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Expert Analysis

• Bracing For A Generative AI Revolution In Law

  With many legal professionals starting to explore practical uses of generative artificial intelligence in areas such as research, discovery and legal document development, the fundamental principle of human oversight cannot be underscored enough for it to be successful, say Ty Dedmon at Bradley Arant and Paige Hunt at Lighthouse.

• Why I Use ChatGPT To Tell Me Things I Already Know

  The legal profession is among the most hesitant to adopt ChatGPT because of its proclivity to provide false information as if it were true, but in a wide variety of situations, lawyers can still be aided by information that is only in the right ballpark, says Robert Plotkin at Blueshift IP.

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  Ask A Mentor: How Can I Use Social Media Responsibly?

  Leah Kelman at Herrick Feinstein discusses the importance of reasoned judgment and thoughtful process when it comes to newly admitted attorneys' social media use.

• Yada, Yada, Yada: The Magic Of 3 In Legal Writing

  Attorneys should take a cue from U.S. Supreme Court justices and boil their arguments down to three points in their legal briefs and oral advocacy, as the number three is significant in the way we process information, says Diana Simon at University of Arizona.

• How Firms Can Stop Playing Whack-A-Mole With Data Security

  In order to achieve a robust client data protection posture, law firms should focus on adopting a risk-based approach to security, which can be done by assessing gaps, using that data to gain leadership buy-in for the needed changes, and adopting a dynamic and layered approach, says John Smith at Conversant Group.

• 5 Life Lessons From Making Partner As A Solo Parent

  Laranda Walker at Susman Godfrey, who was raising two small children and working her way to partner when she suddenly lost her husband, shares what fighting to keep her career on track taught her about accepting help, balancing work and family, and discovering new reserves of inner strength.

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  Ask A Mentor: How Can I Turn Deferral To My Advantage?

  Diana Leiden at Winston & Strawn discusses how first-year associates whose law firm start dates have been deferred can use the downtime to hone their skills, help their communities, and focus on returning to BigLaw with valuable contacts and out-of-the-box insights.

• How To Thrive As A New Legal Operations Manager

  To make their first 90 days on the job a success, new legal operations managers should focus on several key objectives, including aligning priorities with leadership and getting to know their team, says Ashlyn Donohue at LinkSquares.

• 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.

• 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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  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鈥檚 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.

• 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.

• Why Writing CLE Should Be Mandatory For Lawyers

  Though effective writing is foundational to law, no state requires attorneys to take continuing legal education in this skill 鈥� 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.

• 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鈥檛 stop buzzing, incremental lifestyle changes can truly make a difference, says Lindsey Hughes at Haynes Boone.

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  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.