chair of its congressional investigations practice.

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    Winston & Strawn Adds Squire Patton Litigator In DC

    Winston & Strawn LLP is expanding its litigation team, announcing Tuesday that it is bringing in a Squire Patton Boggs LLP trial attorney as a partner in its Washington, D.C., office.

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    BCLP Adds EX-FTC Attorney To Antitrust Team In DC

    Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP said Tuesday that a senior attorney at the Federal Trade Commission had joined its Washington office as a partner in its antitrust and competition practice.

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    ABA's President-Elect On Navigating Changing Legal Industry

    Law360 Pulse caught up with Michelle Behnke, the American Bar Association's new president-elect, to discuss the challenge of keeping up with changes in the legal profession.

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    Sheppard Mullin Adds Depp Trial Attys From Brown Rudnick

    Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP said Tuesday it has lured five lawyers away from Brown Rudnick LLP who were members of the team that successfully represented actor Johnny Depp in his defamation trial against his former wife.

  • Texas Wants Debt Relief Review In Wake Of 8th Circ. Ruling

    Texas' solicitor general on Saturday pressed the U.S. Supreme Court to shut down the Biden administration's student debt relief plan, arguing that a recent Eighth Circuit decision granting an injunction against the plan in a similar case "underscores" why the high court should grant its petition for certiorari.

  • DC Circ. Revives Businessman's Suit Over Mueller Report

    A Georgian-American businessman discussed in special counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russian interference in the 2016 election can pursue claims that inaccuracies in the report harmed his reputation and business dealings, the D.C. Circuit said Friday.

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    Jenner & Block Launches Post-Chevron Task Force

    Jenner & Block LLP said Monday that it has started a task force to help clients navigate the reversal of Chevron deference, tapping three Washington, D.C.-based attorneys to helm that effort.

  • Barnes & Thornburg Dallas Head Rejoins Haynes Boone

    Haynes and Boone LLP has hired the former Dallas office managing partner at Barnes & Thornburg LLP as global chair of the trials practice group, the firm said Monday.

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    BCLP Promotes GC For The Americas To Serve As Global GC

    Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP has promoted its general counsel for the Americas to global general counsel, elevating a litigator who began her career as a summer associate there, the firm announced Monday.

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    BlueHalo Adds Former Defense Secretary Assistant In Va.

    A former deputy assistant secretary for the U.S. Department of Defense, who also served as assistant general counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency, has joined defense contractor BlueHalo as corporate executive vice president and president of the company's intelligence profile, BlueHalo announced Monday.

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    Ex-NLRB Atty Rejoins Ballard Spahr From Miles & Stockbridge

    A former National Labor Relations Board lawyer is returning to Ballard Spahr LLP after a stint with Miles & Stockbridge PC, the firm announced Monday.

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    How 3 Law Firm Leaders Manage Multiple Generations

    Law firm leaders today are faced with an unprecedented challenge and opportunity: managing anywhere from four to five generations of lawyers together in a single workplace.

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Expert Analysis

  • Keys To Managing The Stresses Of Law School Author Photo

    Dealing with the pressures associated with law school can prove difficult for many future lawyers, but there are steps students can take to manage stress — and schools can help too, say Ryan Zajic and Dr. Janani Krishnaswami at UWorld.

  • Can Mandatory CLE Mitigate Implicit Bias's Negative Impacts? Author Photo

    Amid ongoing disagreements on whether states should mandate implicit bias training as part of attorneys' continuing legal education requirements, Stephanie Wilson at Reed Smith looks at how unconscious attitudes or stereotypes adversely affect legal practice, and whether mandatory training programs can help.

  • Ditch The Frills And Start Writing Legal Letters In Plain English Author Photo

    To become more effective advocates, lawyers need to rethink the ridiculous, convoluted language they use in correspondence and write letters in a clear, concise and direct manner, says legal writing instructor Stuart Teicher.

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    Ask A Mentor: How Can I Negotiate My Separation Agreement? Author Photo

    Kate Reder Sheikh at Major Lindsey discusses how a law firm associate can navigate being laid off, what to look for in a separation agreement and why to be upfront about it with prospective employers.

  • DoNotPay Cases Underscore Hurdles For AI-Fueled Legal Help Author Photo

    Recent legal challenges against DoNotPay’s "robot lawyer” application highlight pressing questions about the degree to which artificial intelligence can be used for legal tasks while remaining on the right side of both consumer protection laws and prohibitions against the unauthorized practice of law, says Kristen Niven at Frankfurt Kurnit.

  • For The Future Of Legal Practice, Let's Learn From The Past Author Photo

    At some level, every practicing lawyer is experiencing the ever-increasing speed of change — and while some practice management processes have gotten more efficient, other things about the legal profession were better before supposed improvements were made, says Jay Silberblatt, president of the Pennsylvania Bar Association.

  • Why All Law Firms Should Foster Psychological Capital Author Photo

    Law firms will be able to reap great long-term benefits if they adopt strategies to nurture four critical components of their employees' psychological wellness and performance — hope, efficacy, resilience and optimism, says Dennis Stolle at the American Psychological Association.

  • A GC's Guide To Litigation, Inspired By Sun Tzu's 'Art Of War' Author Photo

    With caseloads and spending increasing, in-house counsel might find themselves called to opine on the risks and benefits of litigation more often, and they should look at five Sun Tzu maxims from the ancient Chinese classic "The Art of War" to inform their approach to any suit, says Jeff Golimowski at Womble Bond.

  • Mentorship Is Key To Diversity In The Legal Industry Author Photo

    Not only can effective mentorship have a profound impact on women and people of color entering the legal field, but it also benefits mentors and the legal profession as a whole, creating a true win-win situation for all involved, says Natasha Cortes at Grossman Roth.

  • ChatGPT Is A Cool Trick, But AI Won't Replace Lawyers Author Photo

    Generative AI applications like ChatGPT are unlikely to ever replace attorneys for a variety of practical reasons — but given their practice-enhancing capabilities, lawyers who fail to leverage these tools may be rendered obsolete, says Eran Kahana at Maslon.

  • Pro Bono Work Is Valuable In IP And Continued Learning Author Photo

    The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's recent elimination of a rule that partially counted pro bono work toward continuing legal education highlights the importance of volunteer work in intellectual property practice and its ties to CLE, and puts a valuable tool for hands-on attorney education in the hands of the states, say Lisa Holubar and Ariel Katz at Irwin.

  • Increasing Public Access To Legal Services: A Practical Plan Author Photo

    Recommendations recently issued by a special committee of the Florida Bar represent a realistic, pragmatic approach to increasing the accessibility and affordability of legal services, at a time when the disconnect between the legal profession and the public at large has widened considerably, says Gary Lesser, president of the Florida Bar.

  • Priorities For Improving The Legal Industry In Texas Author Photo

    To assist Texas lawyers in effectively executing their duties, we should be working on succession planning, attorney wellness, and increasing understanding of the grievance system by both bar members and the public, says Laura Gibson, president of the State Bar of Texas.

  • Leading Your Law Firm's Creation Of A New Practice Group Author Photo

    Marjorie Peerce and Peter Jaslow at Ballard Spahr discuss the challenges of building a new law firm practice group from the ground up, and how sustained commitment, communication and collaboration are the key ingredients for success.

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    Ask A Mentor: How Do I Relay Shortcomings To Associates? Author Photo

    Michael Cohen at Duane Morris discusses the best ways to articulate how an associate is not meeting expectations, and why documentation of performance management is crucial for their growth and protecting the firm from discrimination suits.

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