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Petitioners Seek to Remove 'Non-Lawyer' From America Bar Association Vocabulary. Lively Discussion Ensues

Olga Mack, a fellow at the Stanford Center for Legal Informatics, and Damien Riehl, vice president and solutions champion at legal tech platform vLex, hope to generate a conversation that will make lawyers think twice about how they refer to their colleagues.
6 minute read

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Michael Lynch Was a Titan of British Tech. Then He Got Crosswise With HP

Lynch was CEO of the software firm Autonomy when HP bought it for $11 billion, a deal that's gone down as one of the biggest flops in merger and acquisition history. Prosecutors allege he duped the Silicon Valley giant into overpaying by inflating Autonomy's financial performance at a time the company was tanking.
8 minute read

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Gen AI Will Require Robust KM Teams: A Chat With Legalweek Speaker Oz Benamram

Simpson Thacher's chief knowledge and innovation officer does not believe that new technologies within legal will necessarily lead to job loss. However, there still will be "casualties," he said.
6 minute read

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Mintz's Toronto Office Nabs Another Partner From Dentons, Continuing Its Canadian Expansion

Alex North is the 21st lawyer to join Mintz's Canadian office since it opened six months ago.
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The Case for Deferring First-Years

Law firms don't defer first-years for the savings. Rather, it's something much more significant than that, Hugh Simons explains in arguing why firms and 3Ls alike should consider a lengthy deferral.
9 minute read

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ChatGPT: Just a Bunch of Hot Air?

Law firms hope ChatGPT will take them to lofty heights, as evidenced by this week's explosion in interest in the topic.
4 minute read

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Hogan Lovells Refreshes Appraisal System and Secondee Opportunities to Appeal to Next Generation

The law firm has evaluated its approach to career progression for its lawyers and staff as a new generation of talent seeks more from employers.
6 minute read

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The Golden Age of the Knowledge Management Lawyer

The pivot to remote work, more efficient processes, and new digital tools put previously unheralded knowledge management lawyers at the forefront of law firms' success during the COVID-19 pandemic.
4 minute read

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New Year's Resolutions For The Legal Industry

The Global Lawyer: The legal industry has begun 2022 with plenty of intent; plus why lawyers should not fear embarrassment.
6 minute read

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'Workplace Issues Won't Blow Over': Leaders at Europe's Top Firms See Challenges on All Fronts in 2022

Europe's law firm leaders talk about where they expect to find opportunities in the coming 12 months.
7 minute read

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