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Fla. Federal Judge To Lead Judiciary Research Center
U.S. District Judge Robin L. Rosenberg of the Southern District of Florida will be the next director of the federal judiciary's research center, Chief Justice John Roberts announced Thursday.
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Dean Mead Adds Buchanan Ingersoll Real Estate Pro In Fla.
Florida firm Dean Mead bolstered its real estate and financial institution teams with the addition of an of counsel who was previously a shareholder with Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC.
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Carlton Fields Class Action Ace Jumps To Stinson In Tampa
Stinson LLP has expanded its class action capabilities in Tampa, Florida, with a new partner from Carlton Fields.
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5 BigLaw Firms Strike Deals With Trump Administration
The world's highest-grossing law firm, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, is among a group of five BigLaw firms that have reached deals with President Donald Trump's administration to stave off executive orders that could have pulled their federal security clearances and hampered their ability to serve as legal counsel to the federal government and its contractors, according to social media posts by the president Friday.
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Littler Promotes Leaders In Marketing, Business Development
Littler Mendelson PC has elevated two longtime employees to new roles, the management-side employment and labor law firm said.
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Voir Dire: 极速赛车 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry has had another busy week with another executive order targeting a law firm, several lateral moves and notable office changes. Test your legal news savvy here with 极速赛车 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Prominent Jan. 6 Prosecutor Leaves Kobre & Kim
Michael Sherwin, a former U.S. Department of Justice prosecutor who suggested that the insurrectionists of Jan. 6, 2021, could be charged with sedition, has left disputes and investigations firm Kobre & Kim after four years with the firm.
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BigLaw Shying Away From Some Pro Bono Work 'Out Of Fear'
Amid President Donald Trump's executive orders targeting BigLaw firms, nonprofit leaders whose organizations have long worked with the industry tell 极速赛车 Pulse they have seen attorneys shy away from certain legal work that may be looked on unfavorably by the administration.
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'Showboating' Or Accessible? Circ. Dissents Up For Debate
Circuit court judges are increasingly authoring separate opinions for the general public rather than for their colleagues. This "showboating" could damage the federal judiciary's legitimacy, a new paper says, while others applaud these rulings' accessibility.
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Carlton Fields Beats DQ Bid In Fla. $500M Miss America Suit
A Florida federal judge denied a bid to disqualify Carlton Fields in a $500 million lawsuit over the ownership of the company that runs the Miss America pageant, saying such a remedy is extraordinary, and that the allegations are "scattered and speculative."
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Levine Lee Rehires Florida Federal Prosecutor
New York's Levine Lee LLP has welcomed back the first attorney it ever hired after her approximately five-year stint with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida.
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Gunster Adds Byrd Campbell Litigation Atty In Orlando
Florida business law firm Gunster has added a new shareholder with expertise in complex commercial litigation, bankruptcy law and creditors' rights matters to its Orlando office from Byrd Campbell PA.
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Burr & Forman Names Legal Biz Manager For Latin America
Burr & Forman LLP has tapped a new international legal business manager for Latin America with a passion for "building bridges" in Orlando, Florida, after a stint at Argentine law firm Allende & Brea.
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Shaq's $11M Deal With NFT Investors Gets Judge's Final OK
Hall of Fame basketball player Shaquille O'Neal and the creators of the Astrals nonfungible token project have received a judge's final approval of an $11 million deal to resolve a proposed securities class action with buyers of the tokens that O'Neal allegedly promoted.
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Why Some GCs Joined Perkins Coie's Trump Order Fight
Former and current general counsel who joined an amicus brief this week supporting Perkins Coie LLP's fight against the Trump administration say their decision to back the firm wasn't a hard one, but added they understand why many corporate legal leaders may feel their fiduciary duties keep them from signing.
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Air Force Vet Joins GrayRobinson's Construction Bench
GrayRobinson PA announced that a construction-focused litigation attorney with experience including a stint as a U.S. Air Force attorney has joined the firm's Fort Myers, Florida, office as of counsel from Michigan firm Mika Meyers PLC.
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Florida Won't Hire Law Firms With DEI Initiatives, AG Says
The state of Florida will no longer hire law firms with diversity, equity and inclusion programs to serve as outside general counsel, according to a new memo from Attorney General James Uthmeier.
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How Mid-Law Firms Are Keeping Up With Executive Orders
Amid the rapid pace of executive orders issued by President Donald Trump and subsequent legal challenges, Mid-Law firms have been experimenting with new communication methods and internal structures to keep clients up-to-date on the impacts to their businesses.
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Phelps Dunbar Head On Entering Fla. Panhandle With Merger
极速赛车 Pulse caught up with Phelps Dunbar LLP managing partner Marshall Redmon to discuss the firm's expansion to the Florida Panhandle through its upcoming combination with Pensacola's Beggs & Lane.
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Quinn Emanuel DQ In Fla. Oil Row More Than Just 'Possibility'
A Florida federal judge has ordered expedited discovery in a Mexican oil company's case over alleged improper fund transfers, after determining there is "more than a mere possibility" of Quinn Emanuel being conflicted out of representing itself in the litigation due to prior representation of the company.
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Nonprofits May Pay For Fla. Judge's Extrajudicial Israel Trip
Florida's judicial ethics watchdog has found that nonprofits may reimburse a judge for an "extrajudicial" trip to Israel.
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US Law Firm Lateral Hiring Continues Downward Trend
Lateral attorney hiring at the 200 largest law firms in the U.S. by revenue has slowed for the second quarter in a row, falling 27% compared to the third quarter of 2024, according to a new report by legal intelligence provider Firm Prospects.
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Jenner & Block, WilmerHale Seek Shutdown Of Trump Orders
Jenner & Block LLP and聽WilmerHale on Tuesday asked Washington, D.C., federal judges for permanent court orders blocking President Donald Trump's executive orders targeting the firms, saying the directives threaten the firms, their clients and the entire legal system.
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Lowndes Adds Fla. Real Estate Attorney From Shutts & Bowen
The Lowndes law firm announced it had added Jason Williams, a former Shutts & Bowen LLP partner, as an Orlando, Florida-based shareholder in its commercial real estate department.
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In Trump Order Against Perkins Coie, GCs See Harm For Cos.
Nearly 70 current and former general counsel for companies including Apple Inc. and Starbucks filed an amicus brief Tuesday supporting Perkins Coie LLP in its suit against an executive order from President Donald Trump targeting the firm, saying the order "tramples on corporate independence, the right to counsel, and First Amendment rights."
Expert Analysis
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A Scientific Path For Improving Diversity At Law Firms
Law firms could combine industrial organizational psychology and machine learning to study prospective hires' analytical thinking, stress response and similar attributes 鈥� which could lead to recruiting from a more diverse candidate pool, say Ali Shahidi and Bess Sully at Sheppard Mullin.
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Series
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In the first installment of 极速赛车 Pulse's career advice guest column, Meela Gill at Weil offers insights on how associates can ask for meaningful聽work opportunities at their firms without sounding like they are begging.聽
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Legal Sector Regulatory Reform Is Key To Closing Justice Gap
In order to improve access to justice for those who cannot afford a lawyer, states should consider regulatory innovations, such as allowing new forms of law firm ownership and permitting nonlawyers to provide certain legal services, says Patricia Lee Refo, president of the American Bar Association.
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The Pandemic's Long-Term Impact On Law Firm Operations
Brian Burlant at Major Lindsey looks at how pandemic-era remote work has changed the way law firms operate 鈥� from shifts in secretarial functions to associate professional development 鈥� and explains why some alterations may be here to stay.
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Opinion
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The success of a Broward County, Florida, court earlier this month in conducting jury selection online is a true testament of faith in the jury system, and there is no doubt trials can be conducted via a video platform during the pandemic, says Chief Judge Jack Tuter of Florida's 17th Judicial Circuit.