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    ABA's President-Elect On Navigating Changing Legal Industry

    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.

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    Tech Is Helping Law Firm Trainers Boost Learning Programs

    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.

  • 'All Hell Broke Loose,' Wood's Ex-Partner Says Of Social Posts

    A former law partner of controversial ex-attorney L. Lin Wood on Monday told a Georgia federal jury that social media posts Wood made accusing her and two other former partners of defamation led to widespread online harassment, damage to her professional reputation and threats. 

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    Young Thug Jury Returns, Told Not To Fret About New Judge

    After weeks away from court, jurors weighing racketeering charges against Atlanta rapper Young Thug and his alleged Young Slime Life gang were instructed Monday "not to concern yourselves" with the switch to a new judge and to "disregard" any "disparaging" comments made by the jurist who previously presided over the marathon trial.

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    The 'Colorful' 11th Circ. Judge Behind Unusual Use For AI

    Eleventh Circuit Judge Kevin C. Newsom said judges should consider using artificial intelligence to analyze the ordinary meaning of terms in legal disputes, a proposal that comes as no surprise to attorneys who know him as an innovative jurist, a committed textualist and talented writer who pens "colorful" and "vibrant" opinions.

  • Convicted Fla. Atty Says Bogus Threat Testimony Tainted Trial

    A Florida attorney has urged the Eleventh Circuit to toss her criminal wire fraud conviction and six-year prison sentence, because she said the trial court wrongly let prosecutors "throw a loaded grenade" at her by allowing testimony about an "unsubstantiated and uncorroborated claim" that the attorney threatened a co-defendant.

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    BCLP Promotes GC For The Americas To Serve As Global GC

    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.

  • The Biggest Georgia Rulings Of 2024 So Far

    From upholding a win for a transgender sheriff's deputy who challenged a county health plan's refusal to pay for gender-affirmation surgery, to ruling that a judicial emergency order issued during the pandemic can be used to toll the state's medical malpractice statute of repose, Georgia courts have been busy in the first half of 2024.

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    How 3 Law Firm Leaders Manage Multiple Generations

    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.

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    A Look At Cooley's Generative AI Chatbot For Startups

    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.

  • Judge Won't DQ Prosecutors In Young Thug Trial

    In a pair of orders on Thursday, the new judge overseeing Atlanta rapper Young Thug's racketeering and gang conspiracy trial denied motions for a mistrial and to disqualify two Fulton County prosecutors but ordered the "entire prosecution team" to watch a training video in response to alleged evidence violations.

  • Wood's Ex-Partner Says Social Posts Threatened His Family

    One of three attorneys accusing their former law partner, controversial ex-attorney L. Lin Wood, of defamation took the stand Friday, telling a Georgia federal jury that a payment demand they sent Wood after his firm's dissolution wasn't extortion but was instead an attempt to protect themselves and their families.

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    Littler Announces 2 New Leaders for Mentor, Diversity Groups

    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.

  • Law360 Pulse Spotlight On Mid-Law Work

    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.

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    Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

    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.

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    Recruiters Predict Domino Effect After Milbank Midyear Bonus

    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.

  • Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz

    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.

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    Buchalter's Atlanta Head Dishes On New Office In Busy Market

    Former Taylor English Duma LLP attorney Seth Trimble joined Law360 Pulse to discuss launching Buchalter’s new Atlanta office as part of a recent series of attorney departures from Taylor English in the city

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    An Olympics Volunteer, This GC Still Seeks To Be Champion

    Robert Herbst, a former general counsel and world champion weightlifter, has woven together the law and sports throughout his career, including this week in Paris where he is working with the U.S. Olympic team as a volunteer.

  • Debby Dampens Court Operations In Southeastern States

    Tropical Storm Debby altered court operations in the Carolinas, Florida, Georgia and Virginia as it swept through the southeastern United States this week, with some judiciaries extending early or total closure plans to Friday.

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    Ga. Appeals Court Candidate Loses Election Challenge

    A Georgia superior court judge has rejected an attorney's bid to overturn the results of a state appeals court election she lost, saying her claims were already resolved when the secretary of state made a preelection decision that her opponent was qualified to run and her subsequent appeal of that ruling was denied.

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    Wood's Ex-Partners Seek 'Judgment Day' For 'Lin Almighty'

    Thursday, as counsel for the former law partners of controversial ex-attorney Lin Wood put it to a Georgia federal jury, was an auspicious day, as it was a "judgment day" and a chance to "bring down a judgment on a monster" who slandered the three attorneys who for years helped him build a successful law practice.

  • Ex-Morgan & Morgan Client Wants Malpractice Case In Court

    A Georgia deputy sheriff suing Morgan & Morgan PA's office in Jacksonville, Florida, for malpractice has urged a Georgia federal court not to send his case to arbitration, as he claimed the firm effectively bullied him into signing a contract with an arbitration clause.

  • Willis Defends Staying On Trump's Ga. Election Case

    Georgia prosecutors have pushed back against former President Donald Trump's request for appellate intervention in his election interference case, arguing District Attorney Fani T. Willis doesn't have a conflict of interest and Trump failed to persuade the trial court that she had a conflict due to a relationship with a former outside counsel.

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    How Law Firms Can Avoid Fallout Over Politics, Social Issues

    With a presidential election approaching, the Israel-Hamas war continuing, and numerous social issues creating division in the country, Dawn Reddy Solowey of Seyfarth Shaw LLP discusses how law firms might de-escalate potential conflicts that could erupt at work.

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