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Justices Say Self-Removal Deadlines Don't Include Weekends
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that individuals with a self-deportation deadline that falls on a weekend or federal holiday may move to reopen their removal cases the following business day.
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Morgan Lewis Hires Ex-CFTC General Counsel
Robert A. Schwartz, the former general counsel of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, has joined Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP as a partner in its investment management practice, the firm announced Tuesday.
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Some Associates Bill $2,000 Per Hour As BigLaw Fees Rise
Billing rates for law firms that serve corporate clients continue to increase at a historically fast clip, with the largest firms increasing their fees the fastest in 2024, according to a report out Tuesday that found some associates' billing rates are nearing $2,000 per hour.
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Mayer Brown Taps Commerce Dept. Leader For Co-Chair Role
Mayer Brown LLP has nabbed the former assistant secretary for export administration at the Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security, who in her new role will work alongside a colleague she's known personally and professionally for almost 25 years.
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Longtime ITC General Counsel Joins Polsinelli In DC
Polsinelli PC announced Monday that it has hired the former longtime general counsel of the U.S. International Trade Commission to bolster its practice group that advises clients about ITC rules and procedures.
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Advocacy Group Sues DOJ For Docs On Acting DC US Atty
Advocacy group Democracy Forward sued the U.S. Department of Justice on Monday seeking information about Ed Martin, the acting top federal prosecutor in D.C., whose nomination to fill the role permanently is facing pushback in Congress.
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Mastercard Admin Officer Rejoins Ford Foundation Board
After announcing he would return to Mastercard as chief administrative officer following his two-year stint as a deputy secretary in the State Department, a onetime Mastercard chief legal officer has rejoined the board at the Ford Foundation, according to a Monday announcement.
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Justices Sympathetic To Inmate Who 'Messed Up' Appeal
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday seemed dubious of a Fourth Circuit ruling refusing an inmate's appeal on procedural timing grounds, as the justices weighed a case that will likely disproportionately affect pro se litigants.
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Justices Mull 5th Circ. Redo In ACA Preventive Care Fight
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday appeared skeptical of a Fifth Circuit ruling that found members of a task force setting preventive services coverage requirements under the Affordable Care Act were unconstitutionally appointed, with multiple justices suggesting kicking the case back down to the circuit court for additional arguments.
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Democrats Seek More Funds To Protect Judges From Threats
Two Democratic lawmakers on Monday asked U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts if more funding is needed to protect federal judges from a spike in physical threats that challenge "the viability of the rule of law itself."
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DOJ's Google Ad Litigation Lead Joins BakerHostetler
A 10-year Justice Department veteran, who helped supervise the government's case alleging Google's advertising practices create an unfair monopoly, has left the agency to join BakerHostetler, the firm announced Monday.
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High Court's Pause Of Removals Was 'Premature,' Alito Says
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision early Saturday morning to prohibit the Trump administration from using a 1798 wartime law to remove alleged Venezuelan gang members detained in northern Texas to an El Salvadoran prison was hasty and premature, Justice Samuel Alito wrote in a dissent joined by Justice Clarence Thomas.
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Up Next At High Court: Preventive Healthcare, LGBTQ Books
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in five cases this week, including disputes over the constitutionality of a task force that sets preventive healthcare coverage requirements, a school district's introduction of LGBTQ-themed storybooks and whether parties can establish standing based on harms affecting third parties.
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Justices Temporarily Block Removals Under Wartime Law
The U.S. Supreme Court on Saturday ordered the Trump administration to halt removals of alleged Venezuelan gang members detained in Texas under the 1798 Alien Enemies Act, pending further input from the court.
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Venezuelans Ask High Court And 5th Circ. To Pause Removals
A group of Venezuelans detained in northern Texas launched a multipronged effort Friday to prevent the Trump administration from removing them to El Salvador under the Alien Enemies Act before they can have their day in court, asking the U.S. Supreme Court, the Fifth Circuit and two district courts for emergency relief.
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WilmerHale, Feds Dispute Reach Of Trump Order Against Firm
WilmerHale and the U.S. Department of Justice traded salvos in the BigLaw firm's challenge to President Donald Trump's executive order targeting it, with the firm and the government offering "starkly different" versions of what's at stake in the dispute.
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Law360 Pulse Spotlight On Mid-Law Work
Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP's work monitoring compliance in the T-Mobile and Sprint merger and Choate Hall & Stewart LLP's role in the $6.1 billion acquisition of the Boston Celtics lead this edition of Law360 Pulse's Spotlight on Mid-Law Work, recapping the top matters for Mid-Law firms from April 4 to 18.
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Judiciary Faces Security Risks Amid Spending Freeze
The federal judiciary is warning congressional appropriators that funding shortfalls could threaten courthouse security.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Schlichter Bogard LLC and the University of Virginia School of Law Supreme Court Litigation Clinic lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the U.S. Supreme Court revived a class action from Cornell University workers who said their retirement plans were saddled with excessive fees.
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Law Firm In-Office Policies Steady Real Estate Footprints
Law firms' office real estate footprints are stabilizing as firms bolster their in-office attendance — through return-to-office programs and a focus on culture — and move away from space-sharing for attorneys, according to a report from CBRE.
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Beltway Moves: Hunton, Netflix, Cole Schotz
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP hired a top lawyer from the U.S. Department of Transportation, and Netflix Inc. turned to an Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP partner to serve as its new global public policy chief, in some of the latest legal industry moves in the nation's capital.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
This was another action-packed week for the legal industry as BigLaw firms hired new talent and the D.C. Bar kicked off its annual election. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Insurance Expert Promoted At Armed Forces Benefit Group
An attorney who has worked for insurers for more than 20 years has been promoted to a senior role at the Armed Forces Benefit Association and its affiliate, 5Star Life Insurance Co., according to a recent announcement.
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Solicitor General's Office Now Features Two Top Lieutenants
Mere days after the U.S. Solicitor General's Office got a new leader, it also got a new leadership structure featuring two BigLaw alums in the traditional second-in-command post, according to a hearing list the U.S. Supreme Court released Thursday.
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Jenner & Block Fights DOJ Bid To Toss Exec Order Suit
Jenner & Block LLP on Thursday urged a D.C. federal court to reject the government's bid to dismiss its lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's executive order targeting the firm, saying the "legal profession as a whole is watching."
Expert Analysis
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Jennifer Rakstad at White & Case highlights how associates can emphasize achievements and seek support before, during and after their annual review, despite the pandemic’s negative effects on face time with colleagues and business development opportunities.
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How Your Law Firm's Brand Can Convey Prestige
In order to be perceived as prestigious by clients and potential recruits, law firms should take their branding efforts beyond designing visual identities and address six key imperatives to differentiate themselves — from identifying intangible core strengths to delivering on promises at every interaction, says Howard Breindel at DeSantis Breindel.
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How Dynamic Project Management Can Help Law Firms
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Law firms looking to streamline matter management should consider tools that offer both employees and clients real-time access to documents, action items, task assignee information and more, overcoming many of the limitations of project communications via email, says Stephen Weyer at Stites & Harbison.
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What I Wish Law Schools Taught Women About Legal Careers
Instead of spending an entire semester on 19th century hunting rights, I wish law schools would facilitate honest discussions about what it’s like to navigate life as an attorney, woman and mother, and offer lessons on business marketing that transcend golf outings and social mixers, says Daphne Delvaux at Gruenberg Law.
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4 Ways To Break Down Barriers For Women Of Color In Law
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Female lawyers belonging to minority groups continue to be paid less and promoted less than their male counterparts, so law firms and corporate legal departments must stop treating women as a monolithic group and create initiatives that address the unique barriers women of color face, say Daphne Turpin Forbes at Microsoft and Linda Chanow at the Institute for Inclusion in the Legal Profession.
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Opinion
We Need More Professional Diversity In The Federal Judiciary
With the current overrepresentation of former corporate lawyers on the federal bench, the Biden administration must prioritize professional diversity in judicial nominations and consider lawyers who have represented workers, consumers and patients, says Navan Ward, president of the American Association for Justice.