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Law Firms Use Change Management To Calm AI Jitters
Norton Rose Fulbright is one of several BigLaw firms that is using change management strategies to boost adoption of generative artificial intelligence tools.
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Urgent Care Group Taps Veteran Healthcare Atty As CLO
American Family Care, an urgent care provider with over 400 walk-in clinics across the country, has tapped the former general counsel for medical aesthetics provider Ideal Image to serve as its new legal leader.
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How Blind Atty Became A Legal Warrior For Seminole Nation
One of Seminole general counsel Jim Shore's last fights was one he would have been especially proud of — a David v. Goliath victory against Wells Fargo in March upholding the rights of native children. When he died from a heart attack last month at age 80, the world lost a legal giant who had a quiet but massive impact on U.S. Indian sovereignty.
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Industrial Laser Co. Coherent Embeds Eudia Legal AI
Coherent Corp., a Pennsylvania-based tech company that specializes in manufacturing materials, networking components and lasers, announced Thursday a new partnership with California-based legal artificial intelligence startup Eudia.
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Litigation Spending To Keep Growing As Biz Risks Run High
Companies are likely to increase their spending on litigation next year, some by over 10%, as legal disputes become more complex, more contentious and more high-stakes, according to a new report out Thursday.
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Nelson Mullins Hires Freddie Mac Alumnus For RE Practice
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP announced Wednesday that the firm has added a commercial real estate expert from Freddie Mac's multifamily division to the firm's real estate capital markets practice.
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People Skills Helped This GC Grow Role At Grocers Group
Leticia Espinoza was the first person in her family to go to college and join a specialized profession — an achievement she continues to expand on by becoming a lawyer, then a general counsel, a chief legal and human resources officer, and most recently over the summer, the chief administration officer at Heritage Grocers Group, one of the largest Hispanic and ethnic food retailers in the country.
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Cardinal Health Legal Chief Sees $4.9M In 2025 Pay
Cardinal Health Inc.'s chief legal and compliance officer brought home more than $4.9 million in total compensation for fiscal year 2025, up from about $4.7 million the previous year, according to a recent public filing.
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CLOC President Exits To Launch Tech Venture
The president of the board of directors for the Corporate Legal Operations Consortium, or CLOC, a member-run organization for in-house legal operations professionals, stepped down on Wednesday.
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Crunch Fitness Brings On New General Counsel
Gym franchise Crunch Fitness announced Tuesday the hiring of Chris Flowers, formerly of Restore Hyper Wellness, as its new general counsel.
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Walmart's CLO Plans Departure To Pursue 'Next Chapter'
Walmart's chief legal officer, whose seasoned in-house career has included working in the private sector and at senior levels of the federal government, said Tuesday that she will leave her position at the end of the retail giant's fiscal year in January.
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How Conagra Hopes To Please Investors On Exec Pay Policies
Facing shareholder dissent the last two years over executive pay, Conagra Brands Inc. has reformed its compensation policies and is asking shareholders to approve them at its annual meeting Wednesday.
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Dickinson Wright Adds IP Ace In Austin From PayPal
Dickinson Wright PLLC has strengthened its intellectual property team with an of counsel in Austin, Texas, who spent nearly a decade working in-house at PayPal.
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Blackstone Vet Joins Davis Polk Investment Practice
A former senior in-house counsel at Blackstone Credit & Insurance joined Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP as a partner after more than a dozen years with the credit investor, the firm announced Tuesday.
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WellSpan Health Elevates Atty To Legal Chief
Regional healthcare provider WellSpan Health has tapped one of the company's in-house attorneys to lead its law department in its south central Pennsylvania headquarters.
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Microsoft's New CLO Says He Brings 'Curiosity' To The Role
The new chief legal officer at Microsoft told Law360 Pulse Tuesday that one of the most important traits he brings to the position, which he officially stepped into earlier this month, is curiosity.
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Summer Associates Remain On The Fence About AI In Law
Most summer associates used generative artificial intelligence tools at their firms this year, but views on adoption were mixed. Students told Law360 Pulse the tools were useful for research and drafting, but voiced concerns over reliability, job loss and diminished writing skills.
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These Firms Were The Top For Their Summer Associates
Working as a summer associate is a rite of passage for many law students, and these training programs can boost aspiring attorneys' confidence in their career paths. Find out what students valued most and how they rated those experiences in a new survey from Law360 Pulse.
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What Summer Associates Learned From Working At Firms
We asked this year's cohort about the most valuable lessons they learned during their summer associateship. Here's the advice they shared for those ready to jump into law firm life.
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Ex-Coinbase CLO, OCC Acting Chief Joins BitGo's Board
A former chief legal officer of digital asset exchange Coinbase Inc. and onetime acting head of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has joined the board of directors of cryptocurrency custodian BitGo Inc.
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ING Atty To Lead Cahill Gordon's New Derivatives Practice
After more than two decades working in-house, a seasoned derivatives lawyer has transitioned back into private practice as a bank regulatory partner at Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP, the law firm said Monday.
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Princeton Equity Group Adds New General Counsel as Partner
New Jersey-based Princeton Equity Group has found its general counsel in a former managing director at Piper Sandler, the group announced Monday.
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Former Nuclear Commission GC Joins Morgan Lewis In DC
The former general counsel of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, who spent nearly her entire career there in roles at the intersection of nuclear law and policy, has joined Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP's Washington, D.C., office, the firm said Monday.
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Estée Lauder's New GC Earned Over $10M In 10 Months
The new general counsel at Estée Lauder Companies Inc. earned $10.89 million in total compensation in her first 10 months on the job, according to a new securities filing.
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Former Mass. ABCC Top Atty Joins GrayRobinson In Fla.
GrayRobinson PA announced that the former general counsel of the Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission has joined the firm's Tampa, Florida, office as a beverage consultant.
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.Â
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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.