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Eric Adams' Ex-Chief Of Staff Charged In Bribery Scheme
Frank Carone, a onetime chief of staff to former New York Mayor Eric Adams, took $120,000 in bribes to steer a multimillion-dollar contract to house migrants to a hotel owner, according to an indictment unsealed in Brooklyn federal court on Wednesday.
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Burr & Forman Taps Non-Atty Managers Amid Industry Shift
Burr & Forman LLP partners and associates didn't know what to make of Randi McCoy when she arrived at the southeast firm eight months ago to help attorney group leaders manage their practices.
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Ex-Quinn Emanuel Atty To Lead Kirkland's Appellate Practice
Kirkland & Ellis LLP announced Wednesday it has rehired a former associate, who most recently was a national appellate practice co-chair at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, to be the leader of its Supreme Court and appellate practice.
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Barclay Damon Grows Boston Footprint, Moves Conn. Office
Barclay Damon LLP has expanded its Boston office and relocated its New Haven, Connecticut, workplace to keep up with growth in those markets and to accommodate the rising number of lawyers actually preferring to work on site.
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Winston Taylor Taps DLA Piper ITC Atty As Practice Chair
Winston Taylor has hired a DLA Piper partner in Washington, D.C., who is joining the firm to chair its U.S. International Trade Commission practice, the firm has announced.
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Goodwin Secondaries Co-Head Moves To White & Case In NY
White & Case LLP said Wednesday it has hired the former co-leader of Goodwin Procter LLP's secondaries practice, who brings significant sponsor-side experience in complex, cross-border transactions.
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Kennedys Adds 12-Atty Tyson & Mendes Trial Team In NY
Kennedys has added to its New York office a team of 12 trial attorneys led by a former managing partner of Tyson & Mendes LLP with expertise in high-stakes, complex litigation, the firm announced Wednesday.
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Baker McKenzie Partner Class Dips To 47 Attys
Baker McKenzie has promoted a smaller-than-usual partner class of 47 attorneys, according to an announcement from the firm on Tuesday.
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How Empathy Can Make Associates Better Lawyers
As associates navigate a legal industry increasingly dominated by artificial intelligence and related technology that makes information more readily available than ever before, developing empathy will be increasingly crucial, legal experts tell Law360 Pulse.
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How Associates Can Maximize Their New Pay Raises
For the first time in over two years, many associates have seen their base pay rise by at least $10,000 and some by as much as $45,000 annually. Here's what financial experts say young lawyers should do with the extra income.
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Quinn Emanuel's NY Pro Bono Head On Revamped Platform
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP is investing in an effort to professionalize its pro bono services. Marc Greenwald, partner in charge of the firm's New York pro bono practice, talked to Law360 Pulse about what drove the changes.
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Latham Hires Exec Compensation Pro From Ropes & Gray
Latham & Watkins LLP announced that it has hired a Ropes & Gray LLP attorney in New York, marking the second addition to its executive compensation, employment and benefits practice in the past month.
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Ropes & Gray Picks Up Paul Weiss Financial Services Pro
Ropes & Gray LLP has brought over a lawyer from Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP to lead its financial services group, adding an attorney with private practice and in-house experience to its office in the nation's capital, the firm said Tuesday.
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Clifford Chance Adds Ex-V&E Debt Finance Atty In Houston
Clifford Chance LLP announced on Monday the hiring of a former Vinson & Elkins LLP attorney as a finance and derivatives partner in its Houston office.
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McGuireWoods Adds Reed Smith Healthcare Atty In DC
McGuireWoods LLP has hired a Reed Smith LLP healthcare and life sciences lawyer, who worked earlier in his career as a senior counsel at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Inspector General, the firm announced Tuesday.
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Arnold & Porter Rehires City Of Hope Deputy GC In LA
The former deputy general counsel of litigation at a nonprofit cancer research and treatment center has returned to Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP in Los Angeles, as counsel in the firm's complex litigation practice.
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V&E Hires Ex-Baker McKenzie Exec As Chief Operating Officer
Vinson & Elkins LLP announced Tuesday that it has found a replacement for its retiring chief operating officer, a veteran legal industry executive who previously served in the role at Baker McKenzie and Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP.
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BCLP Taps Corporate Atty As Managing Partner In DC
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP has named a new managing partner in Washington, D.C., who joined the firm about 7½ years ago from Crowell & Moring LLP and who was made a BCLP partner in 2022.
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Associates Unhappy Over Leave, Firm Leadership
Associates are dissatisfied over the lack of transparency at their law firms, what they perceive to be limited opportunities for advancement and how their leaders communicate, Law360 Pulse found in its sixth annual Lawyer Satisfaction Survey.
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What Attorneys Really Think About Their Profession
Law360 Pulse asked attorneys for their thoughts on what being an attorney is actually like — what they love about their job, what they see as the biggest misconceptions about a career in law and what advice they have for new lawyers. Here's what they said.
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Are Attorneys Happy At Work? Depends Who You Ask
Most lawyers are satisfied with their careers, but their happiness at work varies depending on their rank, a new Law360 Pulse survey found.
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Shook Hardy Atty Joins Cybersecurity Co. Shift5 As CLO
Shift5, a cybersecurity and predictive maintenance company for U.S. defense and transportation systems, has found its legal leader in a Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP partner, the company said Tuesday.
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Axinn Giving $25K Bonuses As Glenn Agre Matches Milbank
Glenn Agre Bergman & Fuentes LLP will match the Milbank LLP base pay scale for associates, while Axinn Veltrop & Harkrider LLP — which was already paying above-market salaries — will hand out special summer bonuses of up to $25,000, the boutiques told Law360 Pulse Tuesday.
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'Rubber-Stamp' Doc Sealing In Federal Civil Cases 'Run Amok'
Most sealing motions in federal civil litigation are granted, often without proper review, blocking important information from public view, a team of law professors and researchers found in a new study.
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Firm Prospects, UniCourt Team Up On Deeper Lawyer Profiles
Legal data company Firm Prospects announced Tuesday that it has entered into a strategic partnership with UniCourt that will change the way law firms and legal search companies recruit attorneys.
Expert Analysis
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Protecting Client Funds From Cyberattacks
As cyberattacks on law firms continue to escalate, bar associations, law firms and individual lawyers must all take steps to protect client funds in attorney trust accounts — from imposing cyber hygiene mandates to reimagining malpractice coverage — because once that money is gone, it’s generally gone for good, says Michael Epstein at The Epstein Law Firm.
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Making Legal Cents: For Billing, Think Value, Not Time
Pricing strategy is one of the most consistently discussed but underleveraged tools in a firm's arsenal, and rather than keeping hourly billing because it's easy, firms should consider their differentiators when structuring more effective fee models, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Consultants.
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Achieving Organic Growth For A Legal Nonprofit
We started Law Rocks to promote music education for underprivileged youth and raise funds for local nonprofits, and our 15-year journey has shown that enthusiasm, persistence and a great network can lead to a surprising amount of organic growth, say Nick Child and Ted Scott at Secretariat.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Engage With The Media
Business development is all about awareness — and by taking existing skills and adapting them to build media relationships and thereby address today's audiences, lawyers can expand their outreach and use thought leadership to build a more complete, compelling personal brand, says Michael Goodwin at Stanton PR.
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What GCs Value Most: 7 Habits Of Great Relationship Partners
When seeking outside legal advisers, general counsel want commercially savvy lawyers who cultivate relationships of trust with their in-house counterparts, back up the GC's authority and focus on actionable advice instead of abstract legal analysis, say Andrew Dick at The L Suite and Rob Morvillo at Olo.
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Nonprofit Launch Tips From Founders In The Legal Industry
In this season of giving, take a look back at this Law360 series featuring legal professionals who have founded industry-related nonprofits. They discussed the biggest challenges to getting started, and how to balance the launch and management of an organization along with the demands of their primary work.
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Generating Confidence In A Legal Nonprofit
I started LawWithoutWalls to change the way legal professionals see and think about their world, and it taught me the importance of giving people a reason to believe in your nonprofit mission, as well as how to achieve work-life integration, says Michele DeStefano at the University of Miami.
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Nonequity Partner Frustrations Reflect Erosion Of Opportunity
Nonequity partners report the lowest satisfaction, highest stress and poorest financial outlook of any group of lawyers, highlighting a growing structural disconnect that leaves attorneys at many firms feeling like the ladder has been pulled up behind those who already ascended, says Jake Carroll at Nelson Mullins.
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Building Brand Awareness For A Legal Nonprofit
I co-founded the Bridging the Gap Scholarship as a way to increase minority representation in BigLaw, and my advice for other legal professionals starting a nonprofit is to focus on building brand awareness early on, and to get comfortable delegating work to a dedicated team, says Imani Maatuka at Sidley.
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Learn Your Colleagues To Cross-Sell Their Services Fearlessly
Understanding where colleagues in other practice areas shine can help attorneys confidently cross-sell each other's services and bring in business to keep the firm afloat in hard times, says Joe Calve at Calve Communications.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Advertise Ethically
Business development in the legal industry is about building authentic connections and showcasing expertise in a way that reflects reality, and, when done right, it can elevate a practice, establish credibility and bring in clients without risking an ethics violation, says Melody Jackson at Robinhood.
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Ask A Mentor: How Do I Help After Mental Health Leave?
Molly Ranns at the State Bar of Michigan suggests five ways to smooth a colleague's return to practice after short-term mental health leave, while creating a firm culture that protects employees’ emotional health.
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Tips For Attracting Stellar CLOs In A Competitive Landscape
Amid a rapidly changing regulatory environment and a fierce market for talent, companies hoping to attract the best chief legal officers must have a strong grasp of their roles’ biggest selling points, and any roadblocks that may prevent them from recruiting the strongest choice, says Heather Fine at Major Lindsey.
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'Golden Handcuffs' May Be A Double-Edge Sword For Firms
As law firms increasingly use certain financial incentives to retain partners in a fierce lateral market, managing partners should consider the pros and cons of various deferred compensation schemes, says Tom Hanlon at Buchanan Law.
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The 10-Min. Rule For Building A Business Development Habit
Many lawyers assume that becoming a rainmaker requires a significant investment of time and effort, but the truth is that building a consistent habit of business development can start with just 10 minutes of strategic outreach a day, says Paul Manuele at PR Manuele Consulting.