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Jennifer Akre, the leader of Tyson & Mendes LLP's new Dallas office, spoke to Law360 Pulse about the firm's strategy for defusing the emotions that fuel "nuclear verdicts" in Lone Star State personal injury trials.
Jackson Walker LLP is pushing back on a U.S. Trustee Office's attempt to roll back at least $13 million in fees and reimbursements awards, saying the firm is just the latest bystander to become "collateral damage" from a concealed romance between an ex-firm partner and a former federal bankruptcy judge.
A former Kaufman Dolowich & Voluck LLP associate's claim that the firm's Philadelphia office terminated him after he asked for accommodations for his hearing impairment is contradicted by a separate lawsuit in which he blames a legal recruiter for costing him his job, according to a recent filing by the firm.
A former Norton Rose Fulbright public finance attorney has joined the Jacksonville, Florida, office of Butler Snow, further boosting one of that firm's newest locations.
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.
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.
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP said Tuesday it has lured five lawyers away from Brown Rudnick LLP who were members of the team that successfully represented actor Johnny Depp in his defamation trial against his former wife.
Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP said Monday it has welcomed back a labor and employment attorney from BakerHostetler as a partner in its Columbus, Ohio, office.
A real estate attorney looking to expand the reach of her practice has joined Barley Snyder in York, Pennsylvania, after more than eight years as shareholder and practice group chair for CGA Law Firm.
The last remaining attorney at Whiteford Taylor & Preston LLP's Pittsburgh office following the recent departures of 17 colleagues has moved her hospitality industry-focused real estate and transactional practice to Duane Morris LLP.
A pair of former Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP litigators jumped to Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP to serve as insurance industry group partners in Los Angeles, the firm announced Monday.
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.
Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott LLC simultaneously represented a real estate development company and two of its former managers, and also improperly took compensation for its work before company debts were satisfied, according to a legal malpractice lawsuit filed this week in New Jersey state court.
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.
Pacific Northwest law firm Miller Nash LLP has expanded its business and corporate practice team in Seattle with two new partners and a special counsel who is a longtime legal executive.
An attorney who started his career at Phillips Lytle LLP has returned to the firm as special counsel on its real estate industry team in New York state after five years as in-house counsel at Benderson Development.
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.
Peter "Pete" Winstead, a founding shareholder of Winstead PC who died unexpectedly this week at 84, is not only being remembered for his tireless commitment to his law firm but for his dedication to the Austin, Texas, community where he lived for nearly three decades.
Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC debuted a new alternative dispute resolution group this week, bringing federal and state judges, prosecutors, and more together into a unified practice and creating a "service that is right for the times," according to its leaders.
A Kansas federal judge ruled Friday that Cordell & Cordell PC must face claims in a discrimination suit brought by a former paralegal at the firm, including an assertion she was fired in retaliation for reporting mistreatment and sexual harassment.
A cyber litigation specialist has moved from leading his own practice for over a decade to the rapidly expanding Pierson Ferdinand LLP in Ohio, the firm said Thursday.
New York firm Harter Secrest & Emery LLP announced that it hired a veteran real estate attorney with more than 30 years of experience as a partner and member of its general counsel services team in Rochester.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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Ask A Mentor: How Can I Negotiate My Separation Agreement?Kate Reder Sheikh at Major Lindsey discusses how a law firm associate can navigate being laid off, what to look for in a separation agreement and why to be upfront about it with prospective employers.
Recent legal challenges against DoNotPay’s "robot lawyer” application highlight pressing questions about the degree to which artificial intelligence can be used for legal tasks while remaining on the right side of both consumer protection laws and prohibitions against the unauthorized practice of law, says Kristen Niven at Frankfurt Kurnit.
At some level, every practicing lawyer is experiencing the ever-increasing speed of change — and while some practice management processes have gotten more efficient, other things about the legal profession were better before supposed improvements were made, says Jay Silberblatt, president of the Pennsylvania Bar Association.
Law firms will be able to reap great long-term benefits if they adopt strategies to nurture four critical components of their employees' psychological wellness and performance — hope, efficacy, resilience and optimism, says Dennis Stolle at the American Psychological Association.
With caseloads and spending increasing, in-house counsel might find themselves called to opine on the risks and benefits of litigation more often, and they should look at five Sun Tzu maxims from the ancient Chinese classic "The Art of War" to inform their approach to any suit, says Jeff Golimowski at Womble Bond.
Not only can effective mentorship have a profound impact on women and people of color entering the legal field, but it also benefits mentors and the legal profession as a whole, creating a true win-win situation for all involved, says Natasha Cortes at Grossman Roth.
Generative AI applications like ChatGPT are unlikely to ever replace attorneys for a variety of practical reasons — but given their practice-enhancing capabilities, lawyers who fail to leverage these tools may be rendered obsolete, says Eran Kahana at Maslon.
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's recent elimination of a rule that partially counted pro bono work toward continuing legal education highlights the importance of volunteer work in intellectual property practice and its ties to CLE, and puts a valuable tool for hands-on attorney education in the hands of the states, say Lisa Holubar and Ariel Katz at Irwin.
Recommendations recently issued by a special committee of the Florida Bar represent a realistic, pragmatic approach to increasing the accessibility and affordability of legal services, at a time when the disconnect between the legal profession and the public at large has widened considerably, says Gary Lesser, president of the Florida Bar.
To assist Texas lawyers in effectively executing their duties, we should be working on succession planning, attorney wellness, and increasing understanding of the grievance system by both bar members and the public, says Laura Gibson, president of the State Bar of Texas.
Marjorie Peerce and Peter Jaslow at Ballard Spahr discuss the challenges of building a new law firm practice group from the ground up, and how sustained commitment, communication and collaboration are the key ingredients for success.
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Ask A Mentor: How Do I Relay Shortcomings To Associates?Michael Cohen at Duane Morris discusses the best ways to articulate how an associate is not meeting expectations, and why documentation of performance management is crucial for their growth and protecting the firm from discrimination suits.