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Littler Announces 2 New Leaders for Mentor, Diversity Groups
Employment law firm Littler Mendelson PC has announced that a pair of experienced shareholders have been named leaders of its associate mentorship program and one of its diverse affinity groups.
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Law360 Pulse Spotlight On Mid-Law Work
Robins Kaplan LLP's work pursuing royalties on the COVID-19 vaccine for the University of Pennsylvania and Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP's handling of an aviation acquisition lead this edition of Law360 Pulse's Spotlight On Mid-Law Work, recapping the top matters for Mid-Law firms from July 26 to Aug. 9.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Kellogg Hansen Todd Figel & Frederick PLLC leads this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the Fourth Circuit revived Florida-based NTE Energy Services' anticompetitive lawsuit accusing Duke Energy of squeezing it out of the market in North Carolina.
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Recruiters Predict Domino Effect After Milbank Midyear Bonus
As Milbank LLP becomes the latest law firm to award midyear bonuses, legal recruiters anticipate a ripple effect, with other major firms expected to follow suit in announcing similar bonus payments for their attorneys.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry had another action-packed week as BigLaw firms hired new talent and the American Bar Association held its annual meeting in Chicago. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Buchalter's Atlanta Head Dishes On New Office In Busy Market
Former Taylor English Duma LLP attorney Seth Trimble joined Law360 Pulse to discuss launching Buchalter’s new Atlanta office as part of a recent series of attorney departures from Taylor English in the city
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An Olympics Volunteer, This GC Still Seeks To Be Champion
Robert Herbst, a former general counsel and world champion weightlifter, has woven together the law and sports throughout his career, including this week in Paris where he is working with the U.S. Olympic team as a volunteer.
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Debby Dampens Court Operations In Southeastern States
Tropical Storm Debby altered court operations in the Carolinas, Florida, Georgia and Virginia as it swept through the southeastern United States this week, with some judiciaries extending early or total closure plans to Friday.
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Ga. Appeals Court Candidate Loses Election Challenge
A Georgia superior court judge has rejected an attorney's bid to overturn the results of a state appeals court election she lost, saying her claims were already resolved when the secretary of state made a preelection decision that her opponent was qualified to run and her subsequent appeal of that ruling was denied.
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Wood's Ex-Partners Seek 'Judgment Day' For 'Lin Almighty'
Thursday, as counsel for the former law partners of controversial ex-attorney Lin Wood put it to a Georgia federal jury, was an auspicious day, as it was a "judgment day" and a chance to "bring down a judgment on a monster" who slandered the three attorneys who for years helped him build a successful law practice.
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Ex-Morgan & Morgan Client Wants Malpractice Case In Court
A Georgia deputy sheriff suing Morgan & Morgan PA's office in Jacksonville, Florida, for malpractice has urged a Georgia federal court not to send his case to arbitration, as he claimed the firm effectively bullied him into signing a contract with an arbitration clause.
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Willis Defends Staying On Trump's Ga. Election Case
Georgia prosecutors have pushed back against former President Donald Trump's request for appellate intervention in his election interference case, arguing District Attorney Fani T. Willis doesn't have a conflict of interest and Trump failed to persuade the trial court that she had a conflict due to a relationship with a former outside counsel.
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How Law Firms Can Avoid Fallout Over Politics, Social Issues
With a presidential election approaching, the Israel-Hamas war continuing, and numerous social issues creating division in the country, Dawn Reddy Solowey of Seyfarth Shaw LLP discusses how law firms might de-escalate potential conflicts that could erupt at work.
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Bradley Arant Names New Office, Practice Group Leaders
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP has named new office managing partners for its shops in Houston; Birmingham, Alabama; and Tampa, Florida, and tapped several others to lead its real estate, government enforcement and investigations, and labor and employment practice groups.
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Young Thug Decries 'Horror' Of Working With Prosecutors
Atlanta rapper Young Thug launched another bid to boot prosecutors from his long-running gang trial, citing various episodes of alleged misconduct and arguing that prosecutors' inability to provide "the simplest and most basic fundamental fairness" requires their disqualification.
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5 Things To Know About The ABA's New President-Elect
Michelle Behnke, a business law attorney with more than 35 years of experience, became president-elect of the American Bar Association this week, setting her up to become the president of the organization next summer.
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Eversheds Sutherland Adds Kilpatrick Bankruptcy Atty In Atlanta
The former team leader of Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP's bankruptcy and financial restructuring practice has departed the firm after more than three decades to move to Eversheds Sutherland in Atlanta as co-leader of its U.S. restructuring and insolvency team.
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Cobb County Superior Court Under Judicial Emergency
A software conversion that has caused confusion and dysfunction within the Cobb County Superior Court led the court's highest judge to declare a judicial emergency Wednesday that will be in effect for the next 30 days.
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A New Take On 'Presumed Innocent' With Scott Turow
A staple of the legal thriller genre for nearly 40 years, Scott Turow’s bestselling novel and blockbuster movie "Presumed Innocent" returned to the screen this year as an eight-episode miniseries on Apple. In a spoiler-free conversation with Law360, the author discusses evolving his characters for their television debut and the lasting legacy of his most famous work.
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What It Will Take For More State Bars To Address AI
On the heels of the American Bar Association's first ethics guidance for lawyers using artificial intelligence, questions loom about when more state bar associations will build on the ABA recommendations.
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McBurney Steps Down From Ga. Judicial Watchdog Panel
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert C.I. McBurney is stepping down as head of Georgia's Judicial Qualifications Commission hearing panel and will be replaced by Georgia Court of Appeals Judge Brian Rickman, the Georgia Supreme Court said Tuesday.
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Taylor English Sees More Atlanta Attys Depart For Two Firms
Taylor English Duma LLP has seen another round of departures from its Atlanta office, including the loss of its former managing partner and other leaders, as Buchalter PC has opened its first Atlanta office with six former Taylor English intellectual property attorneys and Burr & Forman LLP has brought on five former Taylor English attorneys.
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ABA Tells States To Nix Rape Disclosures For Bar Applicants
The American Bar Association unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday that calls on state admission authorities to stop asking would-be lawyers to disclose their experiences of sexual violence and harassment during the attorney licensure process.
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Longtime Ga. Law School Dean Heads To Morris Manning
The dean of the University of Georgia School of Law has joined Morris Manning & Martin LLP's litigation practice, where he said he can use his expertise in international dispute resolution and appellate matters at a law firm and work with law school alumni.
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ABA: Ease State Licensing Barriers For Military Spouse Attys
The American Bar Association's policymaking body on Tuesday passed a resolution urging all state supreme courts and bar associations to accommodate the unique needs of military spouse attorneys who must move frequently to support the nation's defense.
Expert Analysis
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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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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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Series
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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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Series
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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.
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Law Firm Biz Development Tips For The Pandemic Era
Jessica Starr and Monica Ulzheimer at Alston & Bird look at four areas where business development and other law firm administrative teams can take a leadership role in driving practice growth at a time when attorney interactions with clients and peers are limited.
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Opinion
Reflections On My 1st Judicial Election Amid Racial Tensions
Former Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Robert Benham looks back at the racial barriers facing his first judicial campaign in 1984, and explains how those experiences shaped his decades on the bench, why judges should refrain from taking political stances, and why he was an early supporter of therapeutic courts that deal with systemic problems.