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    SEC Enforcement Atty Joins Scott+Scott In New York

    Connecticut-based securities law firm Scott+Scott Attorneys at Law LLP announced that a former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission enforcement attorney has joined the firm's New York office as a senior associate.

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    Why ABA Is Rebooting 10-Year-Old Study On Atty Well-Being

    Mental health advocates working on the American Bar Association's newly launched study into attorney mental health say that they hope the project will not only provide an updated look at the profession a decade after the organization's last major study, but also provide more information on the best ways to tackle issues such as depression, substance abuse and burnout.

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    Litigators, Jurists And A Prosecutor Get Closer To NJ Bench

    Partners at Leary Bride Mergner & Bongiovanni PA, Costello Mains & Silverman LLC and Rainone Coughlin Minchello were among the dozen nominees advanced by the New Jersey Senate Judiciary Committee to the state's Superior Court bench on Thursday.

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    Pullman & Comley Adds Bankruptcy Pro From DOJ In Conn.

    Pullman & Comley LLC has grown its offerings in Connecticut with the addition of a former assistant U.S. attorney who specializes in bankruptcy and litigation matters.

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    Phillips Lytle Relocates Rochester Office To Technology Hub

    Phillips Lytle LLP has relocated its Rochester, New York, office to Innovation Square, a hub for technology, education and entrepreneurship, the firm announced.

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    Hodgson Russ Adds Ex-GC Of NY Enviro Agency

    Hodgson Russ LLP has hired the former longtime deputy commissioner and general counsel of the New York Department of Environmental Conservation to bolster its environmental and energy practices and expand the reach of its Albany, New York, office.

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    Barley Snyder Names New Healthcare Group Chair

    Barley Snyder has tapped a veteran partner to use her more than 35 years of experience to lead the firm's healthcare practice.

  • Klehr Harrison Adds Atty To Philadelphia Bankruptcy Practice

    The opportunity to join a strong team at Klehr Harrison Harvey Branzburg LLP's Philadelphia office was music to the ears of an attorney who moved his litigation practice after 22 years with McElroy Deutsch Mulvaney & Carpenter LLP.

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    Einhorn Barbarito Names New Co-Managing Partner

    A co-lead of the appellate and family/matrimonial practices at Einhorn Barbarito Frost Botwinick Nunn & Musmanno PC is now co-managing partner, the New Jersey-based firm announced Tuesday.

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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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    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.

  • Atty Wants Class Cert Ahead Of Schnader Harrison Deal OK

    A former Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP partner has asked a Pennsylvania federal court to certify a class of employees in an ERISA suit against the shuttered firm in the lead up to approval of a settlement resolving claims over retirement savings practices.

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    Thompson Coe Adds 4 Attys In Dallas From Trial Boutique

    Thompson Coe Cousins & Irons LLP announced Tuesday that it is bringing on four new partners in Dallas who previously made up the entire roster at trial and appellate boutique Fanning Harper Martinson Brandt & Kutchin PC.

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    Harris Beach Atty To Chair Akerman's NY Public Finance Team

    A corporate attorney who worked on the financing of Yankee Stadium, Brooklyn's Barclays Center and other high-profile projects has joined Akerman LLP as chair of the New York public finance practice, the firm announced this week.

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    Kasowitz Rebrands Amid Shift To Streamlined Firm Names

    Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP announced Tuesday that it is rebranding to Kasowitz LLP, becoming the latest firm to shorten its name.

  • Ohio Transport And Logistics Atty Joins Bricker Graydon

    Bricker Graydon LLP announced Monday that an experienced transportation and logistics attorney from Roetzel & Andress LPA has come aboard the firm's Columbus, Ohio, office as a partner.

  • 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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    Ex-SEC Atty Joins Bernstein Litowitz After Musk Fight

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's former chief litigation counsel announced on Monday that he is joining investor-side firm Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP as a partner in New York following a courtroom battle with Elon Musk that threatened to end his employment before it began.

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    Michael Best Adds Employment Litigator In California

    Michael Best & Friedrich LLP has grown its labor and employment offerings in California with the addition of an experienced litigator, the firm said Monday.

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    Fish & Richardson Elevates Risk Head To General Counsel

    Intellectual property firm Fish & Richardson PC announced Monday that the firm's chief legal risk officer will be elevated to the role of general counsel in July following her predecessor's retirement announcement.

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    Delaware Firm Richards Layton Names New Leadership Team

    Delaware firm Richards Layton & Finger PA announced Monday that bankruptcy attorney Paul N. Heath has been elected to serve as its next president starting July 1 and will be joined on the firm's leadership team by two other firm directors, Jeffrey L. Moyer and Matthew S. Criscimagna.

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    Michael Best Adds AI Pro To Transactions Group In DC

    Michael Best & Friedrich LLP has announced the firm recently welcomed to its transactional practice group an attorney who has more than two decades of experience working with regulatory, compliance and security matters associated with artificial intelligence governance, data privacy and cybersecurity matters.

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    Florida Firm Gunster Adds Atty To Real Estate Team

    Florida business law firm Gunster said attorney Christen Spake has joined its real estate practice in its Stuart, Florida, office. 

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    Mourant Adds Chief Transformation Officer From Mishcon Unit

    Offshore law firm Mourant said Monday that it has hired Tom Grogan, who was formerly CEO of Mishcon de Reya LLP's tech consultancy MDRxTech, to be its chief transformation officer.

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Expert Analysis

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    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.

  • 3 Reasons To Embrace Jargon In Legal Marketing Content Author Photo

    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.

  • Future Lawyers Expect DEI Commitments Beyond Recruiting Author Photo

    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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    Ask A Mentor: How Can Law Students Build Real-World Skills? Author Photo

    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.

  • How Firm Leaders Can Build And Sustain Culture Author Photo

    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.

  • The Case That Showed Me The Value Of E-Discovery Plans Author Photo

    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.

  • Opinion

    CLE Accreditation Should Be Tied To Learning Outcomes Author Photo

    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.

  • Why You Should Leverage AI For Privilege Review Author Photo

    While many lawyers still believe that a manual, document-by-document review is the best approach to privilege logging, certain artificial intelligence tools can bolster the traditional review process and make this aspect of electronic document review more efficient, more accurate and less costly, say Laura Riff and Michelle Six at Kirkland.

  • Persuading The Court With Visual Aids In Written Argument Author Photo

    Robert Dubose at Alexander Dubose describes several categories of visuals attorneys can use to make written arguments easier to understand or more persuasive, and provides tips for lawyers unused to working with anything but text.

  • BigLaw Vs. Mid-Law Summer Programs: The Pros And Cons Author Photo

    There are major differences between BigLaw and Mid-Law summer associate programs, and each approach can learn something from the other in terms of structure and scheduling, the on-the-job learning opportunities provided, and the social experiences offered, says Anna Tison at Brooks Pierce.

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    Ask A Mentor: How Do I Take Time Off? Author Photo

    David Kouba at Arnold & Porter discusses how attorneys can prioritize mental health leave and vacation despite work-related barriers to taking time off.

  • Law Firms Must Prioritize Mental Health In Internal Comms Author Photo

    The traditional structure of law firms, with their compartmentalization into silos, is an inherent challenge to mental wellness, so partners and senior lawyers should take steps to construct and disseminate internal action plans and encourage open dialogue, says Elizabeth Ortega at ECO Strategic Communications.

  • Our Current Approach To Trial Advocacy Training Is Lacking Author Photo

    The key to trial advocacy is persuasion, but current training programs focus almost entirely on technique, making it imperative that lawyers are taught to be effective storytellers and to connect with their audiences, says Chris Arledge at Ellis George.

  • How Women In Law Can Advance Toward Leadership Roles Author Photo

    Female attorneys in leadership roles inspire other women to pursue similar opportunities in a male-dominated field, and for those who aspire to lead, prioritizing collaboration, inclusivity and integrity is key, says Kim Yelkin at Foley & Lardner.

  • The Case That Took Me From Prosecutor To Defense Attorney Author Photo

    Former Assistant U.S. Attorney Moira Penza, now at Wilkinson Stekloff, recalls the challenges of her first case as a civil defense attorney — a multibillion-dollar multidistrict class action against Allergan — and the lessons she learned about building rapport in the courtroom and with co-counsel.

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