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Herrick Feinstein Taps GC To Help Lead Litigation Department
Herrick Feinstein LLP has tapped its New Jersey-based general counsel to also serve as a co-chair of the firm's litigation department.
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McGuireWoods Taps BNY Litigator For Pittsburgh Office
McGuireWoods LLP announced on Thursday the hiring of a managing director at the Bank of New York Mellon Corp. as a litigation partner in its Pittsburgh office, marking the third new partner hire for the location this year.
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How Lambda Legal GC Is Trying To Stem Anti-DEI 'Hatred'
Jennifer Pizer, general counsel of the LGBTQ+ rights advocacy group Lambda Legal, went from handling intellectual property cases in private practice in California to leading a national legal team fighting for civil rights amid today's heated anti-diversity backlash.
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Tropical Smoothie Cafe Promotes Longtime In-House Atty To GC
Atlanta-based Tropical Smoothie Cafe said Tuesday an in-house veteran of the company for seven years is moving up to general counsel after the company's $2 billion sale to private equity firm Blackstone last year.
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Willkie Partner To Lead Weath.Com's Private Wealth Team
Wealth.com, an estate planning tool that allows users to create optimized legal documents, has expanded its legal team with the addition of a former Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP partner.
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KPMG Taps Walmart Executive For General Counsel
A top executive for Walmart is leaving the retail giant at the end of the month to join the leadership ranks of KPMG LLP, one of the Big Four accounting firms, as general counsel.
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Sidley Litigator Tapped For Treasury GC Post
President Donald Trump has nominated Sidley Austin LLP regulatory litigation and white collar partner Brian P. Morrissey to become the U.S. Department of the Treasury's top lawyer, which would mark a return to the department where he was previously the number two lawyer.
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White Castle Taps New GC After Former Top Atty's Promotion
White Castle has named a deputy in-house attorney the new general counsel of the family-owned hamburger chain, about a month after its previous general counsel was chosen as the first non-family member to serve as company president.
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Legal Lags Behind AI Adoption, Except With Translations
Legal's adoption of artificial intelligence trails other industries, but a new survey released Wednesday also reveals that legal is taking a leading role in a specific use of AI.
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Feds Are Asked How FCPA Halt Affects Cognizant Bribe Case
A New Jersey federal judge on Tuesday told prosecutors to weigh in on how President Donald Trump's executive order pausing enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act could impact a case alleging that two former Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. executives authorized a bribe to an Indian official.
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Rumble Reports $1M Bonus To Ex-GC Now At CIA
The Central Intelligence Agency's new deputy director received a $1 million payment when he recently left his position as general counsel to the video-sharing site Rumble, according to a new public filing by the company.
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Crowell & Moring Adds Two Former In-House Counsel
Crowell & Moring LLP has hired two attorneys who most recently worked in-house in leadership roles with the International Association of Privacy Professionals and the global technology investor Naspers, now joining the firm's privacy and cybersecurity group as senior counsel, the firm announced Tuesday.
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Deputy GCs Report High Satisfaction But Little Room To Grow
While the job satisfaction rate for deputy general counsels has increased, many feel they will need to change employers in order to advance their careers, according to a report released Tuesday.
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Under Court Eye, NRA Hires Independent Compliance Expert
A Manhattan Supreme Court justice has signed off on the National Rifle Association's hiring of a court-required compliance expert to help the organization revamp its board structure and reform some of its policies.
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Texas Bar Eyes Ban On In-House Referrals From Non-Attys
A proposed ethics opinion from the State Bar of Texas would prohibit nonlawyer-owned for-profit companies from giving customers the option of using the business' in-house attorneys for the "actual cost" of legal services when the work is unrelated to the mission of the company.
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Jones Day Gets Amazon Atty For Energy Practice In Houston
Jones Day has hired an attorney who previously worked as senior corporate counsel at Amazon and as an in-house lawyer for Chevron Phillips Chemical to strengthen its energy practice group.
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Approach The Bench: Judge Frederic Block On Resentencing
New York federal Judge Frederic Block has been on a campaign lately, arguing that state court judges should enjoy the same discretion he does to reconsider the sentences of people condemned to spend decades in prison.
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Former Weil Atty, Ex-Supreme Court Clerks On DOGE Staff
Elon Musk has named a former Trump White House official as general counsel for his U.S. DOGE Service Temporary Organization, along with several other lawyers.
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Former Palm GC's Racial Bias Claim Should End, Judge Says
A New York federal judge has recommended dismissing a race discrimination claim brought by an ex-general counsel for The Palm steakhouse chain's owner while allowing her retaliation and breach of contract claims to proceed to arbitration, concluding that the company's onetime top lawyer had not shown the restaurant had "discriminatory intent."
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Ex-SEC Atty's Bias Case Not Holding, Despite Deal Talks
A Pennsylvania federal judge refused Friday to delay the upcoming trial in a lawsuit filed by a former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission lawyer who sued the agency for racial and age discrimination, despite a letter to the court saying that the parties are making progress toward a settlement.
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Baker Botts Partner Takes GC Role At NW Natural Gas
Oregon-based Northwest Natural Holding Co. has added a Baker Botts LLP environment and energy attorney as its deputy general counsel and as general counsel of Northwest Natural Gas Co.
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Wiggin Hires Trump Classified Docs DOJ Atty
Wiggin and Dana LLP has hired a career U.S. Department of Justice litigator, who most-recently helped bring a case against President Donald Trump for allegedly retaining classified national security documents at Mar-a-Lago and obstructing government investigators.
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Ex-Missouri Governor GC Joins Armstrong Teasdale
Armstrong Teasdale LLP has announced that the general counsel to former Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has been brought aboard the firm's Jefferson City, Missouri, office as counsel in the firm's litigation group.
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FactSet Atty Named GC At Investment Data Firm Octus
Credit data provider Octus announced it has grown its executive team with the addition of a former legal leader at FactSet.
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Chubb Wants Depo Of Smithfield Foods CLO In Coverage Row
A Chubb unit facing coverage claims from Smithfield Foods Inc. asked the North Carolina Business Court to let it depose the company's chief legal officer before the parties' upcoming April trial even though discovery for the case has ended.
Expert Analysis
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Opinion
CLE Accreditation Should Be Tied To Learning Outcomes
Given the substantial time and money lawyers put toward mandatory continuing legal education, CLE regulators and providers should be held to accreditation standards that assess learning outcomes, similar to those imposed on law schools and continuing medical education providers, says Rima Sirota at Georgetown Law.
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Why You Should Leverage AI For Privilege Review
While many lawyers still believe that a manual, document-by-document review is the best approach to privilege logging, certain artificial intelligence tools can bolster the traditional review process and make this aspect of electronic document review more efficient, more accurate and less costly, say Laura Riff and Michelle Six at Kirkland.
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Persuading The Court With Visual Aids In Written Argument
Robert Dubose at Alexander Dubose describes several categories of visuals attorneys can use to make written arguments easier to understand or more persuasive, and provides tips for lawyers unused to working with anything but text.
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BigLaw Vs. Mid-Law Summer Programs: The Pros And Cons
There are major differences between BigLaw and Mid-Law summer associate programs, and each approach can learn something from the other in terms of structure and scheduling, the on-the-job learning opportunities provided, and the social experiences offered, says Anna Tison at Brooks Pierce.
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Series
Ask A Mentor: How Do I Take Time Off?
David Kouba at Arnold & Porter discusses how attorneys can prioritize mental health leave and vacation despite work-related barriers to taking time off.
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Law Firms Must Prioritize Mental Health In Internal Comms
The traditional structure of law firms, with their compartmentalization into silos, is an inherent challenge to mental wellness, so partners and senior lawyers should take steps to construct and disseminate internal action plans and encourage open dialogue, says Elizabeth Ortega at ECO Strategic Communications.
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Our Current Approach To Trial Advocacy Training Is Lacking
The key to trial advocacy is persuasion, but current training programs focus almost entirely on technique, making it imperative that lawyers are taught to be effective storytellers and to connect with their audiences, says Chris Arledge at Ellis George.
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How Women In Law Can Advance Toward Leadership Roles
Female attorneys in leadership roles inspire other women to pursue similar opportunities in a male-dominated field, and for those who aspire to lead, prioritizing collaboration, inclusivity and integrity is key, says Kim Yelkin at Foley & Lardner.
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The Case That Took Me From Prosecutor To Defense Attorney
Former Assistant U.S. Attorney Moira Penza, now at Wilkinson Stekloff, recalls the challenges of her first case as a civil defense attorney — a multibillion-dollar multidistrict class action against Allergan — and the lessons she learned about building rapport in the courtroom and with co-counsel.
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The Importance Of Legal Macroeconomics Education For Attys
Most legal professionals lack understanding of the macroeconomic trends unique to the legal industry, like the rising cost of law school and legal services, which contributes to an unfair and inaccessible justice system, so law school courses and continuing legal education requirements in this area are essential, says Bob Glaves at the Chicago Bar Foundation.
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What ABA Student Well-Being Standards Mean For Law Firms
While the American Bar Association's recent amendments to its law school accreditation standards around student well-being could have gone further, legal industry employers have much to learn from the ABA's move and the well-being movement that continues to gain traction in law schools, says David Jaffe at the American University Washington College of Law.
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Series
Ask A Mentor: How Do I Build Rapport In New In-House Role?
Tim Parilla at LinkSquares explains how new in-house lawyers can start developing relationships with colleagues both within and outside their legal departments in order to expand their networks, build their brands and carve their paths to leadership positions.
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What Attys Should Consider Before Taking On Pro Bono Work
Excerpt from Practical Guidance
Piper Hoffman and Will Lowrey at Animal Outlook lay out suggestions for attorneys to maximize the value of their pro bono efforts, from crafting engagement letters to balancing workloads — and they explain how these principles can foster a more rewarding engagement for both lawyers and nonprofits.
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Opinion
NY Bar Admission Criminal History Query Is Unjust, Illegal
New York should revise Question 26 on its bar admission application, because requiring students to disclose any prior interaction with the criminal justice system disproportionately affects people of color, who have a history of being overpoliced — and it violates several state laws, says Andrew Brown, president of the New York State Bar Association.
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7 Ways Attys Can Improve Their LinkedIn Summaries
Lawyers can use LinkedIn to strengthen their thought leadership position, generate new business, explore career opportunities, and better position themselves and their firms in search results by writing a well-composed, optimized summary that demonstrates their knowledge and experience, says Guy Alvarez at Good2bSocial.