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Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 22.5 years in prison for the murder of George Floyd — a crime captured on a video that was viewed by millions and sparked international racial justice protests.
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, Jenner & Block LLP, Kelley Drye & Warren LLP and trial boutique Reid Collins & Tsai LLP are among the wave of law firms to recently raise U.S. associates' salaries.
A Georgia appeals court has affirmed Proskauer Rose LLP's victory in a malpractice suit against alleging it validated a criminal tax shelter scheme, agreeing with a lower court that the claims came too late.
LGBTQ judges, particularly those on state court benches, are in a unique position to educate the public about diversity and fairness in society and advance equal protections, a group of judicial experts said Friday.
The U.S. Department of Justice is suing the state of Georgia over its recently enacted and highly controversial voting law, the department announced Friday.
The organization behind the Grammy Awards agreed to resolve its former chief executive officer's allegations that she was fired for complaining about sexual harassment by a former Greenberg Traurig partner who now works for Barnes & Thornburg, staving off arbitration hearings set for next month.
Perkins Coie LLP, King & Spalding LLP and Brown Rudnick LLP have joined the cavalcade of law firms stepping up their associate compensation structure amid a hypercompetitive hiring market, Law360 learned Thursday.
The $50 million litigation funding agreement between Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP and Longford Capital Management LP is a market milestone in the acceptance of third-party financing among lawyers and clients alike. Here, leaders from Willkie and Longford tell Law360 Pulse why they made the deal public.
The Hispanic National Bar Association has launched an advisory council made up of current and former Hispanic top attorneys from U.S. and global companies to assist its program propelling Hispanic lawyers to general counsel roles at Fortune 500 corporations.
Constangy Brooks Smith & Prophete LLP has added three attorneys to its offices in St. Louis, Atlanta and San Francisco, including a former labor and employment partner from McMahon Berger PC and attorneys previously with LTL Attorneys LLP and Weinberg Wheeler Hudgins Gunn & Dial LLC.
A mid-level New York state appeals court on Thursday gave Rudy Giuliani an interim suspension from practicing law in the Empire State, citing false statements to courts and others in connection with his representation of former President Donald Trump and his challenges to the results of the 2020 election.
Only 29% of in-house legal departments surveyed track the diversity of their employees, according to a 2021 benchmarking report released Wednesday.
Lawyers who serve on corporate boards said Tuesday that a shift is taking place, as boards expand beyond solely considering CEOs as members, and they advised other attorneys to hone their business skills for a spot in the room where it happens.
Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP announced Tuesday that it has hired a new chief legal talent officer to respond to a competitive market for legal talent.
After a big bang of law firm raise announcements earlier in the week, Wednesday saw a quieter trickle of news that Linklaters LLP, Fenwick & West LLP and Dorsey & Whitney LLP are hiking associate pay.
Hogan Lovells, Cozen O'Connor and Macfarlanes LLP confirmed Wednesday that they will return to partly in-person work in September, with some firms setting soft expectations for employees having a presence in their offices and others instituting hard requirements.
Law firm management and merger consultant Michael Short of LawVision says that law firm combinations talks have increasingly become "more talk, less action" in recent years as the industry consolidates. Here, he discusses his thoughts on how law firms should approach the risks inherent in a merger to get deals done and achieve their goals.
Intellectual property firm Merchant & Gould PC has tapped an Atlanta partner who has engineering experience and a Minneapolis partner who was a patent examiner in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to lead its patent design and trade dress group, the firm announced on Monday.
The parent company of Working Mother magazine on Tuesday released its annual list of the 50 best law firms for women, highlighting gender equity-minded policies and efforts to advance women even amid the tumultuousness of 2020.
At least 10 more firms have announced they are raising U.S. associates' salaries, including two that also plan to increase some of their attorneys' base pay in the U.K.
Two out of every three Black law school graduates passed the bar on their first try in 2020, compared to nearly nine of 10 white law school graduates and four of five Asian grads, according to data released on Tuesday by an American Bar Association section.
With law firms successfully adopting remote work during the pandemic and competition for young talent getting fiercer, many firms are increasingly looking to hire attorneys in nontraditional markets or even offering remote options.
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP's chairman Guy Halgren told the firm's staff attorneys and special counsel that they will be receiving a special recognition bonus in November.
Bryan Cave Leyton Paisner plans to have its global team back in the office by Sept. 6 and will implement a hybrid remote and in-person work environment globally at that time, the firm announced Tuesday.
Sixth Circuit Judge Bernice B. Donald has been breaking barriers since long before she became the first African American woman to sit on that court. Judge Donald spoke with Law360 Pulse about her career as a judge and a teacher, and why it's important that while she was the first in many of her positions, she not be the last.
Lawyers can take several steps to redress the lack of adequate LGBTQ representation on the bench and its devastating impact on litigants and counsel in the community, says Janice Grubin, co-chair of the Judiciary Committee at the LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York.
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Krill Strategies’ Patrick Krill, who co-authored a new study that revealed alarming levels of stress, hazardous drinking and associated gender disparities among practicing attorneys, highlights how legal employers can confront the underlying risk factors as both warnings and opportunities in the post-COVID-19 era.
While international agreements for space law have remained relatively unchanged since their creation decades ago, the rapid pace of change in U.S. laws and policies is creating opportunities for both new and veteran lawyers looking to break into this exciting realm, in either the private sector or government, says Michael Dodge at the University of North Dakota.
Navigating a few densely packed weeks at a law firm can be daunting for summer associates, but those who are prepared to seize opportunities and not afraid to ask questions will be set up for success, says Julie Crisp at Latham.
Law firms can attract the right summer associate candidates and help students see what makes a program unique by using carefully crafted messaging and choosing the best ambassadors to deliver it, says Tamara McClatchey, director of career services at the University of Chicago Law School.
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Following the tragic attack on U.S. District Judge Esther Salas' family last summer and amid rising threats against the judiciary, legislation protecting federal judges' personal information and enhancing security measures at courthouses is urgently needed, says U.S. District Judge Roslynn Mauskopf, director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.
Social media can be intimidating for reluctant lawyers but it can also be richly rewarding, as long as attorneys remember that professional accounts will always reflect on their firms and colleagues, and follow some best practices to avoid embarrassment, says Sean Marotta at Hogan Lovells.
Neville Eisenberg and Mark Grayson at BCLP explain how they sped up contract execution for one client by replacing email with a centralized, digital tool for negotiations and review, and how the principles they adhered to can be helpful for other law firms looking to improve poorly managed contract management processes.
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Practicing law through virtual platforms will likely persist even after the pandemic, so law firms and senior lawyers should consider refurbishing their associate mentoring programs to facilitate personal connections, professionalism and effective training in a remote environment, says Carol Goodman at Herrick Feinstein.
As the U.S. observes Autism Acceptance Month, autistic attorney Haley Moss describes the societal barriers and stereotypes that keep neurodivergent lawyers from disclosing their disabilities, and how law firms can better accommodate and level the playing field for attorneys whose minds work outside of the prescribed norm.
Many legal technology vendors now sell artificial intelligence and machine learning tools at a premium price tag, but law firms must take the time to properly evaluate them as not all offerings generate process efficiencies or even use the technologies advertised, says Steven Magnuson at Ballard Spahr.
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.
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.
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.
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.