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Trump Names Classified Docs Case Atty For White House Role
Stanley Woodward Jr. of Brand Woodward Law LP is the latest attorney from Trump world to be tapped for a role for the incoming administration.
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No New Money For More Colo. Judges, Chief Justice Told
Colorado budget leaders told the state's chief justice Tuesday that her $13 million ask for more judges and staff next year was a nonstarter unless she proposed offsetting cuts, with one lawmaker saying the requested increase was "not going to happen" amid the state's $750 million shortfall.
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US Atty In Calif.'s Eastern District To Resign
In the latest in a string of resignations before the upcoming presidential administration change, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert has announced he will step down as the top federal prosecutor in the Eastern District of California.
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Fla. Judge Denies Attys' Recusal Bid In Malpractice Case
A Florida state judge has denied a request to recuse himself in a legal malpractice case by the victim of a car accident, rejecting the defense's argument that he should be disqualified because he oversaw the underlying matter.
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Approach The Bench: Justice Goodwin Liu On Oral Argument
When Goodwin Liu became a California Supreme Court justice in 2011, the constitutional law professor found the intellectual demands of judging similar to academia, but was surprised to learn that "the art of judging is much more practical than people think."
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Menendez's Wife Fears His Sentencing Would Taint Her Trial
The wife of former Sen. Robert Menendez asked a New York federal judge on Tuesday to delay her trial on bribery charges, scheduled for Feb. 5, to avoid having it commence within one week of the sentencing of her husband and co-defendant.
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Ga. Judge's Ethics Case Gets March Hearing Date
A hearing has been set for March in the ethics case against a Georgia state judge accused of improperly allowing her personal friendship with an attorney to influence her role as a judge during a child custody case and of initiating and participating in ex parte communications.
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Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump Special Counsel Report
A Florida federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked the publication of a report by special counsel Jack Smith regarding his two now-dismissed prosecutions of Donald Trump, after lawyers for the president-elect said Smith was trying to continue a political crusade now that he can no longer pursue criminal charges.
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Trump Can't Halt Sentencing In NY Case, Appeals Judge Says
A New York appellate judge Tuesday declined to freeze proceedings in Donald Trump's criminal hush money case, clearing the way for the president-elect to be sentenced as scheduled on Friday following his guilty verdict and just days before his inauguration.
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Thompson Coburn Adds Former Federal Prosecutor In Dallas
Thompson Coburn LLP has added a former assistant U.S. attorney to its Dallas office, boosting its business litigation and white collar defense and investigations offerings in the growing North Texas market.
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Trump Selects Long Island Judge For EDNY's Top Prosecutor
President-elect Donald Trump, who was born in Queens, has picked a Long Island state court judge to serve as the next U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York, according to an announcement made Monday on Truth Social.
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Jury Will Hear Proud Boys 'Context' In Trial Against Law Firm
A federal judge ruled Monday that a lawyer and law firm who supposedly misused a Texas company's jury pool research can't keep a jury from hearing certain details about their defense of Proud Boys who took part in the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol.
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S.D. Fla. US Atty Will Leave Before Trump Takes Office
Markenzy Lapointe, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida, announced Monday that he will resign Jan. 17 ahead of President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration.
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Mass. US Atty To Depart Role Before Trump's Inauguration
Massachusetts U.S. Attorney Joshua Levy will step down from the job Jan. 17 ahead of President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, his office announced Monday evening.
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Judge Urged To Sit Out Alopecia IP Row Over Ex-Clerk's Role
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries has asked a New Jersey federal judge to recuse himself from a case alleging the company's alopecia drug infringes an Incyte patent, saying Incyte's attorneys hired the judge's former law clerk and put him on the case, creating "an indelible appearance of impropriety."
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DOJ Backs Later 30-Day Window For Removal Appeals
The federal government told the U.S. Supreme Court that a 30-day deadline for noncitizens to challenge removal orders only applies for purposes of judicial review when proceedings in lower tribunals conclude, not when the initial removal orders are issued.
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NC Justices To Decide Ballot Challenge In High Court Race
A Republican appellate judge looking to throw out more than 60,000 votes in his race for a seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court succeeded Monday in getting his legal challenge kicked back to the Tar Heel State's top court, with a federal judge finding it wasn't his place to decide the matter.
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Texas Justice Jimmy Blacklock Named High Court Chief
Texas Supreme Court Justice Jimmy Blacklock is being promoted to chief justice and Gov. Greg Abbott's general counsel has been tapped to fill the seat Justice Blacklock is vacating, the governor's office announced Monday.
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Convicted Atty Who 'Lost Everything' Fights To Keep License
A Philadelphia-based personal injury attorney who was convicted for not paying income tax on more than $8 million in revenue he earned and for failing to pay almost $60,000 in payroll taxes argued Monday he should not permanently lose his ability to practice law in New Jersey.
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Breyer's 1st Circ. Visit A 'Very Cool' Opportunity For Attys
As some lawyers practicing before the First Circuit may learn this week, having a former Supreme Court justice parachute into arguments adds an extra layer of gravitas to the proceedings and another challenge for advocates to navigate as they make their case.
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On Capitol Riot Anniversary, DOJ Update Says 1,500 Charged
On the fourth anniversary of the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol and the day President-elect Donald Trump's victory was to be made official, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that over 1,500 defendants have been charged with federal crimes related to the insurrection.
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Ex-Prosecutor Sworn In To Colorado Federal Bench
Cyrus Y. Chung, a former assistant U.S. attorney, was sworn in Monday as a federal magistrate judge for the District of Colorado, following the retirement of a longtime magistrate judge in the district.
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Arkansas' Justices Block New Chief From Firing Officials
The Arkansas Supreme Court has blocked an attempt by its new chief justice to terminate 10 state court employees, saying that the proposed terminations appear to be "retaliatory" and "would disrupt the administration of justice across the state."
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National Court Reporters Association Hit With Antitrust Suit
The National Court Reporters Association exploits its monopoly in the stenographic certification market to charge its members inflated and unnecessary membership dues and keep potential competitors out of the market, according to a new antitrust lawsuit in New Jersey federal court.
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Former Palm Beach State Atty Launches Litigation Boutique
Longtime Palm Beach County, Florida, State Attorney Dave Aronberg is starting a new journey in private practice with the launch of a new boutique law firm.
Expert Analysis
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Bracing For A Generative AI Revolution In Law
With many legal professionals starting to explore practical uses of generative artificial intelligence in areas such as research, discovery and legal document development, the fundamental principle of human oversight cannot be underscored enough for it to be successful, say Ty Dedmon at Bradley Arant and Paige Hunt at Lighthouse.
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Why I Use ChatGPT To Tell Me Things I Already Know
The legal profession is among the most hesitant to adopt ChatGPT because of its proclivity to provide false information as if it were true, but in a wide variety of situations, lawyers can still be aided by information that is only in the right ballpark, says Robert Plotkin at Blueshift IP.
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Series
Ask A Mentor: How Can I Use Social Media Responsibly?
Leah Kelman at Herrick Feinstein discusses the importance of reasoned judgment and thoughtful process when it comes to newly admitted attorneys' social media use.
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Yada, Yada, Yada: The Magic Of 3 In Legal Writing
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Attorneys should take a cue from U.S. Supreme Court justices and boil their arguments down to three points in their legal briefs and oral advocacy, as the number three is significant in the way we process information, says Diana Simon at University of Arizona.
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How Firms Can Stop Playing Whack-A-Mole With Data Security
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In order to achieve a robust client data protection posture, law firms should focus on adopting a risk-based approach to security, which can be done by assessing gaps, using that data to gain leadership buy-in for the needed changes, and adopting a dynamic and layered approach, says John Smith at Conversant Group.
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5 Life Lessons From Making Partner As A Solo Parent
Laranda Walker at Susman Godfrey, who was raising two small children and working her way to partner when she suddenly lost her husband, shares what fighting to keep her career on track taught her about accepting help, balancing work and family, and discovering new reserves of inner strength.
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Ask A Mentor: How Can I Turn Deferral To My Advantage?
Diana Leiden at Winston & Strawn discusses how first-year associates whose law firm start dates have been deferred can use the downtime to hone their skills, help their communities, and focus on returning to BigLaw with valuable contacts and out-of-the-box insights.
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Resume Gaps Are No Longer Kryptonite To Your Legal Career
Female attorneys and others who pause their careers for a few years will find that gaps in work history are increasingly acceptable among legal employers, meaning with some networking, retraining and a few other strategies, lawyers can successfully reenter the workforce, says Jill Backer at Ave Maria School of Law.
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Law Firm Guardrails For Responsible Generative AI Use
ChatGPT and other generative artificial intelligence tools pose significant risks to the integrity of legal work, but the key for law firms is not to ban these tools, but to implement them responsibly and with appropriate safeguards, say Natalie Pierce and Stephanie Goutos at Gunderson Dettmer.
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Opinion
We Must Continue DEI Efforts Despite High Court Headwinds
Though the U.S. Supreme Court recently struck down affirmative action in higher education, law firms and their clients must keep up the legal industry’s recent momentum advancing diversity, equity and inclusion in the profession in order to help achieve a just and prosperous society for all, says Angela Winfield at the Law School Admission Council.
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Law Firms Cannot Ignore Attorneys' Personal Cybersecurity
Law firms that fail to consider their attorneys' online habits away from work are not using their best efforts to protect client information and are simplifying the job of plaintiffs attorneys in the case of a breach, say Mark Hurley and Carmine Cicalese at Digital Privacy and Protection.
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Why Writing CLE Should Be Mandatory For Lawyers
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Though effective writing is foundational to law, no state requires attorneys to take continuing legal education in this skill — something that must change if today's attorneys are to have the communication abilities they need to fulfill their professional and ethical duties to their clients, colleagues and courts, says Diana Simon at the University of Arizona.
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How To Find Your Inner Calm When Client Obligations Pile Up
In the most stressful times for attorneys, when several transactions for different partners and clients peak at the same time and the phone won’t stop buzzing, incremental lifestyle changes can truly make a difference, says Lindsey Hughes at Haynes Boone.
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Series
Ask A Mentor: How Can I Support Gen Z Attorneys?
Meredith Beuchaw at Lowenstein Sandler discusses how senior attorneys can assist the newest generation of attorneys by championing their pursuit of a healthy work-life balance and providing the hands-on mentorship opportunities they missed out on during the pandemic.
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Firm Tips For Helping New Lawyers Succeed Post-Pandemic
Ten steps can help firms significantly enhance the experience of attorneys who started their careers in the coronavirus pandemic era, including facilitating opportunities for cross-firm connection, which can ultimately help build momentum for business development, says Lana Manganiello at Equinox Strategy Partners.