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    NJ Judge Behind Daniel's Law Expands Efforts To Help

    Four years after her son's murder spurred a New Jersey judge's determination to bring about monumental advances in judicial security, positive change is reaching another sector of the court community.

  • 3 Ex-Seton Hall Law Workers Cop To 13-Year Embezzlement

    A former assistant dean and two other former employees of Seton Hall University School of Law pled guilty this week to defrauding their former employer of more than $1.3 million in a scheme spanning 13 years.

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    'Terrible Decisions': Ex-McElroy Deutsch CFO Gets 5 Years

    McElroy Deutsch Mulvaney & Carpenter LLP's former chief financial officer was sentenced Friday in a New Jersey state court to five years in prison and ordered to pay restitution for embezzling more than $1.5 million from the firm and failing to pay income tax.

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    Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

    Boyden Gray PLLC leads this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the full Fifth Circuit struck down as unconstitutional the Federal Communications Commission's system for subsidizing telecommunications service for rural and low-income users.

  • Law360 Pulse Spotlight On Mid-Law Work

    Benesch's work on a private equity acquisition of a bankruptcy advisory firm and Hausfeld's handling of a proposed class action in a data breach affecting over seven million people lead this edition of Law360 Pulse's Spotlight On Mid-Law Work, recapping the top matters for Mid-Law firms from July 12 to 26.

  • Rutgers Fights Contempt Bid By Student Who Filed Bias Suit

    Rutgers University wants a New Jersey state court to reject a bid by a law school student who filed a discrimination suit against it to hold the school in contempt for moving ahead with disciplinary measures against him, arguing there is "no basis" to grant the request.

  • NJ Justices Won't Discipline Ex-Judge Twice For Estate Work

    The New Jersey Supreme Court has thrown out an ethics complaint against a retired state judge for continuing to administer a deceased client's estate for 13 years after being appointed to the bench.

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    Delta Dental Unit GC To Be Regional CEO After Leader Retires

    The top attorney for Delta Dental of New Jersey and Connecticut is set to begin 2025 as the dental benefits company's leader following the retirement of its longtime chief executive officer.

  • Wait For Depositions May Delay Cognizant Bribe Trial Again

    Trial in a five-year-old case alleging two former Cognizant executives authorized a bribe to a government official in India could be delayed again after New Jersey federal prosecutors said on Friday that the current Sept. 9 date is too soon to complete necessary depositions in that country.

  • Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz

    A shakeup in the presidential race kicked off another busy week for the legal industry as two BigLaw firms named leaders. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.

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    'Textbook Failure' Enabled CFO's Theft From McElroy Deutsch

    As the criminal case against McElroy Deutsch Mulvaney & Carpenter LLC's former chief financial officer reaches sentencing, fraud experts and legal leaders tell Law360 Pulse that his misconduct signals a lack of internal controls at the firm.

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    Ex-Pharma Exec's Counsel Accused Of Reading Stolen Emails

    A New Jersey pharmaceutical startup wants to disqualify the "tainted" attorneys of a former executive who was allegedly caught spying on the CEO, claiming the attorneys should have immediately shielded their eyes when they realized their client was using stolen, privileged emails to carry out an "attempted shakedown."

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    Class Of 2023 Shatters Records In Legal Employment, Salaries

    The class of 2023 set new records for the overall employment rate, employment in jobs that require or anticipate bar passage, and median and average salaries. In addition, private practice employment has hit the highest level in more than 30 years, per data released Thursday by the National Association for Law Placement Inc.

  • Law Firm Real Estate Report

    Some major U.S. firms, including Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP and Polsinelli PC, will have a busy 2025 as they set plans in motion this month to move their regional offices next year.

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    $50K Referral Bonuses In BigLaw Signal Hiring Optimism

    The $50,000 referral bonuses being offered by Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Allen Overy Shearman Sterling are viewed by industry observers as reflecting growing optimism in the legal hiring market and an expected uptick in corporate work.

  • Pandemic Hasn't Hindered 2020 Law Grads, NALP Says

    Despite entering the workforce during a pandemic, most 2020 law school graduates are thriving, with high rates of employment and a dip in educational debt, but some still feel negative effects on their mental health, according to a report released Wednesday by the National Association for Law Placement Inc.

  • NJ Atty Suspended For Using Client Funds From RICO Cases

    The New Jersey Supreme Court this week issued a three-year suspension against an attorney accused of misusing client funds from a racketeering case to buy a new computer system and pay his wife for paralegal services.

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    In Uncertain Economy, GCs' Cash Compensation Takes Rare Dip

    Despite their expanded duties, pay for corporate general counsel and chief legal officers has fallen — by 4% — for the first time in at least 12 years, according to the latest survey from legal recruiting firm Major, Lindsey & Africa.

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    McCarter & English Beats Biotech Malpractice Suit In NJ

    McCarter & English LLP defeated a New Jersey biotechnology company's legal malpractice suit this week, following a New Jersey state judge's finding that the malpractice claims should have been brought in an earlier round of litigation over unpaid legal fees.

  • Ex-McElroy Deutsch Exec Says Ch. 11 Doesn't Pause Claims

    A former McElroy Deutsch executive told a New Jersey state court that just because her husband — former McElroy Deutsch chief financial officer John Dunlea — has filed for bankruptcy does not mean she needs to pause her claims against the firm for discrimination and retaliation.

  • UPDATED: NJ Firm Malpractice Dismissal Order Filed In Error

    A New Jersey state court has deleted an order dismissing a malpractice suit against Nurick Law Group LLC, saying Tuesday it was "uploaded in error."

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    Legal Ops Teams Feel Friction With In-House Legal Leaders

    Legal technology helps drive innovation and efficiency across the corporate law department, but many legal ops professionals often clash with in-house legal teams, according to survey results released Tuesday.

  • NJ Gov. Gets Partial Win In Ex-Elections Chief's Suit

    A New Jersey state judge has handed Gov. Phil Murphy a partial win over claims from the state's former elections chief alleging that his civil rights were violated, dismissing a claim that former official had a legal right to his job.

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    Convicted Sen. Menendez Of NJ Resigning Aug. 20

    U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez has decided to resign as the U.S. Senate Ethics Committee was moving swiftly to consider whether he should be expelled or censured after his conviction last week on 16 corruption charges.

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    Lack Of 'Smoking Gun' Sinks J&J's Bid To DQ Beasley Allen

    The Beasley Allen Law Firm may represent plaintiffs in multicounty talc injury litigation in New Jersey state court, after a judge found Johnson & Johnson failed to show a former Faegre Drinker outside counsel shared information he learned representing the company in earlier talc litigation.

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