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April 16, 2024 | Law.com

Legal Speak at General Counsel Conference Midwest 2024: LeaderThinking CEO & Founder Lakeshia Ekeigwe

This week, Legal Speak spoke live on location at the General Counsel Conference Midwest 2024 in Chicago with professionals from across the legal industry about key insights and practical solutions that today's general counsel need to manage and better leverage C-Suite relationships, successfully overcome a litigation crisis, do more with fewer resources, and more.
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April 16, 2024 | Law.com

Legal Speak at General Counsel Conference Midwest 2024: BYJ Law Founder and General Counsel Betty Jang

This week, Legal Speak spoke live on location at the General Counsel Conference Midwest 2024 in Chicago with professionals from across the legal industry about key insights and practical solutions that today's general counsel need to manage and better leverage C-Suite relationships, successfully overcome a litigation crisis, do more with fewer resources, and more.
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April 16, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

It's Time to Reform Federal Employment Regulations

Congress should act to reduce workplace regulatory excess and develop a comprehensive federal labor code.
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April 16, 2024 | The American Lawyer

Ex-Big Law Corporate Defenders Explain Why They Now Help Fund the Opposite Side of the 'V'

"The skillsets we were developing as associates were largely transferable," said Evan Meyerson, a former Paul Weiss associate who moved to Burford Capital. "A big part of litigation strategy is thinking about what the other side thinks about your case and the job at Burford is to think through these investments as a devil's advocate."
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April 16, 2024 | National Law Journal

Divided Supreme Court Rules for Veteran Seeking Enhanced GI Bill Benefits

"The bottom line is this: Veterans who separately accrue benefits under both the Montgomery and Post-9/11 GI Bills are entitled to both benefits," Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wrote for the majority.
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April 16, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Payback Time: How to Deal With Lies in Court

The lie worth presenting to a judge doesn't happen in every case, but when it does, the judge has a number of ways of making the gift pay back the perjurer in spades.
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April 15, 2024 | National Law Journal

Supreme Court Reinstates Idaho Law Against Gender Care for Trans Youth

Without ruling on the merits of the law, the Supreme Court granted a request from Idaho's attorney general seeking relief from a statewide court order blocking the state's Vulnerable Child Protection Act.
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April 15, 2024 | The American Lawyer

Big Law Better, Explained

In this week's Legal Speak episode, McDermott Will & Emery Chair Ira Coleman explains "Big Law Better," his idea on where the legal sector is moving and what elements of previous iterations the industry should be looking to maintain and which it should perhaps relegate to times gone by.
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April 15, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Pullman & Comley Celebrates Expansion of Westport Office

One of the state's largest firms has doubled its footprint in Westport to serve clients throughout lower Fairfield county.
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April 15, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Law Firm Leaders Say Gen AI Can Level Playing Field Between Large and Smaller Firms

"[Generative AI] does help the smaller firm punch above its weight on projects and matters that require a lot of people," said John Polson of Fisher & Phillips.
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