Modern Lawyer


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    Justice Souter: Who He Was And How He Shaped The Law

    Retired Justice David Souter died last week at age 85. Here, Law360 looks at the former U.S. Supreme Court justice's legacy — not just through his legal work, but in his mentoring of clerks and friendships with peers.

  • Legal AI Co. Trellis Partners With Fisher Phillips On Case Data

    Legal analytics company Trellis announced Tuesday a new partnership with employer-side labor law firm Fisher Phillips LLP that will see its generative artificial intelligence software used for daily case alerts at the firm.

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    Employee Benefits Partner Joins Seyfarth From McDermott

    Seyfarth Shaw LLP has added an employee benefits partner in Chicago who spent the past 19 years at McDermott Will & Emery LLP.

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    Morgan Lewis Adds Ex-Dechert Registered Funds Pro In NY

    Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP has added a registered funds specialist who previously served over 20 years with Dechert LLP as a partner in its New York office, the firm announced Tuesday.

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    Cahill Gordon Recruits Fried Frank Digital Assets Co-Leader

    Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP has added the former co-head of Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP's digital assets and blockchain practice as a partner in Washington, D.C., the firm announced Tuesday. 

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    DC Judge Grapples With Jurisdiction In ABA Grant Row

    A D.C. federal judge wrestled with his court's jurisdiction Monday as the American Bar Association sought a court order reviving terminated federal grant funding for its Commission on Domestic & Sexual Violence.

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    Ex-VP Of NBA Legal Joins Barnes & Thornburg's Sports Group

    The former vice president of legal and business affairs for the NBA has joined Barnes & Thornburg LLP as a partner in its entertainment, media and sports practice group, leaving his position as chair of Polsinelli PC's sports and entertainment group.

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    Law Students Say Trump Orders Imperil Their Future Careers

    More than 1,000 law students voiced support for Jenner & Block's bid to invalidate an executive order targeting the firm, arguing Monday that the Trump administration's directive threatens to compromise the legal profession and derail their careers before they can begin.

  • Dentons Launches AI Tool For Europe, Central Asia Staff

    Dentons announced Monday the launch of an internally developed artificial intelligence tool for its personnel in Europe and Central Asia, joining other firms in developing proprietary AI tools this year.

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    BigLaw Student Fellowship Faces Discrimination Charge

    A new legal advocacy organization alleged that a decades-old program that partners with dozens of BigLaw firms to support incoming law students is racially discriminatory.

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    Meet The Attys Defending NJ Mayor In ICE Facility Case

    One of New Jersey's most high-powered criminal defense attorneys is among a trio of litigators defending Newark Mayor Ras Baraka against charges related to his arrest last week at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in the city.

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    Arnold & Porter Adds Former US Ambassador In DC

    A veteran U.S. Department of State official with over 35 years of experience in federal government has made the move to Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP as a senior international policy adviser, the firm said Monday.

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    Akin Adds Ex-Mayer Brown Real Estate Funds, M&A Partners

    Former Mayer Brown LLP partners Wendy Dodson Gallegos and Jason Wagenmaker have moved to Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP to advise the firm's real estate fund formation and mergers and acquisitions practices, according to a Monday announcement. 

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    Cozen O'Connor Adds Fla. Class Action Pro From Moore & Lee

    A high-stakes commercial litigator at Moore & Lee PC has taken her practice to Cozen O'Connor's office in Boca Raton, Florida, the firm announced Monday.

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    Sidley Adds Morgan Lewis Financial Services Trio In Texas, NY

    Sidley Austin LLP announced Monday it has added a trio of banking and financial services attorneys from Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP in Dallas and New York.

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    Honigman Adds Tucker Ellis IP Atty In DC

    Honigman LLP continued to grow its Washington D.C. office with the addition of a seasoned intellectual property litigator who moved his practice after 11 years with Tucker Ellis LLP.

  • Attys Say Avvo Scraped Bar Data To Sell Marketing Services

    A new class action filed Friday in Washington federal court accuses online legal service provider Avvo Inc. of misappropriating the identities of over 1 million attorneys to promote its legal marketing tools and referral services.

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    Clifford Chance Adds Texas Energy Pro After In-House Roles

    Clifford Chance LLP announced Monday that it has expanded its energy and infrastructure financing offerings in the U.S. with a partner who came aboard after a decade filling in-house roles at Cheniere Energy Inc. and Occidental Petroleum Corp.

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    Ex-Maryland US Atty Joins Mintz As Crisis Management Head

    The former U.S. attorney for the District of Maryland has joined Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC's white collar defense and government investigations practice, where he'll also take the reins as leader of its crisis management and strategic response team, the firm announced Monday.

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    Covington Adds Commerce Dept. Undersecretary To DC Team

    The former undersecretary of commerce for industry and security during the Biden administration has joined Covington & Burling LLP as a senior adviser.

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    Hogan Lovells Lands White Collar DC Atty From Squire Patton

    A former chief of the U.S. Department of Justice's litigation unit for the criminal fraud section has joined Hogan Lovells as a partner in the investigations, white collar and fraud practice in Washington, D.C., the firm announced Monday.

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    Pro Bono Coaching Helps Ex-Federal Attorneys Transition

    Legal coaches are donating their time to assist government attorneys who either lost their jobs or quit in the early days of the Trump administration.

  • IP Atty Referred To Disciplinary Panel For Paralegal's Error

    A California federal magistrate judge referred beleaguered patent attorney William Ramey to a disciplinary committee for potential sanctions over his alleged "pattern" of filing pro hac vice requests with inaccuracies, even after a paralegal swore under oath that she misread the pro hac vice form and repeatedly made the mistake.

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    Souter's Clerks Remember Him As Humble, Kind And Caring

    Former clerks of retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter are heartbroken over the death of a man many of them remember more for his conscientiousness, humility, kindness and disdain for the spotlight than for his undeniable brilliance as a jurist.

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    King & Spalding Lands Former Federal Prosecutor In LA

    King & Spalding LLP is expanding its West Coast litigation team, bringing in a former federal prosecutor and recent candidate for Congress as a partner in its Los Angeles office.

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Expert Analysis

  • Ask A Mentor: How Can I Maximize My Pro Bono Impact? Author Photo

    Debbie Berman at Jenner & Block offers advice on how attorneys can make a meaningful impact on their communities through pro bono work while enhancing their professional development through strengthened client-facing skills, hands-on experience and more.

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    My Nonpracticing Law Job: Law Firm Marketer Author Photo

    Liz Bard Lindley at Jaffe PR shares how she went from a family law associate who helped write industry articles to a savvy legal public relations and marketing professional, and offers takeaways for any attorney who might not feel at home in their law practice and is considering alternative career paths.

  • The Case For Keeping The Gas On Deputy GC Compensation Author Photo

    In recent years, the deputy general counsel role has expanded and become increasingly vital in organizations across the globe, and companies should consider a few ways to retain this top talent, including by offering competitive compensation that reflects projected increases, says Heather Fine at Major Lindsey.

  • Talking Mental Health: The View From Life After BigLaw Author Photo

    Life coach and author Wendy Tamis Robbins discusses why she left a career in BigLaw to work in the professional well-being space after finding freedom from anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder and substance use disorders, and highlights two changes the legal industry should implement to address attorneys' mental health.

  • 6 Essential Skills For Summer Associates To Land An Offer
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    With full-time offer rates at the lowest point since 2012, summer associates must do all they can to distinguish themselves, starting with a few fundamentals — from the importance of asking clarifying questions to being honest about mistakes, says James Argionis at Cozen O'Connor.

  • Making Legal Cents: How Law Firms Can Innovate Faster Author Photo

    To meet the demands of an evolving legal market and changing client expectations, law firms must not only embrace innovation, but also find ways to accelerate adoption and mitigate risks in an industry historically resistant to change, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.

  • Ask A Mentor: How Should Departing Partners Approach Pay? Author Photo

    Sabina Lippman at CenterPeak discusses steps BigLaw partners can take when considering a move or announcing their departure to help navigate tricky compensation issues and remain on good terms with their current partners.

  • How 2 Litigators Decided Dad Would Stay Home With The Kids Author Photo

    Jennifer Hoekstra at Aylstock Witkin shares the tough conversations about timing, goals, logistics and values involved in her family's decision that she would build her career as a litigator and law firm partner while her husband stepped back from his own litigation role to stay home with their children.

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    My Nonpracticing Law Job: Legal Commentary Ghostwriter Author Photo

    Wayne Pollock at Copo Strategies shares how he went from overworked Am Law 50 associate to owner of a legal thought leadership ghostwriting service, and provides four lessons for anyone who might be considering launching a business within the legal industry.

  • Ask A Mentor: As Trials Grow Rarer, How Do I Hone My Skills? Author Photo

    Gary Parsons at Brooks Pierce offers advice for young lawyers seeking trial experience in an environment where fewer cases make it to trial, including how to build their reputations, set their expectations and pick the right firm.

  • Talking Mental Health: Managing Depression As A Co. Founder Author Photo

    New Era ADR co-founder Collin Williams discusses his journey navigating a clinical depression diagnosis, how this experience affected his leadership style, and what the legal industry can do to better support attorneys with mental health conditions.

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    My Nonpracticing Law Job: Career And Wellness Coach Author Photo

    Tara Rhoades at The Sanity Plea shares how she went from BigLaw partner to legal industry career and wellness coach, and explains how attorneys can use their capabilities, knowledge and professional networks to pursue coaching themselves, or bring refreshed meaning and purpose to their current roles.

  • Roundup

    Talking Mental Health Author Photo

    Attorneys and other legal professionals share insights on mental health and well-being in this Law360 Pulse Expert Analysis series.

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    Talking Mental Health: Tackling Stress As A Practice Leader Author Photo

    Constance Rhebergen at Bracewell discusses how she handles the stress of being a practice chair, how sources of stress have changed in the legal industry over the past decade and what law firms can do to protect attorney mental health.

  • Making Legal Cents: Engaging A Remote, Evolving Workforce Author Photo

    In the face of a dispersed and changing workforce with Generation Z entering the scene, law firms should consider some practical strategies to revitalize their cultures, provide meaningful mentorship and safeguard their knowledge bases, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.

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