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Should lawyers embrace or fear ChatGPT?
For some academics, researching, writing, editing and publishing a scholarly piece of work can take months, if not years, of painstaking effort, diligent commitment and…
Former Proskauer COO is out of a job at new BigLaw firm after he is accused of theft of sensitive information
Former Proskauer Rose chief operating officer Jonathan O’Brien has lost his new job after he was accused in a lawsuit of downloading and printing sensitive…
Lawyer is ‘shaken’ and ‘humiliated’ after her slur and obscenity are heard by others in Zoom hearing
A Chicago lawyer accused of using a racial slur and an obscenity while unmuted on Zoom told a judge Friday that she is “shaken” and…
Hulu’s ‘Reasonable Doubt’ and keeping an appropriate distance from your clients
Ah, yet another streaming legal drama to review and analyze. Thank you, television gods, for continuing to bestow a fruitful bounty of hourlong installments to…
Citing slowdown, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan confirms layoffs
Stroock & Stroock & Lavan has laid off nine lawyers and 18 staff members and business professionals. Stroock gave Law.com this statement in a…
FTC cites unfair competition law to justify proposed ban on noncompete agreements; will it hold up in court?
The Federal Trade Commission has proposed a rule that would ban employers from imposing noncompete agreements on workers and independent contractors. In a Jan.…
Holland & Knight will merge with Tennessee law firm
Holland & Knight has announced a merger with Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, a Nashville, Tennessee-based law firm with more than 280 lawyers. The merged…
Merger will create Southeastern law firm with more than 550 lawyers
Alabama-based Maynard Cooper & Gale and Carolinas-based Nexsen Pruet have announced a merger that will create a law firm with more than 550 lawyers. The…