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Baker & Hostetler Helps Georgia Law School Create Legal Tech-Driven Course

The course is among the few in the U.S. to prepare law students for attorney and non-attorney legal tech jobs, and "one of the only examples of a private law firm contributing directly to law school curriculum," the firm said.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Legal Marketers and Business Developers Are Bullish on AI, Despite Some Firms Pushing Back

Wayne Pollock, who founded the legal marketing firm Law Firm Editorial Service, characterized generative AI platforms, such as ChatGPT, as "the smartest, most motivated intern you'll ever have." And like an intern, he said, their work always needs to be double-checked.
8 minute read

Daily Report Online

$2.3M Settlement Is Latest in Georgia Firm's String of 7-Figure Outcomes

Plaintiff counsel credit Butler Kahn's latest $2.3 million settlement to lawyers' adherence to four key strategies, beginning with trial preparation.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Closing of Two Law Firms Highlights Succession Planning Concerns

Attorneys, from junior associates to other firm partners, need to create backup plans well in advance of a rainmaker or founding partner retiring, experts say.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Philadelphia Law Firm Closes, Leading Partners to Jump to Larger Practice

Three lawyers are moving to Semanoff Ormsby after the closing of their prior firm, Dolchin Slotkin & Todd, which shuttered after a firm founder retired.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

New Ruling Clarifies Limits to Law Firms' Share-Redemption Policies

"The dispute turns on whether Skeels, by signing the 2014 resolution, agreed to allow the founders to redeem his shares on any terms and at any price they may choose. He did not," wrote Justice Phillip Devine.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Citing Anti-SLAPP Statute, Appeals Court Awards Adam Leitman Bailey Attorney Fees, Costs for Having to Defend Against $25M 'Malicious Media Campaign' Suit

Bailey's "statements, which concern a landlord/tenant dispute between a large real estate developer and a sole holdout tenant [represented by Bailey], constituted comments and an exercise of free speech in connection with an issue of public interest," said an Appellate Division, First Department panel.
10 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Aiming for Aggressive Growth, Brewer Ups Associate Starting Salary to $250K

Dallas-founded litigation boutique Brewer, Attorneys & Counselors hires Locke Lord litigation partner Matthew Davis in Dallas to help lead the firm's hiring initiative in Dallas.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Wigdor Grows Practice with Pickup of Three Experienced Employment Attorneys

The new hires said they were drawn to Wigdor because of the firm's reputation for successfully handling cases on behalf of individuals or groups who are taking on powerful and deep-pocketed institutions.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

How Nearly All-Female Litigation Team Won $63.5M First Amendment Retaliation Case

"The way these female lawyers outperformed the defense team in front of the jury both with major witnesses, like the police chiefs, and in closing, really had an impact on both the judge and the jury," said Jeff Gutchess, a partner at the AXS Law Group.
5 minute read

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