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International Edition

Al Tamimi Adopts Legal AI Harvey

The law firm will be one of the first in the region to enhance the platform's Arabic-language proficiency.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Ex-Legal Ops Chief at Meta and Coinbase Takes COO Post at 'Rocket Ship' SpotDraft

"Very quickly in the process, after they asked me whether I wanted to do this, I started asking myself why I wouldn't do this. And I didn't have a good answer to that question," said Akshay Verma, SpotDraft's newly hired COO.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

The 2023 NLJ Awards: Professional Excellence—DC Diversity Initiative

We salute these law firms and lawyers for their success in their perspective fields.
1 minute read

Daily Report Online

Ga. Appellate Court Says Speech Between Opposing Counsels Is Protected

"We decline to burden trial courts with a duty to police ostensibly hyperbolic or inventive language between opposing counsel in their professional discourse," Judge Todd Markle wrote in the opinion.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Standing to the Rescue, at Least for the Pa. Supreme Court

Plaintiff Zachary Greenberg is a Pennsylvania-licensed attorney who regularly gives continuing legal education presentations about First Amendment protections for offensive speech. His presentations involve quoting offensive language from judicial opinions and discussing arguably controversial topics. Greenberg fears his speech at these presentations will be interpreted as harassment or discrimination under the rule.
7 minute read

Legaltech News

Weeks After Launch, Harbor Acquires Stout's Legal Management Consulting Practice

Harbor, which launched in August via the merger of several legal service providers, noted that the acquisition will expand its enterprise legal management, contract lifecycle management (CLM), and legal operations capabilities.
2 minute read

Law.com

New Partner Training Is a Key Component of Law Firm Success

Training new partners helps them develop the necessary skills to become successful attorneys and eventually leaders in their firms. This investment demonstrates the commitment the firm has to the young partner which will reduce attrition and enhance engagement.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

LIV or Die: How Legal Operations Can Make or Break a Business Strategy

The PGA's legal expense burn rate begs the question of whether its leadership predicated a business strategy on a flawed legal operational foundation.
6 minute read

International Edition

Why Do US Firms Feel So Confident to Buck the Trend and Take More London Office Space?

Kirkland, Latham, Paul Weiss and others are taking on more space, but perhaps they should be cautious, writes The London Lawyer.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Soft Skills, and Getting Noticed, Are Among Musts for Aspiring GCs

"Don't be intimidated," Cengage Group legal chief Laura Stevens said during a webinar on how to make general counsel. To have the requisite experience and qualities in some job listings, "you'd have to be 250 years old," she joked.
5 minute read

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