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W.Va. Plaintiff Drops Telemarketing Claim Against Fla. Firm
A West Virginia woman who alleged in a putative class action that law firms had bombarded her and others with unwanted legal advertising phone calls has announced a joint dismissal with one of the firms involved.
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Trump Can't Duck Secret Doc Charges On Immunity Grounds
The Florida federal judge overseeing the classified documents case against Donald Trump rejected his bid Thursday to dismiss the criminal indictment against him, saying the charges don't make any reference to the Presidential Records Act that the former president said grants him immunity.
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HK Lender Gets $8M Arbitral Awards Against Fla. Atty OK'd
A Florida federal court has ruled to confirm and enforce international arbitral awards totaling more than $8 million against a Florida attorney and his longtime client, finding the pair should have opposed the awards favoring a Hong Kong-based lender no more than three months after the case wrapped up in 2019.
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McGlinchey Stafford Litigator To Helm Fort Lauderdale Office
McGlinchey Stafford PLLC has tapped a finance-focused litigator with nearly a decade at the firm to lead in South Florida.
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Hertz Global GC Resigns For 'Role Outside The Company'
The top lawyer at Hertz Global Holdings, who has been with the car rental giant for less than two years, has resigned with plans to leave her position later this month, the company said in a securities filing Wednesday.
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Despite Atty Losses, Lewis Brisbois Says '23 Was Its Best Year
Following the exodus of over a hundred employment lawyers to the short-lived Barber Ranen last summer, a stream of attorneys has been departing Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP to join other firms that are expanding into new regions. The firm’s leader tells Law360 Pulse, however, that the firm is on solid footing and had its “best year yet.”
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Foran Glennon Arrives In Florida With New Tampa Shop
Foran Glennon Palandech Ponzi & Rudloff PC has ventured into the Southeast region, opening a Tampa office anchored by two new shareholders who bring nearly four decades of insurance and subrogation experience combined.
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Cole Schotz Launches Life Sciences Practice Group
Cole Schotz PC has launched a life sciences practice group led by two attorneys with intellectual property expertise, with the firm saying the practice formalizes and structures work the firm is already doing for clients.
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Task Force Releases New AI Guidance For Courts
The National Center for State Courts' artificial intelligence rapid response team has released more interim guidance on how courts can start experimenting with AI and what they should consider about platforms using the technology, the center said Wednesday.
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Special Counsel Tells Judge Cannon To Rule On PRA Issue
The special counsel prosecuting former President Donald Trump over the alleged mishandling of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate told U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon that she needs to rule on Trump's argument that he was authorized under the Presidential Records Act to take the documents and cannot send the question of law to the jury.
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Winston & Strawn Launches Low-Cost Legal Services
Winston & Strawn LLP announced Wednesday the launch of a low-cost legal solutions option to compete with alternative legal service providers.
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Firm Mergers Up In 1st Quarter Compared To Last Year
Law firm merger activity has increased in 2024, with the uptick likely to continue, according to a new analysis.
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Holland & Knight Litigator Shares Lessons From 'Life On Trial'
Daniel Small, a veteran Holland & Knight LLP litigator, shares tips from his more than 40-year career in a new book, "Lessons Learned from a Life on Trial," published by the American Bar Association.
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11th Circ. Sends OpenAI Fee Fight Back To District Court
The Eleventh Circuit vacated a Georgia federal judge's decision not to dock OpenAI attorney fees for attempting to remove a Georgia radio host's defamation suit to federal court, saying the judge should have but did not adequately explain the reasons for the denial.
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Day Pitney Announces Leadership Changes
A host of Day Pitney LLP attorneys have become firm heads following elections to its executive committee and board, as well as several department appointments, according to a Tuesday statement.
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Boston Bomber Case Offers Clues For Trump Jury Selection
A recent ruling that may undo the Boston Marathon bomber's death sentence holds lessons for Donald Trump's upcoming trials, where attorneys will need to make prospective jurors comfortable enough to admit bias before they're picked — and potentially avoid years of appellate fights.
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Saul Ewing Hires CFO From Wiley In DC
Saul Ewing LLP has brought on a Washington, D.C.-based chief financial officer who has more than 20 years of financial management experience in professional services, the firm announced Tuesday.
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Cole Scott Beats DQ Bid Over Partner's Past Work
The plaintiff in a car wreck injury lawsuit cannot disqualify Cole Scott & Kissane PA defense counsel from the case, a Florida federal judge has determined, finding that a firm partner's previous representation of the plaintiff in a separate suit was not enough of a connection to warrant the firm's removal.
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Man Gets 14 Months For Threatening To Kill Justice Roberts
A Florida man who admitted to calling U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts' chambers and leaving a voicemail in which he twice threatened to kill the justice has been sentenced to 14 months in federal prison.
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Law School Diversity Dips Amid Affirmative Action Bans
Racial diversity among U.S. law school students has dropped by as much as 17% following affirmative action bans in 12 states over the past 28 years, with the biggest reduction in minority shares at the country's top-ranked schools, according to a new study.
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Proxy Snapshot: Walt Disney Co.
In what might be one of the fiercest battles of 2024 over a board of directors at a major company, the Walt Disney Co. has issued its proxy statement for the annual meeting to be held virtually online on Wednesday.
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Carlton Fields Adds Stearns Weaver Employment Pro In Fla.
Carlton Fields PA has added a labor and employment attorney from Stearns Weaver Miller as of counsel in its Tampa office, the firm announced Monday.
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Brach Eichler Taps Litigation Leader To Join Exec Committee
Brach Eichler LLC has added the firm's litigation practice chair to its executive committee, along with five returning committee members.
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Fox Rothschild Names 9 New Office, Practice Group Leaders
Fox Rothschild LLP announced new office managing partners and practice group chairs Monday as part of a leadership rotation at the firm.
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Fla. Atty Can't Escape $300K COVID Relief Fraud Conviction
A Florida attorney fell short in trying to nix her conviction for conspiracy to commit wire fraud when a Georgia federal court found the jury heard and saw a "plethora" of evidence to show she submitted fraudulent loan applications in an effort to obtain money meant to help small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Expert Analysis
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A Call For Personal Accountability On Diversity And Inclusion
While chief legal officers are increasingly involved in creating corporate diversity, inclusion and anti-bigotry policies, all lawyers have a responsibility to be discrimination busters and bias interrupters regardless of the title they hold, says Veta T. Richardson at the Association of Corporate Counsel.
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Learning How To Code Can Unleash New Potential In Lawyers
Every lawyer can begin incorporating aspects of software development in their day-to-day practice with little to no changes in their existing tools or workflow, and legal organizations that take steps to encourage this exploration of programming can transform into tech incubators, says George Zalepa at Greenberg Traurig.
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Supporting Associates Amid Pandemic's Mental Health Toll
As junior associates increasingly report burnout, work-life conflict and loneliness during the pandemic, law firms should take tangible actions to reduce the stigma around seeking help, and to model desired well-being behaviors from the top down, say Stacey Whiteley at the New York State Bar Association and Robin Belleau at Kirkland.
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The Importance Of Client Engagement In Law Firm Innovation
As clients increasingly want law firms to serve as innovation platforms, firms must understand that there is no one-size-fits-all approach — the key is a nimble innovation function focused on listening and knowledge sharing, says Mark Brennan at Hogan Lovells.
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The Unique Challenges Facing Women-Owned Law Firms
In addition to establishing their brand from scratch, women who start their own law firms must overcome inherent bias against female lawyers and convince prospective clients to put aside big-firm preferences, says Joel Stern at the National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms.
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The Pursuit Of Wellness In BigLaw: Lessons From My Journey
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Jane Jeong at Cooley shares how grueling BigLaw schedules and her own perfectionism emotionally bankrupted her, and why attorneys struggling with burnout should consider making small changes to everyday habits.
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Why We Must Recruit And Advance More Black Prosecutors
Black Americans make up a disproportionate percentage of the incarcerated population but are underrepresented among elected prosecutors, so the legal community — from law schools to prosecutor offices — must commit to addressing these disappointing demographics, says Erika Gilliam-Booker at the National Black Prosecutors Association.
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Series
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Young lawyers overwhelmed with a crushing workload must tackle the problem on two fronts — learning how to say no, and understanding how to break down projects into manageable parts, says Jay Harrington at Harrington Communications.
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A Scientific Path For Improving Diversity At Law Firms
Law firms could combine industrial organizational psychology and machine learning to study prospective hires' analytical thinking, stress response and similar attributes — which could lead to recruiting from a more diverse candidate pool, say Ali Shahidi and Bess Sully at Sheppard Mullin.
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Series
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In the first installment of Law360 Pulse's career advice guest column, Meela Gill at Weil offers insights on how associates can ask for meaningful work opportunities at their firms without sounding like they are begging.
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Legal Sector Regulatory Reform Is Key To Closing Justice Gap
In order to improve access to justice for those who cannot afford a lawyer, states should consider regulatory innovations, such as allowing new forms of law firm ownership and permitting nonlawyers to provide certain legal services, says Patricia Lee Refo, president of the American Bar Association.
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The Pandemic's Long-Term Impact On Law Firm Operations
Brian Burlant at Major Lindsey looks at how pandemic-era remote work has changed the way law firms operate — from shifts in secretarial functions to associate professional development — and explains why some alterations may be here to stay.
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Opinion
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The success of a Broward County, Florida, court earlier this month in conducting jury selection online is a true testament of faith in the jury system, and there is no doubt trials can be conducted via a video platform during the pandemic, says Chief Judge Jack Tuter of Florida's 17th Judicial Circuit.