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Fordham University School of Law, in collaboration with DLA Piper, is launching an in-house counsel institute on Sept. 5, featuring weekly online classes and aimed at mid-career lawyers everywhere.
Kent Walker, president of global affairs and chief legal officer at Alphabet and Google, may have received the largest pay for an in-house lawyer in 2024, raking in nearly $30.2 million for the year, a recent securities filing showed.
The former general counsel to U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson is joining Jenner & Block LLP to co-chair its congressional investigations practice, the firm said Monday.
AMC Networks Inc.'s general counsel received a $600,000 signing bonus when he joined the company in December to help offset his costs for leaving his prior job and for relocating his home, a Friday public filing says.
Philadelphia-based media giant Comcast's top attorney saw his compensation rise to $14.1 million in 2024, about $3 million more than the previous year, a securities filing Friday shows.
A former general counsel for Webster Bank received a four-year sentence behind bars after he pled guilty to embezzling $7.4 million. Meanwhile, regulators who oversee data privacy enforcement in California, Colorado and Oregon are pushing for companies to be more responsive and open to investigative inquiries. These are some of the stories in corporate legal news you may have missed in the past week.​
Tim Hwang was working as a software engineer in 2010 when he sensed that tech, especially artificial intelligence, was about to take on a major role in law. So he enrolled in law school.
The Atlanta Braves executive vice president and chief legal officer Gregory J. Heller earned almost $1.8 million in 2024, a new securities filing shows.
Earlier this month, Jacqueline Schafer, founder and CEO of Clearbrief, a generative artificial intelligence-powered legal drafting platform, returned to the American Bar Association Techshow startup pitch competition stage to sing a parody of "Defying Gravity" from "Wicked."
The chief legal officer and general counsel of Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. received roughly $10.7 million in total compensation for 2024, according to a public filing from Friday.
IHeartMedia Inc., has found itself a new legal leader from Venu Sports, replacing its previous chief legal officer who left to join Comcast Corp. off-shoot SpinCo.
This was another action-packed week for the legal industry as attorneys took on new roles and BigLaw firms expanded their offerings. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
A former Webster Bank general counsel and corporate secretary was sentenced Thursday to four years behind bars after pleading guilty to spending nearly eight years embezzling $7.4 million and funneling at least some of the money through his personal attorney trust accounts.
Newly launched Witt Lake Asset Management has found its legal leader in the longtime former general counsel for Syncora Holdings Ltd. and its subsidiaries.
In this era of economic volatility, most major companies are turning to their general counsel for a strategic response and are increasing their legal department budgets to do it, according to a global survey released Thursday.
The board of directors of the Georgia Department of Driver Services has elected its general counsel and assistant deputy commissioner of legal and regulatory affairs as the department's commissioner, Georgia Gov. Brian P. Kemp announced Wednesday.
A former associate general counsel at pet company Chewy returned to her private practice roots as a principal at employment law firm Jackson Lewis PC in Miami.
Legal technology's ability to track and quickly analyze regulatory changes makes it a compelling solution for organizations that are abruptly navigating new tariffs, and experts say both vendors and law firms should quickly embrace these tools.
Resorts World Las Vegas has tapped a gambling law attorney with decades of experience as its new chief compliance officer.
The Business Roundtable on Wednesday urged the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Congress to quickly reform the shareholder proposal process for public companies, including by banning activists' proposals relating to environmental, social and political issues, saying proxy statements have become "battlegrounds for political debates."
Plume Network, a blockchain project focused on real-world assets like gold, mineral interests and private credit funds, has hired a former senior special counsel at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as its general counsel, the project announced Wednesday.
Allen Overy Shearman Sterling has hired the former head of capital markets legal at Morgan Stanley as a partner in its capital markets practice in New York City, the firm recently announced.
The tug-of-war over remote work is far from over, but the latest data from Law360 Pulse's March survey indicates law firms are more comfortable laying down rules requiring at least some office attendance — and lawyers, for the most part, are learning to live with them.
Financial services firm Andersen announced Wednesday it is welcoming five industry veterans to its leadership ranks, including the former general counsel at DXC Technology as head of its legal team.
While confronting its safety issues and still trying to settle the federal charges in a deferred prosecution agreement, The Boeing Co. faces two unrelated shareholder resolutions dealing with DEI matters at its annual virtual meeting on Thursday.
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Ask A Mentor: How Do I Negotiate Long-Term Flex Work?Though the pandemic has shown the value of remote work, many firms are still reluctant to embrace flexible working arrangements when offices reopen, so attorneys should use several negotiating tactics to secure a long-term remote or hybrid work setup that also protects their potential for career advancement, says Elaine Spector at Harrity & Harrity.
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.
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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We Need More Professional Diversity In The Federal JudiciaryWith 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.
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Ask A Mentor: How Do I Retire Without Creating Chaos?Retired attorney Vernon Winters explains how lawyers can thoughtfully transition into retirement while protecting their firms’ interests and allaying clients' fears, with varying approaches that turn on the nature of one's practice, client relationships and law firm management.
Narges Kakalia at Mintz recounts her journey from litigation partner to director of diversity, equity and inclusion at the firm, explaining how the challenges she faced as a female lawyer of color shaped her transition and why attorneys’ unique skill sets make them well suited for diversity leadership roles.
Navigating the legal world as an Asian American lawyer comes with unique challenges — from cultural stereotypes to a perceived lack of leadership skills — but finding good mentors and treating mentorship as a two-way street can help junior lawyers overcome some of the hurdles and excel, say attorneys at Paul Weiss.
As the need for pro bono services continues to grow in tandem with the pandemic, attorneys should assess their mental well-being and look for symptoms of secondary traumatic stress, while law firms must carefully manage their public service programs and provide robust mental health services to employees, says William Silverman at Proskauer.
As more law firms develop their own legal services centers to serve as both a source of flexible personnel and technological innovation, they can further enhance the effectiveness by fostering a consistent and cohesive team and allowing for experimentation with new technologies from an established baseline, say attorneys at Hogan Lovells.
Amid pandemic-era shifts in education, law schools and other stakeholders should consider the wide geographic and demographic reach of Juris Doctor programs with both online and in-person learning options, and educators should think through the various ways hybrid programs can be structured, says Stephen Burnett at All Campus.
BigLaw has the unique opportunity to hit refresh post-pandemic and enhance attorney satisfaction by adopting practices that smaller firms naturally employ — including work assignment policies that can provide junior attorneys steady professional development, says Michelle Genet Bernstein at Mark Migdal.
In order to attract and retain the rising millennial generation's star talent, law firms should break free of the annual review system and train lawyers of all seniority levels to solicit and share frequent and informal feedback, says Betsy Miller at Cohen Milstein.
Lawyers can take several steps to redress the lack of adequate LGBTQ representation on the bench and its devastating impact on litigants and counsel in the community, says Janice Grubin, co-chair of the Judiciary Committee at the LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York.
Krill Strategies’ Patrick Krill, who co-authored a new study that revealed alarming levels of stress, hazardous drinking and associated gender disparities among practicing attorneys, highlights how legal employers can confront the underlying risk factors as both warnings and opportunities in the post-COVID-19 era.
While international agreements for space law have remained relatively unchanged since their creation decades ago, the rapid pace of change in U.S. laws and policies is creating opportunities for both new and veteran lawyers looking to break into this exciting realm, in either the private sector or government, says Michael Dodge at the University of North Dakota.