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New Jersey Law Journal

NJSBA Annual Convention Addresses AI: 'Are There Legitimate Concerns? Absolutely'

"This is a risk-averse, change-averse profession that is entirely based on past precedent," AI panelist and ALM chief legal strategist Patrick Fuller said. "Change does not necessarily happen quickly in this profession, but I do think that the fear cycle right now is really high. It is good to be on guard, and it is good to be pragmatic about it and to plan for it, but I caution against getting too afraid of too much change happening quickly."
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

From Blank Stares to Boardrooms: How Legal Ops Can Win Over the C-Suite

"We have to show them the art of the possible—what this role is and how it can deliver value," CLOC co-founder Mary O'Carroll said.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

CLOC 2024 Takeaways: Gen AI Is Changing Everything, and 'Data Is the New Gold'

"The future is written in data. There's no way to engage with the challenges ahead of us if we don't become masters of collecting and exploiting it," said Jenn McCarron, CLOC president.
9 minute read

Daily Business Review

Some Observations for Anyone Who's Thinking About Leaving Their Firm to Open Their Own Practice

There was no plotting. There was no attempt to copy files or park new cases in a new entity. I was done and that was that. No time to read all about starting a law firm. No time to register for a seminar. No time to plan. Just go do it.
9 minute read

International Edition

Mega-Deals and AML, How To Stay Compliant

In light of the SRA's AML 'crackdown', Shieldpay's CEO Andrew Hawkins talks about the challenge posed by compliance for law firms and the risk breaches can bring in terms of financial sanctions and reputational damage.
5 minute read

The Recorder

Noncompetes and Legal Recruiting: How Has It Been Going and How Will the New Ban Change Things?  

Law firms and legal recruiters are stuck together—like it or not—but they each have a different set of rules, one is regulated and the other is not. Unlike regulated industries, some legal recruiting firms have made their own set of rules that can change on a dime and disrupt the entire market, especially when it comes to their noncompetes and traveling confidential information.
9 minute read

Corporate Counsel

'Lead With Empathy,' Not Indignation: How a Googler Fixes Outside Counsel Relationships in 4 Easy Steps

"You want to make sure that your problem is with your outside counsel. There's nothing worse than doing all this work, only to have your issues persist, and you've employed a solution that doesn't work," said Matt Rubbelke, a senior associate in vendor strategy and governance management at Google.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

At CLOC Global Institute, Legal Teams Share How They Started Using Generative AI

"This is brand-new technology. Our people don't know how to use it. You're going to have to learn and develop that muscle," said Tim Fraser, general counsel of Toshiba Americas.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Midmarket Firms Based in New York and Connecticut Combine for Greater Shared Presence in Northeast

If approved by a vote of partners from both firms, the operating agreement for the combined firms will take effect on Jan. 1, 2025.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Outside Counsel Selection, Long Driven by Intuition, Being Reshaped by Data

"Over time, as we're uncovering more data about people's qualifications and how well they've done on other matters with our folks, we'll see more and more focus toward the individual," said Jessica Williams, director of legal operations at FanDuel.
6 minute read

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