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At CLOC Global Institute, Legal Teams Share How They Started Using Generative AI

Wed, 2024-05-08 09:41

"This is brand-new technology. Our people don't know how to use it. You're going to have to learn and develop that muscle," said Tim Fraser, general counsel of Toshiba Americas.

       

More Workers Seek Mental Health Accommodations, Creating Vexing Legal, HR Decisions for Firms

Wed, 2024-05-08 06:53

"People are more willing to step up and say, 'I'm a person who has this and this, and this is what it means to me.'" said Devjani Mishra, a Littler Mendelson shareholder.

       

'We're Watching A&O Shearman With Interest': CMS's New Senior Partner on US Merger Ambition

Wed, 2024-05-08 05:48

Charles Currier, who took the top job late last year, believes the firm has 'good sense' of the US market now.

       

Skadden Adds Sofi GC, Shearman Fintech Co-Chair to Lead Financial Regulatory Group

Wed, 2024-05-08 05:00

Jeremy London, Skadden's executive partner, said the duo's experience and mix of government, private enterprise and Big Law checked all the boxes for a lateral pursuit.

       

Elevate Acquires E-Discovery Company CJK Group to Grow Foreign Language Expertise

Wed, 2024-05-08 00:34

Elevate is one of the few ALSPs not owned by lawyers to continue its M&A streak, further expanding into foreign markets.

       

Former Legal Exec at Hulu, Disney Joins Telecom Aiming to Narrow Digital Divide

Wed, 2024-05-08 00:22

Lumen CEO Kate Johnson said that newly appointed Chief Legal Officer Chadwick Ho's "innovative and proven experience with large public companies and his ability to fuel growth in the technology sector makes him the perfect person to guide Lumen through its ongoing transformation."

       

GOP Lawmakers Propose Protection for Targets of SEC Proceedings

Tue, 2024-05-07 18:52

Proposed legislation would allow private parties in an administrative proceeding to remove their case to federal court before adjudication.

       

'Obviously Unconstitutional': TikTok Challenges Law That Could Ban the App in the US

Tue, 2024-05-07 18:23

"If upheld, (the statute) would allow the government to decide that a company may no longer own and publish the innovative and unique speech platform it created," the company's complaint states.

       

Climate Change Suits Proliferate: Industries Grapple With Collateral Damage

Tue, 2024-05-07 17:54

As the number and severity of such suits increase, insurance coverage for climate litigation might become more difficult to obtain, Standard & Poors Global Ratings said.

       

FTC Sues Doxo, Signaling 'Dark Patterns' Crackdown Still Underway

Tue, 2024-05-07 17:21

The agency alleges the company duped consumers into believing they were making payments through their biller's websites, when in fact they were using Doxo's portal and paying it fees. Doxo denies wrongdoing.

       

My Experience of Working as a Mother in Big Law

Tue, 2024-05-07 17:04

'I was constantly asked when I was leaving the firm. I wasn't. I was often asked if I was leaving early to see my infant. I wasn't. I was asked where my infant was. My dedication was questioned.'

       

Lebanon's Economic Crisis: How Domestic Firms Rode Out the Storm

Tue, 2024-05-07 17:04

International work remains key to the survival of Lebanese law firms amid a grave economic situation.

       

'Incredible and Gross Negligence': Pa. Federal Judge Sanctions Ikea for Destroying Evidence

Tue, 2024-05-07 16:47

Brody ruled that Ikea's deletion of four email accounts significantly prejudiced the plaintiffs, and the company's "conduct and strategy of delay and obfuscation since plaintiffs first inquired about the deleted accounts in January 2023 displayed a lack of candor that is offensive to a court."

       

9th Circuit Judges Probe Scope of Idaho's 'Abortion Travel Ban'

Tue, 2024-05-07 16:42

The state's law, which went into effect last May, criminalizes "recruiting, harboring, or transporting" a pregnant minor to access a legal abortion if the adult has the intent to conceal the abortion from a parent or guardian.

       

Federal Judge Allows Suit Against Alabama's 'Abortion Travel Ban' to Proceed

Tue, 2024-05-07 15:47

"Alabama can no more restrict people from going to, say, California to engage in what is lawful there than California can restrict people from coming to Alabama to do what is lawful here," U.S. District Judge Myron H. Thompson wrote.

       

Reveal Acquires Onna to Enhance E-Discovery Platform's Data Management Capabilities

Tue, 2024-05-07 15:16

The addition of Onna to the Reveal platform strengthens the "left side" of its EDRM and adds to the company's goal of building a full-spectrum, AI-powered e-discovery solution that goes "from collection to the courtroom."

       

'Dean Developments': Several Deans Move Long Distance

Tue, 2024-05-07 15:07

The latest in law dean and other legal education news from across the U.S.

       

'Fear, Not Money': Stormy Daniels Describes Her Motivations to Trump Jury

Tue, 2024-05-07 14:29

Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, testified she wanted to sell her account of the affair to keep herself safe.

       

Brooklyn Judge Targeted in Advocates' Campaign to Remove 'Unfit' Jurists

Tue, 2024-05-07 14:18

Court of Claims Judge Vincent Del Guidice is due for reappointment. But he was the leader in issuing sentences that appellate courts reduced in the interest of justice.

       

The Texas Two-Step: Efficient, Equitible and Just

Tue, 2024-05-07 11:53

The Texas two-step provides a basis for equitable and efficient judicial resolutions and provides global stability that prevents high-stakes litigation shopping. It is thus an efficient means to resolve a host of claims that can number into the thousands in a host of courts throughout the country.

       

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