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Home Daily News BigLaw firm acknowledges cyberattack on vendor… Cybersecurity BigLaw firm acknowledges cyberattack on vendor left its data exposed By Debra Cassens Weiss April 10, 2023, 11:32 am CDT Image from Shutterstock. Proskauer Rose has said it is investigating an incident in which its data was exposed on a cloud-based platform. Proskauer issued a … Read more
During the recently completed Legalweek 2023, artificial intelligence dominated the conversation. Not everyone agreed on how legal professionals should—or could—use it. But no matter who you talked to, one thing was certain: The legal landscape will undergo a significant transformation due to the recent and rapid advancements in AI. Generative AI AI took center stage … Read more
Home Daily News Weekly Briefs: Justice Thomas responds to… News Roundup Weekly Briefs: Justice Thomas responds to luxury trips story; suit filed over Idaho AG’s abortion referrals opinion By Debra Cassens Weiss April 7, 2023, 2:13 pm CDT Image from Shutterstock. Justice Thomas: I was following colleagues’ advice on luxury trips U.S. Supreme Court Justice … Read more
Home Daily News BigLaw associate’s admonition to be available… Law Firms BigLaw associate’s admonition to be available 24/7 with ‘no exceptions, no excuses’ goes viral By Debra Cassens Weiss April 6, 2023, 9:30 am CDT A Paul Hastings associate’s best-practices advice to junior colleagues in an internal presentation wasn’t that far off the mark, legal … Read more
Home Daily News 10% of lawyers and staff members laid off… Layoffs 10% of lawyers and staff members laid off at Silicon Valley-based law firm By Debra Cassens Weiss April 5, 2023, 9:10 am CDT Silicon Valley-based law firm Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian said in an internal memo Tuesday it is laying … Read more
Home Daily News Associate cuts were not layoffs, BigLaw firm… Associates Associate cuts were not layoffs, BigLaw firm says By Debra Cassens Weiss April 4, 2023, 11:51 am CDT A spokesperson for Kirkland & Ellis says associate cuts last week were not layoffs. “These were performance-based decisions resulting directly from our attorney review process, just … Read more
Home Daily News Reed Smith lawyers must hold ‘Please See… Law Firms Reed Smith lawyers must hold ‘Please See Me’ signs at courthouse after failing to provide hearing notice By Debra Cassens Weiss April 4, 2023, 10:51 am CDT A Delaware judge has ordered Reed Smith to station two lawyers at the courthouse Tuesday with … Read more
Home Daily News Florida plastic surgeon accused of killing… Criminal Justice Florida plastic surgeon accused of killing lawyer who disappeared after going to restroom By Debra Cassens Weiss March 27, 2023, 10:32 am CDT Image from Shutterstock. A Florida plastic surgeon who filed a lawsuit over alleged medical billing errors by his former employer has … Read more
Home Daily News Associate uploaded over 7,900 documents to… Law Firms Associate uploaded over 7,900 documents to external Dropbox before quitting, Littler alleges By Debra Cassens Weiss March 23, 2023, 3:44 pm CDT Littler Mendelson has obtained a protective order shielding sensitive information after accusing a “disgruntled” associate of uploading more than 7,900 documents to … Read more
Home Daily News Former BigLaw attorney gets 1-year suspension… Ethics Former BigLaw attorney gets 1-year suspension for trading on information learned as conflicts counsel By Debra Cassens Weiss March 21, 2023, 2:47 pm CDT A former Cozen O’Connor attorney has agreed to a one-year suspension of his law license in Pennsylvania for using information that … Read more