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How I Made It To Law Firm Leadership: Learn Your People and Delegate, Says David Bulitt of Joseph, Greenwald & Laake

Tue, 2024-01-16 15:39

"[Earlier in my leadership tenure,] I took on many responsibilities, some of which I could have delegated had I spent the time to work with others in the firm whom I may have been able to 'deputize,' so to speak, to handle certain tasks."

       

JD-Next Found Reliable With 'Multiple Cautions and Caveats,' ABA Council Seeks Comment

Tue, 2024-01-16 14:32

"I conclude that the JD-Next exam is a reliable and valid predictor of early law school grades but with multiple cautions and caveats that cannot be evaluated with the present data and may represent threats to its validity if used operationally for high stakes decisions," Nathan Kuncel wrote in his report.

       

Some AI Ethics Is 'New Wine in Old Bottles': A Chat With Legalweek Speaker Niloy Ray

Tue, 2024-01-16 14:19

Legaltech News caught up with Niloy Ray, shareholder and e-discovery counsel at Littler Mendelson, to discuss how the legal market can align its use of generative AI with its ethical obligations.

       

Can Artificial Intelligence Patents Survive 'Alice'?

Tue, 2024-01-16 10:47

Part One of a Two-Part Article Under the current Alice framework, those attempting to patent AI innovations face an uphill battle. But, as the caselaw demonstrates, inventors and patent drafters can take steps to reduce the risk of AI patent claims being invalidated as abstract ideas.

       

Brazil's Overwhelmed Judiciary, Desperate for Help, Turns to Artificial Intelligence

Tue, 2024-01-16 10:04

Dozens of programs have been rolled out across Brazil's courts as innovators attempt to advance justice in one of the world's most-clogged legal systems.

       

Under Pressure, Dept. of Ed. Moves Title IX Finalization Date to March

Tue, 2024-01-16 10:00

"It is our understanding that these proposed rules were scheduled to be finalized last month, and we are concerned about the delay," stated a letter signed by 66 members of Congress and addressed to Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona.

       

Starbucks Suit Challenges Its 'Ethical Sourcing' Packaging Claims

Tue, 2024-01-16 09:45

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Midsize Firms Ready to Hire as Big Law Sheds Associates: The Morning Minute

Tue, 2024-01-16 05:00

The news and analysis you need to start your day.

       

Plaintiffs Firms Are Embracing Mergers to Solve Succession-Planning Uncertainty

Tue, 2024-01-16 04:00

COVID-19 court closures put pressure on some firms' economic models, and most players in the arena don't regularly bring in fresh talent to create a pool of future leaders.

       

In Partner Comp, Does Ignorance Equal Bliss? Firms Using the 'Black Box' Hope So

Tue, 2024-01-16 04:00

"It is so much easier to keep people happy when they can't see someone is making more than them even though they have more in originations," said Jeffrey Lowe, recounting the message he hears from firms with opaque compensation models.

       

Burr & Forman Faces Data Breach of Health Care Client Information

Mon, 2024-01-15 23:38

The breach, impacting nearly 20,000 people, affected the data of two health care clients subject to HIPAA, according to the Am Law 200 firm.

       

Construction Litigation Expected to Trend Up in 2024 Following Miami's Building Frenzy

Mon, 2024-01-15 23:31

"Construction is at the heart of our economy. As our construction industry grows, our economy grows," said Franchesco Soto, chair of Miami-based boutique firm Haber law's construction law group.

       

Davis Polk Brings Back Former White House Lawyer, Morgan Stanley Compliance Head

Mon, 2024-01-15 23:05

Raul Yanes, the latest lawyer to move between a bank and Big Law, will again lead Davis Polk's white-collar defense and investigations practice.

       

'I Lost Everything': An Anti-Corruption Judge on Her Escape From Afghanistan

Fri, 2024-01-12 18:37

In this week's Legal Speak episode, Judge Lida Kharooti, who served as a judge on Afghanistan's anti-corruption serious crimes court for 13 years, shares how she fled the country when the Taliban took over.

       

'Strange...'?: Jurors at Davis Polk Retaliation Trial Read Firm's Internal Emails

Fri, 2024-01-12 17:20

An email exchange over a Black Affinity Group event, and another that spotlighted "social awkwardness" of lawyers, were among those the jury were provided access to.

       

'Default Judgment Is an Absolute Last Resort:' Federal Judge Adjusts Order to Allow One More Chance for Defendant's Deposition

Fri, 2024-01-12 15:31

"Though I agree that Mr. Allen offers no good excuse for his non-compliance—and arguably digs a deeper hole through his attempts to deflect blame onto his counsel—I find that a less severe sanction than default judgment is initially warranted for Defendants' and Mr. Allen's misconduct," U.S. District Judge Brendan A. Hurson for the District of Maryland wrote in an order Wednesday.

       

'Judicial Tinkering': 9th Circuit Judge Criticizes Order Blocking Homeless Encampment Sweeps

Fri, 2024-01-12 15:10

Judge Patrick Bumatay dissented from a decision that San Francisco's anti-vagrancy enforcement likely constitutes cruel and unusual punishment.

       

Alabama Law Professor, Vice Dean Chosen as Next Dean of Wyoming Law

Fri, 2024-01-12 14:20

"Most people who know me, know that I think of Wyoming as home," Julie Anderson Hill posted to LinkedIn. "I am happy to be going home."

       

Miami Judge Awards $3.1M in Precedent-Setting Nutraceutical Trademark Action

Fri, 2024-01-12 14:15

"If it's not in the license agreement, you do not have rights of exhaustion after the license agreement is terminated," said Kirk Villalon, a partner at Quintana Portal Villalon.

       

Tokyo Runway Incursion: 34-Year Aviation Lawyer Steven Marks On Causes, Legal Aftermath

Fri, 2024-01-12 13:54

"A runway incursion should never happen, and there are so many backup systems that are supposed to prevent it, that it's really surprising in this environment and today's world that there could possibly have been such an accident

       

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