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It's Not Your Imagination, SDNY Attys: PACER Really Is Slow
Recent mid-morning slowdowns of the federal courts database known as PACER in the Southern District of New York are caused by a profusion of data miners that ply their trade around the same time each day, a district official confirmed Tuesday.
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Are Law Firms Losing Money On Generative AI?
How to leverage generative artificial intelligence to enhance the bottom line is still a question mark for the vast majority of law firms, with many making massive investments in the technology without much of a plan for how to monetize it, law firm consultants say.
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5 King & Spalding E-Discovery Attys Jump To Hilgers Graben
Hilgers Graben PLLC announced Tuesday that it has gained a five-member e-discovery team in Atlanta and St. Louis from King & Spalding LLP, adding five female lawyers to the women-owned firm's roster.
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Kirkland Adds 2 Real Estate Partners To NYC Office
Kirkland & Ellis LLP has hired ex-Fried Frank partner Matthew Bettinger and former Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP partner Seth R. Henslovitz as new partners for its real estate team in New York City, the firm announced on Monday.
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A&O Shearman Tax Pro Jumps To Hogan Lovells In DC
Hogan Lovells said Monday that it has brought on a former Allen Overy Shearman Sterling tax partner who specializes in spinoffs, cross-border deals and other corporate transactions.
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Ex-BigLaw Atty Who Killed Wife Faces Depo Over Settlement
Former Fisher Phillips partner Claud "Tex" McIver, who is serving a prison sentence for killing his wife, is set to be deposed as soon as Tuesday as part of the legal battle in Georgia state court over who is entitled to the settlement of the wrongful death suit brought by his wife's estate.
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Freshfields Lands Onetime SEC Acting Enforcement Head
Freshfields has added a litigation partner in its Washington, D.C., office who brings with her nearly 17 years of government experience including time as acting director of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's enforcement division, according to a Monday announcement.
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Mayer Brown Reorganizes Asian Operations In Hong Kong
Mayer Brown LLP announced Monday that it has reorganized in Asia by establishing Mayer Brown Hong Kong LLP as a stand-alone firm and by reestablishing an independent firm there called Johnson Stokes & Master, with each Hong Kong firm to operate independently.
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BakerHostetler Adds Litigation Duo From Dallas Boutique
Two former name partners at litigation boutique Carter Arnett Bennett & Perez PLLC have joined BakerHostetler in Dallas, strengthening its labor and employment and litigation practices with a combined three decades of experience, the firm announced Monday.
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Career State Dept. Leader Leaves Agency For Covington
The former U.S. State Department undersecretary for political affairs has joined Covington & Burling LLP as a senior adviser in the public policy practice and global problem solving group, the firm announced Monday, closing the book on her 35-year career in public service that has spanned six presidential administrations.
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Healthcare Biz Atty Rejoins Dentons As Partner In Dallas
Dentons announced Monday that an attorney who spent years in-house in the healthcare industry has rejoined the firm as a partner in Dallas to enhance its efforts servicing clients in health insurance regulation and other healthcare matters.
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Norton Rose Adds US Chief People Officer From V&E
Houston-based Norton Rose Fulbright beefed up its professional team this week with the addition of a talent development expert who joined the firm after more than 17 years with Vinson & Elkins LLP.
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The Top In-House Hires Of November
Legal department moves in the last month included high-profile announcements at CSX Corp., Cohen & Steers Inc. and Pershing Square Holdings Ltd., including two general counsel joining boards of directors. Here, Law360 Pulse looks at some of the top in-house appointments from November.
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Honigman Makes Partner Of Dechert Associate In DC
Honigman LLP has hired an associate from Dechert LLP, who is joining Honigman's litigation department in Washington as a partner months after the firm expanded its litigation group in Detroit, the firm announced Monday.
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Jackson Walker 'Extinguished' Privilege Over Judge Romance
An Oregon federal judge has said Holland & Knight LLP lawyers must turn over documents regarding their advice to Jackson Walker LLP on how to handle the "debacle" of a former firm partner's intimate relationship with a former bankruptcy judge, finding Jackson Walker has "utterly extinguished" any claim to attorney-client privilege.
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Linklaters Looks To Step Up AI Use With New 'Sandbox'
Linklaters LLP announced Monday that it has launched an "artificial intelligence sandbox" to quickly bring to life ideas from within the legal business about how AI can be used to improve the way work is being done for clients.
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Mid-Law Firm Seward & Kissel Matching Milbank Bonus Scale
Seward & Kissel LLP, a Mid-Law firm with offices in New York and Washington, D.C., has joined the bonus bandwagon for associates by matching the year-end and special cash rewards set by Milbank LLP, according to media reports.
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Office Snapshot: Snell & Wilmer 'In Love' With Calif. Digs
Despite the noise, dust and other inconveniences that come with making renovations, the Snell & Wilmer LLP team in Orange County, California, decided its future still rested in the building it has called home for the past two decades.
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Ex-Skadden Chair Retiring And Joining Legal Tech Boards
Eric Friedman, who led Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP for 15 years as chair and executive partner, is retiring from the firm at the end of the year and joining the boards of two legal tech companies.
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Cooley Promotes 20 Lawyers To Partnership
Cooley LLP said on Monday that 20 lawyers from its offices in London and the U.S. have been elected to join its partnership as it freshens up its senior ranks.
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Weil Adds Banking And Finance, Exec Comp. Pros In NY
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP announced Monday that it has added two attorneys to its New York office, one to bolster its banking and finance practice and the other to strengthen its executive compensation and benefits group.
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Defense Firms Race To Close Gap As Plaintiff AI Tools Surge
Plaintiff lawyers are boosting production through new specialized generative artificial intelligence offerings, leaving the litigation defense side shorthanded, experts say.
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HSF Primed For US Expansion After Merger With Kramer Levin
Senior managers at Herbert Smith Freehills LLP are confident that partners will approve its tie-up with New York-based Kramer Levin to create a transatlantic firm valued at more than $2 billion, with a unified pay structure and deeper penetration into new practice areas.
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Citi Gets TRO On Banker Accused Of Poaching Atty Clients
A California federal judge on Tuesday granted Citibank NA's request for a temporary restraining order against one of its former bankers who it alleges jumped to a rival with confidential information on law firm and attorney clients, but denied the request regarding a second banker as "too speculative."
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Mayer Brown, Gibson Dunn Match Milbank Bonuses
Mayer Brown LLP and Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP joined a chorus of other BigLaw firms in doling out extra cash for associates, matching the year-end and special bonuses set by Milbank LLP, according to media reports.
Expert Analysis
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BigLaw firms often focus on increasing their diversity numbers, but without much attention to equity and inclusion, minority lawyers face substantial barriers after they get their foot in the door, says Patricia Brown Holmes, managing partner at Riley Safer.
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How Law Firms Can Hire And Retain More Black Attorneys
The pipeline of Black lawyers is limited, so BigLaw firms must invest in Black high school students, ensure Black attorneys receive origination credit and take other bold steps to increase Black representation in the industry, says Benjamin Wilson, chairman at Beveridge & Diamond.
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If enough law firms undertake some universal diversity best practices, such as connecting minority lawyers to key client relationships and establishing accountability for those charged with spearheading progress, the legal industry could look a lot different in the foreseeable future, says Frederick Nance, global managing partner at Squire Patton.
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Advancing Racial Justice In The Legal Industry And Beyond
In addition to building and nurturing a diverse talent pipeline, law firms should collaborate with general counsel, academics and others to focus on injustices within the broader legal system, says Jonathan Harmon, chairman at McGuireWoods.
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BigLaw Needs More Underrepresented Attorneys As Leaders
Hiring more women, people of color and members of the LGBTQ community to BigLaw positions of power is the first key to making other underrepresented attorneys believe they have an opportunity for a path to leadership, says Ernest Greer, co-president at Greenberg Traurig.
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Diversity Work Doesn't Have To Be Reserved For Partners
Serving on my firm's diversity committee as an associate has allowed me to improve access, support and opportunity for minority attorneys at the firm, while building leadership skills and fostering meaningful relationships with firm management and industry professionals, says Camille Bent at BakerHostetler.