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Miles & Stockbridge Hires Career Troutman Atty In Richmond
Miles & Stockbridge has hired an attorney who represents commercial lenders and banks in a range of financial matters, and who joins the firm after nearly 30 years at Troutman Pepper Locke LLP.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Schlichter Bogard LLC and the University of Virginia School of Law Supreme Court Litigation Clinic lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the U.S. Supreme Court revived a class action from Cornell University workers who said their retirement plans were saddled with excessive fees.
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Saxton & Stump's M&A Chair Moves To Fox Rothschild
Fox Rothschild LLP has grown its corporate offerings in Pennsylvania with the addition of Saxton & Stump LLC's former mergers and acquisitions leader, according to a Friday announcement.
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Law Firm In-Office Policies Steady Real Estate Footprints
Law firms' office real estate footprints are stabilizing as firms bolster their in-office attendance — through return-to-office programs and a focus on culture — and move away from space-sharing for attorneys, according to a report from CBRE.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
This was another action-packed week for the legal industry as BigLaw firms hired new talent and the D.C. Bar kicked off its annual election. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Debt Firm's Successor, Ch. 11 Trustee End Latest Pay Dispute
A law firm that bought thousands of client files left over from the collapse of bankrupt California-based debt relief business Litigation Practice Group PC has agreed to pay nearly $1 million to the bankruptcy estate to help settle a payment dispute that began months ago.
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Saxton & Stump Opens In Pittsburgh With Burns White Team
Mid-sized firm Saxton & Stump has continued to expand its Pennsylvania footprint, recently opening a new office in Pittsburgh with a five-person legal team that moved its construction litigation practice from Burns White LLC.
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Veteran Corporate Atty Joins Munsch Hardt In Austin
Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr PC announced that an experienced corporate attorney who has spent nearly 15 years working in-house and in private practice has joined the firm's Austin, Texas, office as a shareholder from Amini & Conant LLP.
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Stites & Harbison Adds 4th Cantor Colburn IP Atty In Conn.
A little over six months after Stites & Harbison PLLC launched its new outpost in Connecticut with a three-attorney team from Cantor Colburn LLP, a fourth lawyer has made the jump to join Stites & Harbison's intellectual property and technology service group in Hartford, the firm has said.
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Florida Trusts And Estates Duo Joins FisherBroyles
Virtual law firm FisherBroyles LLP announced Thursday that a pair of trusts and estates attorneys most recently from Roetzel & Andress LPA joined the firm in Naples, Florida.
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Carlton Fields Adds Eversheds Retirement Atty To DC Team
Carlton Fields has hired a longtime Eversheds Sutherland financial services partner, according to an announcement Wednesday, who is bringing a practice focused on ensuring clients comply with retirement plan laws and their fiduciary duties.
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No Redo In Ex-CEO's $6M Stock Case Against Co., Law Firm
The former CEO of WorldQuant Predictive Technologies LLC cannot reargue failed $6 million stock loss claims against the company from which he was ousted or its law firm Pullman & Comley LLC, a Connecticut trial judge has ruled.
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Steptoe Welcomes Former Conn., Calif. AUSA To NY Office
Steptoe LLP announced Wednesday that it has hired a former assistant U.S. attorney for the District of Connecticut with a history of prosecuting everything from fraud to violent crime.
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Fox Rothschild Real Estate Pro Joins Smith Gambrell In NY
Smith Gambrell & Russell LLP has grown its litigation and real estate practices with a former Fox Rothschild LLP partner who serves as outside counsel to condominium and cooperative apartment boards.
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Mansfield Rule Widely Adopted By BigLaw Faces DOJ Scrutiny
A system for sourcing job candidates used by the vast majority of large U.S. law firms called the Mansfield Rule was highlighted by the U.S. Department of Justice in a court filing accusing Perkins Coie LLP of discriminatory hiring practices. However, employment law experts say the program appears to comply with federal antidiscrimination laws.
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Offit Kurman Opens In Atlanta With Taylor English Co-Founder
Offit Kurman Attorneys At Law has entered the Atlanta market and tapped a co-founder and name partner of Taylor English Duma LLP to lead the firm's new office, the firm announced Thursday.
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Jackson Walker Hits Back At Bankruptcy Court Standing Brief
Jackson Walker LLP told a federal judge that the CEO of a now-bankrupt barge company is improperly trying to relitigate the issue of standing in bankruptcy court with his suit over a former judge's secret romance with a firm partner.
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Bradley Arant Lands 12-Member Morris Manning IP Team
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP has hired a 12-person intellectual property team from Morris Manning & Martin LLP for its Atlanta office.
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Texas Judge Romance Fees Trial Nixed After Disputes Moved
A Texas federal bankruptcy judge on Wednesday canceled an upcoming trial after a federal district court agreed to preside over a suit brought by the U.S. Trustee's Office in an effort to make Jackson Walker LLP forfeit fees from more than 30 cases overseen by a former bankruptcy judge who was romantically involved with a onetime partner at the firm.
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Former NY US Attorney Joins Barclay Damon From Manatt
A longtime U.S. Department of Justice attorney who spent seven and a half years as the U.S. attorney for the Northern District of New York has joined Barclay Damon LLP's Albany and New York offices as a partner, the firm announced Wednesday.
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Duane Morris Employment Pro Joins Frost Brown In San Fran
Frost Brown Todd LLP announced that an experienced litigator who's spent over a decade working on labor and employment matters has joined the firm's San Francisco office as a partner from Duane Morris LLP.
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Jones Walker Trots Into Kentucky With New Equine Law Atty
Jones Walker LLP has expanded its reach into the Kentucky market by adding a former Dinsmore & Shohl LLP equine, racing and gaming law attorney to its corporate practice group, the firm has announced.
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Whiteford's New Fla. Leader Shares Vision For Office Launch
Law360 Pulse caught up with longtime Florida litigator Steven Ellison about his decision to leave Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP in order to open Whiteford Taylor & Preston LLP's first office in the Sunshine State.
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Greenbaum Rowe Taps Enviro Head As New Managing Partner
Greenbaum Rowe Smith & Davis LLP announced Wednesday that the chair of its energy and renewable resources practice group has stepped up to be the firm's fourth-ever managing partner in its over-100-year history.
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Lathrop GPM Adds McAndrews Held IP Pro In Chicago
Lathrop GPM LLP has grown its intellectual property offerings in Chicago with the addition of a longtime McAndrews Held & Malloy Ltd. attorney.
Expert Analysis
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6 Essential Skills For Summer Associates To Land An Offer
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With full-time offer rates at the lowest point since 2012, summer associates must do all they can to distinguish themselves, starting with a few fundamentals — from the importance of asking clarifying questions to being honest about mistakes, says James Argionis at Cozen O'Connor.
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Making Legal Cents: How Law Firms Can Innovate Faster
To meet the demands of an evolving legal market and changing client expectations, law firms must not only embrace innovation, but also find ways to accelerate adoption and mitigate risks in an industry historically resistant to change, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.
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Ask A Mentor: How Should Departing Partners Approach Pay?
Sabina Lippman at CenterPeak discusses steps BigLaw partners can take when considering a move or announcing their departure to help navigate tricky compensation issues and remain on good terms with their current partners.
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How 2 Litigators Decided Dad Would Stay Home With The Kids
Jennifer Hoekstra at Aylstock Witkin shares the tough conversations about timing, goals, logistics and values involved in her family's decision that she would build her career as a litigator and law firm partner while her husband stepped back from his own litigation role to stay home with their children.
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My Nonpracticing Law Job: Legal Commentary Ghostwriter
Wayne Pollock at Copo Strategies shares how he went from overworked Am Law 50 associate to owner of a legal thought leadership ghostwriting service, and provides four lessons for anyone who might be considering launching a business within the legal industry.
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Ask A Mentor: As Trials Grow Rarer, How Do I Hone My Skills?
Gary Parsons at Brooks Pierce offers advice for young lawyers seeking trial experience in an environment where fewer cases make it to trial, including how to build their reputations, set their expectations and pick the right firm.
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Talking Mental Health: Managing Depression As A Co. Founder
New Era ADR co-founder Collin Williams discusses his journey navigating a clinical depression diagnosis, how this experience affected his leadership style, and what the legal industry can do to better support attorneys with mental health conditions.
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My Nonpracticing Law Job: Career And Wellness Coach
Tara Rhoades at The Sanity Plea shares how she went from BigLaw partner to legal industry career and wellness coach, and explains how attorneys can use their capabilities, knowledge and professional networks to pursue coaching themselves, or bring refreshed meaning and purpose to their current roles.
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Talking Mental Health: Tackling Stress As A Practice Leader
Constance Rhebergen at Bracewell discusses how she handles the stress of being a practice chair, how sources of stress have changed in the legal industry over the past decade and what law firms can do to protect attorney mental health.
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Making Legal Cents: Engaging A Remote, Evolving Workforce
In the face of a dispersed and changing workforce with Generation Z entering the scene, law firms should consider some practical strategies to revitalize their cultures, provide meaningful mentorship and safeguard their knowledge bases, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.
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How Firms Can Effectively Evaluate Their Summer Associates
One of the most effective ways firms can ensure their summer associate programs are a success is by engaging in a timely and meaningful evaluation process and being intentional about when, how and by whom feedback should be provided, say Caroline Cimei and Erica Fine at Shutts & Bowen.
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Talking Mental Health: Life As A Lawyer With OCD
Kelly Hughes at Ogletree discusses what she’s learned in the 14 years since she was diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder, recounting how the experience shaped her law practice, what the legal industry and general public get wrong about the disorder, and how law firms can better support employees who have OCD.
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3 Innovative Ways AI May Be Used In Legal Practice
Excerpt from Practical Guidance
Artificial intelligence tools will increasingly be used by outside counsel to better predict the outcomes of litigation — thus informing legal strategy with greater precision — and by clients to scrutinize invoices and evaluate counsel’s performance, says Ronald Levine at Herrick Feinstein.
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My Nonpracticing Law Job: Librarian
Lisa A. Goodman at Texas A&M University shares how she went from a BigLaw associate who liked to hang out in the firm's law library to director of a law library herself in just over a decade, and provides considerations for anyone interested in pursuing a law librarian career.
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Legal Briefs Can Benefit From Cleaned Up Case Citations
Federal courts have recently been changing the way they quote decisions to omit insignificant details and string cites, and lawyers should consider adopting this practice to enhance the readability of their briefs — as long as accuracy stays top of mind, says Diana Simon at the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law.