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Emory Healthcare Taps K&L Gates Partner As Legal Leader
Emory Healthcare tapped a K&L Gates LLP partner with more than 20 years of experience as a healthcare regulatory attorney as its next chief counsel for health affairs.
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GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
Is AI killing the billable hour 鈥� here's what general counsel need to know about how the use of artificial intelligence is affecting law firms' billing model. Anthropic has agreed to a deal to end copyright suits brought by authors who said their works were illegally used to train the company's large language model. These are some of the stories in corporate legal news you may have missed in the past week.鈥�
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AO Smith Names New GC Amid Leadership Reshuffle
Water heater manufacturer A.O. Smith Corp. has announced its current general counsel will transition to a corporate development role, while its corporate development leader will become general counsel.
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PETA Foundation Taps Longtime CLO As Inaugural COO
The PETA Foundation announced Thursday that Jeffrey Kerr, a lawyer whom the group calls the "longest-serving chief legal officer of any animal protection organization," will become its first-ever chief operating officer at the start of September.
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蓝莓视频 Names Attys Who Moved Up The Firm Ranks In Q2
A promotion to partner or election to practice group chair means a slew of new responsibilities and also lots of well-deserved recognition. 蓝莓视频 reveals the list of attorneys whose commitment to legal excellence earned them highly coveted spots in the law firm leadership ranks. Find out if your old legal friends 鈥� or rivals 鈥� moved up in the second quarter of the year.
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Voir Dire: 蓝莓视频 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
BigLaw firms announced a slew of new hires this week as the legal industry sees August recede in the rearview mirror. Test your legal news savvy here with 蓝莓视频 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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In Their Words: Will AI Kill The Billable Hour?
The rising use of generative artificial intelligence tools that allow attorneys to get work done faster is creating tension with the traditional model of billable hours. Here, six legal leaders give their take on whether AI will eliminate the billable hour.
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GE Vernova Hires Chief Legal Officer From Howmet Aerospace
GE Vernova Inc. announced to investors Wednesday the hiring of a former executive at Howmet Aerospace Inc. as its latest chief legal officer, following the departure of its general counsel in May.
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FedArb Hires Ex-RTX Legal Chief As Commercial Mediator
California-based alternative dispute resolution service Federal Arbitration Inc., or FedArb, announced Wednesday the hiring of a former corporate vice president and chief litigation counsel at aerospace and defense conglomerate RTX Corp. as a Connecticut-based mediator and arbitrator focused on commercial matters.
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Recruitment Biz Hudson Global Names Post-Merger CLO
Following the completion of its merger with Star Equity Holdings Inc., recruitment company Hudson Global Inc. has named a new chief legal officer, a recent U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing shows.
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Labor Atty Rejoins McGuireWoods After Food Company Stint
McGuireWoods LLP announced Wednesday that it has welcomed an alumnus back to its labor and employment team following his stint as an associate general counsel for packaged meat company Smithfield Foods Inc.
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From Phone Operator To C-Suite: TruLegal's New Rev Chief
TruLegal, which operates a talent network to help law firms and legal departments fill roles in areas such as e-discovery and data privacy, welcomed Tom Stephenson as its first chief revenue officer Thursday.
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In-House Counsel Group Names GE Appliances GC As CEO
The Association of Corporate Counsel, the largest in-house counsel advocacy association, has named the vice president and general counsel of GE Appliances as its next president and CEO, effective in November, according to a Tuesday announcement.
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Why This Small-Firm Lawyer Charges $3,000 Per Hour
As a solo or small firm attorney, would you charge $3,000 per hour? Meet one attorney who does 鈥� and learn how his story of ultra-high prices could help you set your own rates.
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Greenberg Traurig Adds Real Estate Pro From DR Horton
Greenberg Traurig LLP has added a real estate and construction pro, who joins the firm from an in-house role at homebuilding company D.R. Horton, to its real estate practice.
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Beyond Pay: How To Retain Your Rainmakers
U.S. law firms are working overtime to keep their top-billing attorneys, as growing profits and higher compensation increase lateral movement.
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With More Rainmakers On The Go, Firms Pay Them Millions
Amid a growing gap between the most profitable BigLaw shops and everyone else, top law firms can afford to pay a lot more to lure rainmakers and their practices.
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Georgia University Dad Returns To Campus As Legal Chief
Charles Norton Jr., the outgoing general counsel and corporate secretary for The Coca-Cola Bottlers' Association, joined 蓝莓视频 Pulse to discuss becoming associate vice president and general counsel at Georgia College & State University, where he used to visit his daughter when she was an undergraduate student there.
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Ohio Package Co.'s GC To Retire And Deputy To Succeed Him
Greif Inc. announced on Tuesday that its lead attorney will retire after more than two decades working at the Ohio-based industrial packing company, and its deputy general counsel is set to succeed him.
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King & Spalding Hires Former CMS Litigation Leader In DC
The former deputy associate general counsel for litigation in the general counsel's office at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has joined King & Spalding LLP as a partner in Washington, D.C., the firm announced Tuesday.
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Troutman Adds Ex-Medallion Midstream GC To Energy Team
Troutman Pepper Locke LLP has added the former general counsel of Medallion Midstream LLC 鈥� which was acquired for $2.6 billion last year 鈥� to its Dallas office, strengthening the firm's energy transactional practice with an energy attorney who has two decades of legal experience, the firm announced Monday.
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AI Startup Anthropic Picks Legal Legend As GC
Anthropic, a multibillion-dollar AI startup and public benefit corporation focused on safety, has hired a much-honored California attorney who was special counsel to former President Barack Obama, a corporate chief legal officer and a law clerk to late Supreme Court Chief Justice聽William Rehnquist.
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Construction Supplies Co. Hires Ex-Fannie Mae Atty As GC
White Cap has hired a former Fannie Mae deputy general counsel as its new general counsel in its Atlanta headquarters, the construction supplies and safety products company announced Monday.
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Ballooning BigLaw Rates Create Opportunities For Mid-Law
Some midsize, regional and boutique firms are using their lower rates to attract both clients and lateral attorneys against the backdrop of spiraling BigLaw rates, though there are definite limits to the strategy.
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Elite Deal Partners Command Rates That Soar Above Peers
Lawyers who orchestrate massive transactions make up the lion's share of attorneys charging top-tier rates that have broken far away from average billing rates for聽law firm partners in recent years, experts say.聽聽
Expert Analysis
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An After-Placement Plan Maximizes Legal Content's Potential
Before landing a published quote, feature or interview, law firms should articulate the content鈥檚 purpose and develop a strategic plan for repurposing it to ensure they鈥檙e aligning public relations efforts with measurable business outcomes, says John Hellerman at Hellerman Communications.
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Ask A Mentor: How Should I Coordinate Pro Bono Projects?
Julie LaEace at Perkins Coie offers tips for attorneys acting as pro bono coordinators, including how to choose appropriate projects, how to encourage participation and why it is important to keep in touch with legal aid partner organizations.
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6 Strategies For Navigating Legal Leadership Transitions
Amid uncertainty in the legal job market, attorneys who are considering a transition to a leadership role must fundamentally reimagine their approach to value creation and develop a new set of skills, say Stacy Bratcher at Cottage Health and Michael Watkins at Genesis Advisers.
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The Augmented Lawyer: Crafting Responsible AI Policies
As the legal industry increasingly looks to impose responsive guardrails for artificial intelligence use, firms and organizations鈥� internal use policies, outside counsel guidelines and vendor contracts can address confidentiality and data retention concerns in several ways, say attorneys at KXT Law.
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6 Ways To Build Pro Bono Culture If You Lack Dedicated Staff
Firms can develop a strong pro bono culture without hiring dedicated professionals through strategies like demonstrating active involvement by leadership, tailoring volunteer tasks to individual professional development needs and building trusted partnerships within the legal aid community, says Stacy Zinken at Paladin.
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Attorneys often limit the impact of their thought leadership by letting their content languish after initial publication, but through four easy strategies for retooling existing content, they can maximize its reach and further their business development goals, says Jillian McKenna at Verrill Dana.
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Why Law Firm Leaders Should Care About Student Debt Crisis
鈥嬧�嬧�嬧�嬧�嬧�嬧�婣s the student debt crisis evolves under changing federal policies, firms that proactively address the burden will have significant advantages in recruiting and retaining the best young lawyers, says Brian Kabateck at Kabateck.
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Talking Mental Health: Encouraging New Attys To Find Joy
Rudene Haynes at Hunton discusses her experiences as a hiring partner, common sources of stress that newer attorneys face and steps that law firms can take to protect their attorneys' mental health and encourage personal life fulfillment.
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Fla. Bar's Cyber Incident Response Plan Sets Precedent
The incident response plan developed by the Florida Bar's cybersecurity and privacy committee might not seem all that consequential, but it's a long overdue framework that could go a long way toward protecting the highly sensitive data law firms handle聽鈥� and could even set a model for other professional organizations to follow, says Chris Boehm at Zero Networks.
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Why Attorneys Should Write About Justices' Minority Opinions
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson鈥檚 searing dissents this past term serve as a reminder for attorneys to analyze U.S. Supreme Court minority opinions in their thought leadership for three key reasons, says Jessica Kaplan at Legally Penned.
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3 Business Development Lessons From Mozart's 'Magic Flute'
Mozart鈥檚 opera 鈥淭he Magic Flute鈥� offers a useful framework for attorneys to build relationships and develop new business, inspired by Prince Tamino鈥檚 curiosity, courage and consistency, says Paul Manuele at PR Manuele Consulting.
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5 Ways Legal Teams Can Use KPIs To Quantify Their Value
As in-house legal departments are increasingly expected to do more with less, developing a thoughtful framework to measure key performance indicators can help them both maximize and demonstrate their contribution to business success, say co-founders at New Era ADR.
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5 Emerging Themes Shaping Lateral Partner Moves This Year
A few key trends have arisen in partners鈥� lateral movements in the first half of 2025, reflecting a legal market defined by macroeconomic uncertainty, shifts in firm structures and rising scrutiny of firm affiliations, say legal recruiters at Macrae.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Be A Mentor Or Mentee
Mentorship is a powerful tool for business development when both mentors and mentees approach their relationships with strategic purpose, ensuring professional success while supporting broader business goals, say Angela Liu at Dechert and Jessica Lewis at WilmerHale.
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4 Biz Dev Steps For Attys Who Don't Know What They Want
Junior attorneys are increasingly expected to start building books of business while they are still figuring out their long-term career goals, but a few pointers can help young lawyers develop business even when they鈥檙e uncertain about their future direction, says Lana Manganiello at Practice Growth Partner.