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How Eversheds Sutherland Drew 12-Atty Tax Team In Atlanta
New Eversheds Sutherland partner Hale E. Sheppard joined Law360 Pulse to discuss how he helped lead a team of 12 tax controversy attorneys to join the firm in Atlanta from Chamberlain Hrdlicka White Williams & Aughtry PC.
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Why Attys Choose ChatGPT Over Specialized Legal AI Tools
Legal professionals are using OpenAI's ChatGPT for work more often than generative artificial intelligence tools from legal vendors, fulfilling a long-held pattern of consumer-grade tools gaining a foothold before robust enterprise counterparts.
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A&O Shearman Int'l Law Partner Moves To Gibson Dunn
An international arbitration partner from Allen Overy Shearman Sterling has moved to Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP and told Law360 Pulse in an interview Wednesday that he was excited to join a team committed to client service and a global powerhouse firm.
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Wilson Sonsini Latest Firm To Announce Beijing Closure
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC confirmed Wednesday that it will reduce its presence in Greater China by shutting down its Beijing office.
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Ex-BigLaw Chair: 'You Can't Outgrow Your Infrastructure'
After the law firm he founded in 2001, Goldberg Segalla LLP, saw massive growth under his two decades of leadership, Richard J. "RJ" Cohen Sr. said one major lesson he learned is that law firms need to ensure they don't outgrow their infrastructure and administrative teams.
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Davis Wright Adds K&L Gates Energy Ace In San Francisco
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP has added a former K&L Gates LLP attorney in San Francisco who brings over two decades of private practice and in-house experience to the firm's expanding national energy practice.
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Taft Eyes Florida Debut With Litigation Boutique Tie-Up
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP announced Tuesday it plans to make its first foray into the Florida market this summer through a merger with litigation boutique Mrachek Law, which is based in West Palm Beach and Stuart.
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Linklaters Adds Second Ex-Mayer Brown M&A Partner In NY
Linklaters LLP has announced the hiring of a former Mayer Brown partner for its mergers and acquisitions practice in New York, a little over three months after bringing aboard the former co-leader of Mayer Brown's infrastructure M&A practice.
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Career DOJ Atty, Civil Division Chief Of Staff Joins Jenner
Jenner & Block LLP has hired the former chief of staff of the Justice Department's Civil Division, who is joining the firm after spending her entire career in public service, the firm announced Tuesday.
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Ex-Squire Patton Director Joins Legal Tech Co. Altorney
A former global director of practice support at Squire Patton Boggs LLP has joined legal technology platform Altorney as chief product officer, the company said Tuesday.
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K&L Gates Adds 1st National Security Policy Adviser
K&L Gates LLP has welcomed a U.S. Department of State national security and trade veteran as the firm's first national security policy adviser.
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Day Pitney Hires Founder Of Legal Intelligence Company
Day Pitney LLP has hired the founder of a legal intelligence company and former co-head of the New York corporate and transactions group at McDermott Will & Emery LLP, the firm announced this week.
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Holland & Hart Adds Alaska US Rep And Her Chief Of Staff
Holland & Hart LLP has expanded its federal affairs group with Alaska's former U.S. representative, who is joining the team in Anchorage alongside her prior chief of staff, the firm announced Monday.
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WilmerHale Raises In-Office Work To 4 Days A Week
WilmerHale is increasing its in-office requirement for lawyers from three to four days a week, the firm said Tuesday, becoming the latest BigLaw firm to tighten its return-to-office policy.
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Approach The Bench: Judge Christopher Burke On Efficiency
U.S. Magistrate Judge Christopher Burke uses innovative techniques to manage the glut of complex cases that come through Delaware's federal court.
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Ex-Mass. US Atty Heads Back To Ropes & Gray
A former Massachusetts U.S. attorney is returning to Ropes & Gray LLP in Boston, the firm announced Tuesday.
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New Crowell & Moring Group To Advise On Gov't Procurement
Crowell & Moring LLP has launched a new governmental consulting group to provide companies with guidance on how to obtain and carry out federal procurements, the firm announced Tuesday.
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These Attys Are AI 'Power Users' Reinventing Legal Work
A growing divide is emerging between lawyers who frequently use generative AI for legal tasks and those who engage in these tools more casually, Law360 Pulse's new survey has found.
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What Attorneys Really Think Of AI
More attorneys seem to be using generative AI tools and view it positively compared with last year, but lawyers are still concerned about legal ethics and client confidentiality when it comes to the technology, according to the latest survey from Law360 Pulse.
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BigLaw Leaps Ahead In Generative AI Training
Large law firms are leading the pack in training their attorneys to use generative AI, eager to benefit from the technology and avoid associated risks like fake case citations in court filings.
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Paul Hastings Real Assets Pro Jumps To Proskauer In LA
Proskauer Rose LLP is expanding its California team, bringing in a Paul Hastings LLP real assets ace as a partner in its Los Angeles office.
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Another Kirkland Private Equity Pro Joins Weil's LA Office
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP has welcomed yet another Kirkland & Ellis LLP alumnus and private equity veteran to join its U.S. Equity Group in Los Angeles, the firm announced Monday.
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SEC's Peirce Taps Ex-Willkie Partner For Crypto Task Force
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has hired a former Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP partner into a leadership role in its new task force created to transform the agency's approach toward the cryptocurrency industry.
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Saul Ewing Taps Trial Lawyer For DC Managing Partner
Saul Ewing LLP announced Monday it has selected an experienced litigator to lead its Washington, D.C., office, choosing a lawyer with 20 years of experience including more than a year and a half with the national full-service firm.
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The Top In-House Hires Of February
Sports general counsel were a hot item in February, with the NBA players union, Texas Rangers and Seattle Mariners all naming new legal chiefs. So were goodbyes, as Bristol-Myers Squibb, AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. and California berry producer Driscoll all saw longtime legal chiefs announce their retirements.
Expert Analysis
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How Law Firms Can Hire And Retain More Black Attorneys
The pipeline of Black lawyers is limited, so BigLaw firms must invest in Black high school students, ensure Black attorneys receive origination credit and take other bold steps to increase Black representation in the industry, says Benjamin Wilson, chairman at Beveridge & Diamond.
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BigLaw firms often focus on increasing their diversity numbers, but without much attention to equity and inclusion, minority lawyers face substantial barriers after they get their foot in the door, says Patricia Brown Holmes, managing partner at Riley Safer.
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BigLaw Needs More Underrepresented Attorneys As Leaders
Hiring more women, people of color and members of the LGBTQ community to BigLaw positions of power is the first key to making other underrepresented attorneys believe they have an opportunity for a path to leadership, says Ernest Greer, co-president at Greenberg Traurig.
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If enough law firms undertake some universal diversity best practices, such as connecting minority lawyers to key client relationships and establishing accountability for those charged with spearheading progress, the legal industry could look a lot different in the foreseeable future, says Frederick Nance, global managing partner at Squire Patton.
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Guest Feature
Diversity Work Doesn't Have To Be Reserved For Partners
Serving on my firm's diversity committee as an associate has allowed me to improve access, support and opportunity for minority attorneys at the firm, while building leadership skills and fostering meaningful relationships with firm management and industry professionals, says Camille Bent at BakerHostetler.