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Bumble Inc. Welcomes New CLO Amid Leadership Shakeup
Bumble Inc., the parent company of the dating app Bumble, on Wednesday announced several new additions to its leadership team — including a new chief legal officer — joining its recently returned CEO.
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Ex-Johns Hopkins Atty Is Set To Be Bryn Mawr's Next GC
Philadelphia-area women's college Bryn Mawr College has tapped a former associate general counsel for Johns Hopkins University to serve as the school's new top in-house attorney.
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Media Co. IAC's Legal Chief Saw More Than $5M In 2024
The top lawyer at media conglomerate IAC, which owns companies including People Magazine and Travel + Leisure, saw a bump to $5 million in her compensation package between 2023 and 2024, a recent securities filing shows.
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Contractor Skanska Promotes Two Civil Division GCs
Construction and development firm Skanska has said it promoted two employees to vice president and assistant general counsel, with both advising separate civil engineering divisions.
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BigLaw Dreams? These Schools Can Make Them Real
More law school students are finding that a position at a law firm is their preferred landing place after graduation. Here's a look at the choices students are making and the schools that are sending the highest percentage of their students directly to BigLaw.
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The Law School Legal Industry Job Tracker: Class Of 2024
Want to know which schools are sending the highest percentage of graduates to BigLaw? How big a slice are landing those prized clerkships in federal or state courts? Explore the ins and outs of law school graduate placement in our interactive graphic.
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The Top Law Schools For Legal Industry Jobs: A Data Review
A law degree opens up a range of job opportunities, in private law firms, government, business and beyond, the ABA's data shows. Find out which schools came out on top for job placements in BigLaw, federal and state court clerkships, public interest and more.
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Florida A&M University Taps Alumnus As General Counsel
Florida A&M University tapped an alumnus with more than three decades of legal experience to serve as its next vice president of legal affairs and general counsel, a role he's held before.
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Trying To Keep Pace With SiriusXM's New General Counsel
Rich Baer, general counsel of satellite radio company SiriusXM, talks in this Q&A about how he learned to be a general counsel on the job, what it's like to lead while working remotely, and why one needs to take advantage of a lucky break.
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Potential For DEI-Related Suits Vexes Employers, Report Says
Businesses are increasingly worried about facing litigation centering on their diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives amid the Trump administration's vocal opposition to DEI, but employers aren't in a rush to overhaul workplace diversity programs, according to a new report issued by Littler Mendelson PC.
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Nvidia GC's Pay Rises To $19.2M Through Stock Gains
Silicon Valley-based tech company Nvidia's general counsel saw his compensation top $19.2 million last year, an increase of more than $8 million based largely on stock awards and increases to the company's share price.
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Smart Comms Help Legal Ops Drive Partnership Results
Legal operations teams are leaning on clear and realistic communications to get the most out of partnerships with law firms and legal technology vendors, experts said during a panel at the Corporate Legal Operations Consortium's Global Institute conference in Las Vegas on Tuesday.
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Bristol-Myers GC Hands Over Legal Department To Successor
A longtime Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. lawyer officially took the reins of the legal department on Tuesday amid her predecessor's planned retirement from the pharmaceutical company.
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Cozen O'Connor Hires Maritime Admin's Former Chief Counsel
Cozen O'Connor has hired the former chief counsel at the U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration, who advised the agency's leader on environmental, fiscal and administrative law issues and has helped promote the maritime industry more broadly throughout his career.
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Workday Legal Team's 'Secret Sauce' Boosts An AI Rollout
Initially trailing other departments, Workday's legal team claims it emerged as a leader in adopting a new artificial intelligence platform by the end of 2024, crediting extensive staff training for the turnaround.
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Blue Cross Blue Shield Atty Joins VSP Vision Care As CLO
Vision care health insurance company VSP Vision is bringing in the longtime general counsel of Blue Cross Blue Shield Association to be the head of its legal team, the company announced Monday.
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Which GCs Sold Stock In April? Amphenol, Apple And More
U.S. legal chiefs across the country continued to add to their incomes by selling off their stock awards, with Lance E. D'Amico, general counsel of Amphenol Corp. in Connecticut, having one of the largest sales in April, hauling in over $15.6 million.
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Ex-MoFo Atty's Startup Raises $3.5M To Refine Due Diligence
Marveri, a legal technology startup that developed an artificial intelligence-based platform for conducting corporate due diligence, publicly launched Monday with a $3.5 million capital raise.
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Pharma Standards Org Names New GC
The U.S. Pharmacopeia has given the general counsel role to its global legal head, as its current top lawyer prepares to move into the chief growth officer position this summer, the independent scientific and health organization announced Monday.
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Outside Counsel Selection Platform Justice Bid Raises $4M
Data analytic firm Justice Bid LLC announced Monday that it's secured a $4 million strategic investment from OnDean Forward, a legal investment vehicle backed by the founder and executive chairman of legal software company Relativity ODA LLC, along with other former executives.
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Real Estate Ace Rejoins V&E In Dallas After In-House Roles
Vinson & Elkins LLP announced Monday that it has strengthened its real estate practice with a partner in Dallas who returns to the firm after nearly a decade of in-house work.
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GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
Corporate diversity policies are alive and thriving, according to a new report, although they are often taking on new names to dodge the anti-diversity backlash. Another new study warns that 60% of in-house lawyers are considering looking for a new job, primarily in search of higher pay and better benefits.
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Duke Energy Names New CLO, Promotes Top Atty
Duke Energy on Friday appointed a new chief legal officer to take over for the current top lawyer, who's moving into a different role, changes that are both part of a leadership shuffle happening under a new CEO.
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Faegre Adds Republican Senate HELP Committee GC In DC
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP has hired the general counsel of the U.S. Senate's Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee who advised Republican lawmakers, including its chair, Sen. Bill Cassidy, on a range of issues related to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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Shopify GC's Pay Jumped To $13.4M In 2024
Shopify's top attorney, who previously worked in the Biden administration and at Jenner & Block LLP, saw her compensation reach $13.4 million last year, in a $4.55 million increase compared to 2023, according to a recent securities filing.
Expert Analysis
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Resume Gaps Are No Longer Kryptonite To Your Legal Career
Female attorneys and others who pause their careers for a few years will find that gaps in work history are increasingly acceptable among legal employers, meaning with some networking, retraining and a few other strategies, lawyers can successfully reenter the workforce, says Jill Backer at Ave Maria School of Law.
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Law Firm Guardrails For Responsible Generative AI Use
ChatGPT and other generative artificial intelligence tools pose significant risks to the integrity of legal work, but the key for law firms is not to ban these tools, but to implement them responsibly and with appropriate safeguards, say Natalie Pierce and Stephanie Goutos at Gunderson Dettmer.
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How In-House Counsel Can Prepare For Generative AI Risks
To safeguard against the many risks posed by generative artificial intelligence legal tools, in-house counsel should work with their information security teams to develop new data security questions for prospective vendors, vet existing applications and review who can utilize machine guidance, says Diane Homolak at Integreon.
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Opinion
We Must Continue DEI Efforts Despite High Court Headwinds
Though the U.S. Supreme Court recently struck down affirmative action in higher education, law firms and their clients must keep up the legal industry’s recent momentum advancing diversity, equity and inclusion in the profession in order to help achieve a just and prosperous society for all, says Angela Winfield at the Law School Admission Council.
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Law Firms Cannot Ignore Attorneys' Personal Cybersecurity
Law firms that fail to consider their attorneys' online habits away from work are not using their best efforts to protect client information and are simplifying the job of plaintiffs attorneys in the case of a breach, say Mark Hurley and Carmine Cicalese at Digital Privacy and Protection.
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Why Writing CLE Should Be Mandatory For Lawyers
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Though effective writing is foundational to law, no state requires attorneys to take continuing legal education in this skill — something that must change if today's attorneys are to have the communication abilities they need to fulfill their professional and ethical duties to their clients, colleagues and courts, says Diana Simon at the University of Arizona.
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How To Find Your Inner Calm When Client Obligations Pile Up
In the most stressful times for attorneys, when several transactions for different partners and clients peak at the same time and the phone won’t stop buzzing, incremental lifestyle changes can truly make a difference, says Lindsey Hughes at Haynes Boone.
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Why Process Management Is Critical To Legal Tech Adoption
Corporate legal departments looking to implement new technology can avoid hiccups by taking steps to define the underlying business problem and to identify opportunities for process improvements before leaping to the automation stage, say Nadine Ezzie at Ezzie + Co., Kenneth Jones at Xerdict Group and Kathy Zhu at Streamline AI.
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Series
Ask A Mentor: How Can I Support Gen Z Attorneys?
Meredith Beuchaw at Lowenstein Sandler discusses how senior attorneys can assist the newest generation of attorneys by championing their pursuit of a healthy work-life balance and providing the hands-on mentorship opportunities they missed out on during the pandemic.
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Advice For Summer Associates Uneasy About Offer Prospects
There are a few communication tips that law students in summer associate programs should consider to put themselves in the best possible position to receive an offer, and firms can also take steps to support those to whom they are unable to make an offer, says Amy Mattock at Georgetown University Law Center.
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How Law Firms Can Cautiously Wield AI To Streamline Tasks
Many attorneys are going to use artificial intelligence tools whether law firms like it or not, so firms should educate them on AI's benefits, limits and practical uses, such as drafting legal documents, to remain competitive in a rapidly evolving legal market, say Thomas Schultz and Eden Bernstein at Kellogg Hansen.
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Keys To Managing The Stresses Of Law School
Dealing with the pressures associated with law school can prove difficult for many future lawyers, but there are steps students can take to manage stress — and schools can help too, say Ryan Zajic and Dr. Janani Krishnaswami at UWorld.
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10 Steps To Improve Legal Vendor Management
Corporate counsel often turn to third-party vendors to manage spending challenges, and navigating this selection process can be difficult for both counsel and the vendor, but there are several ways corporate legal departments can make the entire process easier and beneficial for all parties involved, says David Cochran at QuisLex.
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Can Mandatory CLE Mitigate Implicit Bias's Negative Impacts?
Amid ongoing disagreements on whether states should mandate implicit bias training as part of attorneys' continuing legal education requirements, Stephanie Wilson at Reed Smith looks at how unconscious attitudes or stereotypes adversely affect legal practice, and whether mandatory training programs can help.
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Ditch The Frills And Start Writing Legal Letters In Plain English
To become more effective advocates, lawyers need to rethink the ridiculous, convoluted language they use in correspondence and write letters in a clear, concise and direct manner, says legal writing instructor Stuart Teicher.