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Burr & Forman Taps UNC General Counsel As New COO
Burr & Forman LLP announced Thursday that the former vice chancellor and general counsel of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will join the firm at the start of March as its new chief operating officer.
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Littler COO On Helping Attys Succeed By Feeling 'Cared For'
Lori Brown joined Law360 Pulse to discuss her new role of chief operating officer at Littler Mendelson PC and how her passion for the success of others is rooted in part in her time as a Division I softball catcher for Stetson University.
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In A Recruiting 'Wild West,' Law Firms Expand Internal Teams
The last five years have brought with them some major changes in both new lawyer and lateral attorney recruiting, according to experts, leaving large law firms scrambling to find internal recruiting professionals to navigate what some are calling the "Wild West" of hiring.
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Miami Boutique Adds Attys Behind $63M Civil Rights Win
In another move to expand its ranks, Miami-based boutique Caldera Law has hired the all-woman trio of lawyers behind a $63.5 million civil verdict against Miami Commissioner Joe Carollo, along with a former White & Case LLP corporate attorney and an intellectual property specialist.
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MoFo Brings On New COO From Boston Consulting Group
Morrison Foerster LLP has hired the managing director and chief operating officer of Boston Consulting Group, Brian Gross, to be its new COO, the firm announced Wednesday.
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Feds Drop Case Against Atty's Accomplice In COVID Loan Fraud
A Savannah, Georgia, man who conspired with two attorneys to defraud the federal pandemic relief effort of $300,000 has had the charges against him in Georgia federal court dropped, after he completed a year of a pretrial diversion program.
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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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Jones Foster Elects Fla. Litigator To Board Of Directors
A longtime litigation shareholder at Florida's Jones Foster and town attorney for the town of Palm Beach is the latest lawyer elected to the firm's board of directors.
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Fla. Attys Face Ethics Charges For Settling Dead Client's Suits
Two Boca Raton, Florida-based lawyers cannot escape ethics charges after they conditionally admitted to settling cases after their client had died, the Florida Supreme Court has ruled, denying their proposed consent judgments, which would have suspended them for a period of nine months.
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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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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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McDermott Adds Legal Aid Vet In Fla. For Pro Bono Expansion
A former National Institute for Trial Advocacy attorney will now serve as transactions pro bono counsel for McDermott Will & Emery LLP in Miami, the firm announced Tuesday.
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Mound Cotton COO Takes On Same Role At Shutts & Bowen
Florida-based Shutts & Bowen LLP announced Tuesday that a veteran executive who most recently served as chief operating officer at Mound Cotton Wollan & Greengrass LLP has been tapped to serve as its new COO.
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Judge Blocks Release Of Trump Classified Info Report
A Florida federal judge on Tuesday blocked the release of a report on the criminal case charging President Donald Trump with unlawfully hoarding classified documents at Mar-a-Lago after his first term in office, ruling there is no justification to release a report prior to the conclusion of criminal proceedings against Trump's co-defendants.
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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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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Keller Postman LLC, Ward & Smith PA, Pope McGlamry PC and Bartimus Frickleton Robertson Rader PC lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, following the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling that after a Missouri resident dropped her federal claims in a putative class action over alleged mislabeling of prescription dog food, the case was properly sent back to state court.
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Brownstein Hyatt's Fla. Leader Talks Sunshine State Debut
Melissa Kuipers Blake, the leader of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP's new shop in Tampa, Florida, joined Law360 Pulse to discuss how the firm is seeking to take advantage of the state's growing importance on the national political stage.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry had another busy week as law firms inked new deals, elevated attorneys and expanded practices. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse’s weekly quiz.
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What To Expect From Trump's Judicial Nominations
President-elect Donald Trump is taking office with 45 judicial vacancies, which is far less than the 100 plus seats he came in with in 2017, but more seats could open up if a fair number of sitting conservatives take the opportunity to ensure a Republican president names their successor.
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Fla. Watchdog Seeks Judge Reprimand For Election Violation
Florida's judicial ethics watchdog has recommended that Circuit Court Judge Stefanie C. Moon, who presides in the family court in Broward County, be reprimanded for actions including discussing her reelection campaign on the bench and improperly contacting a witness.
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Attorney General Nominee Bondi Outlines Ethics Parameters
Pam Bondi, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for attorney general, outlined in an ethics agreement posted on Friday how she intends to avoid possible conflicts of interest with her previous positions, such as her role as a partner at a lobbying firm, and how she will divest from Trump's media company.
Expert Analysis
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Increasing Public Access To Legal Services: A Practical Plan
Recommendations recently issued by a special committee of the Florida Bar represent a realistic, pragmatic approach to increasing the accessibility and affordability of legal services, at a time when the disconnect between the legal profession and the public at large has widened considerably, says Gary Lesser, president of the Florida Bar.
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Priorities For Improving The Legal Industry In Texas
To assist Texas lawyers in effectively executing their duties, we should be working on succession planning, attorney wellness, and increasing understanding of the grievance system by both bar members and the public, says Laura Gibson, president of the State Bar of Texas.
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Leading Your Law Firm's Creation Of A New Practice Group
Marjorie Peerce and Peter Jaslow at Ballard Spahr discuss the challenges of building a new law firm practice group from the ground up, and how sustained commitment, communication and collaboration are the key ingredients for success.
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Series
Ask A Mentor: How Do I Relay Shortcomings To Associates?
Michael Cohen at Duane Morris discusses the best ways to articulate how an associate is not meeting expectations, and why documentation of performance management is crucial for their growth and protecting the firm from discrimination suits.
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10 Principles For Effective Partner Reward Systems
Several forces are reshaping partners’ expectations about profit-sharing, and as compensation structures evolve in response, firms should keep certain fundamentals in mind to build a successful partner reward system, say Michael Roch at MHPR Advisors and Ray D'Cruz at Performance Leader.
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Why Interdisciplinarity Is Key To Designing The Future Of Law
The legal profession faces challenges that urgently demand new solutions, and lawyers and firms can address this by leaning on other industries that have more experience practicing, teaching and incorporating innovation into their core business and service models, says Jennifer Leonard at the University of Pennsylvania.
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Incorporating ADA Guidance Into Lawyer Wellness Movement
The Americans with Disabilities Act and rules of professional conduct may help the legal profession promote lawyer well-being by focusing on mental conditions' actual impact, rather than on associated stereotypes, says Alex Long at the University of Tennessee College of Law.
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Series
Ask A Mentor: How Can New Partners Generate Business?
Christine Wong at MoFo discusses how newly elected partners can prioritize business development by creating a strategic plan with the firm's marketing team and strengthening relationships with professional and personal networks.
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9 Writing Tips From The Justices' Opinions Last Term
Hidden in the U.S. Supreme Court’s opinions from the last term are each justice’s talents for crafting choice turns of phrase, highlighting best practices for attorneys to jump-start their own writing, says Ross Guberman at BriefCatch.
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What Web3 Means For Lawyers' Ethical Duties
As law firms embrace Web3 technologies by accepting cryptocurrency as payment for legal fees, investing in metaverse departments and more, lawyers should remember their ethical duties to warn clients of the benefits and risks of technology in a murky regulatory environment, says Heidi Frostestad Kuehl at Northern Illinois University College of Law.
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NY's Cybersecurity CLE Rule Is A Sign Of Changing Times
New York's recently announced requirement that lawyers complete cybersecurity training as part of their continuing legal education is a reminder that securing client information is more complicated in an increasingly digital world, and that expectations around attorneys' technology competence are changing, says Jason Schwent at Clark Hill.
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Opinion
Law Firms Stressing Work-Life Balance Are Missing The Mark
Law 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.
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Fla.'s New Appellate District Holds Precedential Opportunities
While the trial court judges in the newly created Florida Sixth District are more likely to have appellate precedent to follow, the appellate court is certain to have substantially more chances to forge its own path, say attorneys at Baker Donelson.
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A Law Student's Guide To Thriving As A Summer Associate
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.
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Burnout Prevention Requires Effort From Attys And Firms
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.