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How I Made Practice Group Chair: 'Don't Be Afraid to Take Risks, Embrace Challenges, and Learn From Failures,' Stacie Trott of DLA Piper
“My advice for those looking to become practice leaders is this—don’t be afraid to take risks, embrace challenges, and learn from failures. Being a practice leader requires resilience, adaptability, empathy, emotional intelligence and a growth mindset.”
Are Law Firms Headed for an Era of Rapid Staff Turnover?
“Whether it’s due to redundancies, retirement or switching firms, support staff turnover seems to be fixed at a high rate for the foreseeable [future],” a recent report concluded.
Antitrust Class Actions Emerging Against Big Pharma for Alleged Misuse of Patents
“Teva stifled would-be generic competitors to QVAR because the drug laws do not allow for generic substitution of a given drug-device combination unless the generic is approved for that specific drug-device combination,” the complaint alleged.
Gavel Incorporates With GPT-4o, Seeing Major Benefits
Gavel CEO and founder Dorna Moini said the new model by OpenAI increased accuracy by 25% , and cut costs in half when compared to GPT-4.
Winners and Losers: Meet the Judges Elected in Georgia's 2024 Nonpartisan Primary
More than 30 challengers attempted to unseat Georgia judges in the May 21 nonpartisan primary election, but only three succeeded.
Critical Mass With Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: 'Completely Taken Aback' by Flint Judge's Sanctions Order; Girardi's Lawyers Want Juror Questionnaires to Stem Negative Bias
A federal judge in the cases brought over water contamination in Flint, Michigan, threatened sanctions and a gag order after a defendant’s media campaign threatened a jury trial.
Once 'Unheard Of,' $20M Partner Pay Becomes Standard to Meet at Davis Polk, Simpson Thacher
“The market is the reality and you have to live in that reality. You can’t have your head in the sand,” said industry expert Peter Zeughauser.
Behind Recent 'Progressive' Supreme Court Victories, a Strategic Focus on Text, History
Lawyers hoping to win must appeal to the judicial methodologies in vogue at the high court. These days, that means homing in on statutory text and diving into constitutional history.
Anger Over Weinstein Decision Sparks GOP Bills to Curb High Court's Power
The measures would prevent the chief judge from selecting replacement judges when there’s a recusal, instead picking them by seniority.