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  • Calif. AG's Hiring Of Lieff Cabraser In Climate Suit Challenged

    California Attorney General Rob Bonta improperly hired Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP to assist with the state's climate deception suit against fossil fuel companies when attorneys in his office were capable of handling the litigation, the union representing the public lawyers contended in a newly filed state court complaint.

  • Investor Says Lowenstein Sandler Violated Dispensary Deal

    An investment group involved in a complex dispute between Lowenstein Sandler LLP and a cannabis dispensary has asked a New Jersey state judge to enforce a settlement order and sale order, alleging the firm has violated previous legal rulings while pursuing its claim for purportedly unpaid legal fees.

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    Brownstein Hyatt Adds Seyfarth Real Estate Pro In LA

    Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP is growing its California team, bringing in a Seyfarth Shaw LLP real estate expert as a shareholder in its Los Angeles office.

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    PierFerd Adds Ex-Alston & Bird Real Estate Finance Attorney

    Pierson Ferdinand LLP said Wednesday it has added a real estate finance securitization partner who was previously an attorney at Alston & Bird LLP to its corporate department.

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    Pashman Stein Enters Philly Market With Duane Morris Atty

    New Jersey-based firm Pashman Stein Walder Hayden PC is crossing state lines again with this week's launch of a new Philadelphia office led by a former Duane Morris LLP attorney specializing in commercial litigation and cannabis matters.

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    Ex-AIG Atty Joins SBSB Eastham In Houston

    Schouest Bamdas Soshea BenMaier & Eastham PLLC announced that an experienced Houston-based litigator who focuses on workers' compensation matters has joined the firm as a partner.

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    SDNY Complex Frauds, Cybercrime Pro Joins Pryor Cashman

    The former chief of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York's complex frauds and cybercrime unit has joined Pryor Cashman LLP's white collar and regulatory enforcement practice as a partner, the firm said Wednesday.

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    4 Tips To Hit Billable Hours Out Of The Park This Year

    Early in the year is the best time to start to think about billable hour targets and strategies for how to meet them, according to partners and attorney career coaches. Here are four strategies those experts say will help associates hit a home run this year.

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    How Young Lawyers Can Avoid The Inflation Blues

    Inflation rates are likely squeezing the bottom lines of some younger attorneys, financial experts tell Law360 Pulse. Below are their suggestions for young attorneys to be vigilant about spending and financial planning.

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    Maynard Nexsen IP Trio Joins Frost Brown In NY

    Three veteran intellectual property attorneys with more than 100 years of combined experience working on a wide range of litigation matters have joined Frost Brown Todd LLP's New York office as partners from Maynard Nexsen PC, the firm announced Monday.

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    Kirkland Regains Top Spot in 2024 Performance Ranking

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP surged back to the top of legal market intelligence provider Leopard Solutions' annual Law Firm Index released on Tuesday with a perfect score for the year, while last year's leader Latham & Watkins LLP slipped to fourth place.

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    Former Banner Witcoff Name Partner Dies At 99

    A retired name partner of intellectual property boutique Banner Witcoff has died at the age of 99, the firm announced Monday, saying he will be remembered as a pioneering IP attorney and a thoughtful colleague and mentor.

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    Golenbock Eiseman Litigation Co-Chair Joins Vedder Price

    Vedder Price PC announced Monday that it has brought on as a shareholder a longtime Golenbock Eiseman Assor Bell & Peskoe LLP attorney who previously co-chaired that firm's litigation practice and chaired its noncompete and trade secrets group.

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    Law Firms Walk DEI Tightrope Amid Political Pressure

    Law firms that once led the charge on diversity initiatives now find themselves walking a tightrope, balancing their long-standing commitments to diversity with shifting corporate priorities and political pressure stemming from the Trump administration's efforts to curtail such programs.

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    Law Firm Leasing Reaches Highest Level Since Before COVID

    Law firms in the United States have broken through years of pandemic-related uncertainty about market conditions and the need for office space to record the highest volume of lease activity in more than five years, according to newly released data.

  • Law Firm Network Meritas Starts Legal Tech Ed Program

    International law firm network Meritas has launched a legal technology education program that will include online and in-person curriculum provided by top legal tech companies.

  • Ex-Judge Hopes To Avoid Testimony In Atty Romance Probe

    Former Texas bankruptcy judge David R. Jones said Monday that he's been talking with the U.S. Trustee with the aim of avoiding "live trial testimony" in the probe of his undisclosed romantic relationship with a former Jackson Walker LLP partner, arguing that he's already given a deposition.

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    4 Attys Join Kaufman Dolowich NY Construction Practice

    The co-chair of Kaufman Dolowich LLP's construction law practice group has coaxed a team of four attorneys including two former colleagues who were most recently partners at construction boutique Rich Intelisano & Katz LLP to join the firm's New York City-area offices, according to a Monday announcement.

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    Disbarred NJ Attys Seeking Reinstatement Begin Difficult Path

    The first disbarred attorneys ever to seek reinstatement under New Jersey’s new rules are sitting for the bar exam this week, but the road back to licensure and rebuilding a successful practice remains challenging.

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    McGlinchey Stafford Adds Galloway Team In Houston

    McGlinchey Stafford PLLC has grown its presence in Houston with the addition of three attorneys and three employees from Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith.

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    Scarinci & Hollenbeck Adds Mandelbaum Barrett Estate Pro

    Scarinci & Hollenbeck LLC is growing its Red Bank, New Jersey, location with a new tax and estate partner from Mandelbaum Barrett PC with nearly 30 years of experience in estate planning and administration, probate litigation, business transactions and real estate matters.

  • ABA Suspends Law School DEI Standards Until Summer

    The American Bar Association has announced that it is holding off on enforcing its diversity and inclusion standards for law schools in light of recent executive orders by the new presidential administration.

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    SBSB Eastham Expands In Texas With 4th Lone Star Shop

    Schouest Bamdas Soshea BenMaier & Eastham PLLC announced Monday that it has continued its fast-paced growth in the Lone Star State with the launch of an office in Galveston, following openings last summer in Dallas and Corpus Christi.

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    Spencer Fane Adds IP Litigation, Utility Attorneys In Texas

    Spencer Fane LLP announced that a pair of experienced attorneys have joined the firm's intellectual property and environmental law and energy practice groups in Texas.

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    Reed Smith Adds 16 Laterals To Launch Denver Office

    Reed Smith LLP is bringing on more than a dozen lateral attorney hires from Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP, Foley Hoag LLP, Dentons, Akerman LLP, Greenberg Traurig LLP and Cooley LLP to launch its new Denver office, the firm announced Monday.

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Expert Analysis

  • Resume Gaps Are No Longer Kryptonite To Your Legal Career Author Photo

    Female attorneys and others who pause their careers for a few years will find that gaps in work history are increasingly acceptable among legal employers, meaning with some networking, retraining and a few other strategies, lawyers can successfully reenter the workforce, says Jill Backer at Ave Maria School of Law.

  • Law Firm Guardrails For Responsible Generative AI Use Author Photo

    ChatGPT and other generative artificial intelligence tools pose significant risks to the integrity of legal work, but the key for law firms is not to ban these tools, but to implement them responsibly and with appropriate safeguards, say Natalie Pierce and Stephanie Goutos at Gunderson Dettmer.

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    We Must Continue DEI Efforts Despite High Court Headwinds Author Photo

    Though the U.S. Supreme Court recently struck down affirmative action in higher education, law firms and their clients must keep up the legal industry’s recent momentum advancing diversity, equity and inclusion in the profession in order to help achieve a just and prosperous society for all, says Angela Winfield at the Law School Admission Council.

  • Law Firms Cannot Ignore Attorneys' Personal Cybersecurity Author Photo

    Law firms that fail to consider their attorneys' online habits away from work are not using their best efforts to protect client information and are simplifying the job of plaintiffs attorneys in the case of a breach, say Mark Hurley and Carmine Cicalese at Digital Privacy and Protection.

  • Why Writing CLE Should Be Mandatory For Lawyers Author Photo

    Though effective writing is foundational to law, no state requires attorneys to take continuing legal education in this skill — something that must change if today's attorneys are to have the communication abilities they need to fulfill their professional and ethical duties to their clients, colleagues and courts, says Diana Simon at the University of Arizona.

  • How To Find Your Inner Calm When Client Obligations Pile Up Author Photo

    In the most stressful times for attorneys, when several transactions for different partners and clients peak at the same time and the phone won’t stop buzzing, incremental lifestyle changes can truly make a difference, says Lindsey Hughes at Haynes Boone.

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    Ask A Mentor: How Can I Support Gen Z Attorneys? Author Photo

    Meredith Beuchaw at Lowenstein Sandler discusses how senior attorneys can assist the newest generation of attorneys by championing their pursuit of a healthy work-life balance and providing the hands-on mentorship opportunities they missed out on during the pandemic.

  • Law Firm Cybersecurity Should Not Get Lost In The Cloud Author Photo

    A recent data leak at Proskauer via a cloud data storage platform demonstrates key reasons why law firms must pay attention to data safeguarding, including the increasing frequency of cloud-based data breaches and the consequences of breaking client confidentiality, says Robert Kraczek at One Identity.

  • Advice For Summer Associates Uneasy About Offer Prospects Author Photo

    There are a few communication tips that law students in summer associate programs should consider to put themselves in the best possible position to receive an offer, and firms can also take steps to support those to whom they are unable to make an offer, says Amy Mattock at Georgetown University Law Center.

  • How Law Firms Can Cautiously Wield AI To Streamline Tasks Author Photo

    Many attorneys are going to use artificial intelligence tools whether law firms like it or not, so firms should educate them on AI's benefits, limits and practical uses, such as drafting legal documents, to remain competitive in a rapidly evolving legal market, say Thomas Schultz and Eden Bernstein at Kellogg Hansen.

  • 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.

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