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FordHarrison Adds Employment Attys In NJ, Nashville
Employment firm FordHarrison LLP announced that it hired a pair of experienced attorneys as partners in its offices in Nashville, Tennessee, and Berkeley Heights, New Jersey.
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Aspen Technology CLO To Resign; Deputy Taking Interim Gig
The top lawyer at Massachusetts-based software developer Aspen Technology announced Tuesday he will resign in late July after about a year and a half as chief legal officer there, with the company's associate general counsel taking over as interim CLO.
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2nd Circ. Affirms AIG's Win In Ex-Atty's Retaliation Suit
A former legal executive's retaliation lawsuit against American International Group Inc. has fizzled out as the Second Circuit on Thursday upheld an earlier ruling that found he was not fired for blowing the whistle on alleged fraud.
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After Merger Crash, Paramount GC Follows CEO Out The Door
Amid sweeping cost-cutting and reorganization, Paramount Global Inc. general counsel Christa D'Alimonte is leaving the company June 28 and being replaced by her deputy.
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In-House AI Startup Wordsmith Raises $5M Seed Round
Wordsmith, which developed an artificial intelligence workplace for in-house lawyers, secured a $5 million seed investment on Thursday.
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Organ Donor Network CLO Finds Meaning In Healthcare Space
Emy Trende has spent most of her career so far as a healthcare attorney, which she told Law360 Pulse is an “honorable responsibility.” But, she added, it’s also a challenge to compartmentalize the legal role from the emotion. Here, the top lawyer at the United Network for Organ Sharing talks about how being an attorney has helped her navigate the healthcare system in her personal life.
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Biotherapeutics Co. Hires Seasoned Atty As General Counsel
Boston-based biotherapeutics company Seaport Therapeutics announced Tuesday that a life sciences and corporate attorney with more than two decades of experience in-house and in private practice was named its new general counsel.
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Online Marketplace Artsy's General Counsel Promoted To CEO
Online art marketplace Artsy announced its chief financial officer and general counsel Jeffrey Yin has been elevated to chief executive officer following his predecessor's decision to leave the company this summer.
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Gene Therapy Co. Taps Experienced Bioscience Legal Chief
Kriya Therapeutics Inc., which develops gene therapies to address common diseases, said Tuesday it has chosen a veteran bioscience general counsel to be its chief legal officer.
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Cooley Adds Ex-Kirkland Global Fund Formation Atty In NY
Cooley LLP has expanded its fund formation practice with the addition of an experienced fund formation attorney who previously worked at Kirkland & Ellis LLP and founded a venture advisory group for asset managers.
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What Attorneys Really Think About Their Profession
Law360 Pulse asked respondents to our Lawyer Satisfaction Survey for their thoughts on misconceptions about being a lawyer, what the best parts of the job are and what they would tell newer lawyers. Here's what they said.
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Are Attorneys Happy On The Job?
The legal industry is notoriously high-pressure and competitive. But most attorneys report high levels of job satisfaction, even with pervasive stress in the profession, according to a new survey.
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Attys Aren't Loving Their Firms' Tech. AI Aims To Change That.
Lawyers' satisfaction with their firms' investment in technology has declined over the past year, a new Law360 Pulse survey shows, but new artificial intelligence tools could provide a solution.
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Collegiality Is Now The Norm At Law Firms
In books, television shows, and perhaps a few news articles, law firms are dens of treachery — places where, as one California federal judge recently put it, "partners stab each other in the back every day and move on to the next one." But reality for most lawyers does not reflect that cynical view, Law360 Pulse's new survey shows.
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Longtime Ga. Bar GC To Retire In January
The general counsel for the State Bar of Georgia plans to retire in January after providing "stability and knowledge" as she oversaw the bar general counsel's office for nearly 15 years, ending a bar career that spanned 36 years.
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Perkins Restaurant Parent Adds New GC From Pollo Tropical
A new general counsel and corporate secretary is taking the legal reins at the franchisor behind casual dining chains Perkins Restaurant & Bakery and Huddle House, departing his previous role as chief legal and people officer for Florida-based Pollo Tropical owner Fiesta Restaurant Group Inc.
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Commercial Litigation Pro Joins Blank Rome In Pittsburgh
An attorney with more than 20 years of experience advising business clients on commercial litigation has joined Blank Rome LLP's Pittsburgh office after nearly four years as an in-house counsel for a healthcare technology provider.
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Cloud Computing Software Co. Hires Tech Atty As Legal Chief
Cloud computing software company Nutanix Inc. has found its new top attorney in a veteran in-house attorney who most recently was general counsel to electric-vehicle battery maker Lyten Inc., Nutanix said Monday.
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It's A Match! Bumble Promotes Atty To Chief Legal Officer
Bumble Inc., the parent company of the dating app Bumble, said Monday it had promoted its former assistant general counsel to chief legal officer.
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Texas Bar Proposes Limits On Services From In-House Attys
The State Bar of Texas said in-house lawyers working for companies owned by nonattorneys are barred from providing legal services to the businesses' customers unless the work meets specific criteria because otherwise, the companies run afoul of rules forbidding the unauthorized practice of law, according to a proposed ethics opinion.
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High Court Will Mull Proof Needed For Wage-Hour Carveout
The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday it will hear a wage and hour case from a supermarket distributor, teeing up an opportunity for the justices to articulate the standard by which an employer must demonstrate workers are exempt from overtime.
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Justices To Hear Nvidia Case On Securities Pleading Standard
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear an appeal of a Ninth Circuit ruling that revived investors' claims over chipmaker Nvidia's crypto mining sales, giving the high court a chance to weigh in on the pleading requirements needed to sustain a shareholder class action.
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Ex-Virgin Galactic Atty Named Space Tech Co. Redwire's GC
Florida-based space technology company Redwire Corporation has announced that a former attorney at Virgin Galactic with over 20 years of space industry experience, was named its new executive vice president, general counsel and secretary.
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Autodesk Legal Chief Sees Compensation Package Near $4M
Autodesk paid its chief legal officer close to $4 million during the recent fiscal year, most of which was stock awards, according to a Friday filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Anatomy Of A Remote BigLaw Office: Lessons From The Link
Four years since it launched in 2020, Husch Blackwell LLP's remote office, called The Link, has grown from 50 attorneys and business professionals to more than 700, with around a quarter of the law firm's attorneys practicing as part of the office.
Expert Analysis
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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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How In-House Counsel Can Prepare For Generative AI Risks
To safeguard against the many risks posed by generative artificial intelligence legal tools, in-house counsel should work with their information security teams to develop new data security questions for prospective vendors, vet existing applications and review who can utilize machine guidance, says Diane Homolak at Integreon.
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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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Why Process Management Is Critical To Legal Tech Adoption
Corporate legal departments looking to implement new technology can avoid hiccups by taking steps to define the underlying business problem and to identify opportunities for process improvements before leaping to the automation stage, say Nadine Ezzie at Ezzie + Co., Kenneth Jones at Xerdict Group and Kathy Zhu at Streamline AI.
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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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Advice For Summer Associates Uneasy About Offer Prospects
There are a few communication tips that law students in summer associate programs should consider to put themselves in the best possible position to receive an offer, and firms can also take steps to support those to whom they are unable to make an offer, says Amy Mattock at Georgetown University Law Center.
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How Law Firms Can Cautiously Wield AI To Streamline Tasks
Many attorneys are going to use artificial intelligence tools whether law firms like it or not, so firms should educate them on AI's benefits, limits and practical uses, such as drafting legal documents, to remain competitive in a rapidly evolving legal market, say Thomas Schultz and Eden Bernstein at Kellogg Hansen.
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Keys To Managing The Stresses Of Law School
Dealing with the pressures associated with law school can prove difficult for many future lawyers, but there are steps students can take to manage stress — and schools can help too, say Ryan Zajic and Dr. Janani Krishnaswami at UWorld.
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10 Steps To Improve Legal Vendor Management
Corporate counsel often turn to third-party vendors to manage spending challenges, and navigating this selection process can be difficult for both counsel and the vendor, but there are several ways corporate legal departments can make the entire process easier and beneficial for all parties involved, says David Cochran at QuisLex.
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Can Mandatory CLE Mitigate Implicit Bias's Negative Impacts?
Amid ongoing disagreements on whether states should mandate implicit bias training as part of attorneys' continuing legal education requirements, Stephanie Wilson at Reed Smith looks at how unconscious attitudes or stereotypes adversely affect legal practice, and whether mandatory training programs can help.
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Ditch The Frills And Start Writing Legal Letters In Plain English
To become more effective advocates, lawyers need to rethink the ridiculous, convoluted language they use in correspondence and write letters in a clear, concise and direct manner, says legal writing instructor Stuart Teicher.