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Small Firm Immigration Attorneys Prep For Trump 2.0
On his first day back in office, President Donald Trump signed executive orders to launch his promised immigration crackdown. And the solo and small firm attorneys who make up the vast majority of the nation’s immigration bar are at the front lines preparing to fight for their clients.
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Ex-DOJ Counsel, White & Case Atty Joins Foley Hoag In DC
Foley Hoag LLP announced that a longtime White & Case LLP attorney who also spent a number of years with the U.S. Department of Justice has joined its white collar practice as a partner based out of Washington, D.C.
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What Lawyers Really Think About Working In-House
Law360 Pulse asked corporate counsel to identify some common misconceptions about working in-house and share their thoughts on the rewards and challenges of their jobs. Here's what they said.
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In-House Attorneys Have Saner Schedules, But Long Hours
It may once have been that the typical in-house lawyer worked a 40-hour week, but that no longer appears to be the case for many corporate counsel, with more than 40% reporting they exceed 50 hours at work each week in a recent survey by Law360 Pulse.
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How Happy Are In-House Attorneys At Work?
In-house attorneys report high job satisfaction when it comes to schedule flexibility, team collegiality, and compensation, but concerns linger about workload and career advancement, particularly for mid-level lawyers seeking to climb the career ladder, according to a new Law360 Pulse report.
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In-House Etiquette — Tips For Outside Counsel
While most in-house lawyers seem generally happy with their outside counsel, about 9% of participants in Law360 Pulse's first In-House Counsel Satisfaction Survey want more, saying they are fed up with being nickel-and-dimed while receiving low quality work and poor communication from their outside attorneys.
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MLB's Baltimore Orioles Bring On New Chief Legal Officer
Major League Baseball's Baltimore Orioles have grown their legal operations with a new top attorney from Monumental Sports & Entertainment, the owner of Washington, D.C.'s professional basketball and hockey franchises.
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DOJ Aims To Prosecute Local Officials Who Impede Removals
The U.S. Department of Justice instructed its staff to investigate and take enforcement actions against state and local officials who interfere with the Trump administration's plans to deport unlawfully present immigrants, according to an internal agency memo.
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Ex-Trump Interior Secretary Heads Back To Brownstein Hyatt
David Bernhardt, who served as secretary of the Interior during President Donald Trump's first term, is returning to Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP as a strategic counsel after departing in the fall to pursue "non-profit activities," the firm announced Tuesday.
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Bondi Pledges To Consult DOJ Ethics Team On Trump Matters
Following last week's hearing for President Donald Trump's attorney general nominee, Democrats further questioned Pam Bondi on how she would maintain independence from Trump due to her past relationships with him.
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Justices Doubt Retailers Are 'Bystanders' In FDA Challenge
Several U.S. Supreme Court justices appeared to agree Tuesday that Texas and Mississippi retailers could join a North Carolina e-cigarette manufacturer in challenging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's denial of its marketing application, and Justice Clarence Thomas questioned the agency's motivation to argue otherwise.
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Victors In Landmark Graft Case Want 2nd Top Court Review
The defendants who won a landmark 2023 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that narrowed certain types of corruption prosecutions have asked the justices to intervene in their case again, claiming the Second Circuit had wrongly allowed the government to pursue new trials based on a different theory of fraud.
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Akin Beefs Up GOP Lobbying Roster In DC
The start of a second Trump administration and a Republican Party-controlled Congress has Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP deepening its lobbying and public policy practice with two advisers who have deep GOP connections.
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BakerHostetler Adds Ex-ATF Director For 3rd Stint With Firm
BakerHostetler is bringing back the recently departed head of the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives as a partner in its litigation practice group in Cleveland and Washington, D.C., the firm announced Tuesday.
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Weil Adds SEC's Asset Management Co-Chief To NY Group
A more-than 12-year veteran of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, who most recently co-led the agency's Asset Management Unit, is joining Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP as the firm continues adding former regulators to begin the new year.
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What IP Attorneys Need To Know From Trump's First Days
Since the Trump administration took over on Monday, a new acting director for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has been sworn in, federal workers have been mandated to return to working in person and the Biden administration's artificial intelligence executive order has been rescinded. Here's what IP attorneys should know.
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Sex-Shaming Murder Conviction To Be Reviewed
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday revived claims from a woman on death row in Oklahoma that prosecutors unfairly sex-shamed her and relied on gender-based stereotypes to convince a jury that she had killed her estranged husband for insurance money.
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Trump Orders Federal Workers Back To Office
On his first day back in the Oval Office, President Donald Trump ordered federal workers back to theirs.
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Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
Law360 would like to congratulate the winners of its Practice Groups of the Year awards for 2024, which honor the attorney teams behind litigation wins and significant transaction work that resonated throughout the legal industry this past year.
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Law360 Names Firms Of The Year
Eight law firms have earned spots as Law360's Firms of the Year, with 54 Practice Group of the Year awards among them, steering some of the largest deals of 2024 and securing high-profile litigation wins, including at the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Trump Names Immigration Official As Acting Attorney General
President Donald Trump on Monday designated a longtime immigration official at the U.S. Department of Justice to be acting attorney general until his pick Pam Bondi, former Florida attorney general, can be confirmed.
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Up Next At High Court: Forum Shopping & TCPA Definitions
The U.S. Supreme Court will return to the bench Tuesday for a short argument session, during which the justices will consider the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's bid to limit forum shopping by manufacturers challenging agency decisions and how much deference district courts must give to Federal Communications Commission orders.
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Inmate's Case Over Tardy Appeal Notice Granted Certiorari
The Supreme Court agreed on Friday to hear a case regarding the proper procedure for appealing a suit after the initial window for filing a notice closes and then is reopened, an issue largely affecting pro se litigants.
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High Court To Weigh Repeat Federal Prisoner Appeals
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Friday to hear a Florida man's challenge to his 24-year bank robbery sentence, a case that aims to resolve a circuit split over whether federal prisoners can file multiple motions to vacate their convictions.
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Quinn Emanuel Rehires McGuireWoods Litigator In DC
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP has welcomed back a former partner who previously spent nine years with the firm representing clients such as the international soccer governing body FIFA, Digital Bridge and other corporations and clients in white collar and corporate fraud matters after several years at McGuireWoods, the firm announced Thursday.