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Eversheds Sutherland's New US-Based Leaders Start Roles
Eversheds Sutherland started April with new leadership in the U.S. as former global energy sector co-head Lino Mendiola III began his term as the firm's global co-CEO and U.S. chief executive, and former global board co-chair Adam Cohen stepped into the role of U.S. executive partner.
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23 Firms Remain GCs' Top Picks Despite Referral Drop
Even as corporate legal departments become more selective in recommending outside counsel to their peers, 23 law firms have managed to earn top marks for building trust and relationship management, according to a report released Wednesday by BTI Consulting Group.
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Pierson Ferdinand Adds Weiss & Arons Patent Pro In Miami
Pierson Ferdinand LLP announced Wednesday that it has boosted its intellectual property offerings with a partner in Miami who joined from Weiss & Arons LLP.
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National Highway Agency's Ex-Top Counsel Joins Sidley In DC
Sidley Austin LLP has hired the former chief counsel of the agency responsible for oversight of the safety of America's roadways, who joins the firm to co-lead its global automotive and mobility industry group, one of several roles he'll have in its D.C. office, the firm recently announced.
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Paul Hastings Brings On King & Spalding Trial Pro In Houston
Paul Hastings LLP announced Wednesday that it has continued its expansion in Texas with a Houston-based litigator who came aboard as a partner from King & Spalding LLP.
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UC Regents Face Trimmed Suit Over Antisemitism At Berkeley
A California federal judge on Monday trimmed two Jewish advocacy organizations' lawsuit accusing UC Berkeley and its law school of tolerating antisemitism, allowing the suit to go forward on their claims the university was "deliberately indifferent" towards Jews on campus.
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Willkie Becomes 3rd Firm To Reach Deal With Trump
After issuing a string of executive orders in recent weeks targeting BigLaw firms, President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP had agreed to provide $100 million in pro bono legal services for certain causes and to refrain from what Trump has called discriminatory diversity hiring practices.
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BCLP Names New COO And Chief People Officer
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP has hired Newmark Group's former chief human resources officer as its chief people officer and shifted its chief financial officer to also serve as its chief operating officer, the firm announced Tuesday.
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King & Spalding Hires Mayer Brown PFAS Expert In NY
King & Spalding LLP is expanding its mass torts team, bringing in a Mayer Brown LLP product liability and "forever chemicals" specialist as a partner in its New York office.
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Hogan Lovells Adds Hunton Andrews Capital Markets Ace
Hogan Lovells announced Tuesday that it has fortified its real estate investment trusts practice with a capital markets partner joining from Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, who will share his time between Houston and Washington, D.C.
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Baker Botts Names DC Partner As Antitrust Co-Leader
Baker Botts LLP announced on Tuesday the appointment of an executive committee member and former Washington, D.C., partner-in-charge as co-chair of its global antitrust practice.
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Hunton Andrews Names New Office, Practice Group Leaders
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP announced Tuesday that it has appointed several attorneys to key leadership posts, including new leaders of its Miami and Richmond offices.
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Paul Hastings Atty Joins Dechert's Global Finance Team In NY
Dechert LLP's New York office has landed a former Paul Hastings LLP of counsel and CIFG Assurance North America deputy general counsel, saying Monday that his hire bolsters the firm's capabilities in private credit finance, securitization and structured and derivative products.
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Honigman Adds Kilpatrick Private Client Leader In Chicago
Honigman LLP announced Tuesday that the private credit practice co-leader at Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP has joined the firm's Chicago office as a private client and corporate partner.
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Fox Rothschild Names Office, Practice Group, Dept. Leaders
Fox Rothschild LLP announced Tuesday that it has installed new office managing partners in four cities, added co-chairs to its taxation and wealth planning department, and brought on an aviation practice group co-chair as part of the firm's standard leadership rotation.
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Goldman Sachs Exec Rejoins Weil As NY Banking Partner
A former executive for Goldman Sachs & Co. has rejoined Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP, where he began his legal career as a summer associate and banking and finance attorney, the firm said in a Tuesday announcement.
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Duane Morris Adds Ex-Prosecutor To Chicago Trial Team
A seasoned federal prosecutor with BigLaw chops has joined Duane Morris LLP's Chicago office, bringing close to two decades of experience to his new role as partner in the firm's white collar defense, corporate investigations and regulatory compliance, and trial practice groups.
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Davis Polk Adds Structured Finance Pro From Cadwalader
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP has expanded its finance practice in New York with the addition of a structured finance pro from Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP.
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Ex-DHS Intel Head To Lead Mayer Brown Investigations Team
The former leader of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's intelligence office has joined Mayer Brown LLP to help lead its global investigations and white collar defense practice — a role that he says allows him to join forces with attorneys whom he's known for years.
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Approach The Bench: Judge Tymkovich On New Judgeships
When Tenth Circuit Judge Timothy Tymkovich testified before Congress recently about the need for more federal judges, it had been about 10 years since he'd made a similar request of Congress, which hasn't expanded the federal bench since 2002.
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How Lewis Brisbois Is Addressing Associate Pay Delay
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP has hired two new staff members and is working to refine its process for determining discretionary bonuses and merit pay after the firm notified a portion of its associates this week that those payments would be delayed.
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Wilson Sonsini Adds Antitrust Attys From MoFo, K&L Gates
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC is expanding its antitrust team, bringing in two new partners — a Morrison Foerster LLP trial attorney in San Francisco and a K&L Gates LLP litigator in Chicago.
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Goodwin Grows Private Equity Practice With New SF Partner
Goodwin Procter LLP announced Tuesday that a former Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP attorney who handles complex transactions in the technology, fintech and healthcare industries has joined its private equity practice as a partner in San Francisco.
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Ex-Blood Bank Atty Goes Back To Ballard Spahr In Phoenix
Ballard Spahr LLP has picked up a former in-house intellectual property lawyer from nonprofit blood bank Vitalant who had worked at the law firm a little over a decade ago.
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NY Law Allows Ex-Thompson Hine Atty's Harassment Suit
A former Thompson Hine LLP income partner who accused the firm of allowing a "toxic boys club" to flourish at its New York office may continue to pursue the bulk of her harassment claims, a federal judge ruled Monday, finding that a New York law ending forced arbitration of sexual harassment claims invalidates an arbitration agreement.
Expert Analysis
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What ABA Student Well-Being Standards Mean For Law Firms
While the American Bar Association's recent amendments to its law school accreditation standards around student well-being could have gone further, legal industry employers have much to learn from the ABA's move and the well-being movement that continues to gain traction in law schools, says David Jaffe at the American University Washington College of Law.
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Series
Ask A Mentor: How Do I Build Rapport In New In-House Role?
Tim Parilla at LinkSquares explains how new in-house lawyers can start developing relationships with colleagues both within and outside their legal departments in order to expand their networks, build their brands and carve their paths to leadership positions.
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What Attys Should Consider Before Taking On Pro Bono Work
Excerpt from Practical Guidance
Piper Hoffman and Will Lowrey at Animal Outlook lay out suggestions for attorneys to maximize the value of their pro bono efforts, from crafting engagement letters to balancing workloads — and they explain how these principles can foster a more rewarding engagement for both lawyers and nonprofits.
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Opinion
NY Bar Admission Criminal History Query Is Unjust, Illegal
New York should revise Question 26 on its bar admission application, because requiring students to disclose any prior interaction with the criminal justice system disproportionately affects people of color, who have a history of being overpoliced — and it violates several state laws, says Andrew Brown, president of the New York State Bar Association.
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Roundup
Ask A Mentor
Experts answer questions on career and workplace conundrums in this Law360 Pulse guest column series.
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7 Ways Attys Can Improve Their LinkedIn Summaries
Lawyers can use LinkedIn to strengthen their thought leadership position, generate new business, explore career opportunities, and better position themselves and their firms in search results by writing a well-composed, optimized summary that demonstrates their knowledge and experience, says Guy Alvarez at Good2bSocial.
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How Law Firms And Attys Can Combat Imposter Syndrome
Imposter syndrome is rampant in the legal profession, especially among lawyers from underrepresented backgrounds, leading to missed opportunities and mental health issues — but firms can provide support in numerous ways, and attorneys can use therapeutic strategies to quiet their inner critic, says Helen Pamely at Rosling King.
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The Law Firm Qualities Partners Seek In Lateral Moves
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In 2022, partners considering lateral moves have new priorities, and firms that hope to recruit top talent will need to communicate their strategy for growth, engage on hot issues like origination credit and diversity initiatives, and tailor their integration plans toward expanding partners’ client base, says Gloria Sandrino at Lateral Link.
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Small Steps Can Help Employers Beat Attorney Burnout
Lawyers are experiencing burnout on a massive, unprecedented scale due to the pandemic, but law firms and institutional players can and should make a difference by focusing on small, practical solutions that protect their attorneys’ most precious personal resource and professional commodity — time, says Chad Sarchio, president of the District of Columbia Bar.
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The Evolving Role Of The Law Firm Legal Secretary
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Technological shifts during the pandemic and beyond should force firms to rethink how legal secretaries can not only better support timekeepers but also participate in elevating client service, bifurcating the role into an administrative support position and a more elevated practice support role, says Lauren Chung at HBR Consulting.
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Series
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Jennifer Rakstad at White & Case highlights how associates can emphasize achievements and seek support before, during and after their annual review, despite the pandemic’s negative effects on face time with colleagues and business development opportunities.
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How Your Law Firm's Brand Can Convey Prestige
In order to be perceived as prestigious by clients and potential recruits, law firms should take their branding efforts beyond designing visual identities and address six key imperatives to differentiate themselves — from identifying intangible core strengths to delivering on promises at every interaction, says Howard Breindel at DeSantis Breindel.
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How Dynamic Project Management Can Help Law Firms
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Law firms looking to streamline matter management should consider tools that offer both employees and clients real-time access to documents, action items, task assignee information and more, overcoming many of the limitations of project communications via email, says Stephen Weyer at Stites & Harbison.
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Series
Ask A Mentor: How Can I Successfully Switch Practices?
Associates who pivot into new practice areas may find that along with the excitement of a fresh start comes some apprehension, but certain proactive steps can help tame anxiety and ensure attorneys successfully adapt to unfamiliar subjects, novel internal processes and different client deliverables, say Susan Berson and Hassan Shaikh at Mintz.
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A Road Map For Creating Law Firm Sustainability Programs
Amid demands from clients and prospective hires for greater sustainability efforts, law firms should think beyond reusable mugs and create programs that incorporate clear leadership structures, emission tracking and reduction goals, and frameworks for reporting results, says Gayatri Joshi at the Law Firm Sustainability Network.