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New Jersey Pulse
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NJ Gov. Murphy Taps Longtime Aide As Chief Counsel
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on Wednesday named a career-long government attorney with previous experience working in his administration to be his chief counsel as the current top lawyer prepares to join Lowenstein Sandler LLP.
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Lewis Brisbois' Leader On Steering The Firm Forward
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP has seen major leadership changes over the past year. Law360 Pulse caught up with managing partner Greg Katz to discuss the firm's vision moving forward, the impact of recent leadership transitions, and the strategies being implemented to navigate the competitive legal landscape.
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Pervasive Bullying In Law Is Impacting Young Attorneys
A report released earlier this month cataloging the experiences of more than 6,000 Illinois lawyers found that one quarter say they have experienced bullying within the last year. Among the youngest lawyers, that number jumps to 39%.
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Cohen & Gresser Appoints Data Director As Global CIO
Cohen & Gresser LLP announced Tuesday the appointment of its consulting director of data strategy to the position of global chief innovation officer.
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Share Of New Partners Who Are Women Decreased This Year
More than 80 major law firms had new partner classes in 2024 made up of at least 50% women, according to an analysis released Tuesday by a think tank focused on diversity and workplace flexibility. However, the analysis also found that the proportion of new U.S.-based partners who are women decreased.
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NJ Judge Exits Disbarred Atty's Suits Over Ties To State Bar
A disbarred New Jersey civil rights attorney persuaded a New Jersey federal judge to recuse herself from cases he has pending before her due to the "slim, but conceivable chance" of an appearance of impropriety stemming in part from her time as president of the New Jersey State Bar Association.
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Besieged NJ Prosecutor Keeps Suit Over Resignation Alive
The former county prosecutor in Warren County, New Jersey, has partially defeated a motion to dismiss from Gov. Phil Murphy and Attorney General Matthew Platkin, and can pursue a state court claim that he never technically resigned before being replaced.
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Approach The Bench: Judge Rosenthal Praises Zoom Hearings
While U.S. District Judge Lee Rosenthal calls the pandemic a disaster that "discombobulated" the federal courts, she thinks there was also a silver lining to the experience.
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How Certifications Became Ubiquitous For Privacy Attorneys
As privacy has become a more prominent and popular practice area, many attorneys have turned to certifications offered by the International Association of Privacy Professionals to market their skills, with those in the field saying that the popularity is the result of privacy's rapid evolution and the ubiquity is unlikely to diminish.
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The Psychology Of Top Firms' Growing Partner Pay Spreads
Dan Binstock, a legal recruiter who works with top law firms, recently said to me about partner pay, "You can never please everybody."
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Ex-Fox Rothschild Clients Push To Revive Malpractice Suit
Two former clients of Fox Rothschild LLP asked a New Jersey federal judge to reject the firm's bid to dismiss a third amended complaint alleging attorneys deceived them into opening credit cards and engaging in a fake marriage under the guise of trying to secure a U.S. visa.
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Attorney Says NJ Red Flag Law Violates 2nd Amendment
An attorney who had his firearms seized after flashing a handgun during a road rage incident alleged in New Jersey federal court that a state red flag law violates the Second Amendment, arguing it is another way for the state to suppress the right to carry handguns in public.
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3 Factors Attorneys Should Keep In Mind When Using AI
Attorneys who hope to leverage new artificial intelligence programs in their legal work should stay mindful of three rules of conduct from the American Bar Association dictating attorney competence, client confidentiality and billing procedures, according to a recently published paper from the International Association of Defense Counsel.
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Becker Appoints 5 New Vice Chairs, Chief Business Officer
Becker & Poliakoff PC announced Monday that the Florida-based firm appointed four of its attorneys and a senior director as vice chairs of their respective practices, along with giving its chief strategy officer the additional role of chief business officer.
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NJ Senate Confirms 5 New Judges, Reappoints 12 With Tenure
New Jersey gained five new Superior Court judges on Monday when the state Senate confirmed a Day Pitney LLP commercial litigator and a Camden County criminal defense attorney for the bench, as well as three Union County nominees approved in committee last week.
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NJ Gov.'s Chief Counsel Departing For Lowenstein Sandler
Parimal Garg, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy's chief counsel and the longest-serving attorney in that role in state history, is leaving the governor's office to work at Lowenstein Sandler LLP in white collar and business litigation, according to an announcement on Monday.
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NJ Suspends Ex-Carter Ledyard Partner After NY Disbarment
The New Jersey Supreme Court has ordered the indefinite suspension of a former Carter Ledyard & Milburn LLP partner, two years after a New York state appeals court disbarred the lawyer for ignoring subpoenas and failing to cooperate in a fee investigation.
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Kennedys' New Head Steps Up In 'Evolving' Insurance World
Meg Catalano, who was named Kennedys’ new global managing partner this week, joined Law360 Pulse to discuss her vision for the role and how the firm looks to stay on top of client needs in a volatile world under her leadership.
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National Footprints Scramble Partner Pay's Link To Location
Law firm partners' increasing pay often varies based on where those attorneys are located, a fact reinforced by a new study out Thursday, but experts say the relationship between compensation and location has become more complicated as more firms operate on a national scale.
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Insurers Have Long Used AI; Now Litigation Funders Want In
As State Farm waded into the nascent field of "artificial intelligence" tools in the mid-1980s, its mainframe computers began to overheat under the strain of calculating the values of claims.
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Milber Makris Expands Trial Capabilities With 15 Attys In NY
Milber Makris Plousadis & Seiden LLP, a full-service civil litigation defense firm for the insurance industry, has expanded its litigation and trial capabilities with the addition of 15 attorneys from Zaklukiewicz Puzo & Morrissey LLP and Gartner & Bloom PC in New York.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry had another action-packed week as firms prepared for increased lobbying activity in anticipation of the upcoming election, while lawyers nationwide came together to support a nonpartisan initiative focused on protecting the electoral process. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Kemp Jones LLP, Parker Nelson & Associates and Campbell & Williams lead this week's list of Law360 legal lions with back-to-back wins in ongoing litigation against a bankrupt "alkaline water" company.
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Incoming NJ Judge Wins Appellate Ruling To Collect Pension
A former deputy attorney general and Camden County prosecutor will be able to collect her state pension while serving on the Superior Court of New Jersey, a state appeals court ruled Thursday in a published opinion.
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Trio Of New NJ State Judges Among 15 Nominees Advanced
The New Jersey Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday signed off on three new state Superior Court judges in Union County, tapping a Jersey City government attorney, a longtime family law leader at Legal Services of New Jersey and an experienced litigator for the bench.
Expert Analysis
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DoNotPay Cases Underscore Hurdles For AI-Fueled Legal Help
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.
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For The Future Of Legal Practice, Let's Learn From The Past
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.
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Why All Law Firms Should Foster Psychological Capital
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.
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A GC's Guide To Litigation, Inspired By Sun Tzu's 'Art Of War'
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.
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Mentorship Is Key To Diversity In The Legal Industry
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.
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ChatGPT Is A Cool Trick, But AI Won't Replace Lawyers
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.
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Pro Bono Work Is Valuable In IP And Continued Learning
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.
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Increasing Public Access To Legal Services: A Practical Plan
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.
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Priorities For Improving The Legal Industry In Texas
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.
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Leading Your Law Firm's Creation Of A New Practice Group
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.
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10 Principles For Effective Partner Reward Systems
Several forces are reshaping partners’ expectations about profit-sharing, and as compensation structures evolve in response, firms should keep certain fundamentals in mind to build a successful partner reward system, say Michael Roch at MHPR Advisors and Ray D'Cruz at Performance Leader.
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Why Interdisciplinarity Is Key To Designing The Future Of Law
The legal profession faces challenges that urgently demand new solutions, and lawyers and firms can address this by leaning on other industries that have more experience practicing, teaching and incorporating innovation into their core business and service models, says Jennifer Leonard at the University of Pennsylvania.
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Incorporating ADA Guidance Into Lawyer Wellness Movement
The Americans with Disabilities Act and rules of professional conduct may help the legal profession promote lawyer well-being by focusing on mental conditions' actual impact, rather than on associated stereotypes, says Alex Long at the University of Tennessee College of Law.
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Ask A Mentor: How Can New Partners Generate Business?
Christine Wong at MoFo discusses how newly elected partners can prioritize business development by creating a strategic plan with the firm's marketing team and strengthening relationships with professional and personal networks.