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MedQuest Associates, an operator of outpatient diagnostic imaging facilities across the U.S., is welcoming a new chief legal officer who brings nearly three decades of experience working with healthcare organizations.
Meta's vice president of civil rights and deputy general counsel is leaving the company after four years amid announced changes to its diversity programs and an end to its third-party fact-checking.
Core Natural Resources Inc., the coal company formed by the merger of Arch Resources Inc. and Consol Energy Inc., announced the makeup of its new executive team Tuesday, including the general counsel of Arch as its first chief legal officer.
The NAACP's Legal Defense Fund announced on Tuesday the appointment of two civil rights attorneys to the second-highest position at the legal institution, a week out from the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump.
Cox Enterprises Inc. has named a new general counsel of its largest division, Cox Communications, in its headquarters in Atlanta, promoting its vice president of commercial operations after its previous GC retired.
Legal, risk and compliance professionals identified "overwhelming work volume" as the biggest challenge they face, according to an annual survey conducted by e-discovery and document review company Consilio LLC released on Tuesday.
A Texas federal judge denied dueling sanctions motions Monday in a post-litigation spat between Microsoft and prolific patent firm Ramey LLP, holding that neither party met the standard to win disciplinary fees from the other.
King & Spalding LLP has hired a former Biden administration official with expertise in artificial intelligence policy and content moderation who previously worked in an international criminal tribunal and for the parent company of Google.
The iRobot Corp., which builds consumer robots like the iconic Roomba vacuum cleaner, will have a new general counsel on Friday amid personnel changes, cutbacks and operating losses.
A former U.S. attorney and Philadelphia solicitor has returned to Dechert LLP’s Philadelphia office more than two years after leaving the firm to go in-house as general counsel for a green energy company in Massachusetts.
Apple Inc. paid general counsel and senior vice president Katherine Adams a total compensation package of nearly $27.2 million in fiscal year 2024 — keeping her among the highest-paid legal chiefs in America.
Aspiring in-house counsel should consider buffing up on their understanding of legal technology and artificial intelligence, as legal leaders increasingly ask about their experiences when seeking executive partners, according to Major, Lindsey & Africa recruiter Pamela Salling.
A new report from a national group declares that general counsel and their corporate boards face five key dilemmas in 2025, thanks to the nation's chaotic and rapidly changing times. And in sports broadcasting, Disney and two other media companies have settled Fubo's lawsuit against their joint streaming venture, which they agreed to end.
American Airlines is on the hunt for a new chief legal leader following an announcement Friday that its top lawyer would be leaving next month to join Warner Bros. Discovery.
After three months of steady recovery, the U.S. legal sector's job growth reversed course in December, with a loss of 1,200 positions, according to preliminary data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released Friday.
A veteran in healthcare law with more than 35 years of managerial legal experience has left the independent nonprofit group The Joint Commission to join Epstein Becker Green as an of counsel, the firm has announced.
A former counsel at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston has returned to private practice, rejoining Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP after four years.
The legal industry kicked off 2025 with another action-packed week as BigLaw firms inked mergers, made leadership changes and promoted associates. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has said it will not consider applications for its rebooted no-action letter and compliance sandbox policies when those applications are submitted by financial service companies represented by former bureau attorneys as outside counsel.
A new report suggests corporate leaders should prepare to address five key dilemmas in 2025 that encompass the disorder and uncertainty of the rapidly changing times, including whether to play offense, defense or both at once.
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP said Thursday that it has brought on a new financial services partner who recently served as general counsel at fintech firms.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced Thursday that it has appointed the former senior vice president and general counsel at Johns Hopkins University as general counsel and secretary.
Months after the departure of the school's former legal leader, Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut, has tapped the University of Southern Indiana's top lawyer to serve as its new general counsel.
A New Jersey federal magistrate judge has denied a credit reporting agency's bid to depose four U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission attorneys and to compel the production of their witness interview notes in a civil enforcement action over an alleged $73 million fraud, ruling the information sought is protected by the work-product doctrine.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's deputy general counsel has been tapped to step into the role of general counsel for the governor after his predecessor, James P. Sullivan, was appointed to the Supreme Court of Texas earlier this week.
Sabina Lippman at CenterPeak discusses steps BigLaw partners can take when considering a move or announcing their departure to help navigate tricky compensation issues and remain on good terms with their current partners.
Jennifer Hoekstra at Aylstock Witkin shares the tough conversations about timing, goals, logistics and values involved in her family's decision that she would build her career as a litigator and law firm partner while her husband stepped back from his own litigation role to stay home with their children.
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My Nonpracticing Law Job: Legal Commentary GhostwriterWayne Pollock at Copo Strategies shares how he went from overworked Am Law 50 associate to owner of a legal thought leadership ghostwriting service, and provides four lessons for anyone who might be considering launching a business within the legal industry.
Gary Parsons at Brooks Pierce offers advice for young lawyers seeking trial experience in an environment where fewer cases make it to trial, including how to build their reputations, set their expectations and pick the right firm.
New Era ADR co-founder Collin Williams discusses his journey navigating a clinical depression diagnosis, how this experience affected his leadership style, and what the legal industry can do to better support attorneys with mental health conditions.
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My Nonpracticing Law Job: Career And Wellness CoachTara Rhoades at The Sanity Plea shares how she went from BigLaw partner to legal industry career and wellness coach, and explains how attorneys can use their capabilities, knowledge and professional networks to pursue coaching themselves, or bring refreshed meaning and purpose to their current roles.
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Talking Mental Health: Tackling Stress As A Practice LeaderConstance Rhebergen at Bracewell discusses how she handles the stress of being a practice chair, how sources of stress have changed in the legal industry over the past decade and what law firms can do to protect attorney mental health.
In the face of a dispersed and changing workforce with Generation Z entering the scene, law firms should consider some practical strategies to revitalize their cultures, provide meaningful mentorship and safeguard their knowledge bases, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.
One of the most effective ways firms can ensure their summer associate programs are a success is by engaging in a timely and meaningful evaluation process and being intentional about when, how and by whom feedback should be provided, say Caroline Cimei and Erica Fine at Shutts & Bowen.
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Talking Mental Health: Life As A Lawyer With OCDKelly Hughes at Ogletree discusses what she’s learned in the 14 years since she was diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder, recounting how the experience shaped her law practice, what the legal industry and general public get wrong about the disorder, and how law firms can better support employees who have OCD.
Artificial intelligence tools will increasingly be used by outside counsel to better predict the outcomes of litigation — thus informing legal strategy with greater precision — and by clients to scrutinize invoices and evaluate counsel’s performance, says Ronald Levine at Herrick Feinstein.
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My Nonpracticing Law Job: LibrarianLisa A. Goodman at Texas A&M University shares how she went from a BigLaw associate who liked to hang out in the firm's law library to director of a law library herself in just over a decade, and provides considerations for anyone interested in pursuing a law librarian career.
Federal courts have recently been changing the way they quote decisions to omit insignificant details and string cites, and lawyers should consider adopting this practice to enhance the readability of their briefs — as long as accuracy stays top of mind, says Diana Simon at the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law.
Nikki Lewis Simon, chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer at Greenberg Traurig, discusses best practices — and some pitfalls to avoid — for law firms looking to build programs aimed at driving inclusion in the workplace.
Former Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Lorie Gildea, now at Greenberg Traurig, offers strategies on writing more effective appellate briefs from her time on the bench.