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The American Lawyer

Seyfarth Gets 5 White-Collar Lawyers, Including Practice Co-Chair, From Dissolving Stroock

Richard Morvillo and his team joined Stroock from Orrick in 2021.
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National Law Journal

'Not a Sexual Advance': Judiciary Sets Up Defense as Ex-Public Defender's Harassment Trial Begins

Trial began Monday in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina in former federal public defender Caryn Strickland's closely watched sexual harassment case against the judiciary, with the government arguing that discrimination alleged by Strickland was, in reality, an "ordinary work dispute."
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National Law Journal

Special Counsel Asks Supreme Court to Settle Trump Immunity Issue

Prosecutor Jack Smith wants the Supreme Court to quickly rule on former President Donald Trump's immunity claims to meet a March 2024 trial date on charges related to the 2020 election.
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Corporate Counsel

Microsoft Deepens Commitment to Unions Amid Workers' AI Anxiety

"We are creating seats at this table for labor leaders and workers, because I think it's important for those of us who create technology to get the best insights and advice we can about how to build AI tools in ways that will make people's jobs better," Microsoft President Brad Smith said.
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National Law Journal

Supreme Court Won't Review Washington State's Conversion Therapy Ban

The court's decision to pass on a constitutional challenge to the 2018 law brought dissents from two of the court's conservative justices.
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National Law Journal

Steptoe & Johnson Formally Changes Name to Steptoe

The name change will help the D.C.-based firm further distinguish itself from the West Virginia firm of the same name. "There can be client confusion. There can be accounts receivable confusion," firm chair Gwen Renigar said.
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Law.com

Nearly 25% of Law Schools Plan to Use JD-Next Admission Test

Nearly 25% of American Bar Association-accredited law schools have been granted a variance from Standard 503 to use JD-Next as an admission test, which can be used in lieu of the Law School Admissions Test and the Graduate Record Exam.
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Law.com

ABA Proposal for Accrediting Fully Online Law Schools Out for Notice and Comment

"I applaud the working group for coming up with this proposal," Steven C. Bahls, president emeritus, said during the meeting. "It's something that other professional creditors have done some time ago. And I believe that the American Bar Association is an outlier here, and I am particularly attracted by your argument that this creates an opportunity for some to reduce the cost of legal education and may enable some rural areas without access for law schools to enter the profession to serve our underserved areas."
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The American Lawyer

Layoffs at K&L Gates Hit Associates in Chicago, Boston, DC, Pittsburgh

Every year, K&L Gates manages headcount based on "personnel performance, client demand and related reviews," which typically result in "personnel decisions," the firm's representative said in a statement. Leaders declined to comment directly on the cuts.
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National Law Journal

SEC and CFTC Should Create Joint Standards to Address Crypto, Ex-Agency Chairs Say

"The basic problem here is that crypto trading platforms and other crypto intermediaries are essentially unregulated," Timothy Massad said.
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