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Fighting Cyber Threats: What Law Firms Need to Do Now

By Sarah Martinson

Law firms, especially small and midsize ones, are increasingly becoming victims of cyberattacks. Here are some practical tips for firms to thwart cyberattacks and reduce damage when breaches occur.

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    Modern Lawyer

    Loeb & Loeb Adds Cadwalader Finance Pro

    Loeb & Loeb LLP announced the addition of a trio of finance attorneys on Monday, including a partner from Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP who has left before the firm's imminent merger with Hogan Lovells.

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    Georgia Pulse

    Fish & Richardson Launches Patent-Focused AI Tool

    Intellectual property firm Fish & Richardson PC announced Monday that it has launched an artificial intelligence tool created in-house to assist with patent prosecution matters.

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    DC Pulse

    Crowell & Moring Adds CIO From Cadwalader

    Crowell & Moring LLP said Monday that it has hired Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP's chief information officer, marking the latest departure from Cadwalader as the firm prepares for a merger next week.

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    Modern Lawyer

    Paul Weiss Adds Ex-Bracewell Energy M&A Atty In Texas

    Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP has added a transactions attorney previously with Bracewell LLP who specializes in mergers and acquisitions in the energy industry, the firm announced Monday.

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    Law Students Undeterred Under Trump's Immigration Climate

    In a climate where immigration lawyers are coming under the Trump administration’s scrutiny to tamp down on asylum fraud, law students are being ignited to enter the workforce early and rectify the injustices they see.

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    Courts

    NY High Court Upholds Mandatory Judge Retirement Age

    New York's highest court Thursday affirmed a ruling that rejected jurists' challenges to the Empire State's mandatory retirement age of 70 for state judges and justices, finding that the centuries-old constitutional mandate doesn't conflict with a recent state civil rights amendment banning age discrimination.

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    Calif. Moves On Proposal To Allow Legal Aid By Nonlawyers

    The California Supreme Court has directed the state bar to solicit public comments on a proposed community justice worker program that would allow nonlawyers to provide limited legal assistance under the supervision of qualified legal aid organizations, according to a Thursday announcement.

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    Rhode Island Supreme Court Lays Out GenAI Guidelines

    The Rhode Island Supreme Court has amended the state's rules to better address the use of generative artificial intelligence by attorneys and judicial officers while also laying out interim guidelines.

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    Connecticut Pulse

    Trump Lawyer Advances In Senate Judiciary Noms Vote

    The nomination of Matthew Schwartz to be a judge on the Second Circuit advanced out of committee Thursday.

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    In-House

    Greenberg Traurig Brings On Former BNY Mellon Exec In NJ

    Greenberg Traurig LLP has added a former Bank of New York Mellon executive as of counsel in its finance practice in New Jersey, the firm announced Wednesday.

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