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Hunter Biden has urged a California federal judge to bar a jury weighing his tax charges from hearing any allegations of corruption regarding foreign sources of income for fear it would "insinuate extraneous, politically charged matters" into the trial.
Christopher Frost says he's been trying to sway his former colleague, California trial lawyer Kevin Dicker, to come work for his boutique, Frost LLP, since the firm's inception last summer, and this week, he finally succeeded.
A review panel on Tuesday agreed with a unanimous Ninth Circuit Judicial Council finding that a federal judge in California engaged in misconduct when he ordered that a tearful 13-year-old girl be handcuffed during a criminal hearing for her father, upholding a public reprimand and three-year pause on criminal case assignments for the jurist.
Law360 Pulse caught up with Michelle Behnke, the American Bar Association's new president-elect, to discuss the challenge of keeping up with changes in the legal profession.
Creating a successful learning program depends on finding the right tool at the right price to properly train users within a law firm, a panel of experts said during a discussion on Monday.
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP said Tuesday it has lured five lawyers away from Brown Rudnick LLP who were members of the team that successfully represented actor Johnny Depp in his defamation trial against his former wife.
Nixon Peabody LLP continues to boost its intellectual property team, announcing Monday it is bringing in a Hogan Lovells IP and technology litigator as counsel in its San Francisco office.
An attorney who sued Tom Girardi on behalf of a woman seeking withheld settlement funds testified Monday in the disbarred lawyer's criminal fraud trial, telling a Los Angeles jury he didn't think Girardi was in cognitive decline but rather was deliberately trying to confuse him with strange excuses.
King & Spalding LLP is expanding its corporate team, announcing Monday it is bringing in a Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP mergers and acquisitions expert as a partner in its Silicon Valley office.
Jenner & Block LLP said Monday that it has started a task force to help clients navigate the reversal of Chevron deference, tapping three Washington, D.C.-based attorneys to helm that effort.
Haynes and Boone LLP has hired the former Dallas office managing partner at Barnes & Thornburg LLP as global chair of the trials practice group, the firm said Monday.
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP has promoted its general counsel for the Americas to global general counsel, elevating a litigator who began her career as a summer associate there, the firm announced Monday.
Space and Time Labs, a data platform for artificial intelligence and blockchain backed by Microsoft's M12 venture fund, said Monday it has appointed a tech-savvy in-house lawyer as its first ever chief legal officer.
A pair of former Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP litigators jumped to Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP to serve as insurance industry group partners in Los Angeles, the firm announced Monday.
Law firm leaders today are faced with an unprecedented challenge and opportunity: managing anywhere from four to five generations of lawyers together in a single workplace.
Goodwin Procter LLP has hired contract software giant Ironclad Inc.'s chief community officer as its Silicon Valley-based chief operating officer, the firm said Monday.
International law firm Cooley LLP recently launched a generative artificial intelligence chatbot called Cooley GObot to make it easier for startups to access online resources provided by the firm about building a company.
Employment law firm Littler Mendelson PC has announced that a pair of experienced shareholders have been named leaders of its associate mentorship program and one of its diverse affinity groups.
Robins Kaplan LLP's work pursuing royalties on the COVID-19 vaccine for the University of Pennsylvania and Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP's handling of an aviation acquisition lead this edition of Law360 Pulse's Spotlight On Mid-Law Work, recapping the top matters for Mid-Law firms from July 26 to Aug. 9.
Kellogg Hansen Todd Figel & Frederick PLLC leads this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the Fourth Circuit revived Florida-based NTE Energy Services' anticompetitive lawsuit accusing Duke Energy of squeezing it out of the market in North Carolina.
As Milbank LLP becomes the latest law firm to award midyear bonuses, legal recruiters anticipate a ripple effect, with other major firms expected to follow suit in announcing similar bonus payments for their attorneys.
Labor and employment firm Fisher Phillips added a new partner from Tharpe & Howell LLP in California to bolster its bench of attorneys handling high-stakes class action matters and Private Attorneys General Act claims.
The legal industry had another action-packed week as BigLaw firms hired new talent and the American Bar Association held its annual meeting in Chicago. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
As she takes on the role of Baker McKenzie's California managing partner, Denise Glagau hopes her journey will be a source of inspiration for fellow women attorneys in the legal industry.
A former Girardi Keese attorney shed tears Thursday as she testified in Tom Girardi's California federal criminal trial, recalling that she became increasingly confused over several months about why he did not issue a settlement check to her client, saying his excuses for withholding the money made no sense.
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Ask A Mentor: What Makes A Successful Summer Associate?Navigating a few densely packed weeks at a law firm can be daunting for summer associates, but those who are prepared to seize opportunities and not afraid to ask questions will be set up for success, says Julie Crisp at Latham.
Law firms can attract the right summer associate candidates and help students see what makes a program unique by using carefully crafted messaging and choosing the best ambassadors to deliver it, says Tamara McClatchey, director of career services at the University of Chicago Law School.
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Judges Deserve Congress' Commitment To Their SafetyFollowing the tragic attack on U.S. District Judge Esther Salas' family last summer and amid rising threats against the judiciary, legislation protecting federal judges' personal information and enhancing security measures at courthouses is urgently needed, says U.S. District Judge Roslynn Mauskopf, director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.
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Ask A Mentor: How Can Recalcitrant Attys Use Social Media?Social media can be intimidating for reluctant lawyers but it can also be richly rewarding, as long as attorneys remember that professional accounts will always reflect on their firms and colleagues, and follow some best practices to avoid embarrassment, says Sean Marotta at Hogan Lovells.
Neville Eisenberg and Mark Grayson at BCLP explain how they sped up contract execution for one client by replacing email with a centralized, digital tool for negotiations and review, and how the principles they adhered to can be helpful for other law firms looking to improve poorly managed contract management processes.
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Ask A Mentor: How Can Firms Coach Associates Remotely?Practicing law through virtual platforms will likely persist even after the pandemic, so law firms and senior lawyers should consider refurbishing their associate mentoring programs to facilitate personal connections, professionalism and effective training in a remote environment, says Carol Goodman at Herrick Feinstein.
As the U.S. observes Autism Acceptance Month, autistic attorney Haley Moss describes the societal barriers and stereotypes that keep neurodivergent lawyers from disclosing their disabilities, and how law firms can better accommodate and level the playing field for attorneys whose minds work outside of the prescribed norm.
Many legal technology vendors now sell artificial intelligence and machine learning tools at a premium price tag, but law firms must take the time to properly evaluate them as not all offerings generate process efficiencies or even use the technologies advertised, says Steven Magnuson at Ballard Spahr.
While chief legal officers are increasingly involved in creating corporate diversity, inclusion and anti-bigotry policies, all lawyers have a responsibility to be discrimination busters and bias interrupters regardless of the title they hold, says Veta T. Richardson at the Association of Corporate Counsel.
Every lawyer can begin incorporating aspects of software development in their day-to-day practice with little to no changes in their existing tools or workflow, and legal organizations that take steps to encourage this exploration of programming can transform into tech incubators, says George Zalepa at Greenberg Traurig.
As junior associates increasingly report burnout, work-life conflict and loneliness during the pandemic, law firms should take tangible actions to reduce the stigma around seeking help, and to model desired well-being behaviors from the top down, say Stacey Whiteley at the New York State Bar Association and Robin Belleau at Kirkland.
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Ask A Mentor: Should My Law Firm Take On An Apprentice?Mentoring a law student who is preparing for the bar exam without attending law school is an arduous process that is not for everyone, but there are also several benefits for law firms hosting apprenticeship programs, says Jessica Jackson, the lawyer guiding Kim Kardashian West's legal education.
As clients increasingly want law firms to serve as innovation platforms, firms must understand that there is no one-size-fits-all approach — the key is a nimble innovation function focused on listening and knowledge sharing, says Mark Brennan at Hogan Lovells.
In addition to establishing their brand from scratch, women who start their own law firms must overcome inherent bias against female lawyers and convince prospective clients to put aside big-firm preferences, says Joel Stern at the National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms.
Jane Jeong at Cooley shares how grueling BigLaw schedules and her own perfectionism emotionally bankrupted her, and why attorneys struggling with burnout should consider making small changes to everyday habits.