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Barley Snyder Launches Manufacturing Industry Group
Five years of mounting issues facing the manufacturing industry, from supply chain disruptions caused by the pandemic to the increased use of tariffs, has led Pennsylvania-based Barley Snyder to launch a practice group dedicated to providing advice and resources to manufacturing clients.
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Dechert Requiring 4 Days In Office For Some Attys, All Staff
Dechert LLP joined a growing list of BigLaw firms increasing their office attendance requirements, rolling out a new policy requiring rising second-year associates and all nonattorney business professionals to work in person four days a week beginning next year.
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'Frankly, They're Irrelevant:' ABA Ratings In Trump's 2nd Term
The American Bar Association, long considered the gold standard for rating judicial nominees, no longer gets to interview them as Trump officials claim the group's "not qualified" rating for some nominees during Trump's first term shows it is a biased and "leftist" organization. Ironically though, ABA ratings for President Donald Trump's second-term picks are mostly positive so far.
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New Loan Forgiveness Rule Targets Trump Critics, States Say
Two lawsuits filed Monday, one by a coalition of states and the other by a group of cities, unions and advocacy organizations, are challenging a new Trump administration rule imposing "intentionally vague" and allegedly illegal restrictions on student loan forgiveness for public employees intended to stifle dissent.
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Leech Tishman Adds Labor Partner In Erie, Pittsburgh Offices
Leech Tishman announced Monday the firm has expanded its employment law resources in Pennsylvania with the addition of an attorney who moved his practice to the firm's Erie and Pittsburgh offices following more than 30 years with Quinn Buseck Leemhuis Toohey & Kroto Inc.
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Goodwin Requiring 4 Days In Office, But Removes Tracker
Goodwin Procter LLP will stop using certain technology to monitor in-office attendance while joining a growing list of BigLaw firms requiring U.S. attorneys to work in person at least four days a week, according to a memo obtained by Law360 Pulse.
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Law Firms Cite 'Value' In Staffing Up On AI Expertise
Law firms are creating more internal roles to bring on professionals to lead their artificial intelligence implementation, including a push to develop AI agents. But the competition to secure such skilled personnel is stiff.
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Cozen O'Connor Inks Merger Deal With Minneapolis Shop
Cozen O'Connor LLP is bringing on more than 50 attorneys via a combination with longtime Minneapolis law firm Moss & Barnett, nudging the law firm's headcount above 1,000 and continuing its expansion in the Midwest, according to a Monday announcement.
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Morgan Lewis Latest Firm To Open Office In 'Hot' Saudi Market
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP announced Monday that it has grown its Middle East presence by launching an office in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with the help of three new attorneys, including a mergers and acquisitions and capital markets duo from Allen Overy Shearman Sterling.
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Insurer Not Liable For Crypto Settlement Row, Judge Says
An insurer for an attorney and his practice does not owe $275,000 to an investment company over a soured cryptocurrency deal that ended in a $700,000 settlement, a Pennsylvania federal court ruled, finding that a contractual liability exclusion in the attorney's policy applies.
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Corporate Counsel Group's CEO Talks Career, 'Refirement'
On her last day Friday as CEO of the Association of Corporate Counsel, Veta Richardson cleaned up last-minute tasks such as updating a contract for an ACC consultant as she prepared to move into what she calls "refirement."
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AccessLex, Southwestern Law Join Up To Study Admissions
Legal education nonprofit AccessLex Institute has announced that Southwestern Law School in Los Angeles will be the first school to go through its Admission Innovation Project, which supports and funds efforts by universities to implement and assess new approaches to selecting first-year law students.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Kellogg Hansen Todd Figel & Frederick PLLC, Motley Rice LLC and Powell & Majestro PLLC lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the Fourth Circuit overturned a key ruling by a West Virginia federal judge in the first federal bellwether in multidistrict opioid litigation.
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Students Defend Law School Application Fee Antitrust Suit
Plaintiffs in a proposed class action accusing the Law School Admission Council of fixing application fees with its member schools claim in a new filing their complaint is strong enough to survive a motion to dismiss.
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Immigrant Says Ogletree Botched Work Authorization
A Pittsburgh-based Meta employee and Carnegie Mellon University graduate claims mishandled paperwork by attorneys at Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC forced him to temporarily leave the U.S. after an extension of his legal status was denied.
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3rd Circ. Preview: BMW, MiLB And Sandoz Top Nov. Lineup
The Third Circuit in November will hear a pair of disputes over awards handed out in New Jersey federal court, including a nearly $4 million attorney fee for class counsel representing BMW drivers and a $70 million win for Sandoz Inc. in a contract battle over blood pressure medicine.
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Pennsylvania Judges, Solos Seek 2 Spots On Appeals Courts
Two vacancies on Pennsylvania's midlevel appellate courts have drawn five candidates, including two sitting judges, spanning three parties, with a mix of public- and private-sector backgrounds.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry marked the end of October with another action-packed week as BigLaw firms announced partner promotions and expanded their practice offerings. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Law360 Pulse Spotlight On Mid-Law Work
Foley Hoag LLP's work on the acquisition of a healthcare services platform and Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan LLP handling a trademark suit for a luxury pen brand lead this edition of Law360 Pulse's Spotlight On Mid-Law Work, recapping the top matters for Mid-Law firms from Oct. 17 to 31.
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Habba Cites Essayli Ruling To Defend Role In NJ Cases
The U.S. Department of Justice has urged the Third Circuit to reinstate Alina Habba's authority in two criminal prosecutions, arguing a recent California ruling backs her power to supervise cases as first assistant, even if she's barred from acting as U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey under federal vacancy law.
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Ethics Atty Says Tattler's Timing Supports 'Blackmail' Threat
A Pennsylvania attorney told a Florida bankruptcy court that debtors he'd been trying to collect from for years had unreported assets, just days after he allegedly threatened their lawyer that he would do so if they didn't pay up, state ethics watchdogs told a disciplinary panel Thursday.
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Dentons Litigator Jumps To Potomac Law Group In Pittsburgh
For the second time this year, a former Dentons Cohen & Grigsby attorney has recently moved her commercial litigation practice to Potomac Law Group's Pittsburgh team.
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Law Firm Real Estate Report
Mergers and lateral hires helped some law firms expand their footprints around the U.S. in October, including Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP's new office in Charlotte, North Carolina, and Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP's plans for a new office in West Palm Beach, Florida.
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Pa. Justice Dougherty Took On Abortion, Gun Rights, Voting
As he faces a vote on Election Day over whether he should be retained for a second 10-year term on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, Justice Kevin Dougherty is leaning on a record that includes key opinions over voting rights, abortion, gun control, and immunity for public officials.
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Former Pa. Supreme Court Clerk Joins Saxton & Stump
A former judicial clerk for the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has left his post to serve a dual role supporting Saxton & Stump's appellate practice and consulting for clients on human resources matters through the firm's TREW HR subsidiary.
Expert Analysis
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The Pursuit Of Wellness In BigLaw: Lessons From My Journey
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Jane Jeong at Cooley shares how grueling BigLaw schedules and her own perfectionism emotionally bankrupted her, and why attorneys struggling with burnout should consider making small changes to everyday habits.
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Why We Must Recruit And Advance More Black Prosecutors
Black Americans make up a disproportionate percentage of the incarcerated population but are underrepresented among elected prosecutors, so the legal community — from law schools to prosecutor offices — must commit to addressing these disappointing demographics, says Erika Gilliam-Booker at the National Black Prosecutors Association.
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Young lawyers overwhelmed with a crushing workload must tackle the problem on two fronts — learning how to say no, and understanding how to break down projects into manageable parts, says Jay Harrington at Harrington Communications.
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A Scientific Path For Improving Diversity At Law Firms
Law firms could combine industrial organizational psychology and machine learning to study prospective hires' analytical thinking, stress response and similar attributes — which could lead to recruiting from a more diverse candidate pool, say Ali Shahidi and Bess Sully at Sheppard Mullin.
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Series
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In the first installment of Law360 Pulse's career advice guest column, Meela Gill at Weil offers insights on how associates can ask for meaningful work opportunities at their firms without sounding like they are begging.
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Legal Sector Regulatory Reform Is Key To Closing Justice Gap
In order to improve access to justice for those who cannot afford a lawyer, states should consider regulatory innovations, such as allowing new forms of law firm ownership and permitting nonlawyers to provide certain legal services, says Patricia Lee Refo, president of the American Bar Association.
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Guest Feature
5 Ways Firms Can Avoid Female Atty Exodus During Pandemic
The pandemic's disproportionate impact on women presents law firms with a unique opportunity to devise innovative policies that will address the increasing home life demands female lawyers face and help retain them long after COVID-19 is over, say Roberta Liebenberg at Fine Kaplan and Stephanie Scharf at Scharf Banks.
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What Hiring Law Firms Should Consider Instead Of Grades
With law schools forgoing traditional grading due to the pandemic, hiring firms that have heavily weighted first-year grades during the on-campus interview process should turn to metrics that allow a more holistic view of a candidate, says Kate Reder Sheikh at Major Lindsey.