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Justices Allow Texas Death Row Inmate's DNA Suit
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday said a Texas death row inmate can sue state officials in federal court to try to obtain post-conviction DNA testing, a decision that could open the door to broader challenges to how Texas provides access to forensic evidence after conviction.
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DC Access To Justice Commission Honors 34 Firms
Dozens of law firms in the nation's capital qualified for an annual campaign recognizing those that contribute a certain portion of their Washington office revenue to local legal aid organizations, the D.C. Access to Justice Commission announced Wednesday.
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K&L Gates Adds Powers Pyles Pharma Litigator To DC Team
K&L Gates LLP said Wednesday it has brought on a pharmaceutical attorney from Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville PC who worked for nearly a decade as a pharmacist and has handled pharmacy law matters for more than 15 years.
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Ex-Covington Atty Gifts $10M To Georgetown Law
A former Covington & Burling LLP partner and onetime U.S. ambassador to Romania has pledged $10 million to Georgetown University Law Center to fund scholarships and other support for students committed to pursuing careers in public service.
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Colorado Attorney Settles Bias Suit With DC-Area Firm
A Colorado lawyer has settled claims she brought against her former employer in December, when she accused the law firm of having "abruptly and unlawfully" terminated her employment due to her age and gender.
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Biden WH Counsel, Civil Rights Atty Joins Cooley's DC Team
A former associate White House counsel to President Joe Biden, who has worked in the Senate and in leadership roles in higher education, has joined the litigation team at Cooley LLP, having served alongside some of his new colleagues while representing victims of the 2017 white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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DOJ Sues Md. Federal Judges Over 'Lawless' Habeas Orders
The Trump administration is suing the Maryland federal district court and all of its judges over a standing order that temporarily staves off the deportation of detained noncitizens who file habeas petitions.
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How A BigLaw Firm 'Flipped The Script' With Its AI Hackathon
A generative artificial intelligence hackathon originally designed to empower the next generation of lawyers to think creatively about solving complex problems expanded to include senior staff members, resulting in over a dozen ready-to-go AI use cases for the firm.
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Why Firms Are Coaching Young Lawyers On Email Writing
As a new generation of lawyers enters the profession and artificial intelligence reshapes the practice of law, firms are increasingly turning to professional coaches to help junior attorneys adapt. One unexpected area of focus? Teaching them how to manage and respond to email.
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Finnegan Taps Firm Veteran For Managing Partner Role
International intellectual property law firm Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner LLP announced Wednesday that it has selected a patent litigator with over two decades at the firm as its next managing partner.
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Former DOJ Antitrust Official Joins Latham
Latham & Watkins LLP on Wednesday announced the addition of a new D.C.-based antitrust partner with the hiring of Andrew Forman, a former deputy assistant attorney general in the U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division who is rejoining private practice after three years of helping lead civil competition enforcement.
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Carlton Fields Adds HUD Expert To Real Estate Group
Carlton Fields has brought on a title insurance expert to its real estate and commercial finance practice, who joins the firm on the heels of a 16-year tenure at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
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3rd Circ. Pick Told DOJ To Defy Courts, Whistleblower Says
A top career official at the U.S. Department of Justice who was fired has come forward with a whistleblower complaint alleging Third Circuit judicial nominee Emil Bove, who was acting deputy attorney general at the beginning of the year, sought to defy court orders.
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ABA Announces New Research Into Attorney Mental Health
The American Bar Association announced Tuesday it is launching a national research project on attorney mental health, which will provide an updated benchmark of the issue nearly a decade after its 2016 study.
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Nichols Liu Co-Founder Andy Liu Launches Solo Venture
Boutique firm Nichols Liu LLP's co-founding partner Andy Liu has launched a solo practice to continue representing government contractors and healthcare industry clients in civil and criminal enforcement matters, telling Law360 Pulse Tuesday he wanted to go out on his own for greater control.
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Winston & Strawn Sues Hunter Biden For 'Unpaid Legal Fees'
Winston & Strawn LLP is suing Hunter Biden in Washington, D.C., alleging he owes the BigLaw firm more than $50,000 for legal work related to his federal criminal case in Delaware and other matters.
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Dechert Grows In DC With SEC Investment Management Atty
Dechert LLP announced Tuesday that it has added the former assistant chief counsel of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Division of Investment Management to enhance its capacity to advise clients about financial services and regulatory matters.
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Why Abbe Lowell Left BigLaw To Open 'Nimble' New Boutique
Trial veteran Abbe Lowell has been fighting government overreach since the Reagan presidency, but he told Law360 Pulse that the "urgent need" to challenge Trump administration policies meant leaving Winston & Strawn LLP for the nimbleness of his new litigation boutique staffed by young lawyers and fellow BigLaw expats.
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DHS Says District Court Defying Justices' Third Country Order
The Trump administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to clarify its order allowing the government to send noncitizens to countries they have no connection to with little or no prior warning, after a Massachusetts federal judge ruled the decision doesn't apply to men currently held at a U.S. military base in Djibouti.
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Judiciary Warns Congress Of Cyber Risks To PACER
PACER, the online public repository of federal court documents, is vulnerable to cyberthreats, a top judiciary official told members of Congress on Tuesday.
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Former DHS Deepfakes Expert Joins Crowell & Moring
One of the nation's leading legal authorities on synthetic media, also known as deepfakes, has joined Crowell & Moring LLP as a privacy and cybersecurity partner to advise clients on the legal and business challenges raised by misleading online content, the firm said Tuesday.
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MoFo Adds Ex-DOJ Official To Investigations Team In DC
Morrison Foerster LLP has continued its recent expansion of its congressional investigations group with a former senior counsel for the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Legislative Affairs.
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SEC Names Wiley Rein Partner As Inspector General
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced Monday that a white collar defense and government investigations partner at Wiley Rein LLP will serve as the agency's next inspector general, starting late next month.
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Justices Drop 'Third Country' Removal Due Process, For Now
A divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that the Trump administration can send noncitizens facing deportation to countries where they have no prior ties without providing due process protections, including written notice or a chance to raise concerns about their future safety.
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Perkins Coie Lays Off 5% Of Staff Amid Strategic Review
Perkins Coie LLP, which successfully fended off President Donald Trump's executive order targeting the firm, has reportedly laid off roughly 5% of its professional staff this month, and attributed the reductions to the firm's strategic realignments following a yearlong review of its business operations.
Expert Analysis
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Series
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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.