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A Travis County judge said Tuesday that she was inclined to reopen evidence before approving a multimillion-dollar judgment proposed by four former deputies of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, noting that a recent appellate ruling left the court "in untested territory."
Two out-of-state BakerHostetler attorneys' "frequent" work in the Lone Star State has sunk their bids to be admitted pro hac vice in a lawsuit accusing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration of catering to Big Pharma by nixing cheaper versions of the miracle weight loss drug Ozempic.
Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP is growing its California team, bringing in a Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP commercial litigator as a partner in its Orange County office.
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP announced Tuesday it plans to make its first foray into the Florida market this summer through a merger with litigation boutique Mrachek Law, which is based in West Palm Beach and Stuart.
Employment and labor-focused firm Littler Mendelson PC has expanded its Philadelphia office with the recent addition of an attorney who moved his practice after four years with Greenberg Traurig LLP.
Litigation boutique Pallas Partners LLP has brought on three New York-based litigators from Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP to strengthen its commercial and financial litigation capabilities on both sides of the Atlantic, the firm said Tuesday.
The county prosecutor for Cape May, New Jersey, and two detectives who accused the office of fostering a hostile work environment where sexism and racial slurs were commonplace told a Garden State federal judge Tuesday that they have agreed to settle their dispute.
The Supreme Court of Georgia ruled Tuesday that a driver who rear-ended another could not be found as acting in bad faith — and thereby on the hook for attorney fees — merely because he may have been talking on his cellphone at the time of the crash.
Leech Tishman has announced that a pair of Los Angeles-based entertainment and business litigators have joined the firm as partners from a local boutique.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Christopher Burke uses innovative techniques to manage the glut of complex cases that come through Delaware's federal court.
More attorneys seem to be using generative AI tools and view it positively compared with last year, but lawyers are still concerned about legal ethics and client confidentiality when it comes to the technology, according to the latest survey from Law360 Pulse.
A growing divide is emerging between lawyers who frequently use generative AI for legal tasks and those who engage in these tools more casually, Law360 Pulse's new survey has found.
Large law firms are leading the pack in training their attorneys to use generative AI, eager to benefit from the technology and avoid associated risks like fake case citations in court filings.
A Colorado couple sued for violating a settlement agreement in a dispute with their neighbor is suing their former lawyer for malpractice, arguing he poorly advised them to pursue a lawsuit despite the settlement's prohibiting it, then failed to properly represent them against counterclaims.
Massumi & Consoli has continued to bulk up its offerings for clients facing transaction-related litigation and other high-stakes business disputes with a partner in Dallas who joined from Baker Botts LLP.
Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter on Monday lodged malicious prosecution claims against attorney Tony Buzbee over a "false," "malicious" and "strategically and tactically calculated and timed" rape suit that has since been dropped, this time in Alabama federal court.
The estate trustee for bankrupt life insurance bond seller GWG Holdings Inc. has filed a suit accusing Holland & Knight LLP and its attorney William "Bill" Banowsky of helping GWG's ex-chairman run a "fraudulent looting scheme" that cost the company $100 million.
Reichman Jorgensen Lehman & Feldberg LLP has hired a former longtime McKool Smith patent litigator to run its office in Austin, Texas.
A Texas federal judge has thrown out a patent infringement lawsuit against a San Antonio bank after finding "no plausible allegation of infringement of any type," while rejecting a request to make William Ramey III of Ramey LLP, the prolific plaintiffs patent lawyer, pay the bank's legal fees.
A Black attorney reached an agreement with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to end a retaliation suit claiming the agency passed her over for promotions because she asked to telework and chided a co-worker for her "white privilege," according to a Monday filing in Texas federal court.
A former longtime NBA referee asked a Manhattan federal judge on Monday to approve an attorney fee of $179,000, after winning $2.9 million in pension benefits in a case over his termination for refusing to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
Saul Ewing LLP told a Pennsylvania state court that merely being an "accessory" to a family accused of hiding assets from potential judgment wasn't enough to sustain a claim against the law firm under the Pennsylvania Uniform Voidable Transfers Act, since the law only allows claims against "transferees."
A Florida federal judge has signed off on a $38 million deal resolving legal malpractice claims against Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott LLC by investors who fell victim to a Ponzi scheme carried out by Par Funding, which enlisted the firm to help create the business model the lender ultimately used in the scheme.
Jones Day is expanding its California intellectual property team, announcing Monday that it is bringing in two Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP litigators as partners in the northern part of the state.
The New Jersey Supreme Court appeared skeptical Monday over reviving a journalist's lawsuit alleging municipal officials improperly relied on the judicial safety measure Daniel's Law to chill his attempt to expose a city police director's out-of-town address.
Opinion
Law Firms Stressing Work-Life Balance Are Missing The MarkLaw firms struggling to attract and retain lawyers are institutionalizing work-life balance through hybrid work models, but such balance is elusive in a client services and tech-dependent world, underscoring the need for firms to instead aim for attorney empowerment and true balance within — not outside — the workplace, says Joe Pack at Pack Law.
Summer associates are expected to establish a favorable reputation and develop genuine relationships in a few short weeks, but several time management, attitude and communication principles can help them make the most of their time and secure an offer for a full-time position, says Joseph Marciano, who was a 2022 summer associate at Reed Smith.
To avoid physical and emotional exhaustion, attorneys must respect their own and their colleagues' personal and professional boundaries, but law firms must also play a role in discouraging burnout culture — especially if they are struggling with attorney retention, say attorneys at Lowenstein Sandler.
Gibson Dunn's Debra Yang shares the bumps in her journey to becoming the first female Asian American U.S. attorney, a state judge and a senior partner in BigLaw, and how other women can face their self-doubts and blaze their own trails to success amid systemic obstacles.
Law firms that are considering creating an in-house alternative legal service provider should focus not on recapturing revenue otherwise lost to outside vendors, but instead consider how a captive ALSP will better fulfill the needs of their clients and partners, say Beatrice Seravello and Brad Blickstein at Baretz & Brunelle.
Ignore what you've been told about jargon — adding insider industry terms to your firm's marketing and business development content can persuade potential clients that you have the specialized knowledge they can trust, says Wayne Pollock at Law Firm Editorial Service.
To attract future lawyers from diverse backgrounds, firms must think beyond recruiting efforts, because law students are looking for diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives that invest in employee professional development and engage with students year-round, says Lauren Jackson at Howard University School of Law.
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Ask A Mentor: How Can Law Students Build Real-World Skills?Allison Coffin at Akin Gump discusses how summer associates going back to school can continue to develop real-world lawyering skills by leveraging the numerous law school resources that support professional development both inside and outside the classroom.
In uncertain and challenging times, law firm leaders can build and sustain culture by focusing attention on mission, values and leadership development, and applying a growth mindset across their firms, says Scott Westfahl at Harvard Law.
Robert Keeling at Sidley reflects on leading discovery in the litigation that followed the historic $85 billion AT&T-Time Warner merger and how the case highlighted the importance of having a strategic e-discovery plan in place.
As virtual reality continues to develop, litigators should consider how it will affect various aspects of law practice — from marketing and training to the courtroom itself — as well as the potential need for legal reforms to ensure metaverse-generated data is preserved and available for discovery, says Ron Carey at Esquire Deposition Solutions.
Opinion
CLE Accreditation Should Be Tied To Learning OutcomesGiven the substantial time and money lawyers put toward mandatory continuing legal education, CLE regulators and providers should be held to accreditation standards that assess learning outcomes, similar to those imposed on law schools and continuing medical education providers, says Rima Sirota at Georgetown Law.
Robert Dubose at Alexander Dubose describes several categories of visuals attorneys can use to make written arguments easier to understand or more persuasive, and provides tips for lawyers unused to working with anything but text.
There are major differences between BigLaw and Mid-Law summer associate programs, and each approach can learn something from the other in terms of structure and scheduling, the on-the-job learning opportunities provided, and the social experiences offered, says Anna Tison at Brooks Pierce.
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Ask A Mentor: How Do I Take Time Off?David Kouba at Arnold & Porter discusses how attorneys can prioritize mental health leave and vacation despite work-related barriers to taking time off.