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ABA Advises Nixing Law School DEI Rules Under Scrutiny

By Emma Cueto

The Standards Committee of the American Bar Association's legal education arm has recommended that the section repeal its law school accreditation standards relating to diversity, equity and inclusion, saying that in the face of new government scrutiny, maintaining these requirements for law schools would jeopardize the section's status as a nationwide accreditor.

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    Longtime Blank Rome Litigator Joins Manatt In Los Angeles

    Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP announced Monday that an experienced litigation attorney has joined the firm's Los Angeles office as a consumer protection and advertising partner from Blank Rome LLP.

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    Duane Morris Adds Fisher Phillips Employment Pro In Calif.

    Duane Morris LLP has grown its labor and employment offerings in California with the addition of a Fisher Phillips attorney, the firm said Monday.

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    Latham Snags Skadden Real Estate Co-Chair

    An attorney who practiced for nearly three decades at Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP and co-chaired the firm's real estate group has moved to Latham & Watkins LLP's New York office, the firm announced Monday. 

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    Squire Patton Taps New Leadership For Public Policy Team

    Squire Patton Boggs LLP announced Monday that it has appointed a longtime partner to lead its global public policy practice.

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    Daily Litigation

    Ex-Shook Hardy Atty To Start Wilkinson Stekloff's Miami Office

    A longtime litigator at Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP and managing partner of its Miami office is moving his practice to Wilkinson Stekloff to launch that firm's new office in the city.

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    Mayer Brown Hires Goodwin Real Estate Partner In DC

    Mayer Brown LLP has brought on board a Goodwin Procter LLP real estate attorney in Washington, D.C., who is joining the team as a partner and will continue advising clients on commercial real estate transactions, financings and related matters.

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    Outgoing Okta CLO Saw Comp Exceed $10M In 2025

    The chief legal officer of software company Okta Inc. earned more than $12 million last year, up from about $7.3 million the previous year, a recent securities filing shows.

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    Burr & Forman Makes Navy Yard Permanent DC Home

    Burr & Forman LLP has made its Navy Yard neighborhood office its permanent home in Washington, D.C., after launching in the city in 2025 with construction partners from Fox Rothschild LLP, the firm announced Monday.

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    Taft Announces Leadership Succession And Transition Plan

    Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP announced on Monday that it has extended its managing partner's 10-year tenure by one year and elected two office managing partners to lead the firm after him.

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    ChatGPT Suit Points To Ups And Downs Of Pro Se AI Use

    A recent lawsuit against OpenAI highlights many of the hopes and anxieties about pro se litigants using generative artificial intelligence to churn out legal arguments. The technology raises concerns about confidentiality, hallucinations and ethical issues, but some access to justice advocates worry the lawsuit may hinder technology that might democratize legal services.

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