Frenetic Hiring Driving Law Firm Staff Burnout: The Morning Minute
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July 13, 2023 at 06:00 AM
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WHAT WE'RE WATCHING
STRESSED SUPPORT SYSTEM - In an era marked by large group moves in Big Law and widespread mobility, integrating laterals has become a larger responsibility for law firms—and professional staff are literally working overtime to help these hires adjust to their new offices. But, as Law.com's Andrew Maloney reports, the challenge of onboarding, getting new lawyers acclimated and supporting business professionals in the task is only getting trickier as firms get bigger. Changes in leadership and law firms' frenetic hiring can also complicate things. "Given the cost of laterals in terms of time invested, fees and guaranteed remuneration, it is strange that more firms do not give this serious attention and investment," said Tony Williams, a London-based principal at Jomati Consultants.
ORDERS OF OPERATIONS - While the legal industry has been warming up to generative AI, judges remain wary. As we noted in this column last week, several judges have issued orders requiring attorneys to disclose their use of generative AI tools in legal work filed in court. One in particular, out of federal court in Pennsylvania, cast an even broader net, requiring the disclosure of the use of any kind of AI. Many saw the order as unnecessary and burdensome—but could it still push law firms to audit their own use of the technology? For now, legal professionals told Law.com's Cassandre Coyer, the scarce number of orders isn't turning too many heads among law firms who feel they have been proactive in their procurement approach to AI and generative AI. But if more judges were to follow with similar orders going forward, some say it could be time for firms to start taking a closer look at their toolbox.
ON THE RADAR - The SEC sued Nayeem Choudhury and Dream Venture Capital Group on Wednesday in North Carolina Middle District Court. The lawsuit accuses Choudhury of operating as an unregistered investment adviser and conducting an ongoing $9.3 million Ponzi scheme through Dream Venture Capital Group. Counsel have not yet appeared for the defendants. The case is 1:23-cv-00573, Securities And Exchange Commission v. Choudhury et al. Stay up on the latest state and federal litigation, as well as the latest corporate deals, with Law.com Radar.
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Who Got The Work
Michael G. Bongiorno, Andrew Scott Dulberg and Elizabeth E. Driscoll from Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr have stepped in to represent Symbotic Inc., an A.I.-enabled technology platform that focuses on increasing supply chain efficiency, and other defendants in a pending shareholder derivative lawsuit. The case, filed Oct. 2 in Massachusetts District Court by the Brown Law Firm on behalf of Stephen Austen, accuses certain officers and directors of misleading investors in regard to Symbotic's potential for margin growth by failing to disclose that the company was not equipped to timely deploy its systems or manage expenses through project delays. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton, is 1:24-cv-12522, Austen v. Cohen et al.
Who Got The Work
Edmund Polubinski and Marie Killmond of Davis Polk & Wardwell have entered appearances for data platform software development company MongoDB and other defendants in a pending shareholder derivative lawsuit. The action, filed Oct. 7 in New York Southern District Court by the Brown Law Firm, accuses the company's directors and/or officers of falsely expressing confidence in the company’s restructuring of its sales incentive plan and downplaying the severity of decreases in its upfront commitments. The case is 1:24-cv-07594, Roy v. Ittycheria et al.
Who Got The Work
Amy O. Bruchs and Kurt F. Ellison of Michael Best & Friedrich have entered appearances for Epic Systems Corp. in a pending employment discrimination lawsuit. The suit was filed Sept. 7 in Wisconsin Western District Court by Levine Eisberner LLC and Siri & Glimstad on behalf of a project manager who claims that he was wrongfully terminated after applying for a religious exemption to the defendant's COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The case, assigned to U.S. Magistrate Judge Anita Marie Boor, is 3:24-cv-00630, Secker, Nathan v. Epic Systems Corporation.
Who Got The Work
David X. Sullivan, Thomas J. Finn and Gregory A. Hall from McCarter & English have entered appearances for Sunrun Installation Services in a pending civil rights lawsuit. The complaint was filed Sept. 4 in Connecticut District Court by attorney Robert M. Berke on behalf of former employee George Edward Steins, who was arrested and charged with employing an unregistered home improvement salesperson. The complaint alleges that had Sunrun informed the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection that the plaintiff's employment had ended in 2017 and that he no longer held Sunrun's home improvement contractor license, he would not have been hit with charges, which were dismissed in May 2024. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer, is 3:24-cv-01423, Steins v. Sunrun, Inc. et al.
Who Got The Work
Greenberg Traurig shareholder Joshua L. Raskin has entered an appearance for boohoo.com UK Ltd. in a pending patent infringement lawsuit. The suit, filed Sept. 3 in Texas Eastern District Court by Rozier Hardt McDonough on behalf of Alto Dynamics, asserts five patents related to an online shopping platform. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Rodney Gilstrap, is 2:24-cv-00719, Alto Dynamics, LLC v. boohoo.com UK Limited.
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