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Legal Depts. Weigh Outsourcing Amid Changing Landscape
The debate over outsourcing legal work or bringing those tasks in-house is evolving thanks to new technologies and service offerings, a group of legal department experts said during a panel session Tuesday.
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Top Regional Atty At Binance Joins Steptoe White Collar Team
The former legal leader for Binance's Americas region, who also has been in-house with Vimeo and the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, has transitioned into private practice at Steptoe LLP, the firm said Wednesday, as policymakers work to set rules of the road for cryptocurrency.
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How Legal Ops Leaders Shift From Support To Strategy
Initially labeled as administrative support, legal operations leaders explained to a group of peers on Wednesday how they transformed their jobs to become a key business ally for their legal departments.
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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.
Expert Analysis
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Series
Ask A Mentor: How Can New Partners Generate Business?
Christine Wong at MoFo discusses how newly elected partners can prioritize business development by creating a strategic plan with the firm's marketing team and strengthening relationships with professional and personal networks.
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9 Writing Tips From The Justices' Opinions Last Term
Hidden in the U.S. Supreme Court’s opinions from the last term are each justice’s talents for crafting choice turns of phrase, highlighting best practices for attorneys to jump-start their own writing, says Ross Guberman at BriefCatch.
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What Web3 Means For Lawyers' Ethical Duties
As law firms embrace Web3 technologies by accepting cryptocurrency as payment for legal fees, investing in metaverse departments and more, lawyers should remember their ethical duties to warn clients of the benefits and risks of technology in a murky regulatory environment, says Heidi Frostestad Kuehl at Northern Illinois University College of Law.
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NY's Cybersecurity CLE Rule Is A Sign Of Changing Times
New York's recently announced requirement that lawyers complete cybersecurity training as part of their continuing legal education is a reminder that securing client information is more complicated in an increasingly digital world, and that expectations around attorneys' technology competence are changing, says Jason Schwent at Clark Hill.
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Opinion
Law Firms Stressing Work-Life Balance Are Missing The Mark
Law firms struggling to attract and retain lawyers are institutionalizing work-life balance through hybrid work models, but such balance is elusive in a client services and tech-dependent world, underscoring the need for firms to instead aim for attorney empowerment and true balance within — not outside — the workplace, says Joe Pack at Pack Law.
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A Law Student's Guide To Thriving As A Summer Associate
Summer associates are expected to establish a favorable reputation and develop genuine relationships in a few short weeks, but several time management, attitude and communication principles can help them make the most of their time and secure an offer for a full-time position, says Joseph Marciano, who was a 2022 summer associate at Reed Smith.
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Burnout Prevention Requires Effort From Attys And Firms
To avoid physical and emotional exhaustion, attorneys must respect their own and their colleagues' personal and professional boundaries, but law firms must also play a role in discouraging burnout culture — especially if they are struggling with attorney retention, say attorneys at Lowenstein Sandler.
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How I Owned My Power As An Asian American Woman In Law
Gibson Dunn's Debra Yang shares the bumps in her journey to becoming the first female Asian American U.S. attorney, a state judge and a senior partner in BigLaw, and how other women can face their self-doubts and blaze their own trails to success amid systemic obstacles.
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Successful In-House Alt Legal Services Start With 4 Questions
Law firms that are considering creating an in-house alternative legal service provider should focus not on recapturing revenue otherwise lost to outside vendors, but instead consider how a captive ALSP will better fulfill the needs of their clients and partners, say Beatrice Seravello and Brad Blickstein at Baretz & Brunelle.
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3 Reasons To Embrace Jargon In Legal Marketing Content
Ignore what you've been told about jargon — adding insider industry terms to your firm's marketing and business development content can persuade potential clients that you have the specialized knowledge they can trust, says Wayne Pollock at Law Firm Editorial Service.
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Future Lawyers Expect DEI Commitments Beyond Recruiting
To attract future lawyers from diverse backgrounds, firms must think beyond recruiting efforts, because law students are looking for diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives that invest in employee professional development and engage with students year-round, says Lauren Jackson at Howard University School of Law.
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Series
Ask A Mentor: How Can Law Students Build Real-World Skills?
Allison Coffin at Akin Gump discusses how summer associates going back to school can continue to develop real-world lawyering skills by leveraging the numerous law school resources that support professional development both inside and outside the classroom.
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How Firm Leaders Can Build And Sustain Culture
In uncertain and challenging times, law firm leaders can build and sustain culture by focusing attention on mission, values and leadership development, and applying a growth mindset across their firms, says Scott Westfahl at Harvard Law.
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The Case That Showed Me The Value Of E-Discovery Plans
Robert Keeling at Sidley reflects on leading discovery in the litigation that followed the historic $85 billion AT&T-Time Warner merger and how the case highlighted the importance of having a strategic e-discovery plan in place.
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Opinion
CLE Accreditation Should Be Tied To Learning Outcomes
Given the substantial time and money lawyers put toward mandatory continuing legal education, CLE regulators and providers should be held to accreditation standards that assess learning outcomes, similar to those imposed on law schools and continuing medical education providers, says Rima Sirota at Georgetown Law.